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Osaka Museum of Natural History

4.0

56 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Higashisumiyoshi-ku Nagaikouen 1-23

This museum was founded in 1950 and is located within “Nagai Park” in Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. The museum is based on the theme of humans surrounding natural history, and they carry out such activities as data collection, exhibitions, and educational activities. The permanent exhibition rooms are based on the four themes, “The Natural World Around Us”, “History of Earth and Life”, “Evolution of Life” and “The Lives of Living Things”. You can enjoy learning about nature in the local area of Osaka, the ecology, and evolution of living things and the environment while taking turns at games and videos. Special exhibitions are held several times a year at the museum. The in-house and outdoor events mainly held on weekends are also popular.

I happened to have some free time and decided to check it out. Though small, it is packed to the brim with fossils and such.
Sakai City Museum

4.0

89 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Sakaishi Sakai-ku Mozusekiunchou 2 inside Daisen Park

This museum is located in Daisen Park, just 500 meters from the JR Hanwa Line's Mozu Station. The museum was opened in 1980, as a memorial project for the city's 90th anniversary. Many items pertaining to Sakai City's history, art and customs are preserved displayed in the museum's permanent exhibition, including reproductions of a map of Emperor Nintoku's stone mausoleum and a terracotta unearthed from Emperor Nintoku's tomb in the Kofun / Nintoku Tomb exhibition, and a model of the city of Sakai and a Sakai (matchlock) gun in the Free City Sakai exhibition.

Really enjoyed this museum. The excellent exhibits and friendly stall. But the best was the video, with English subtitles - a great overview of the area. Well worth seeking this out & spending an...
Yamadaike Park

4.0

77 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Hirakatashi Yamadaikekouen 1-1

This urban park stretches northwest of the Katamachi Line's Fujisawa Station, with Yamada Pond at its center. Yamada Pond is said to have been built 1,200 years ago, and a huge variety of birds can be observed in the rich natural surroundings. There are three zones to the park, the Rice Terraces, Orchards and Mixed Grove of Trees. These three zones depict the landscape of old-fashioned Japan, and because of this, the park was selected as one of Japan's top 100 historical parks in 2006. There is a barbeque plaza, making it ideal for creating memories with your children, and the park can also be used for photography, especially cosplay photoshoots. No fee is required for small-scale photography, and changing rooms are available, free of charge.

This is a beautiful park with a lake. I visited in winter, but I suspect it would be beautiful in autumn and spring. There are many different types of gardens. There are many toilets available and it...
Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Shinsaibashisuji 1-7-1

The Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store is a department store that has become an iconic symbol of the Shinsaibashi district of Osaka. It is a large department store complex that comprises a Main Building, South Building, and also a North Building that was formerly the Sogo Shinsaibashi department store. Besides Japanese and international luxury goods brands, the Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store also sells high-end fashion, jewelry, household goods, etc. The Main Building is a gorgeous edifice with internal and external decoration in the Art Deco and Gothic styles; the Main Building is currently closed for refurbishment, but is scheduled to reopen in the autumn of 2019. There is direct access to the Store by an underground passage from Shinsaibashi Station.
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Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Suitashi Senribampakukouen 2-1 Within EXPOCITY

A museum located inside Expo’70 Commemorative Park where visitors can enjoy exciting, novel exhibits which go beyond the boundaries of a dedicated aquarium, zoo, or art museum. Based on the concept of coming in contact with various sensibilities, the facility is divided into seven zones designed to stimulate the viewer’s sensitivities through animals viewed from a variety of perspectives, including colors, abilities, and shapes. The facility also has white tigers and numerous exhibits featuring waterside mammal’s such as miniature hippos and the popular capybara. There is a picnic-themed café in the museum as well as a souvenir shop. The closest station is Bampaku-kinen-koen Station.
Taiyuji Temple

3.5

73 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Taiyujichou 3-7

This Koyasan Shingon sect temple is a ten-minute walk from JR Osaka Station. It was constructed by Kobo Daishi in accordance with Emperor Saga's imperial prayer in the year 821. The principal Buddhist icon, the thousand-armed Kannon-bosatsu enshrined here, was a gift from Emperor Saga. The temple was razed in both the summer campaign of the Siege of Osaka, in 1615, and in the air raids of Osaka in 1945. After the war, the temple was rebuilt with the exception of the thousand-armed Kannon-bosatsu, which had escaped the flames. Acala 'The Immovable', enshrined in the Ichigan Hall, is also referred to as the one immovable prayer, and many people come to the hall to pray for world peace. Every year, on May 28th, practitioners of Shugen-do hold a unique festival, in which a fire-offering is made.

I stepped out of Higashi-Umeda Station Exit No.4, and walked through a narrow watering-hole alley east. I went under an elevted highway. After a couple of blocks, I found Taiyu-ji Temple on my...
Kansai Cycle Sports Center

4.0

51 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Kawachinagano-shi Amanocho 1304

"This amusement park is located in Amano-cho, Kawachinagano City. Located in Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, here you can have fun with a variety of bicycle-themed attractions, including a square where you can ride some 800 unique and unusual bicycles, a three-kilometer-long cycling course, and a cycle-powered coaster you can speed up by pedaling harder. There's also the ""Fore Reso!"" outdoor waterpark open in summer."

遊戲算多，但人唔多，唔洗點排隊玩，唔似香港咁煩。我地自駕去，唔見到有巴士站，如果無車要黎呢度，可能幾麻煩。有個泳池，但太多人了，根木係戲水唔係游水，各樣設施都可以，畀幾高分。但你話全關西最好玩就見仁見智
Open-air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses

4.5

89 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Toyonakashi Hattoriryokuchi 1-2

Located in Hattori Ryokuchi Park in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture, the Open-air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses was the first open-air museum of its kind in Japan when it opened in 1956. The Museum has on display 12 representative examples of traditional farmhouses from different parts of Japan—from Iwate Prefecture in the north to Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in the south—that have been relocated to the Museum site. Several of the buildings on display have been designated as Important Cultural Properties, including Gassho-zukuri style farmhouses from the Hida and Shirakawa-go regions, and a Nanbu Magari-ya (L-shaped farmhouse) from Iwate, northern Japan. Inside each house, typical furniture and living utensils from the region in question are displayed.

This is well worth the visit to give you a glimpse of Japanese life in years gone by. An amazing selection of authentic looking structures. Plenty of space, quiet and relaxing. A terrific escape...
Osaka Takashimaya

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Namba 5-1-5

The Osaka branch of one of Japan's longest-established department store chains, Takashimaya Osaka Store is a major landmark in Minami district in Osaka. Besides the leading Japanese and international fashion brands, Takashimaya Osaka Store also has an impressive total of around 80 boutiques selling cosmetics, sundries, etc. The “Namba Dining Maison” restaurant zone on the seventh to ninth floors is open until 11:00 at night, and is a popular place to get together for a meal or a drink. The rooftop illuminations are a must-see.
Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Tenjimbashi

This covered shopping street is centered on the road approaching Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Running north to south for 2.6 kilometers from Tenjinbashi 1-chome to Tenjinbashi 6-chome, it is famous as Japan's longest shopping street. There are approx. 600 stores along the street. During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Tenman vegetable market was located nearby, and the street developed around the market as the main approach to the shrine. Many events are held centered on the shrine to this day. The stores sell everything from clothing to food, and include cafes, restaurants and izakaya bars.
Tennen Onsen Nobeha no Yu (Habikino Main Branch)

4.5

26 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Osaka Habikinoshi Hirose 186-3

This day hot spring facility is located three minutes away from the Habikino Interchange. It is a healing space with highly unique baths and saunas designed to make you feel like you are surrounded by nature. There are six main rotenburo open-air baths, and you can enjoy their health effects at three different temperatures. The most popular one is luxurious natural hot spring where you can freely use source water that gushes directly from underground. In addition, there are a rich number of varieties including iwaburo (onsen made of rocks) and kosoburo (onsen with fragrant grasses and herbs). There are three kinds of saunas, and the Yakuseki Hanjunbo is recommended. Using ten types of yakuseki (medicinal elements) such as germanium and rock salt, it has a detox effect.

広い駐車場に車を停め受付に行きました。受付で決済機能付きのロッカーキーを渡されて入浴場に入りました。入浴料は千円でした。ただ岩盤浴などの付加サービスには追加料金が必要だったと思います。露天風呂がとても広くて充実していました。温度は熱過ぎずちょうど良かったです。そしてサウナもたくさんありました。総合的に大人も子供も楽しめる温泉施設でした。私たちは飲食せずにこちらの施設を後にしましたが、飲食や休憩を...
Nagai Botanical Garden

4.0

31 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Higashisumiyoshi-ku Nagaikouen 1-23

This botanical garden is south-east of Nagai Park, in front of the Midosuji Line's Nagai Station. The garden covers approximately 24.2 hectares, and cherry trees, tulips and hydrangeas are planted so the garden is in bloom all year round. In addition to these, rare ancient plants and trees, such as Metasequoia, also known as living fossils are exhibited in the gardens. There is also a log house in the herb garden, which offers a free herbal tea service on the first and third Saturday of each month.

We have been in Japan for 2 weeks and have seen some beautiful gardens. These gardens are very neglected - a total disappointment and so unJapan like. Rubbish in the pond, dead plants, weeds...
Hochigai Shrine

3.5

74 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Sakaishi Sakai-ku Kitamikunigaokachou 2-2-1

Locals call the deity of this shrine Mr. Hochigai. It has been here for many years, and has long guided them on matters of orientation, the land and Feng Shui, so they don't build in inauspicious ways. The shrine is located in Sakai City, on the north side of Emperor Hansei's tomb, and was once a way-point on the Kumano pilgrimage. Many Kumano pilgrims would pray here for a safe journey. An annual festival is held at the shrine every year on May 31st. Worshippers who have offered up an earthen-wrapped chimaki (steamed rice dumpling) to this deity receive a chimaki sweet on the day of the festival.

In Ancient and Medieval Japan, they used to believe that leaving for the right direction is very important especially when you make a long journey or move to another house. Hochigai literally...
Kamigata Onsen Ikkyu

4.0

47 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Torishima 5-9-31

KamigataOnsenIkkyu is a hot spring facility for day use, just a two-minute walk from the NishijimaGochome bus stop, a rather convenient location for visitors to Universal Studios Japan. The water Is piped in directly from a simple hot spring with a low alkaline level in the city, and it boasts a number one ranking from an MBS Network television program about hot spring facilities in Kansai. Whether it's the Ki no Yu (Wood Bath), with the soothing fragrance of wood, or the Ishi no Yu (Stone Bath) with artfully arranged stone, visitors can enjoy a variety of bathing experiences to their heart's content in either setting. The facility also contains a restaurant that serves authentic Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine, a rest area with tatami mats where guests can relax after bathing, and even a feature rare in hot spring facilities, a hair salon.

This is a really nice onsen with about eight different baths at various temperatures. A few of them are outside and there is a flat area for sunbathing. There are two saunas and a steam room. There’s...
Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko

4.0

87 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Sakai-shi Sakai-ku Shukuincho Nishi 2-1-1

This museum facility is located in 2-Chome Nishi, Shukuin-cho, Sakai Ward, Sakai City. The facility consists of two museums with exhibits on two notable figures from Sakai - Sen no Rikyu, founder of the Urasenke tea ceremony school; and Akiko Yosano, a poet active from the Meiji through the Showa periods. There are also tearooms where you can experience the real Japanese tea ceremony, a tourist information center, and a restaurant. The Site of Sen no Rikyu's Residence is located across from the facility.

The museum is not so big, but if you are interested in a tea ceremony and Sen Rikyu it is definitely worth a visit. Please make sure to get the instructions how to use their guiding system for...
Abeno Q’s MALL

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Abeno-ku Abenosuji 1-6-1

A shopping mall connected directly to Tennoji Station opened in April 2011 and one of the largest malls in Osaka City. The facility is host to some 250 fashionable apparel stores, food shops, lifestyle goods shops, and restaurants. Major retailers such as Ito-Yokado, Bic Camera, and Tokyu Hands can be found here as well as Shibuya 109 Abeno, a shop specializing in the latest young peoples’ fashions. The restaurant area was just remodeled in 2017 and more and more interesting establishments are opening here, including brand-new businesses and companies making their first foray into the Kansai region.
Forest of Osaka Hoshida Park

4.5

76 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Katano-shi Hoshida 5019-1

If you like an outdoor activity, Hoshida Enchi is strongly recommendable. Both from Kyoto and Osaka, it is easily accessible by Keihan Katano line (get off the last stop, Kisaichi, then walk). There...
Sukunahikona Shrine

4.0

71 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doshoumachi 2-1-8

This shrine is approximately five minutes' walk from Kitahama underground station of Midosuji Line. The resident deity is also known as Shinnosan, a deity which brings healing and good health to those who pray there. The deities worshipped here are Sukunahikona no Mikoto, a Japanese deity of medicine, and Shinnoentei, the deity of Chinese medicine. In the time of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, this place was a gathering place for traders of medicines, which, according to legend, is how the deities came to reside here. Herbs, such as * are planted in the garden, together with roses and peony. There is a rose festival in May, when the flowers are in bloom.

The entrance of this shrine is from the main Doshomachi Road. When you walk through a 20 meter pathway, you will end up in a courtyard with a shrine dedicated to the Japanese medicine guardian. The...
Hiraoka Shrine

4.0

59 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Higashiosakashi Izumoichou 7-16

This shrine is located up the stairs just east of the Kintetsu Nara Line's Hiraoka Station. It is in Kawachi Province (before 1868), the main deity is Amenokoyane no mikoto. It is said that the shrine was built three years before the crowning of the first Emperor, Emperor Jinmu. To the south of the shrine is a ume (plum) tree forest, the scent of which caused it to be selected as one of Japan's top 100 aromatic landscapes. It is a very popular tourist destination. At the end of the year, a religious comedy festival is held at Hiraoka Shrine. In this event, the participants laugh continuously along with the head priest for 20 minutes. The media gives a special report on the event, and the number of visiting tourists increases year after year.

神社の由緒は他の方がかなり書かれているのでそれ以外の部分を書きます。神社の立地として近鉄の平岡駅の改札を出た所に二の鳥居が有り参道となりますので電車で来る方はそのまま進めば良いのですが、車で行った場合は駐車場が参道横の中腹となります。その為、駐車場には参拝道左とありますが、そちらへ行かずに右方向に1-2分ほど坂を下って二の鳥居をくぐって参道を通って参拝されることをお勧めします。河内国の一之宮...
Mino Yumoto Suisyun

4.0

61 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Osaka Minoshi Sembahigashi 3-13-11 Beaver World Minoo Shipbuilding branch 2F

The largest comprehensive leisure hot spring facility in the region and located in Minoh City, you can enjoy a rich variety of baths centered on natural hot springs that gush up in Minoh Senba. The Minoh Bijin no Yu, which has been certified for its health effects, is a natural hot spring rock bath with three levels for men and two for women. The components in the hot spring will make your skin feel very smooth. In addition, you can fully satisfy yourself with their other baths that include one with carbon dioxide dissolved in the water, a milky bath, a sauna with traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, and a women's-only salt sauna. They also have a relaxation salon, and an eatery where you can taste seasonal dishes on tatami bamboo mats.

次男のポイントが貯まってたので、土曜日の20時頃訪問。夜は行った事なかったので驚いた！客の多い事、確かに駐車場も多かったけど、、、ロビーにも人が溢れてましたよ。 ※無事ポイントはビール、タオル、ソフトクリームに交換出来て良かったです。

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Osaka Areas

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."