Osaka Station is a perfect location as a base for sightseeing around Osaka, shopping and heading to Kyoto and Nara. Osaka Station is not only JR Osaka Station, but it is also listed as Umeda Station ...

The shinkansen isn’t the only way to get around Japan, but it’s the fastest, the most comfortable, and the most convenient. That combination, though, also means that it’s the most popular mode of long ...

OSAKA, Japan >> A huge artwork draws visitors to JR Osaka Station, on the walk northward from the ticket gate to the west exit. The Fountain Boy, a black concrete sphere about 9 feet in diameter and ...

OSAKA -- Train passengers will soon be able to pass through gates at two West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) stations here using just their faces, the firm has announced. JR West will be installing ...

OSAKA--The site of a former rail freight terminal has the distinction of being the “last prime zone” to be developed in this bustling western Japan city. It occupies a prestigious location northwest ...

As a stop for the JR Shinkansen, Shin-Osaka Station makes a great Kansai hub for visiting major cities around Japan like Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, or Tokyo. This means it experiences a lot of foot-traffic, ...

OSAKA--Aya Koishikawa is on hand at Hankyu Corp.’s Osaka Umeda Station here to answer questions from passengers about train schedules. No matter what the query is, whether it be if a particular train ...

Known as Japan’s street-food capital, this lively coastal city is also packed with neighbourhoods for vintage-shopping and bar-hopping. The vibrant streets of central Osaka around Dotonbori Canal are ...

Tesla has built another Powerpack system in record time, this time at Osaka train station in Japan, where it will be used as emergency backup and to reduce peak energy demand. According to the company ...

JR Osaka Station is congested as entry restrictions were in place at some ticket gates after the spraying incident on the evening of July 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Yukiko Hayashi) OSAKA -- A man sustained ...

Osaka-Kansai Expo, which begins on Sunday, April 13, 2025, will be held on the reclaimed land of Yumeshima. The Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is located adjacent to the east gate of the ...