Living in Osaka Blog

Bear in mind that I’m writing this on the morning of 20th May, the situation will change with regards to numbers.
There have been about 130 reported cases of swine flu in Japan.  In Japan it is referred to as 新型インフルエンザ which roughly translates to new form of flu.  There has been wide spread panic about [...]

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Unfortunately from today, the shuttle bus from Taisho to Ikea will be cancelled.  I can only imagine that it is due to cost cutting or problems with parking permissions, as there were definitely enough people using the service. I’ve been Ikea a few times and bought way too much stuff and always took the shuttle [...]

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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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This was going to be a short post about the special offer of yearly pass tickets of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) but incredibly their site is so poor I feel like ranting a bit.  (I’ll post details of the offer in a separate post)

First of all, they don’t mention the offer on their English site [...]

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I got an email asking about places around the Hyatt are within walking distance (apart from the ATC and WTC). I can’t find the mail so I thought I would post my reply here.
The only places I can think of are the Outlet Shops, the bird park and the Wine Museum. There are [...]

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I would just like to wish every who reads this blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  (even if you are working today) (like me) :p

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A couple of months back, all the park swings in Osaka were taken away because of safety issues.  There had been accidents involving the swings and although safety checks were promised they weren’t carried out.  After another accident and a public outcry, all the swings were taken away for checks.  Word at the time was [...]

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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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I have two jobs, I am an Information Architect and I am also a public school teacher.  One of the projects for a 2nd year class last year was to design a poster promoting an area of Japan.  To give the students some help and reference, I designed an example piece based on Osaka.
When I [...]

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It’s always sad to see someone leave Osaka, I have so many friends that have left after 2-3 years.  It is also a real pain in the butt for them to get rid of their stuff.  So I’ve been thinking of adding a new section to the site for everyone to advertise their sayonara sales.  [...]

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