Bridge Spots in Osaka Area

  • Ebisu Bridge
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    Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori
    This is a bridge over the Dotonbori River in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka, located connecting the center of the downtown areas of Shinsaibashi-suji and Ebisubashi-suji. The bridge is also often called “Hikkake-bashi” (pick-up bridge) locally. On the southwest side is the Glico signboard, a popular spot for taking commemorative photos. The bridge is also famous as the spot where many young people jumped into the Dotonbori River when the Hanshin Tigers won the championship or when the Japanese national team won the soccer World Cup. There is a circular area on the current bridge where tourists can easily stop.
  • Settsukyo Gorge / Tsukawaki Bridge
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    Osaka Takatsukishi Tsukawaki
    This bridge is located in Tsukawaki, Takatsuki City, the entrance to Settsukyo Gorge. It is approx. a five-minute walk from the Tsukawaki/Nishinokawara Bridge bus stop. The mountain side from this bridge is one of Osaka Prefecture's scenic spots, Settsukyo Gorge. You can see Japanese bush warblers and other wild birds from the bridge, so many photographers visit with their cameras. Magnificent cherry blossom trees bloom along the river in the spring, and even fireflies make an appearance in the early summer. Fireflies were designated a protected animal by Takatsuki City.
  • Minato-ohashi Bridge
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    Minato-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
    This is the symbol of Osaka Harbor, with its eye-catching red piers. The double-deck cantilever truss bridge is 980 meters long and connects the bayside roads of Minato Ward with the Minami-Minato area. Route 16 Osaka Port Line and Route 4 Bayshore Line are on the upper deck, and Route 5 Bayshore Line is on the bottom deck. A truss bridge with three continuous spans that opened in 1974, it is the third-largest bridge of this type. From the Santa Maria cruise ship to go sightseeing around Osaka Harbor, you can look up at the bridge from below as you pass under.
  • Nanba Bridge (Lion Bridge)
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    Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Nakanoshima Kitahama
  • Tenjinbashi
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    Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Chuo-ku
  • Nami Ha Ya Ohashi
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    Osaka
  • Kouraibashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Kouraibashi 1-chome
  • Senbonmatsu Ohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Osaka-shi Taisho-ku Minamiokajima 1-chome
  • Kema Bridge
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    Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Nagara Higashi 3-chome
  • Nishigawara Shinbashi
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    Osaka Ibaraki-shi
  • Hirabayashi 5 Go Bridge
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    Osaka Osaka-shi Suminoe-ku
  • Shoeibashi
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    Osaka Prefecture Kaizuka
  • Sakaebashi
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    Osaka Sakai-shi Higashi-ku
  • Taka Itabashi
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    Osaka Senboku-gun Tadaokacho
  • Ushitakigawakyo
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    Osaka Kishiwada
  • Suibun Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Minamikawachi-gun Chihayaakasakamura
  • Sumiyoshi no Sorihashi (Taikobashi)
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka-shi Sumiyoshi-ku Sumiyoshi 2-9-89 Sumiyoshitaisha Uchi
  • Ukiniwabashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Osakashi Nishi-ku Minamihorie - Naniwa-ku Minatomachi
  • Jotokamotsusenyodogawakyoryo
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    Osaka Osakashi Higashiyodogawa-ku Higashiawaji 1
  • Juso Ohashi
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    Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Nakatsu-Yodogawa-ku Shinkitano

Osaka Areas

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While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."

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