ESCAPE

This all color, high-design magazine, which is published four times a year, provides information on seasonal sightseeing, gourmet, lifestyle and travel.
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MK Deep Dive: Osaka Castle – The Ghost in the Stone

Discover the layered history of Osaka Castle, Japan’s iconic fortress built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Sengoku period. Razed in the Siege of Osaka and later rebuilt by the Tokugawa shogunate, the castle’s modern keep conceals a legacy of ambition, betrayal, and resilience. Explore its surviving stone walls, moats, and sunset views—and uncover why this symbolic site remains central to Osaka’s pride and identity.

8 hours ago

MK Deep Dive: Shinsekai — Osaka’s Retro Dreamscape Reborn

Once feared, now beloved, Shinsekai is Osaka’s chaotic, retro dreamscape where neon light meets battered kushikatsu, and old-school arcades glow beneath Tsutenkaku’s gaze. This MK Deep Dive traces the neighborhood’s transformation—from 1910 ambition to postwar decay to a new wave of reverence. Step into the unpolished soul of a city too bold to imitate, and too alive to fade.

6 days ago

MK Deep Dive: Dotonbori – Where Good Decisions Go to Forget Themselves

Dotonbori isn’t just a street—it’s Osaka’s neon pulse, where retro-futurism meets fried food and spontaneity. Once a 17th-century canal, now a technicolor fever dream of signage, octopus balls, and late-night regrets. The district’s wild energy—equal parts jazz-era decadence and Blade Runner chaos—turns every walk into a scene. From Glico’s running man to legends of KFC curses and celebratory canal dives, this is where Osaka lives loud.

Apr 15