Kan-Tele Ogimachi Square

Spring is strawberry season in Japan, and that means it’s time for all manner of events celebrating these sweet and juicy red berries. Returning to the city for the third year running, the Osaka Strawberry Festival is among the most delicious of the bunch: a 10-day strawberry bonanza taking place in the open-air atrium of Kan-Tele Ogimachi Square. Always featuring a wide variety of strawberry-themed desserts by numerous specialist vendors, the festival entices with a packed line-up of drinks, parfaits, cakes, crepes and even dessert pizzas.  We highly recommend getting tickets in advance online, where they cost ¥450 per person. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the door for ¥600. Re-entry is permitted, so you can get your fix of strawberries multiple times in a day.