Tokyo officially took the title from Osaka for Japan’s longest shopping district, also known as shotengai, by connecting a ...

OSAKA--The Airin district of this city's ... The street artworks adorn an area surrounding the Tobita Hondori Shotengai shopping streets, which are lined with bars and karaoke parlors.

Osaka Prefecture will also enforce its ordinance banning street smoking starting in April next year. Smoking will also be basically prohibited inside buildings, such as restaurants with floor ...

At Shinsekai, you will also find the Janjan Youocho shopping street, with its famous kushikatsu shops. Kushikatsu, one of Osaka’s best-known specialties, is freshly fried skewers of chicken, beef, ...

(Mainichi/Tatsuki Noda) OSAKA -- The city of Osaka will introduce a city-wide street smoking ban on Jan. 27, 2025, ahead of the World Expo scheduled to kick off that April, Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama ...

When you’re planning your trip to Osaka, there are many things to consider — which of the gazillions of shopping arcades to visit, what street foods to try, what temples to visit — the list goes on ...