Osaka letter
Dotonbori is bustling in early April. Osaka’s old theater and entertainment neighborhood is full of foreign visitors eager to photograph the famous Glico sign, known by his man running, and for enjoying the banks of the channel full of colorful local taverns Takoyaki (Octopus fritters) or Okonomiyaki (A type of cabbage and seafood pancake). The city’s castle and its Cherry Blossom park are equally popular, as are the Tsutekaku tower and its surrounding forests, which still evoke the 1950s.
After decades of relative decline and the pandemic, which was fatal for many small businesses, the capital of the Kansai region is experiencing tourism and economic resurgence, promoted by the development of amusement parks and new neighborhoods. This is climax at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, the hero of the Third World Exhibition in Japan, which opened on April 13 on the artificial island of Yumeshima (“Isla Dream”).
This revival is the result of political elections held in the last 15 years. Between 2008 and 2015, the terms of the very liberal office Toru Hashimot Harry Potter” Jurassic Park” Super Mario and Kong donkey Attractions The park welcomed 25 million visitors in 2023, compared to 14 million in 2015. At the same time, the city houses numerous K-Pop concerts, attracting fans from the entire archipelago, as well as South Korea, China, Taiwan, Taiwan.
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