Our Mission: The City of Osaka, Chicago Office serves North America promoting business, tourism, cultural, and educational exchanges between North America and Osaka, Japan.

Originally established in 1958 to promote business exchanges between North America and Osaka, Japan; the duties have expanded to include cultural and educational exchanges as well. In 1973, Chicago and Osaka signed a sister cities agreement, and in 2003 celebrates the 30th anniversary of this event.

Business Services

If your company is thinking of expanding into the Japanese market, Osaka is an excellent place to start. With its wide base of established companies, Fortune Global 500 companies, small businesses, and entreprenuers; Osaka has an ideal customer base to start with. A wide range of trade shows, special programs, and assistance is available to help you get started. Services range from research, and trade show assistance, to temporary office space may be available to your company.

With office space 30-50% cheaper and a lower cost-of-living than in Tokyo, Osaka is also a fantastic place to establish a new base of operations, or branch office. Plus the city of Osaka and Osaka prefecture offer various subsidies and programs to help your company make Osaka a new home for your business.

Tell us how we can help! Visit our online Business Guide and then Contact Us for free materials and to set up a meeting to discuss ways of helping you bring your business to Osaka and Japan!

Tourism Information

Osaka is a beautiful city with numerous attractions and tastes to please everyone. We encourage everyone to visit our "City of Wonder" and are happy to provide travel information on Osaka. If you haven’t visited the tourism section of this web site, we highly recommend starting your research here in our Tour Section. Another great source for information on the City of Osaka and all of Japan is the Japan National Tourist Organization web site.

For free publications on Osaka in English, contact us via the Internet or directly.

Cultural / Educational Services

The City of Osaka is proud to sponsor various events throughout Chicago and North America that promote relations between the United States, Canada and Japan. Events like the Osaka Garden Festival, Flavors of Osaka, and Osaka/Chicago Blues Festival and various Teaching exchanges help to deepen the relationship between our countries.

If your community or school is looking for opportunities to find out more about your sister cities, or to be more internationally aware, we can provide information on all facets of life in Osaka. This can be a fun and educational way to learn about Japan and Osaka. Contact us or view our calendar of events for more information.