Living in Osaka Blog

The International House in Osaka will be screening a couple of Japanese movies with foreign language subtitles in February and March.
They are:
Memories of Matsuko (Kiraware Matsuko no isshô) to be shown on Friday 20th February at 6.30pm with English subtitles
Tora-san’s Runaway (Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boukyou hen) to be shown on Friday 20th March at [...]

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There’s going to be another street festival along the Midosuji Boulevard this Sunday (11th May). It will be between the Nagahoridori and Sennichimaedori. Roughly between Sogo and Namba if you are not familiar with the road names.
It’s from 2pm to 5pm (opening ceremony at 1.45pm close to the Sogo end) and there will [...]

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As I mentioned in the comments in this post I was thinking of adding the web cams to the side bar if I ever found or received links to others.  Just yesterday I came across the one in the Expo Park so now I’ve added the list to the right side bar under the Osaka [...]

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As I mentioned in my previous post, Universal Studios Japan are running a special offer for their yearly passes (until 31st Jan). They are called the Gold Pass and the Platinum Pass. They let you get into the attraction park as many times as you like for a year but there are some [...]

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There must be more than one but I haven’t found any others.  It is located at the end of DenDen Town and points to the area around the Tsutenkaku Tower. No, it won’t be any use if you are hoping to spot cute girls around Osaka but it is controllable and it is [...]

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[If you're reading this on an archive page, you can find photos and a review of the Midosuji parade here]
This year’s Midosuji Parade will take place next Sunday (14th October) from 1pm to 5pm. It promises to be the spectacular show of colour, music and people as it is every year. But [...]

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One of the most spectacular fireworks festivals in Japan, the Yodogawa Festival (淀川花火大会) will take place this Saturday (4th August). It might not have as many fireworks as the PL fireworks festival but it has more variety and some special character fireworks. I’ve seen Doraemon and Hello Kitty ones.
I’ve been a number of [...]

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The annual Tenjin Matsuri (Festival) centred around the Temmangu Shrine (天満宮)will take place on the Tuesday 24th July and Wednesday 25th July 2007.
It is one of the three main festivals in Japan. It has been taking place for over 1000 years. Wednesday is when the main events happen. On that day there [...]

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Sorry for the delay… Here are the photos I took in February of the Osaka Evessa versus Niigata Albirex game. Including a couple with Matt Lottich. Hope you enjoy them!
 
You can find all the photos here or as a slideshow here
Evessa won their second championship in a row a [...]

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Everyone knows about the fascinating subject of ghost stations on the London Underground system.  Does anyone know if there are any ghost stations on the Osaka subway system or the connecting lines (like Hankyu, Kintetsu)?  And if so where and when were they shut?  The Osaka subway system is relatively young so maybe there aren’t [...]

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