City Comparison

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyovs๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka

Compare two incredible cities side by side โ€” culture, food, local tips, and immersive 4K virtual walks.

Take a free virtual walk through both Tokyo and Osaka without leaving your screen.Tokyo is known for tokyo has more michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on earth. Osaka is famous for osaka is known as japan's kitchen (ๅคฉไธ‹ใฎๅฐๆ‰€) โ€” the city's motto is literally 'eat till you drop' (kuidaore). Compare culture, food, best seasons, and local tips โ€” then explore both on Nearaway's 4K virtual walking tours.

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo

Japan

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka

Japan

Continent

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo

Asia

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka

Asia

Population

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo

13,960,000

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka

2,690,000

Best Season

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo

Spring (Marchโ€“May) for cherry blossoms

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka

Spring (Marchโ€“April) for cherry blossoms, Autumn (Octโ€“Nov)

Currency

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Japanese Yen (ยฅ)

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Japanese Yen (ยฅ)

Greeting

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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ (Konnichiwa)

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka

ๆฏŽๅบฆ (Maido) โ€” the Osaka merchant greeting

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo โ€” Best For

๐ŸŒ™ Nightlife๐Ÿ’ป Tech๐Ÿœ Street Food

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka โ€” Best For

๐Ÿœ Street Food๐ŸŒ™ Nightlife

Must Eat in Tokyo

RamenSushiTakoyakiMatcha anything

Must Eat in Osaka

TakoyakiOkonomiyakiKushikatsuKitsune udonYakiniku

Tokyo Insider Tip

Carry cash โ€” many small shops are cash-only. Bow slightly when greeting.

Osaka Insider Tip

Dotonbori at night is iconic. Osaka is significantly cheaper than Tokyo for food โ€” eat everything.

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo Fun Fact

Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on Earth.

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Osaka Fun Fact

Osaka is known as Japan's kitchen (ๅคฉไธ‹ใฎๅฐๆ‰€) โ€” the city's motto is literally 'eat till you drop' (kuidaore).

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