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This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma

Casey Baseel
3 hours ago
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Perfect for when you’ve got to fly, but want to soak.

Japan
(airports • baths • hot springs • Japan travel • Kansai International Airport • onsen • Osaka • Osaka Prefecture • SNJO • tourism • travel)

Zombies serve cocktails and Pochita turns into parfait at Universal Studios Japan this Halloween

Elliot Hale
Oct 23, 2026

Are you ready for a taste of terror?

Japan
(Amusement Parks • anime • COK • drinks • food • halloween • manga • Osaka • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • video games • zombies)

The cheapest bento at this Osaka shop is only 200 yen, but is it actually any good?

Elliot Hale
Oct 19, 2026

Does the taste match its simple appearance?

Japan
(bento • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • food • japanese bento • Kyobashi • Osaka • Sandaime Kacchan • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)

Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2026

Now’s the time to say goodbye to the city’s sixth running man before he disappears forever.

Japan
(Dotonbori • Ezaki Glico • Glico • Glico Running Man • news • Osaka • signs • tourism • tourist site • tourists)

High-speed Japanese festival cart crashes cause two deaths on same day, ignite debate over tradition

Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2026

Osaka’s danjiri festivals have existed for centuries, but some are saying it’s time for a reevaluation of the unique custom.

Japan
(accident • culture • danjii festival • Danjiri • Danjiri Matsuri • festivals • Matsuri • Osaka • Osaka Prefecture • society)

Free-flowing cocktails, natural onsen water, and custom pillows make this Osaka hotel a steal

Elliot Hale
Oct 11, 2026

Room-only stays usually mean no perks, but this hotel throws them at you, all in the name of having a good sleep.

Japan
(accommodation • COK • Gussuri Kenkyujo • hotel • hotel plan • hotels • Jibun Makura • Marie Morimoto • Osaka • ReFa • SNJO • Super Hotel Premier • TEARTH • tourism • travel)

Osaka man arrested for running little pet shop of horrors with dangerous crocodile

Master Blaster
Oct 6, 2026

Your one-stop shop for abused deadly animals.

Japan
(animal welfare • animals • business • crime • Osaka • pet shop • pet store • saltwater crocodile • snapping turtles)

Foreign tourist numbers drop in Osaka, despite record-setting highs from U.S. and Korea

Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2026

Almost every country is sending more travelers to Osaka these days, with one very big exception.

Japan
(China travel warning • COK • Japan travel • Osaka • politics • tourism • travel)

Japan now has facial-recognition ticket gates, but why aren’t people using them?

Oona McGee
Sep 28, 2026

New walk-through gates are designed to speed up the flow of passengers, but there’s something tripping them up.

Japan
(COK • cool • East Japan Railway Company • facial recognition • Japan Railway • Japan travel • Japanese train stations • JR • JR East • Osaka • public transport • tourism • train stations • trains • transport • travel)

Osaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows

Elliot Hale
Sep 25, 2026

To truly experience the city, OMO7 Osaka is a dream stay for any traveler.

Japan
(accommodation • COK • culture • food • Hoshino Resorts • hotels • Janjan Yokocho • luxury hotel • Natsuno Futon • OMO • OMO7 Osaka • Osaka • regional food • Shinsekai • SNJO • tourism • travel)

New Shinkansen platform vending machine sells local-flavor treats from 127-year-old snack maker

Casey Baseel
Sep 10, 2026

A new way to get your hands on a popular souvenir at Shin Osaka.

Japan
(bullet train • food • Japan travel • Osaka • Osaka ikaten • rice crackers • senbei • Shin Osaka • shinkansen • shrimp chips • squid • stations • tourism • trains • travel • vending machines)

Go to hell! …at a limited time historical art exhibit coming to Osaka

Master Blaster
Sep 7, 2026

It’ll be a hell of a good time.

Japan
(art • Buddhism • COK • culture • Descent into Hell • events • exhibitions • hell • jigoku • museums • mythology • Osaka • religion • shinto • Yomi)

Elderly couple donates 400 million yen to erect Myaku-Myaku statue in Osaka

Master Blaster
Sep 3, 2026

Multi-million-dollar Myaku-Myaku donation.

Japan
(2025 Osaka World Expo • donation • Mascots • money • Myaku-Myaku • Osaka • statues • tower of the sun)

Nonstop flights from U.S. to Okinawa return after 54 years, making travel faster than before

Oona McGee
Aug 28, 2026

United Airlines will soon fly nonstop to Japan’s tropical southern islands, with a new direct route to Osaka as well.

Japan, USA
(Air travel • airlines • airplanes • airports • international flights • Los Anageles • Naha • naha airport • Okinawa • Osaka • San Francisco • tourism • travel • United • United Airlines)

Tokaido Lumière Express: Stay overnight inside the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo

Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2026

For about 2,000 yen more than a regular reserved seat, you can spend the night on board the bullet train instead of paying for a hotel.

Japan
(bullet train • bullet trains • Central Japan Railway • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • news • Osaka • overnight trains • shinkansen • Tokaido Shinkansen • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel)

Osaka Starbucks has one of the city’s coolest photo vantage points, but it’s going away soon

Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2026

We head to Osaka to say goodbye to Ebitsuta, and get a new view at one of the city’s most famous landmarks.

Japan
(COK • Dotonbori • Japan travel • Kani Doraku • Osaka • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tourism • travel • Tsutaya)

You can send your suitcase from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Shinkansen for same-day delivery… but it’ll cost you

Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026

Overlooked luggage-forwarding service will become easier to use this autumn, especially for tourists staying in private rentals like Airbnbs.

Japan
(Bounce • bullet train • COK • hands free • hands-free travel • Japanese trains • JTB • Kyoto • luggage • luggage delivery • luggage forwarding • luggage storage • Osaka • shinkansen • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • tourists • trains • travel)

Dog-friendly Wanwan Liner bus to begin operations between Tokyo and Osaka this fall

Krista Rogers
Aug 19, 2026

This upcoming doggy express offers a new option for long-distance travel in comfort with your Best Friend.

Japan
(animals • BIG Bus • bus • buses • COK • dog • highway buses • Japan travel • Osaka • pet friendly • pets • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Wanwan Liner)

Japanese vending machine sells freshly squeezed lemon juice with a futuristic light show

Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2026

We test the sourness of the juice but get distracted by a surprise performance.

Japan
(cool • drinks • hidden gems • Japanese vending machines • juice • lemon juice • lemons • Osaka • SNJO • vending machines • weird • weird vennding machine)

Japanese government okays plan to create a backup capital city

Master Blaster
Jul 27, 2026

Always good to have a spare lying around.

Japan
(Aichi • capital city • fukushoto • Japan Innovation Party • Nagoya • Nippon Ishin no Kai • Osaka • politics • Tokyo • vice-capital)

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