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Places and cities

• Osaka Castle

  Osaka Castle Keep Tower in 201409.JPG by Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Nakanoshima

  Osaka Central Public Hall in 201411.JPG by Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Dotonbori (also Osaka city card)

  Dotonbori ao 01.jpg by Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0

• Kuromon Market

  Kuromon Market - panoramio.jpg by DVMG, CC BY 3.0

• Shinsaibashi

  Shinsaibashisuji - panoramio.jpg by DVMG, CC BY 3.0

• Shinsekai

  Shinsekai @ Osaka (13382764384).jpg by Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0

• Tsutenkaku

  Tsutenkaku - panoramio.jpg by DVMG, CC BY 3.0

• Tennoji

  Keitakuen and Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts 2026.jpg by Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0

• Umeda Sky Building

  Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, November 2016 -01.jpg by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

  Osaka Kaiyukan01s3872.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

• Expo ’70 Commemorative Park

  131116 Expo Commemoration Park Suita Osaka pref Japan15s5.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

• Kyoto city card

  Yasaka-dori early morning with street lanterns and the Tower of Yasaka (Hokan-ji Temple), Kyoto, Japan.jpg by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Tokyo city card

  Shibuya scramble in March 2024.jpg by Syced, CC0 1.0

Food

• Takoyaki on a plate, topped with sauce and bonito flakes (Food)

  Takoyaki is served; November 2010.jpg by gaku., CC BY 2.0

• Okonomiyaki topped with sauce, mayonnaise and green laver (Food)

  Okonomiyaki 001.jpg by ume-y, CC BY 2.0

• Kushikatsu skewers on a tray, with cabbage and dipping sauce (Food)

  Kushikatsu - Shinsekai (28289215848).jpg by Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0

• Kitsune udon: udon in broth with a sheet of fried tofu and green onion (Food)

  Udon (Kitsune udon) 2.jpg by MemColorLab, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Doteyaki, stewed in miso, in a bowl topped with green onion (Food)

  Doteyaki 001.jpg by Ocdp, CC0 1.0

• Negiyaki cooking on a griddle, covered with green onion (Food)

  Negiyaki (2013.04.04).jpg by Lombroso, CC BY-SA 3.0

• A round platter of assorted sushi (Food)

  Sushi platter.jpg by chidorian, CC BY-SA 2.0

• Assorted sashimi on ice (Food)

  Sashimi Moriawase.JPG by Terence Ong, CC BY 2.5

• A bowl of shoyu ramen with pork, bamboo shoots and fish cake (Food)

  Shoyu Ramen（Tokyo Ramen） - 01.jpg by Quercus acuta, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Meat grilling on a tabletop charcoal grill (Food)

  090906 yakiniku.jpg by mypicture, CC BY-SA 3.0

• Sukiyaki: beef, tofu and vegetables in a shallow iron pot (Food)

  Sukiyaki 01.jpg by ajari, CC BY 2.0

• Shabu-shabu table with a hot pot and plates of thinly sliced beef (Food)

  Shabu-shabu-01.jpg by jimg944, CC BY 2.0

• Unaju: grilled eel over rice in a lacquered box (Food)

  Unaju (7371636026).jpg by Jun Seita, CC BY 2.0

• Shrimp and vegetable tempura on a plate (Food)

  Tempura 01.jpg by Yaco*, CC BY 2.0

• Sliced tonkatsu with shredded cabbage (Food)

  Tonkatsu by ayustety in Tokyo.jpg by ayustety, CC BY-SA 2.0

• Grilled chicken and green onion skewers (negima yakitori) (Food)

  Typical yakitori 001.jpg by Ocdp, CC0 1.0

• A bowl of kake udon in broth (Food)

  Kake udon by Joe Jones in Tokyo.jpg by Joe Jones, CC BY 2.0

• Zaru soba: cold soba noodles on a bamboo tray, with dipping sauce (Food)

  Zaru-Soba-1.jpg by Evelyn-rose, CC0 1.0

• Japanese curry rice with beef, potato and carrot (Food)

  Beef curry rice 003.jpg by Ocdp, CC0 1.0

• Pan-fried gyoza joined by a crisp lattice (Food)

  Hane-tsuki Yaki-gyoza (歓迎) (2392524364).jpg by Austin Keys, CC BY-SA 2.0

• A kaiseki starter of several small dishes on a lacquered tray (Food)

  Jisaku Kaiseki Ryori 01.jpg by Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0

Osaka areas

• Osaka Station City and the buildings around Osaka Station in Umeda (Osaka areas)

  Osaka Station City buildings 2022-04-23.jpg by Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0

• Grand Front Osaka towers north of Osaka Station (Osaka areas)

  Grand Front Osaka in 201409.JPG by Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Umeda Sky Building seen from below (Osaka areas)

  Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, November 2016 -01.jpg by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Dotonbori canal and its signboards in Namba, Osaka (Osaka areas)

  Dotonbori ao 01.jpg by Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0

• Entrance to the Shinsaibashi-suji shopping arcade (Osaka areas)

  Shinsaibashisuji - panoramio.jpg by DVMG, CC BY 3.0

• Covered street of Kuromon Market (Osaka areas)

  Kuromon Market - panoramio.jpg by DVMG, CC BY 3.0

• South side of Shin-Osaka Station, where the Shinkansen stops (Osaka areas)

  Shin-Ōsaka Station.jpg by EXECUTOR, CC0 1.0

• Shop signs along a street in Shinsekai, near Shin-Imamiya (Osaka areas)

  Shinsekai @ Osaka (13382764384).jpg by Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0

• Tsutenkaku tower at the end of a Shinsekai shopping street (Osaka areas)

  Tsutenkaku - panoramio.jpg by DVMG, CC BY 3.0

• Keitakuen garden and the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts in Tennoji Park (Osaka areas)

  Keitakuen and Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts 2026.jpg by Sakai Yayoi, CC0 1.0

• Universal City Station building and the plaza in front of it (Osaka areas)

  Universal City Station 20190201-2.jpg by そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan by Osaka Bay (Osaka areas)

  Osaka Kaiyukan01s3872.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

Stays & onsen

• Exterior of Candeo Hotels Osaka Namba (Stays)

  Candeo Hotels Osaka Namba.JPG by Abasaa, Public domain

• Exterior of Hotel Monterey Grasmere Osaka (Stays)

  HOTEL MONTEREY GRASMERE OSAKA.jpg by Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Entrance of Hotel Granvia Osaka (Stays)

  Hotel Granvia Osaka.JPG by Kirakirameister, CC BY-SA 3.0

• Exterior of the building with Hotel Hanshin Osaka (Stays)

  Laxa-Osaka-(Hotel-Hanshin)-20090321.jpg by Inoue-hiro, CC BY-SA 3.0

• Exterior of OMO7 Osaka with its garden (Stays)

  Omo7 osaka.jpg by Bittercup, CC BY-SA 4.0

• OMO7 Osaka at dusk (Stays)

  OMO7 Osaka on 14th April 2025.jpg by Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC0 1.0

• Exterior of The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan, with the hotel name at the top (Stays)

  The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan 20221008-001.jpg by J o, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Front entrance of The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan (Stays)

  The parkfronthotel USJ.jpg by Lumi iori, CC BY-SA 3.0

• Hotel Keihan Universal Tower, with the hotel name above the entrance (Stays)

  HOTEL KEIHAN UNIVERSAL TOWER.jpg by Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Exterior of The Singulari Hotel, with the hotel sign at street level (Stays)

  THE SINGULARI HOTEL & SKYSPA at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN.jpg by Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Exterior of Arima Grand Hotel (Stays)

  Arima grand hotel01s2816.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

• Arima Grand Hotel buildings and fountain (Stays)

  Arima Grand Hotel01s4s4272.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

• Exterior of Arima Onsen Taketoritei Maruyama (Stays)

  Taketoritei Maruyama Arima Onsen Kobe01n3200.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

• Exterior of Nakanobo Zuien (Stays)

  Nakanobo Zuien 01.JPG by Abasaa, Public domain

• Entrance and name sign of Nakanobo Zuien (Stays)

  Nakanobo Zuien Arima Onsen Kobe01n4272.jpg by 663highland, CC BY 2.5

• Exterior of Arima Onsen Hyoe Koyokaku (Stays)

  Hyoe Koyokaku 01.JPG by Abasaa, Public domain

• Exterior of Tocen Goshobo (Stays)

  陶泉 御所坊 Tocen Goshoboh - panoramio.jpg by iloverjoa, CC BY 3.0