Osaka News & Site Updates

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Welcome to Totally Osaka

Totally Osaka has launched — an independent, growing guide to Osaka. Here's what's live today and what we're building toward.

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Build Log: Week 1

Totally Osaka's first build-log update: nine departments opened, first guides published, and what's being worked on next.

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Build Log: Week 2

Totally Osaka's week 2 update: seven new guides added across Stay, Districts, Things to Do, Food, Culture and Day Trips.

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Build Log: Week 3

Totally Osaka's week 3 update: nine new guides, including two new districts (Nakanoshima and Den Den Town) and the site's first hot spring day trip.

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Build Log: Week 4

Totally Osaka's week 4 update: four new Stay guides closing the gap with other departments, plus Spa World, cafe culture and Awaji Island.

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Build Log: Week 5

Totally Osaka's week 5 update: three new Things to Do guides, two new Culture guides, and a Plan etiquette guide.

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Build Log: Week 6

Totally Osaka's week 6 update: six new guides, plus a pass through older pages to improve cross-linking between related content.

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Build Log: Week 7

Totally Osaka's week 7 update: a 3-day itinerary, a budget framework, Ise Jingu, and a guide to choosing between the site's day trips.

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Build Log: Week 8

Totally Osaka's week 8 update: two new districts, two Stay guides on accessibility and pets, and a Culture guide to Sakai's tea ceremony and cutlery history.

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Build Log: Week 9

Totally Osaka's week 9 update: the Sakai kofun tombs day trip promised last week, two rail pass guides, and konbini food.

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Build Log: Week 10

Totally Osaka's week 10 update: a rainy-day connector guide, Osaka vs Tokyo culture comparison, hotel check-in norms, and connections beyond Osaka.

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Build Log: Week 11

Totally Osaka's week 11 update: Juso's local izakaya district, tachinomi standing bars, Wakayama City, and Japan-specific hotel booking platforms.

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Build Log: Week 12

Totally Osaka's week 12 update: emergency and health basics, useful Osaka-ben phrases, a photography spots guide, and the Yamazaki whisky distillery.

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Build Log: Week 13

Totally Osaka's week 13 update: the Hanshin Tigers and Koshien Stadium, a Kansai Airport layover guide, and the site's first public roadmap page.

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Build Log: Week 14

Totally Osaka's week 14 update: Takarazuka Revue, Abeno district, fugu dining, hotel booking timing, and a technical fix to how the sitemap reports page dates.

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Build Log: Week 15

Totally Osaka's week 15 update: Tsuruhashi Koreatown, yakiniku, drone rules, and a new page explaining the site's research and fact-checking approach.

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Build Log: Week 16

Totally Osaka's week 16 update: Uji's matcha and Byodo-in Temple, a ryokan etiquette guide, Shinto vs Buddhism explained, and an independence policy page.

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Build Log: Week 17

Totally Osaka's week 17 update: the site's first Japanese pages are live at /ja/, plus five new English guides.

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Build Log: Week 18

Week 18: keyword data reveals gaps. Five new guides on Shinsaibashi, Osaka weather, the Amazing Pass, nightlife, and shopping.