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Smart to visit: Osaka city

Smart to visit: Osaka city

Update: 2025-01-051
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Get our unique takes on Osaka on this special “smart to visit” episode of Japan Travel Smart!




Airports


Kansai International Airport


Osaka International (Itami) Airport


Kobe Airport




City centers


Namba


Umeda




Locations


Dotonbori


Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan


Osaka Castle and Castle Park


Osaka Museum of History


Shin Sekai New World


Den Den Town


Takedao Abandoned Railway Hike




Food


Takoyaki


Okonomiyaki


Kushikatsu


Akashiyaki




Observation decks


Abeno Harukas


Umeda Sky Building


Osaka Dojimahama Tower




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