Best Tourist Spots In Osaka-shi
Here're best Tourist Spots in Osaka-shi. We released a ranking of reviews about Tourist Spots posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Osaka-shi.
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Just Opened In 2019! 1 million Nomophila flowers at Maishima, Osaka Prefecture! You're encouraged to see the great blue view at seaside by any means. In the site, there're food court and to take a rest and seats to see the landscape leisurely.
Name
Osaka Maishima Seaside Park
Address
2-1 Ryokuchi, Hokukou, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-17:00
Fee
Adult 900 yen、Child 500 yen
How to get there
15 min by bus from Sakurajima Station to Hotel Lodge Maishima.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
We can see the cherry blossom in full bloom and Osaka Castle at the same time in this season. The cherry blossom was late this year, so we could see the castle's blue illumination for the World Autism Awareness Day together. The cherry blossom are going to be at their best, why don't you come?
Name
Osaka Castle
Address
1-1 Osakajo Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6941-3044
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
Osaka Castle Park Station is the nearest. By car or taxi, 20 min from Shin Osaka Station, 15 min from Osaka Station, 25 min from Itami Airport, or 50 min from Kansai International Airport.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
March 18, 2022 Super Nintendo World finally opens. Reproduce the world view of the Nintendo Super Mario series. Go through a huge clay pipe to Peach Castle. When you leave the castle, you enter a world where the characters in the game move around. Photogenic spots are everywhere. Area for adults to enjoy.
Name
UNIVERSAL STUDIO JAPAN
Address
2-1-33 Sakurajima Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
0570-200-606
Hours
8:30-21:00
How to get there
Universal City Station is the nearest. By car or taxi, 25 min from Shin Osaka Station, 50 min from Kansai Internarional Airport, or 30 min from Itami Airport.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Nagai Botanical Garden has various seasonal plants, though it's located in Osaka city. The best season is May. We can enjoy various flowers such as poppy, rose, and nemophila.
Name
Nagai Botanical Garden
Address
1-23 Nagai Koen, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Tsurugaoka Station
The Christmas event, which is being held until December 25th, features a giant snow globe this year. At the end of the white forest in the sky is a snow globe decorated in white. Inside the dome, there are white flowers and white sofas, and the snow-like illuminations are falling, making it look wonderful. Be sure to step inside the snow globe and take some wonderful photos.
Name
Umeda Sky Building
Address
1-1-88 Oyodonaka Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6440-3899
Hours
10:00-22:30
Fee
Adult 1000 yen、Child 200 yen
How to get there
7 min walk from the Central-North Gate of Osaka Station.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
The Lion Shrine (Shishi-den) is very big and impressive! It seems to suck evil with a big mouth and call for victory. Many visitors from ouside Japan come and take photos of this building.
Name
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Address
2-9-19, Motomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6641-1149
How to get there
8min walk from JR Namba Station
"TIP THE TSUTENKAKU" is a protruding observatory of Tsutenkaku Tower that was completed in December 2019. If it's only a skeleton world 92.5m above the ground, you can feel the shaking and the wind. I had too much fun. There are also sliders! ■Price General observatory fee (900 yen) * Jump-out observatory (+300 yen)
Name
Tsutenkaku Tower
Address
1-18-6 Ebisuhigashi Naniwa-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6641-9555
Hours
9:00-21:00
How to get there
5 min walk, from Ebisucho Station
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
A sky lantern event held on August 18th and 19th in Yodogawa, Osaka. (It's held around 7/7 every year, but it was postponed because of rain this year.) About 3000 sky lanterns flew to the night sky, it was so wonderful scenery.
Name
Osaka Tanabata Sky Lantern Festival
Address
2 Nishinakajima Yodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 6250 yen、Child 2250 yen
How to get there
7 min walk from Hankyu Minamikata Station. 7 min walk from Subway Nishinakajima Station. By car or taxi, 12 min from Osaka Station.
Abeno Harukas is the highest building in Japan. The night view of Osaka looked from here is amazing! On sunny day, you can see the beautiful sunset as a beginning, the golden hour, and then the night view on the whole surface under the building.
Name
Abeno Harukas
Address
1−1−43 Abenosuji Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6621-0300
Hours
9:00-22:00
Fee
Adult 1500 yen、Child 500 yen
How to get there
Nearest stations: Osaka Abenobashi, Ten'noji, and Abeno Station. By car or taxi, 10 min from Osaka Station, 20 min from Shin Osaka Station, 40 min from Itami Airport, or 60 min from Kansai Airport.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Entering into an alley, I found a new world there. Just looking at the flashy signboards is exciting, and I became addicted to take pictures. There're many shops I want to visit!
A flower field of 2.5 million lilies. It has an easy access from the city central, you can enjoy the beautiful flowers at ease. The scenery of full-bloom colorful lilies is very impressive. This year, they're going to transplant the 120 thousand bulbs, and renewal the flower field.◎They have different opening hours by days of the week. The opening hours on weekends is longer, so you can see the lily garden with the sun setting to the Osaka Bay.
Name
Osaka Maishima Lily Garden
Address
2 Hokukou-ryokuchi Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus: 30 min from Nishi-kujo Station to Maishima Sport Island. 15 min from JR Sakurajima Station, or 20 min from Kosumo-square Station to Lodge Maishima. By taxi or car: 20 min from Osaka Station. Parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
A drinking district at Osaka Uratenma. There're many Japanese lanterns called Chōchin decorated on the ceiling, and all Izakaya bars around here taste good. It's good for your Instagram, isn't it? It's not so crowded with people.
Name
Ura Tenma Chochin Dori Street
Address
Ikeda-cho Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Tenma Station
It's a famous tourist spot, but it can become a proud spot if you visit it at night. By the night shadow and the light whose color is royal blue, the aquarium and a whale shark are more mysterious than them in the daytime. It's an ideal place for the last destination of a date and a travel by yourself.◎Many people leave it around 5:00 pm, so the night is the best time to enjoy the aquarium. The highlight is, of course, whale shark.
Name
Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN
Address
1-1-10 Kaigandori Minato-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
It was built 100 years ago and well-known as a retro building. It's a library on active service, and anyone can look around the central hall. The sublime open staircase with stained glass on its ceiling, and I'm going to be taken in the classical world.
Name
Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library
Address
1-2-10 Nakanoshima Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6203-0474
Hours
9:00-20:00 [Sat]9:00-17:00
Closed
Sun・Holidays
How to get there
A large hot spring theme park where you can enjoy natural hot springs, bedrock baths, footbaths, relaxation, meals, etc. Anyway, you can enjoy the entire day in the hall. There are many photo spots in the hall, which was created with the concept of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The cute yukata in the hall is perfect for taking pictures.
Name
Soraniwaonsen OSAKA BAY TOWER
Address
1-2-3 Benten, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JapanGoogle Map
Hours
11:00-
How to get there
3 min walk, from Bentencho Station
Do you like classic cars? GLION MUSEUM is a place where car-loving people get excited. The brick building is also photogenic, isn't it? There's a restaurant, so we can enjoy here all day long.
Name
GLION MUSEUM
Address
2-6-3 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Hours
11:00-20:00 [Sat・Sun・Holidays]10:00-20:00
Fee
Adult 1000 yen、Child 500 yen
How to get there
4 min walk from Osaka Port Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Utsubo Park is a relaxing spot in a town of Osaka. We can see may kinds of roses in its best season. The bronze statue looks like wearing clothes is interesting. There're many benches good for taking a rest.
Name
Utsubo Park
Address
1-9 Utsubo Hon-machi, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
8 min walk from Honmachi Station
Hozen-ji Yokocho, stone paved two alleys with many good dinners, has tasteful though it's located in crowded Minami area. As a symbol, Mizukake Fudo Statue of Hozen-ji Temple is completely covered with moss because people wish on it and pour water.
There're many office buildings in Nakanoshima, Osaka. In this area, Nakanoshima Park has a rose garden, and many people enjoy spring roses in this season. You can find many fashionable cafes, too.
Name
Nakanoshima Rose Garden
Address
1-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
3 min walk from Kitahama Station or Naniwabashi Station
It's a very very famous place that large signboards of glico, Zuboraya and Kani-doraku catching our eyes!! The genuine Osaka's Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki must satisfy you foodies!
Name
Dotombori
Address
1 Dotombori Chu'ou-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
Just near Namba, Osaka Namba, and Nihombashi Stations.
Although here's the center in Osaka, the healing spot with natures.
Name
Nakanoshima Love Central
Address
2-1-18 Nishitenma Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6362-1000
Hours
11:00-23:00
A monument of America Village with a big impact. A massage for the world peace from Kuroda Seitaro and the others, who was born in Osaka. The massage rises above the times because it was drawn in the place of dispatching young's culture.
Name
Amerikamura
Address
1 Nishishinsaibashi Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
The night view I looked down from 252 meters high was moving so much. For the observatory commands 360 degrees scenery, you can find your favorite night views. You must visit on sunny days!◎3 min walk from Trade Center Station of Nankō Port Town Line. The fees: 700 yen for over high school students (15 years old), and 400 yen for 6-14 years old.
Name
Osaka Sakishima Government Office Observatory
Address
Cosmo Tower 1-14-16 Nankō Kita Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Hours
11:00-22:00
Closed
Mon
Fee
Adult 700 yen、Child 400 yen
How to get there
3 min walk from Trade Center Station. By car or taxi, 30 min from Osaka Station, 45 min from Kansai Airport, or 30 min from Itami Airport.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Taro Okamoto is known for his quotes such as "Art is an explosion!" and for the Tower of the Sun at the Osaka Expo. An artist active in a wide range of fields, including painting, sculpture, and architecture. The inside of the venue was a mini-sized sun tower and the inside of the sun tower (even though it is a mini size, it is taller than a person), and the details were reproduced. All of the paintings on display were full of impact, and the world of Taro Okamoto was exploding.
Name
Exhibition Taro Okamoto
Address
4-3-1 Nakanoshima, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JapanGoogle Map
Hours
10:00-18:00
Closed
Mon
How to get there
4 min walk, from Watanabebashi Station
