Hotels

Most of Osaka's hotels are clustered around Osaka Station. In the listings, the nearest subway or JR station is indicated followed by the number of minutes it takes to walk from the station to the hotel (in parentheses).

Expensive-Consider the Hilton Osaka, 1-8-8 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001 (tel. 800/HILTONS or 06/6347-7111; fax 06/6347-7001; www.hilton.com), a well-established branch of the Hilton chain with a wide range of services and facilities, including an adjacent shopping and dining complex