Daniel Thompson– Author –

The air in Dotonbori is thick, a humid soup of savory smoke, sweet takoyaki batter, and the faint, electric tang of ozone from a million points of light. It’s a place that assaults the senses in the most magnificent way, a river of human...

Osaka beats with a rhythm all its own. It’s a city of commerce and comedy, of glittering neon rivers and quiet, lantern-lit alleys. Step out of Namba Station, and you’re immediately swept into this current, a dazzling torrent of sights, ...

There's a rhythm to Osaka, a pulse that beats loudest in the neon-drenched canyons of Dotonbori and the commercial heart of Umeda. It’s a city that wears its appetite on its sleeve, a place of joyous, boisterous eating. But just a single...