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Triplandio Osaka guide covers 22 travel guides across 58 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 84 self-guided walking tours in Osaka with 388 POI, spanning 309.2 km in total. Get inspired by 14 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Osaka
City & Country Data Japan (Osaka)
Key travel data for Osaka — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Japan
Cost
LOW
Safety
89
Health
100
Lifestyle
48
Infra
100
Rank
#5
Score
70
Tourists
4.1M/y
GDP/cap
$36.0k
Life Exp
84.0 yrs
Population
123.4M
Currency
JPY ¥
Language
Japanese
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
110
💰 Prices in Osaka
Coffee
$3.00
Beer
$3.00
Lunch
$7.00
Groceries
$50.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$2.00
Fuel
$1.20/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$2,500/m
Best time to visit Osaka (Japan)
Now (July) avg: 29°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Dec & Nov.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
33°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset
4:55 / 19:13
Local time
16:40
Sea Temp
29°C
Best Months 
Dec & Nov
Dec & Nov
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Jul
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Osaka —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A traditional hot pot dish using blowfish, served in a communal pot. Breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet served over rice with beaten eggs. Grilled eel over rice, covered with sweet soy-based sauce. Grilled or stir-fried beef or pork offal, seasoned and cooked on a griddle. Grilled or fried squid often seasoned with soy sauce. Udon noodle soup with a piece of fried tofu. Deep-fried skewers of meat and vegetables. A hotpot dish with various ingredients simmered in dashi. A savory Japanese pancake filled with various ingredients. Udon noodles served in hot dashi broth with seasoned tofu. Pressed sushi made by layering rice and toppings in a mold. Ball-shaped Japanese snack made with battered octopus. Grilled meat dish enjoyed with dipping sauces. Stir-fried noodles with vegetables, meat, and yakisoba sauce.
Traditional Local Food
Osaka (Japan)
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Blowfish Hot Pot
Fugu Nabe
Foo-goo Nah-beh
Main course
Meat
Fried Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl
Katsudon
Kaht-soo-dohn
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Eel Rice
Unadon
Oo-nah-dohn
Main course
Meat
Horumonyaki
ホルモン焼き
hoh-roo-mohn-yah-kee
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Ikayaki
いか焼き
ee-ka-yah-key
Main course
Vegetarian
Kitsune Udon
きつねうどん
kee-tsoo-nay oo-don
Street food
Meat
Kushikatsu
串カツ
koo-shee-KA-tsoo
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Oden
おでん
Oh-dehn
Main course
Meat
Okonomiyaki
お好み焼き
oh-koh-noh-mee-yah-kee
Main course
Vegetarian
Osaka's Traditional Thick Udon
Kitsune Udon
Kit-soo-neh Oo-don
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Oshizushi
押し寿司
oh-shee-zoo-shee
Street food
Fish & Seafood
Takoyaki
たこ焼き
tah-koh-yah-kee
Main course
Meat
Yakiniku
焼肉
yah-kee-nee-koo
Main course
Meat
Yakisoba
焼きそば
yah-kee-soh-bah
