If you want to fully experience the local Japanese culture... don't just eat convenience store food everyday. That's boring.

Yes we know the combini stores in Japan are special, especially when your mouth is feeling lonely at odd times of the day.

Thanks to social media, there are many popular shops in the tourist areas who do deserve to be busy but we want to help you avoid the over-hyped and over-priced tourist traps.

Use our Osaka food map guide where we share favourite local restaurants so you can eat like a local in Osaka to get the best value for your money (without having to eat convenience store food for every meal).

You will enjoy freshly cooked, delicious Japanese meals that are priced around USD $5-10 pp.

You also will be able to give back to Japan when you support these family run restaurants which are usually hidden in alleys, underground or in buildings

They can be tricky to find, this is where our food map guide can help you eat like a local.

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