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Osaka Travel Guides

Backstreet izakayas, neon canals, and Japan’s best eating city

Osaka is the city I would tell people to eat their way through, and the backstreet izakayas are where that actually happens. These guides cover the neighborhoods worth walking, what to order and where, where to stay, and why Osaka makes a better base than Kyoto for reaching Nara and the rest of Kansai.