Travel Destinations in Osaka

Expo '70 Commemorative Park

Expo '70 Park with Okamoto's Tower of the Sun

The legacy of Japan's first World's Fair lives on in this 260-hectare park, where Taro Okamoto's ...

Dotonbori

Osaka's Neon-Lit Food Street

Osaka's neon-drenched heart, where the Glico Running Man has watched over the Dotonbori canal sin...

Katsuoji Temple

Victory Temple Famous for Daruma Dolls and Minoo Mountain Views

Set in the forested mountains above Minoo, this 1,300-year-old Shingon temple has drawn seekers o...

Osaka Castle

Symbol of Osaka

One of Japan's most famous landmarks, a reconstructed castle housing a museum about the unificati...

Myokensan (Nose Myokensan)

Nose Myokensan Temple

Nose Myokensan is a Nichiren-sect temple at the 660-metre summit of Mount Myoken, on the border b...

Miyama no Sato

Miso gelato: Miyama no Sato (Ibaraki, Osaka)

A farm produce market in Ibaraki City, Osaka, where we tried ¥300 Ryuou miso gelato with a carame...

Jinrui Mina Menrui Tsukemen

Tsukemen from Osaka's Jinrui Mina Menrui

The original shop stopped serving tsukemen, so this is where to get it. The dipping broth arrives...

Abeno Harukas

Western Japan's Tallest Building with 360-Degree Views

A 300-meter skyscraper featuring the Harukas 300 observation deck, a department store, art museum...

Tsuruhashi Korean Town

Japan's Largest and Liveliest Koreatown

Japan's largest Koreatown around Tsuruhashi Station, with hundreds of yakiniku joints, kimchi ven...

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group

UNESCO World Heritage Ancient Burial Mounds Including Japan's Largest Tomb

Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group consists of 49 a...

Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street

Japan's Longest Shopping Arcade

Japan's longest shopping arcade stretching 2.6 kilometers with approximately 800 shops, offering ...

Shinsekai

A retro entertainment district where Tsutenkaku Tower presides over neon-lit alleys packed with k...

Osaka

Osaka - Japan's Kitchen and Soul

Japan's second city, famed as the nation's kitchen for its street food obsession, warm and outgoi...

Kushikatsu Daruma

Osaka Kushikatsu Since 1929

A legendary kushikatsu restaurant operating since 1929 in Shinsekai, famous for its deep-fried sk...

Tsutenkaku

Retro Observation Tower in the Shinsekai District

A 103-metre observation tower that has been the symbol of the Shinsekai district since the curren...