Osaka Has Been Named The World's Favorite Tourism City 2025

JAKARTA - The city of Osaka in Japan officially holds the title of the most interesting tourist city in the world in 2025. This was inaugurated by a report from Yanolja Research, a global research institute specializing in travel and tourism.

The award for Osaka City was given based on the results of the Yanolja Attractiveness Index, which assessed the appeal of 191 major world tourism cities.

The assessment of these cities is carried out by analyzing social media data and reviews of tourists in 14 languages. This measures how positive or negative the public's perception of a destination is.

Quoting from VNExpress, on Monday, July 14, 2025, Osaka has succeeded in captivating the hearts of global travelers. The city is considered to have high value for a combination of vibrant urban culture, preserved historical heritage, and a variety of extraordinary culinary delights.

Osaka City is also known as the Japanese kitchen'. This is intended as home to legendary snacks such as takoyaki and okonomiyaki, as well as heaven for street culinary lovers.

Another thing that makes Osaka selected as the most attractive city in 2025 is because it pampers tourists with a living atmosphere. Local people in the city are friendly, plus unique shopping areas such as Shinsaibashi and Namba.

Another attraction from the city is Osaka Castle's historic cassique and the Dotonbori entertainment area which is filled with neon lights and street performances.

Meanwhile, in the list of most interesting tourist cities in 2025, the second position is occupied by Pairs. Then followed by the third position is Kyoto which is also in Japan, then New York's fourth position, and the fifth is occupied by Seoul, South Korea.