Activities Sakura Ferris Wheel 2025 Mar 3rd - Jun 30th The Osaka Wheel is the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, and this spring visitors can enjoy a unique experience to welcome the season...
Activities Senshu Beach Lantern Festival 2025 Jul 5th - Jul 6th Lanterns have long been used in various cultures as a way of warding off evil spirits, for providing light, and for making wishes..
Culture Tadao Ando: Youth 2025 Mar 20th - Jul 21st A large-scale solo exhibition taking place at Osaka's VS. Studio explores the evolution of Tadao Ando’s career, tracing hi..
Culture Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional Japanese..
Nightlife Tenjin Matsuri 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Tenjin Matsuri, which literally means festival of the Gods, is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, held..
Festivals Umeda Tanabata Festival 2025 Jun 1st - Aug 8th The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture...
Nightlife Summer Sonic Osaka 2025 Aug 16th - Aug 17th Summer Sonic is a three-day rock festival taking place at the same time in both Tokyo and Osaka.
Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori 2025 Jun 29th - Aug 29th The Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori is billed as the largest Awa Odori event in the Kansai region.