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Practical advice for an Osaka trip: money and cards, connectivity, transport shortcuts, etiquette, safety, accessibility and the 2026 rule changes.
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How to use Osaka's convenience stores well: the chains, the onigiri and fried chicken worth buying, how the till and the tax work, and which ATM takes your foreign card.
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The short list of Japanese etiquette that genuinely registers in Osaka, from escalators and trains to kushikatsu, baths and shrines, and the long list of things you can stop worrying about.
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Where cards work and where they never will, how much cash to actually carry, which ATMs take foreign cards and what they charge, and the two 2026 rule changes on tax-free shopping and departure tax.
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The dozen phrases that do ninety per cent of the work, ordered by how often you will need them — plus the Osaka dialect no phrasebook teaches you.
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Money, connectivity, transport, etiquette and the 2026 rule changes that catch visitors out — the practical reference for an Osaka trip, plus the mistakes we see most often.