Along the Okawa River, near Osaka Castle, there is a large white building. This building is main branch of the

Just north of Tennoji Zoo is a street full of love hotels. Ironically, at the end of the street is

While eating osechi ryori is now synonymous with New Year’s Day, people used to enjoy certain kind of food on

One of the biggest festivals in Osaka is Tooka Ebisu, held every January 9-11th, with most events taking place on the 10th.

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine is not a big shrine, yet it is still one of the most famous shrines in Osaka.

No holiday is special without decorations to set the mood for the season. Japanese New Year’s decorations, O-shogatsu kazari, are

Japan has dozens of festivals and holidays throughout the year, however, O-Shogatsu, or New Year’s, is easily the most important.

If you will remember from our mythology series, Izanami died giving birth to the god of fire. Grief-stricken by the loss