The castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century. The castle is open to the…
“Harukas” is an old Japanese expression meaning “to brighten, to clear up.” As its namesake suggests, ABENO HARUKAS embodies the exhilation of clear, sweeping views of Osaka from its top…
This is the nineteenth-tallest building in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories,…
Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami (“South”) area of Osaka. Some of the most famous images of Osaka, including the Glico Man and the Kani Doraku Crab,…