Tokyo is not the only city in Japan that has a fantastic nightlife - Osaka does to, and many a visitor is surprised by the fantastic evenings out on offer in this large Japanese city. Two very buzzing areas are the Kita (in the North) and the area surrounding the JR Umeda rail station. However, the main nightlife area in Osaka is the Amerika Mura in the south part of Chuo-ku, really the centre of nightlife in Osaka.
Osaka benefits from many bars, pubs and nightclubs as well as a number of live music venues, of which many have fantastic jazz and house acts. Nightclubs vary from trance events to hip hop and the underground scene. Clubs such as Gross and Underlounge offer affordable drinks in trendy settings while Ozone is more of an urban bar. Martinis and tasty food is a feature of Osaka nightlife and visitors will find Cinquecento, a Martini bar, as well as Gross worth a stopover for great cocktails and a friendly atmosphere.
Music is at the centre of the nightlife in Osaka with jazz and house venues attracting the top local artists as well as well-known international acts. The Blue Note Osaka is well known to be the best blues and jazz bar in Osaka while Club Quattro, Shinsaibashi, pumps out high energy house beats from top DJ's.
Tourists who want to enjoy the Osaka nightlife are well advised to book a room in an Osaka hotel; evenings out in Osaka can be exciting and very often last into the early morning hours.