Scones, tea, pub culture, antiques and British makers return to Hankyu Umeda for the 59th British Fair — an Osaka…

Try Czech beer, Moravian wine, traditional food and honey cake while discovering music, puppetry, crafts and more at Sakai’s three-day…

For three days each summer, Sumiyoshi Taisha becomes one of Osaka’s largest matsuri grounds. Food stalls, dragon dances, purification rituals,…

Most visitors experience Osaka Castle from the main keep and castle grounds. This autumn, a rare seasonal opening offers the…

A city becomes the festival when the Tenjin Matsuri returns to Osaka this July, bringing together shrine rituals, a massive…

One of Japan’s most famous festivals returns to Osaka this July as Tenjin Matsuri once again transforms the Ōkawa River…

Peace Osaka screens international films that explore war, human rights, memory and reconciliation. Each month brings a new story—and a…

Japan’s most important agricultural rituals unfold at Sumiyoshi Taisha. Watch oxen plow a sacred field, shrine maidens perform ancient dances.

Known locally as the Yukata Festival and Biwa Festival, Okoshiya Festival marks the arrival of summer with a mikoshi procession,…

Food stalls, lion dances, mikoshi processions and the dramatic Makura Taiko transform Ikukunitama Shrine into one of Osaka's most vibrant…