Travel Tips in Osaka, Japan
Infrastructure
- Cellphone Bands
- GSM 900, GSM 1800
- Electricity
- V ( Hz)
- Power Outlet Types
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Emergency
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Oyodo Police Station
06-6376-1234
ADD: 1-5-25, Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
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Sonezaki Police Station
06-6315-1234
ADD: 2-16-14, Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
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Tenma Police Station
06-6363-1234
1-12-12, Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
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Miyakojima Police Station
06-6925-1234
1-7-1, Miyakojima-kitadori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka-shi
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Fukushima Police Station
06-6465-1234
4-9-19, Yoshino, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi
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Konohana Police Station
06-6466-1234
1-3-1, Kasugade-kita, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi
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Minami Police Station
06-6281-1234
1-5-26, Higashi-shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi
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Nishi Police Station
06-6583-1234
2-6-3, Kawaguchi, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi
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Kansai Airport District Immigration Office
0724-55-1453
ADD : Senshu-kuko Naka1banchi, Tajiri-cho, Sennan, Osaka Pref.
Safety
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Osaka has a dangerous reputation (by Japanese standards)
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.
