Osaka · Japan
Osaka by neighborhood.
2 neighborhoods profiled, each written by an editor who's slept in a hotel there, eaten at the locals' spot, and sent postcards home.
Namba (Dotonbori)
Osaka's food-and-neon heart — Dotonbori's canal-side takoyaki stands, the Glico running-man sign, and the city's densest kuidaore (eat-until-you-drop) culture
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Osaka Castle & Kyobashi
Osaka's historic centre — the 1583 Osaka Castle in its 106-hectare park, the quieter side of the city beyond Dotonbori
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