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Osaka Travel Special

Special feature: "Spending time in Osaka" Travel Special

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    Nakanoshima River Cruise

    Osaka City Cruise Nature Activities

    Enjoy a luxurious time on a leisurely cruise around the waterfront of Nakanoshima on a limousine boat.

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    Nakanoshima Park

    Osaka City Nature Activities

    This park has been popular with locals since the Meiji era. Its attractive location between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River makes it a popular spot to stroll around Nakanoshima, where 3,700 roses of 300 varieties bloom in full bloom in mid-May and mid-October.

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    Osaka Science Museum

    Osaka City Entertainment and Others

    Newly renovated science experience facility
    There are about 200 exhibits of actual materials and interactive devices, as well as a planetarium and other exciting things to do.

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    Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka

    Osaka City Art

    A black cube where the city and art resonate
    An art museum where you can encounter a wide variety of masterpieces, with a theme of modern and contemporary art and design from Osaka and around the world.

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    The National Museum of Art, Osaka

    Osaka City Art

    Experience contemporary art in unique architecture
    This impressive museum features an exterior with a bamboo motif designed by Cesar Pelli and an expansive underground space.

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    Nakanoshima Kosetsu Art Museum

    Osaka City Art

    A wide variety of Japanese art pieces on display
    The museum houses ancient Japanese and East Asian art pieces collected by Ryuhei Murayama, founder of the Asahi Shimbun Company.

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    Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library

    Osaka City History / culture

    Enjoy reading in a stone building
    This stately building, with three stone floors and a copper-roofed dome, is partially designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

    Photo courtesy of ShoPro, Haseko, and TRC Joint Venture

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    Osaka City Central Public Hall

    Osaka CityArtHistory and History / culture

    A retro building that has stood in Nakanoshima for over 100 years
    The Neo-Renaissance style architecture, designed by architectural masters such as Tatsuno Kingo and Kataoka Yasushi, is a sight to behold.

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    The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

    Osaka City Art

    Spreading the appeal of oriental ceramics
    This museum boasts one of the world's leading collections of oriental ceramics, focusing on ceramics from China, Korea, and Japan.

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    Special Exhibition The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka "MOCO Collection Omnibus - First Public Exhibition and Long-awaited Public Exhibition - PART 2"

    Osaka City Art

    The museum is always open to the public to see the Chinese and Korean ceramics of the Ataka Collection, and two national treasures, the Flying Celadon Vase and the Oil Drop Tenmoku Tea Bowl, will be on display at the Collection Exhibition starting on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

    Photo: Tobi Celadon Vase (National Treasure)

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    Osaka Gas Building

    Other areas in Osaka City

    Gas Building Restaurant is open for business for 93 years.
    Completed in 1933, this is a representative modernist building on Midosuji Street, with distinctive curved corners.

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    Shibakawa Building

    Other areas in Osaka City

    A modern building that was ahead of its time
    Although it was completed in 1927, it is a modern building with decorations based on South American Mayan and Incan motifs.

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