Osaka

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Opti Café

Is a surprisingly cheap internet cafã© in umeda. â¥100/30min. yodobashi camera department store's groundfloor, next to excelsior cafã©. you are requested to register for membership but it doesn't cost anything.

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Y-net Cafe

Labi 1 namba gf, nambanaka 2-11-35, naniwa-ku. first hour of use is free and no registration needed.

Embassies & consulates

embassies & consulates
Russia
1-2-2, Nishimidorigaoka, Toyonaka City
066-848-3451
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Germany
Umeda Sky Bldg. Tower East. 35F, 1-1-88-3501, Oyodonaka, Kita-ku
066-440-5070
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Netherlands
Twin 21 MID Tower 33F, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
066-944-7272
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Thailand
Konoike East Bldg. 4F, 3-6-9, Kitakyuhoji-machi, Chuo-ku
066-243-5563
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Korea
Korean Center Bldg., 2-3-4, Nishi Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku
066-211-4092
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France
Crystal Tower 10F, 1-2-27, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
064-790-1500
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China
3-9-2, Utsubohommachi, Nishi-ku
066-445-9481
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Singapore
Osaka Kokusai Bldg. 14F, 2-3-13, Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku
066-262-2662
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Australia
MID Tower Twin 21 29F, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
066-941-9271
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United Kingdom
Seiko Osaka Bldg. 19F, 3-5-1, Bakuromachi, Chuo-ku
066-281-1616
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United States
2-11-5, Nishitemma, Kita-ku
066-315-5900
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In nearby Toyonaka, there is also a Russian Embassy:

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Philippines
101 Uchiawajicho Advan City, 2-3-7, Uchiawaji-cho, Chuo-ku
066-910-8962

Osaka has a dangerous reputation by Japanese standards, but is still remarkably safe for a city of its size, and the overall level of crime is as low as in Tokyo or other Japanese cities. However, some areas, particularly Shinsekai and Tobita, may be a little dodgy at night and the Airin/Kamagasaki area — Japan's largest slum, home to a lot of jobless and/or homeless people — south of Shin-Imamiya is best avoided at most times, especially after dark.

Incidentally, despite the movie stereotype of gangsters speaking in Osakan dialect, the actual base of Japan's biggest yakuza families is neighboring Kobe — and the most gang violence occurs in Tokyo. Unless you're dealing drugs, you're unlikely to get involved with the local mafia.