Yet it’s well positioned for exploring nearby cafes, bars, restaurants, shops, and local waterways—while many other key landmarks, such as Osaka Castle, are a taxi hop away. Just as the hotel ...

Remembering a larger-than-life doormanFor three decades, Jim Burns welcomed guests to The Athenaeum Hotel and Residences in London with quintessential British charm. One of the biggest river ...

OSAKA—Hotels are cropping up in the central part ... In May, the Hilton group similarly opened DoubleTree by Hilton Osaka Castle northwest of the historic landmark. With Hilton Osaka and Conrad ...

At 10 p.m. on the night before the Osaka Marathon, my wife Jasmin and I were about to sleep. Then we looked outside. It was ...