Osaka Travel Guide
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The idiosyncratic mood of this metropolis is perhaps best reflected in its nationally-televised manzai teams: duos who put on bawdy performances in the manner of Abbot and Costello. The flip side is the city's reputation for aggression. Osaka is very safe compared to other world cities of the same size, but to think of it as little more than colorfully … Read Osaka introduction
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The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka
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Located in Umeda, Osaka's main gateway and developing business, commercial and cultural hub, the Ritz-Carlton opened in 1997. The hotel is part of the …
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I enjoyed Osaka, but it was extremely expensive. I tried to get by with just 100.00 US a day, and couldn't do it. I don't spend much money. Traveling is the hardest, but it's well ... more
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Introduction
Famous for its down-to-earth citizens and hearty cuisine, Osaka combines historical and cultural attractions with all the delights of a Japanese urban phenomenon. At night Osaka is live-wired with flashing neon, beckoning with promises of tako-yaki (fried octopus ball), good times and lots …
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Universal Studios Japan Universal Studios is a major theme park: fluorescent, noisy, and strenuously cute. It has many rides, most of them based on particular Universal movies, all of them with trademarked or copyright-protected names. These include 'Shrek's 4-D Adventure™' and …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 2600000 Area : 221km² Longitude / Latitude : 135.5 / 34.66667 Currency : Yen (JPY) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Osaka's Kansai International Airport (KIX) is a state-of-the-art virtual city built on an entirely man-made island, the first of its kind. 50km (30mi) south of downtown Osaka, KIX handles all international and some domestic flights, while the ageing Itami airport (10km/6mi …
History
Recent History Tokyo has usurped Osaka's position as the economic centre of Japan, and most of the companies formerly headquartered in Osaka have moved east. Nonetheless, Osaka remains an economic powerhouse and the prefecture has recorded a GDP bigger than the individual GDPs of all but eight …
Weather
Osaka has a temperate weather pattern; the summers are hot and humid and the winters are cold. Plenty of rain falls over the summer months of June and early July, while the warm weeks of September and early October bring occasional typhoons. The autumn is usually sunny and cool. It seldom snows in the …
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Overview
In the 4th and 5th centuries, the Osaka-Nara region was the center of the developing Japanese (Yamato) nation. It was through Osaka that knowledge and culture from mainland Asia filtered into the fledgling Japanese society. During the 5th and 6th centuries, several emperors maintained an …
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