COLUMNS & LOCAL VOICES
LOCAL VOICES
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A creative force for CHANGE!
The creative energy here inspires change, creating innovation and motivation for everyone.
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A dynamic melting pot
Osaka is a very large, metropolitan, and comfortable city. It has efficient transportation and beautiful views, but I think what sets it apart is the people. The people are incredibly friendly, they are always interested in people who are different.
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A great city to stay out and proud!
Osaka is more and more becoming a friendly and welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people, so as an openly gay man I feel more and more comfortable being out and proud as gay.
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A place full of ADVENTURES
Osaka is a place where there is a lot to discover. There are a lot of small places I’ve never been to that surprise me every day.
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A place I call my second HOME
I have lived in Osaka for 6 years, and sometimes I feel like I really was raised here. I am home.
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A place where I can be myself!
I’ve been in Osaka since 2018, but I lived here for one year when I was in university as an exchange student at Kansai Gaidai University. I liked it so much that I moved here after living in Fukuoka for four years.
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Delicious! (the Food & People)
I live in Kobe nearby, but I come into Osaka for two things: the food (like the cafes, restaurants, and especially the ramen) and the parties! Osaka has a lot of great things, but those are the two things get me to come visit all the time.
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Friendly, fun and foodie!!
I think the people of Osaka are friendly, especially the foreign community. It’s fun, you can go to any place and you’ll find something that’s happening.
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Osaka is beautiful
Osaka is beautiful; the people, the places, the vibe. I have found a lot of friends in Osaka, and it really helps to have people that you can always talk to and hang out with.
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The end of the rainbow
For me, Osaka feels like the end of the rainbow in the sense that it is the place where I settled. But Osaka is also historically the end of the silk road.
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The Heartbeat of Japan
Osaka to me feels like a second home. Tokyo may be the capital, but Osaka feels like the heart of Japan.
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Warm and Welcoming
Osaka has so much to offer. While Kyoto is a very traditional city, it also has a metropolitan feel, but Osaka in particular feels like an even bigger mix of traditional and modern, with its traditional spots, and even bigger temples like this one [Shiten