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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
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
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
There7re various kinds of 110 thousand colorful tulips! It's very impressive scenery! We all get excited with this beautiful carpet.
Name
Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Address
Senri Banpaku Koen, Suita-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
The nearest stations are Banpaku Kinen Koen Station, and Koen Higashi-guchi (East Gate) Station. The nearst IC is Chugoku Suita IC. 5min from both Meishin Suita IC, and Kinki Suita IC.
Parking
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
Some well-known places are crowded with people, so you cannot enjoy them leisurely. The day I visited this Minase Jingu Shrine was on Japanese summer holiday season, but there were little people there. So I could sit on the bench and enjoy listening to the wind bells that made me feel cooler.◎10 min walk from Hankyu Minase Station. 12 min walk from JR Shimamoto Station. Free parking area is available. Wind bell area has no admission fees. The tea room requires more than 5 people and 500 yen for each.
Name
Minase Jingu Shrine
Address
3-10-24 Hirose Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
075-961-0078
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
10 min walk from Hankyu Minase Station. 15 min walk from JR Ōyamazaki Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Katsuoji Temple is famous for Daruma. Many people visit this temple to pray for luck of victory in various scenes such as examination, employment, and business. And so many Daruma are dedicated throughout the temple.
Name
Katsuoji Temple
Address
2914-1 Aomatani, Mino-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
072-721-7010
Hours
8:00-17:00 [Sat]8:00-17:30 [Sun・Holidays]8:00-18:00
How to get there
20 min by car or taxi from Mino Station.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
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
I shot the plum tree with so many blossoms that hide its behind. It sparkles in the sunlight, and the air around is full of plum fragrance. I found many white-eye birds, too! Spring is at its fullest here!
Name
Izumi Recycle Kankyo Park
Address
407-15 Nouke-cho, Izumi-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
0725-55-6969
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
13 min by bus from Izumi Chuou Station to Nouke, then 15 min walk. 12 min by car or taxi from Izumi Chuou Station.
Parking
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.
I could meet this view after one hour walk from the parking area. Because of the little exercise or something, I could get a sense of accomplishment and impression at the same time.
Name
Star Swing (Hoshi-no Buranko)
Address
5019-1 Hoshida, Katano-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Hours
9:30-16:30
How to get there
70 min walk from JR Hoshida Station, or 40 min walk from Sakiichi Station. By car or taxi, 45 min from Shin Osaka Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
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
Near Itami Airport, at the bank of Senri River, you can enjoy the powerful planes landing and taking off at close range. I even get scared when the landing plane passes just above my head.◎Access: 20 min walk from Sone Station of Hankyu Line
Name
Senri-gawa River Bank
Address
2-1-29 Haradanaka, Toyonaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or taxi, 5 min from Sone Station, or 25 min from Umeda Station
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
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
Each of the seven areas has a theme, and you can enjoy photo spots and light program shows. In particular, the 'Butterfly Garden', an area of light flower gardens where butterflies dance, was so fantastically beautiful that it felt like entering the world of flower fairies. Please be healed by the beautiful world of light where the illumination flowers are in full bloom. Held from November 3, 2023 to April 7, 2024.
Name
Hirakata Park
Address
1-1 Hirakata Koen-cho, Hirakata-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Hirakata Koen Station, or 10 min walk from Hirakata Koen Bus Stop.
Parking
Toll parking area is available