Osaka is a large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It's known for its modern architecture, nightlife and hearty street food. The 16th-century shogunate Osaka Castle, which has undergone several restorations, is its main historical landmark. It's surrounded by a moat and park with plum, peach and cherry-blossom trees. Sumiyoshi-taisha is among Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines.

Ever since OSAKA became known as “the Kitchen of the country”, the city has been a gourmet's paradise offering the best from land and sea. Today, the snack produced in Osaka, “OKONIMIYAKI” pancakes and “TAKOYAKI” octopus balls, became famous nationally onto the existing culture were grafted new forms of entertainment, a unique brand of humor and the city's characteristic way of speaking, the OSAKA dialect. The result was a city rich in human color.

How to reach Osaka:

Taxi is the fastest and most comfortable transport means to travel between airport and any venue in city. Osaka airport taxi drivers will serve you at any time of the day, bring you straight to your hotel and help you with your luggage.

Tourist Spot in Osaka:

1. The Osaka Castle
2. The Nation’s Kitchen
3. City of Air
4. First Universal Studios
5. Walk Around Nakanoshima
6. Famous for Puppet Plays
7. Nakonoshima
8. Tempozen Ferris Wheel
9. Spa World
10. Osaka Dotonbori Ebisu Bridge
11. Utsubo Park

Research Centre in Osaka:

1. Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center（IFReC)
2. Institute for Protein Research (IPR)
3. National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC)
4. RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research(BDR)

Universities in Osaka:

1. International University of Japan
2. Osaka University
3. Nagasaki University
4. Shinshu University
5. Hokkaido University
6. University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Campus
7. Juntendo University

Weather condition in the month of September:

In September, temperatures tend to be around 23ºC to 28ºC (73°F to 82°F) in the afternoon and drop to about 18ºC to 21ºC (64°F to 70°F) in the morning and at night. Although typhoons may occur between September to mid-October, the weather is comparatively comfortable in autumn. With good weather conditions, the month of September is a good month to go in this locality in Japan.