Tsuruhashi Koreatown 鶴橋, 大阪 Johannes Schonherr A few years ago, a friend and long-term Osaka expat took me to one of his favorite afternoon hangouts – the café on the first floor of Hiro’s Guesthouse right in the center of Tsuruhashi Koreatown. While walking down Tsuruhashi main street, lined with shops selling everything Korean […]

Osaka Guide: Kamagasaki / Airin, Nishinari Ward, Osaka 西成区, 大阪: Osaka’s Homeless and Day Laborer Area 釜ヶ崎 / あいりん地区 Johannes Schonherr Day Laborers Kamagasaki Kamagasaki Riots Airin Airin Labor Welfare Center Cheap Hotels Triangle Park Access In the years leading up to 1912, the then far south of Osaka was a huge construction area. An […]