Travel Destinations in Osaka

Sumiyoshi Taisha

Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine

One of Japan's oldest shrines, dating to the 3rd century. The Sumiyoshi-zukuri buildings predate ...

Umeda Sky Building

Floating Garden Observatory

Two 40-story towers connected by an open-air rooftop deck at 173 meters. The glass-tube escalator...

Minoo Falls

33-Metre Waterfall in Meiji-no-Mori Minoo Quasi-National Park

A 33-metre waterfall reached by a forested riverside trail, known for autumn foliage and deep-fri...

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

Shrine to the God of Learning and Host of the Tenjin Matsuri

A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, and the site of the Tenjin Ma...

Tennoji Zoo

Century-Old Zoo in Tennoji Park near Shinsekai

One of Japan's oldest zoos, opened in 1915, home to around 1,000 animals across roughly 170 speci...

Nakanoshima

River Island with a Park, Rose Garden, and Historic Public Hall

A narrow river island between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, home to Nakanoshima Park, a rose ga...

Hirakata Park

Japan's Oldest Operating Amusement Park, Between Osaka and Kyoto

Affectionately known as 'Hira-Pa', the oldest amusement park still running in Japan, on the Keiha...

Michi-no-Eki Okukawachi Kuromaro-no-Sato

Hillside roadside station with a summer peach-dice soft serve

A large roadside station in the wooded Okukawachi hills of Kawachinagano in southern Osaka, with ...

Michi-no-Eki Nose Kuri-no-Sato

Chestnuts and local rice in northern Osaka

A farm market and food stop on Route 173 in Nose, at the northern edge of Osaka. Seasonal chestnu...

Tower of the Sun

Inside Taro Okamoto's Tower: 145 Steps Up a 41-Meter Tree of Life

Taro Okamoto's 70-meter tower from Expo '70, whose hollow interior reopened in March 2018 after n...

Settsukyo Park

The Akutagawa River cuts through wooded hills north of Takatsuki, creating a gorge of rocky banks...

Osaka Cathedral (St. Mary's, Tamatsukuri)

Osaka's Catholic Cathedral, With Hosokawa Gracia and Takayama Ukon at the Door

The cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, built in 1963 on ground linked to t...

Ikeda Castle Ruins Park

A landscaped hilltop park marks the former stronghold of the Ikeda clan, with a Japanese garden a...