Umeda Sky Building
Floating Garden Observatory
Two 40-story towers connected by an open-air rooftop deck at 173 meters. The glass-tube escalator...
Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine
One of Japan's oldest shrines, dating to the 3rd century. The Sumiyoshi-zukuri buildings predate ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Settsukyo Park
The Akutagawa River cuts through wooded hills north of Takatsuki, creating a gorge of rocky banks...
Ikeda Castle Ruins Park
A landscaped hilltop park marks the former stronghold of the Ikeda clan, with a Japanese garden a...