Living in Osaka Blog

Only 5 more days until Christmas and you know what that means, right? It means that the Osaka Immigration Office (actually called the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau) is moving. It is moving to the Nanko area, and the closest station will be Cosmosquare on the Chuo Subway Line. I tried to find a site with [...]

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The World Championships in Athletics will take place here in Osaka. Only another 7 days or so to go! If you are going to be coming to Osaka for the World Championships then I want to welcome you to our wonderful city. If you are living here then I hope you can get a ticket [...]

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Everyone knows about the fascinating subject of ghost stations on the London Underground system.  Does anyone know if there are any ghost stations on the Osaka subway system or the connecting lines (like Hankyu, Kintetsu)?  And if so where and when were they shut?  The Osaka subway system is relatively young so maybe there aren’t [...]

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Are you a fan of Korean food?  Or seaweed?  Although you can find many Korean restaurants dotted around Osaka, did you know that Osaka has its own little Korean-town?  It is located in Tsuruhashi 鶴橋. Well according to wikipedia it is the largest Korean town in Japan, larger than the one in Tokyo.  You can [...]

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The Hyatt Regency Osaka is a 5 star hotel but unlike most of Osaka’s 5 star hotels it is not located in Umeda. It is located to the west of the city, in the port area (Nanko). It makes for a more relaxed environment but of course it is less convenient. It is however very [...]

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When I first came to Osaka the first thing I found out was where to find English books. Most book even very big ones only sold Japanese books and maybe the odd imported US magazine (Cosmo, anyone?). There are two bookstores I recommend, one is Junkudo and one is Kinokuniya. Kinokuniya is the shop that [...]

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