CITY · JAPANBooks set in Osaka
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11 books · 9 authors · 1948–2025
11 books here
Most-set authors
Bryan Washington (2) · Junichiro Tanizaki (2) · Mieko Kawakami (1) · Keigo Higashino (1) · Susan Barker (1) · Min Jin Lee (1)
Genres
literary fiction (4) · mystery & crime (1)
Books set here
Set in Osaka (5)
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
Keigo Higashino
1973 murder and early years
Old Soul
Susan Barker
strangers meet at Osaka airport
Runaway Horses
Yukio Mishima
Honda at Osaka Court of Appeals
Some Prefer Nettles
Junichiro Tanizaki
Center of the failing marriage; traditional vs. modern Japan — Kaname and Misako's Osaka life
The Woman in the Purple Skirt
Natsuko Imamura
Contemporary Japanese hotel where both women work as housekeepers; Imamura's Osaka background
Also featuring Osaka (6)
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
Makiko and sisters hometown
Family Meal
Bryan Washington
Kai's life in Japan; his work as translator of Japanese literature
Memorial
Bryan Washington
Osaka where Mike travels to reconcile with his estranged dying father
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
Pachinko business hub
Shogun
James Clavell
Lord Toranaga's fortress city and key power-struggle location in the novel's feudal political drama
The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
Family home base
Nearby books
Minas Matchbox
Yoko Ogawa
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The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
19 km · Ashiya
Palaver
Bryan Washington
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Runaway Horses
Yukio Mishima
28 km · Nara
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
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A Dark Night's Passing
Naoya Shiga
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Beauty and Sadness
Yasunari Kawabata
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Fifty Words for Rain
Asha Lemmie
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