A more local turn
This week leaned toward Osaka's less polished side: Juso, a working-class izakaya district just across the river from Umeda that stays mostly local, and a companion guide to tachinomi standing bars — cheap, fast, and a genuine departure from the tourist-facing side of Osaka's food scene covered so far.
Also new this week
Day Trips reached Wakayama City — not to be confused with Koyasan further inland — for its castle and the tuna-cutting show at Kuroshio Market. Stay added a practical guide to hotel booking platforms, including Japan-specific sites that sometimes show availability international platforms don't.
Where things stand
Every travel department now sits between 10 and 11 guides, with the site's total page count climbing past 100.