All Places in Osaka

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.