About Osaka

In 2013 (Heisei 25), "Washoku: Japanese traditional food culture" was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. This has led to a growing interest in "Japanese food" and "Japanese ingredients." The number one thing that foreign tourists look forward to before visiting Japan is "eating Japanese food" *1, and "Japanese food" *2 is ranked number one among foreigners' favorite foreign cuisine.
Osaka is known as the ``nation's kitchen'' and is the capital of ``kuidaore'', offering a wide variety of foods, from flour foods such as takoyaki and okonomiyaki, to seasonal Japanese cuisine served at kappo and restaurants, to cuisines from around the world. It is full of charm. It is increasingly recognized as the world's food capital. Food is also an important tourism resource for Osaka.

The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau will further develop the "gastronomy tourism" concept, utilizing the potential of Osaka and the Kansai region's ingredients, food culture, and history, and work to promote Osaka as a "food capital" to the world. In cooperation with various gastronomy networks around the world, "Delicious Journeys 2019," held in partnership with Relais & Châteaux, is the first important step in this endeavor.
*1 "Survey on Consumption Trends of Foreign Visitors to Japan" 2018, Japan Tourism Agency *2 "Overseas Consumer Questionnaire Survey on Japanese Food" 2014, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)