I visited Osaka last July for a couple of days and really dissappointed. I was with my long time partner (of 16 years) so not aggressively cruising, however very dissappointed with the scene there now compared to 10 years ago when I was a regular visitor. Most of the scene is in the rabbit warren called Doyama-Ku, but less gay bars now. Christophers (my favourite) long closed and the bars we went to (it was mid week) only had a handfull of patrons. Osaka generally is much more laid back than Tokyo and if you can find a good venue you'll find the natives very friendly!
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