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Osaka With Children
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
I often travel with my two children to Osaka because there is so much to do there. Here are all the details on child-friendly activities, restaurants and hotels in Osaka.  stop where most travelers from other parts of Japan enter Osaka. It's on the north side of the Yodo-gawa River, a few kilometers from the city center. There
Read MoreShin Osaka Station Hotel Honkan
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
A step above most business hotels, Shin-Osaka Station Hotel Honkan has comfortable triple rooms, which are rare in Japan. This is a great choice as a base for day trips, or for an overnight stay befor
Read MoreShin Umeda Shokudogai
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
Shin-Umeda Shokudogai is a labyrinth-like warren of tiny restaurants located under the railway tracks of JR Osaka Station. It's delightfully atmospheric, lively, and full of great food - your only pro
Read MoreShinkawa Nishiya
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
What's not to love about a seafood izakaya like Shinkawa Nishiya? It's centrally located smack in the middle of Namba, the food is great and reasonably priced, the drinks are good, and best of all, it
Read MoreShinsaibashi Madras 5
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
February 2025: Please note Shinsaibashi Madras 5 has now permanently closed. Please see our Minami Area page for more dining recommendations in the district. Also see more [curry ri
Read MoreShinsaibashi Suji Shopping Arcade
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
Running a whopping 600 meters long, Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Arcade is the quintessential "shotengai" or covered shopping arcade. Even if you don't intend to do any shopping, it's well worth taking
Read MoreShinsekai Osaka
- Osaka
- 30 Jun, 2025
Shinsekai might mean 'New World', but it's one of Osaka's older, more retro neighborhoods. Increasing tourism to the area means it's far less seedy than it used to be, but there's still some retro p
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