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.
Van Gogh's Home 2025 Jul 5th - Aug 31st The Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Arts is set to host a one-of-a-kind exhibition, "Van Gogh's Home: The Painters Legacy, The..
Festivals Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2025 Mid Sep The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 year..