Yuki Sato– Author –

Osaka, a city that pulses with a rhythm all its own, is affectionately known as Japan's kitchen, or tenka no daidokoro. It's a place where food isn't just sustenance; it's a language, a culture, a way of life spoken in sizzling street-si...

Welcome to the vibrant, beating heart of Osaka, a city that lives by a simple, profound motto: kuidaore. The word translates, with a joyful sense of abandon, to ‘eat until you drop,’ and nowhere is this philosophy more brilliantly, chaot...

Just one stop away from the glittering, hyper-modern nexus of Umeda, a different Osaka awaits. It’s an Osaka that moves to a slower, grittier, and more intoxicating rhythm. Step off the Hankyu train at Juso Station, and you’re not just i...