Along Midosuji Street, the main vein of Osaka City, are two temples with very similar names, Kita Mido and Minami

As  we covered in our post about Kouzu Shrine, emperor Nintoku made Osaka a capital back in 6th century. Osaka

It seems that the window of “warm but comfortable” weather gets shorter every year.  Right around the end of May

In central Osaka is an old building called Tekijuku. Though it is not very popular destination, during the Edo Period

Though Japan has been able to preserve a great number of its ancient traditions, there are still some traditions that

Back in 2009 when I came to Japan for the very first time, I noticed that there was this restaurant

During Golden Week, there is a big festival in Higashi-Osaka that people have loved for centuries, Nozaki Mairi [野崎参り]. Nozaki Mairi

Every year in late April thru early May, the city of Sakai hosts a free azalea festival in the Asakayama