About Osaka

Osaka Castle Main Keep

An Osaka symbol standing 55 meters tall with 5 tiers and 8 interior floors, the main keep of Osaka Castle features dazzling gold ornamentation…

Shitennoji Temple, Sohonzan, Washu

Founded 1,400 years ago by Prince Shotoku. The first Buddhist temple to receive national…

Osaka City Central Public Hall

Osaka City Central Public Hall has old-fashioned, Taisho Period architecture, and is used for cultural, artistic, and social…

Sumiyoshi Taisha

The head shrine for Japan's approximately 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines, Sumiyoshi Taisha is one of the most important shrines in the Osaka area.

Umeda Sky Building (Kuchu Teien Observatory)

One of the landmarks of Umeda, Osaka. On the top is the Floating Garden Observatory, where Osaka's cityscape can be viewed from a height of 170 meters.

Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas

The Foreign Customer's Salon focuses on tax exemption procedures, but also offers a variety of services…

Sakishima Building Observatory

Visitors can enjoy the view of the Osaka Bay Area, Awaji Island, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Kansai International Airport, etc.

Dotonbori

A bustling commercial street that is representative of the Minami area of Osaka, always busy with playhouses and food shops from the Edo Period to today.

Shinsekai

A retro downtown area of southern Osaka, famous for Tsutenkaku, Janjan Yokocho Alley and a giant blowfish lantern sign.

America-mura

A unique, vibrant area in the Minami area of Osaka that is the centre of Kansai's youth culture.

Neighborhoods of Minamihorie and Kitahorie

A fashionable area featuring clothing, housing and food.

Chayamachi District

Osaka Kita area's most popular downtown district for young people. Most high-rise buildings in this district provide…

Hanshin Department Store Umeda

Hanshin Department Store is known for its rich variety of foods. Its Food Hall on the 1st Basement Floor…

EXPOCITY

Fusing the enjoyment of 'playing, learning, and discovering.'

Ebisubashisuji Shopping Street

Dating back to the golden days of the Edo period (late-1600s), this shopping district…

LUCUA 1100

A new commercial establishment, "LUCUA 1100," made its grand opening on April 2 (Thu), 2015 next to the popular…

Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street

The longest shopping street in Japan. Starting at Tenjinbashi, reaching Tenjinbashisuji 7 chome to the north, it spans 2.6km total.

Grand Front Osaka

Grand Front Osaka on the north side of Osaka Station has 266 shops and restaurants.

Hankyu Higashidori Shopping Street

Various shops gather together here from gourmet restaurants to entertainment spots.

Hankyu Umeda Main Store

One of Japan's largest department stores in its class covering a total area of 84,000…

Osaka TAKASHIMAYA

A long-established department store with branches located around the world.

Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store

Located from B2F to 14F of Abeno Harukas, the tallest building in Japan.

Namba Parks

This shopping mall is an oasis in the city where people can enjoy trees and flowers while browsing boutiques.

Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street

A commercial avenue stretching north and south for about 580 meters from the south of Nagahori-dori…

Namba Grand Kagetsu

A hub of stand-up comedy culture, proudly presented by Yoshimoto Kogyo. Come experience…

Osaka Shinkabukiza Theater

Making its entrance onto the scene in Uehommachi, this modern and intimate theater setting brings the audience that much closer to the performers.

Rakugo Theater Temma Tenjin Hanjo Tei

Osaka citizens' and rakugo performers' long-cherished desire that a permanent rakugo (comic storytelling) theater…

Osaka Shochiku-za

A theater for performing arts, mainly for kabuki but including musicals and many other forms. There are many…

National Bunraku Theatre

A theater where Bunraku, a traditional art of Japan that has been designated as one of the…

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Be surprised by the huge whale shark. Smile at the drifting jellyfish. Various wonders of the sea are displayed in the tanks.

NIFREL

A "living" museum and the first project conceptualized by the Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN

Hirakata Park

40 attractions are sited in the park, making full use of the hilly landscape. An amusement park…

Osaka Tennoji Zoo

The third zoo to be built in Japan, with a history of more than 90 years. The natural living…

The Expo '70 Commemorative Park - Japanese Garden

Luxury time travel To rest your eyes on the traditional beauty of the Japanese garden.

Osaka Castle Park

The park includes Osaka Castle Tower (Osaka Castle Museum), the Nishinomaru Garden, an ume…

Nakanoshima Park

A waterfront park nestled between Dojimagawa and Tosaborigawa rivers. With its rose garden featuring…

Meiji-no-mori Mino Quasi-national Park (Mino Waterfall)

This park is the western starting point of the Tokai Nature Trail. Park visitors can enjoy seasonal…

GLION MUSEUM

Classic car museum where you can meet a variety of old classic cars from Japan and other countries.

Sayamaike Museum

Unique museum introducing Japan's oldest dam-type reservoir and the history of civil engineering and flood control works.

Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

A section of the townscape of Osaka in the late Edo Period is recreated to perfection. There are also…

Osaka Museum of Natural History

Exhibits and explains the beginning of Osaka, the relationship that the people of the Jomon and Yayoi…

National Museum of Ethnology

”It will resume business only one part on August 23. On September 13, It will be fully reopen. ”A laboratory which is familiar as…

Osaka Prefecture Chikatsu Asuka Museum

A museum presenting kofun, Japan's ancient burial mounds, built on the Chikatsu Asuka Fudoki-No-Oka.…

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts

An old and well-established museum with over 70 years of history. Its collection of paintings, sculptures, craftwork, etc. from Japan and China exceeds 8,000 items.

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

Owns approximately 4,000 pieces of oriental ceramics, including the Ataka Collection. Of these,…

The National Museum of Art, Osaka

This literally-underground art gallery will introduce you to a variety of vibrant, vital works of art.…