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Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Osaka or Strasbourg?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Osaka for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’s own page.

Choose Strasbourg for

  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Osaka 34, Strasbourg 10: Osaka leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Osaka 91, Strasbourg 66: Osaka leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Osaka 63, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Osaka 80, Strasbourg 40: Osaka leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Osaka 58, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Osaka 97, Strasbourg 80: Osaka leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Osaka 88, Strasbourg 66: Osaka leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Osaka 90, Strasbourg 79: Osaka leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Osaka 80, Strasbourg 52: Osaka leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Osaka 60, Strasbourg 44: Osaka leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Osaka 66, Strasbourg 56: Osaka leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Osaka 66, Strasbourg 55: Osaka leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Osaka and Strasbourg.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsakaStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsakaStrasbourg
Official languageJapaneseFrench
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation20 m132 m
Main airportKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsakaStrasbourg
City population2,751,862293,771
People per km²12,3403,752
Museums within 10 km4421
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km61
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.