Hanahaku Kinen Koen Tsurumi Ryokuchi, a park that extends between Osaka City and Moriguchi City, was the venue site of The International Garden and Greenery Exposition (or "Hana-haku" for short) that ...

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It’s taken some time but Osaka, gateway to Japan’s Kansai region, has moved well out of Tokyo’s long shadow. Today, Japan’s third-largest city is one of Asia’s top urban travel destinations and ...

Osaka, Japan, and the surrounding Kansai region are the country's spiritual heartland. The site of one of the earliest capitals of the country, Osaka remains a vital center for trade and ...

“Irasshaimase!” comes the boisterous greeting from behind the messy, flat-top griddle at Fukutaro, a dimly-lit, greasy spoon restaurant in the Sennichimae section of town. Every time a customer walks ...

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