Surprise in Osaka
~Daddy's Birthday Edition~
A family enjoying a trip to Osaka for Dad's birthday.
Will the surprise gift be a success?
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1. Universal Studios Japan
It's a series of super moving and super exciting experiences that will leave you feeling more energized than anywhere else!
■ Immediately adjacent to JR Universal City Station
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❷ Emperor Nintoku's Tomb
It is one of the three largest tombs in the world, alongside the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in China. It is approximately 486 meters long and is believed to have been built in the mid-5th century.
■ (To the shrine) 10 minutes on foot from JR Mozu Station
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❸Daisen Park
A lush green park adjacent to the Emperor Nintoku Tomb. You can rent a bicycle and tour the park.
■ Immediately adjacent to JR Mozu Station
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❹ Cup Noodles Museum, Ikeda, Osaka
You can learn about the history and secrets of instant ramen's creation at its birthplace. The popular corner where you can freely design your cup and choose your soup and ingredients to make your own cup noodles.
■ 6 minutes walk from Hankyu Ikeda Station
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❺Dotonbori Hotel
Among the many unique shops in Dotonbori, this shop is marked by a particularly eye-catching object.
■ 3-minute walk from Namba Station on the Osaka Metro and Nankai lines
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❻ Prefectural Forest Hoshida Park
A forest park that makes the most of the beautiful forest. Among the many hiking trails, there is one that crosses a huge suspension bridge at an altitude of 180m.
■ 40 minutes walk from Keihan "Kisaichi" station
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7. World Ranch
You can interact with 1,500 animals of 140 different species through horseback riding, feeding, and even sitting on the shoulders of birds.
■ 15 minutes by car from Kintetsu Tondabayashi Station
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8. Midosuji Illumination
Every year from November to December, Midosuji is lit up for about 4km from Umeda to Namba.
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9. Expo'70 Commemorative Park
The site of the Osaka Expo held in 1970. The lush 260-hectare park includes a Japanese garden, numerous flower fields with seasonal flowers, and a museum.
■ 3 minutes walk from Osaka Monorail "Expo'70 Commemorative Park" station
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❿ Sakishima Cosmo Tower Observatory
This high-rise building faces Osaka Bay, and from the observation deck on the top floor you can get a panoramic view of Yumeshima, the venue for EXPO 2025.
■ 5 minutes walk from Osaka Metro "Trade Center Mae" station
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1. Dotonbori
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1. Nakanoshima River Cruise
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⓭National Bunraku Theatre
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⓮Nakazakicho