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Time Out
The Hydrangeas on Mt Ikoma Are Now in Full Bloom – Here's the Best Way to See Them
A guide to Nukata Park's hydrangea festival on Mt Ikoma, recommending the Kintetsu cable car and Zushidani hiking course as the best route there and back.
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Time Out
This Beloved Expo 2025 Mural Has Found a New Home on Osaka's Biggest Art Trail
The story of how artist Bakibaki's Expo 2025 mural was saved by crowdfunding and relocated to Osaka's Yodokabe street art trail.
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Time Out
20,000 Illuminated Sunflowers Will Bloom at Osaka's Nagai Botanical Garden This August
A preview of teamLab's latest nighttime installation at Nagai Botanical Garden, featuring 20,000 individually lit sunflowers that respond to visitors.
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Ito-en
Where Do Green Tea and Matcha Come From? Origin, History, and Regions
Long-read SEO cornerstone content tracing the history of caffeine and tea — from ancient Chinese cultivation and Japanese tea ceremony to modern wellness trends and the science of green tea — written for Ito-en's new website section Enjoy More Macha & Green Tea.
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Ito-en
How Much Caffeine is in Green Tea and Matcha?
Long-read SEO cornerstone content about the caffeine content in green teas like matcha and sencha written for Ito-en's new website section Enjoy More Macha & Green Tea.
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Time Out
Verdy's Wu-Tang Clan x Henry's Pizza Collection Is Now on Sale
Coverage of a streetwear collaboration between Osaka artist Verdy, Wu-Tang Clan, and Tanimachi pizzeria Henry's Pizza, timed to Wu-Tang's farewell tour stop in Japan.
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Time Out
A Legendary London Deli Is Bringing Its Signature Smoked Salmon Pizza to Osaka
A report on London's Panzer's Deli bringing a week-long smoked salmon pizza residency to Hughes Pizza's Utsubo Park branch.
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Kyoto Kimono Rental wargo: The Antique Kimono Experience Near Kyoto Station
Blog post for Hotel Tavinos Kyoto covering a traditional kimono rental experience in the city the clothing comes from — covering styles, fitting, and the best walking routes from the hotel — aimed at international guests planning a stay in the city.
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Time Out
Marufukuro
A review of Marufukuro in Kyoto, housed in Nintendo's original headquarters and reimagined by architect Tadao Ando, blending museum, period property and luxury hotel.
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Time Out
A Look at the New Osaka Restaurants That Made the 2026 Michelin Guide
Coverage of new additions to the 2026 Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka, including a profile of newly two-starred kappo restaurant Teruya.
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Time Out
Osaka Favourite Hughes Pizza Doubles Up With a New Parkside Pizzeria
A report on Hughes Pizza's second Osaka location, Hughes Pizza Parkside, and the story of the original Nakazakicho shop's rapid growth.
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Time Out
Temu Mic Stands and Big Dreams: A Night Out at Osaka's Newest Comedy Club
A night at Kansai Comedy Club, the scrappy open-mic night co-founded by four expats after Osaka Comedy Club's nights were cancelled, now eyeing a Kansai Comedy Festival by 2027.
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The Japan Times
Off the beaten feed: Comprehensive site steers hikers in Japan past social media noise
How a single independent English-language website has built a reputation for steering international hikers past the crowded, algorithm-driven recommendations flooding social media — for The Japan Times.
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Time Out
Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring Is Coming to Osaka (and Only Osaka)
News feature on the Mauritshuis loan of Vermeer's most famous painting to Osaka — and what the exhibition signals about the city's growing international arts profile.
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Emerging from stealth mode: Full website copy for a food-tech startup
Complete website copy for Micro Lub — covering the homepage, product pages, feature descriptions - for an international B2B audience.
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Time Out Osaka
This Hip Osaka Drag Is the World's Second Coolest Street
Covering Orange Street for Time Out's annual global neighbourhood ranking.
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Time Out
Osaka Launches Culinary Stamp Rally That Rewards You for Eating Your Way Through the Prefecture
A guide to the Osaka Foodies Marathon, a QR-code stamp rally turning the prefecture's restaurants and food experiences into a reward-earning challenge.
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Time Out
These Are the Three Biggest Trends in Japan's Craft Beer Scene Right Now
A survey of the craft beer trends sweeping Japan — local ingredient experiments, neighbourhood taprooms, and the rise of low-ABV styles — for Time Out.
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The Japan Times
Nakatsu Keeps Its Cool as Gentrification Looms
Profile of Nakatsu as gentrification pressure builds on one of Osaka's last genuinely eclectic residential pockets — written in response to the neighbourhood's appearance on Time Out's global Coolest Neighbourhoods list.
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The Japan Times
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The story of the multigenerational family landscaping firm behind the Osaka Expo's green spaces — a quiet, precise project against a backdrop of international spectacle.
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