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Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Abeno-ku Abenosuji 1-1-43

One of Japan’s largest independent department stores, comprised of a Tower Building situated in floors B2 through 14 in the 300 meter tall Abeno Harukas skyscraper and an adjoining Wing Building. The facility is filled with a diverse variety of establishments, including leading overseas clothing brands, fashionable casual apparel brands, restaurants, and interior design shops. There is also the Abeno Harukas Dining restaurant area spanning three floors, Soraha specialty shop area, an electronics retail shop, large scale bookstore, and more, providing countless hours of fun shopping for locals and tourists alike. The closest stations are Tennoji Station and Osaka Abenobashi Station.
Ikasuri-jinja Shrine

3.5

53 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Kyutaroumachi 4 Watanabe 3

This is one of Japan's oldest shrines marked in a register of shrines in Japan, located between office buildings. It is approximately a three-minute walk from Honmachi Station on the Osaka Metro. It is affectionately called Zamasan by the locals and is worshiped for protection of the home, safe travel and the safe delivery of babies. For safe delivery, visitor can purchase a bell charm and a maternity band. Additionally, the shrine conducts prayers at the shrine or house calls for warding off evil and protecting against misfortune. Traditional Shinto weddings with Japanese court music can also be held at the shrine. The emblem of the shrine is a heron and original Goshuin, shogunate-authorized temple stamp, is also available. The fringed orchid associated with the emblem is grown in the shrine and visitors can enjoy viewing them from mid-July.

本町のビジネス街の裏通りにビル街に囲まれてある摂津国一之宮。坐摩大神（いかすりのおおかみ）と読み難いため、地元でも「ざま神社」「ざまさん」と呼ばれることが多い神社。
Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho

4.0

68 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Kaigandori 1-1-10 Tempozan Marketplace 2F

This food theme park is located on the second floor of the Tempozan Market Place shopping center in the Tempozan Bay Area facing Osaka Bay. The decor seeks to capture the lively mid 1960s Osaka vibe from when Osaka hosted the World's Fair and has a retro downtown feel. This popular spot is overflowing with classic Osakan food staples including famous okonomiyaki (savory pancake packed full of vegetables, seafood, and meat) chains, kushikatsu (meat skewers), takoyaki (fried octopus dumplings), warabi-mochi (bracken starch jellies), and more.

Naniwa Kuisinbo Yokocho is a sub-section in the Tempozan shopping center’s food court. Its theme is Japanese food in an older setting. I find that the choices available here to be more interesting...
OCAT

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Minatomachi 1-4-1

Directly connected to JR Namba Station, this shopping complex is part of the largest bus terminal in west Japan. A shuttle bus runs between the bus terminal on the second floor and Kansai International Airport. The shopping complex also serves as a base for the limousine bus, which connects to Itami Airport and Kobe Airport, long-distance express buses and tour buses. Inside the complex, are a vast array of restaurants and shopping floors. While waiting for the bus, you can enjoy browsing the many wares available here, or relax on the roof garden amongst the 10,000 plants planted here, made up of approximately 200 different varieties of herbs, including lavender.
Glion Museum

4.0

26 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Kaigandori 2-6-39 (in Osaka/red brick warehouse)

Museum and showroom of classic cars near Osaka Port. This 100-year-old redbrick warehouse has a retro atmosphere making you imagine New York and London, with restored vintage cars from such companies as Toyota and Ford on display. This antique space also has models and other items a car fan will delight over, and even the T3R driving simulator.

If you’re a car guy and don’t visit this place when travelling in Osaka, get ready for regret. This place has a few sections (open display, restaurant/bar, ticketed display, free display). The free...
Fudouguchikan

4.0

49 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Osaka Izumisanoshi Ogi 7

This hot spring inn is part of the Inunakiyama Onsen Center Annex, and only 30 minutes by car from the Kansai International Airport, is often called the closest hot spring to the rest of the world. It is a simple cold sulfur (hypotonic, alkaline, cold water) spring, which is said to be effective for neuralgia, muscle pain, chills and chronic gynecological diseases. The abundant beauty of Mt Inunakiyama and the Inunaki River, known for their richness of nature and beautiful valleys, are visible from the guest rooms and the outdoor baths. The inn also proudly serves local dishes, made with delicious, fresh vegetables from the Senshu region and local sake. Visitors can have the perfect day-trip bathing and enjoying the food with the inn's day-trip plan.

We had a combination of rooms with private onsen and those without which meant one room had western style bed and the others futon. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience of wearing kimonos, the...
Sojiji Temple

4.0

52 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Ibarakishi Soujiji 1-6-1

Sojiji Temple is a Koyasan Shingon sect temple, and is the twenty-second temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, located five minutes' walk from Soji-ji Station. It is the sixth boke-fuji Kinki Juraku Kannon sacred site, and the Boke-fuji Fuhi-Kannon is enshrined here. The founder of the temple, Fujiwara no Yamakage, was also the founder of Shijoryu Hochodo (a school of Japanese cuisine), and a kitchen knife festival is held here every year on April 18th. The temple's principal object of worship, the thousand-armed Kannon, is distinctive in that it stands on the back of a turtle. According to legend, Yamakage's father, Takafusa once saved a turtle from some fishermen, and later, when Yamakage fell into a river, the same turtle saved him in return.

大阪の茨木市にある、西国三十三所22番札所です。境内は、無料で落ち着いた雰囲気です。また、併設されているレストランポタラは、味良し、雰囲気良し、値段良しです。
Bijin-yu Syofuen

4.0

63 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Osaka Takatsukishi Tsukawaki 4-20-3

This day trip hot springs is located about 20 minutes by car from the Ibaraki Interchange. Bijin-yu Syofuen was founded as Kansai's best recuperation hot spring. Its concentration of spring water is 2.5 times that of standard hot spring and it draws from the Settsukyo Hana no sato onsen (healing hot spring). The bath earns its name of Bijin-yu, or bath for beauty, as the super smooth spring water is gentle on the skin and help bring out a soft lustre, which is popular among female bathers. The water is said to be effective in helping with cuts, burns, chronic dermatitis, neuralgia, and rheumatism. On the second floor you can gaze out at the hills while relaxing in reclining baths or the open-air bath. On the roof lose your sense of space in the giant rooftop open air bath.

Good onsen including Roten buro (outside bath). You have to put your shoes in shoe box first and lock (Need 100JPY coin, it will be returned later), then give the key to the reception and pay 950...
Keihan Mall

3.5

37 Reviews

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Miyakojima-ku Higashinodamachi 2-1-38

This is a shopping mall directly connected to the Keihan Electric Railway Kyobashi Station. In 1990, the hotel Keihan Kyobashi was opened in the building, and established an apparel, food and lifestyle shopping complex. There are approximately 150 stores located from the basement to the seventh floor which include fashion stores, stores that sell household goods, cafe restaurants, and food products with an atmosphere inviting customers to casually drop in. Access to the shopping complex from the JR Station and subway is convenient and it is the perfect spot to take a break or spend time waiting for a train. There is also a spacious nursing room with a bench sofa and a wash basin for parents with small children.

週末の夜ともなれば帰宅途上の会社員風の利用が目立っていました。11月下旬共なれば、そろそろクリスマスシーズンですが、意外にも飾付けは少なそうでした。又、飲食店コーナーも比較的混みあっているようでした。
Semba Center Building

3.5

67 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Sembachuou 2-3

Commercial buildings in central Semba. The buildings are ten, looking like supporting the Hanshin Expressway, with the first through third are serving as a wholesale market, fourth through ninth are for wholesale textile stores, and the tenth is a shopping center filled with specialty stores. Its major characteristic is its direct access to the Midosuji Line / Central Line Honmachi Station and the Sakaisuji Line / Central Line Honmachi Station, where three lines meet at four different stations. The shopping center comes complete with its own car park, and customers can enter the shops without ever getting wet in the rain. And, with the various restaurants and cafes centered in the underground area, it is always full of tourists and families, making it a very lively place.

Fashion / Small household goods wholesale market. If you are looking for a wholesale market like the ones found in China or Hong Kong, you will be sorely disappointed. To my understanding, they...
Ichiran (Dotonbori Main Store)

4.0

2331 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Souemonchou 7-18

The Dotonbori Annex of the famous tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen restaurant Ichiran. The retro Showa fashioned store is adorned with tables where you can enjoy a conversation with friends or family over a bowl of ramen. Their tonkotsu broth is a closely guarded secret refined over many years. Come taste the unique flavor of their noodles paired with a secret blend of chili pepper in their tonkotsu ramen. Ichiran's famous solo counter spaces are also available for the single customer.

One of the best ramen that we’ve ever tried. The ramen has a chewy texture, the broth was flavourful, the meat was tender, and the egg was boiled to perfection.
Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street

Shopping

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Shinsaibashisuji 2-2-22

"Shinsaibashi-suji is a shopping street located in Chuo Ward, Osaka City. The street has a long history; in the Edo period (1603-1868), it flourished as a route leading to the Dotonbori theater district, and there was a popular saying: ""Ginza in the East, Shinsaibashi in the West."" Today, Shinsaibashi-suji is lined by around 180 businesses, including fashion boutiques, lifestyle stores, specialty stores and gourmet restaurants. The area to the north of Nagabori street has always had many textile wholesalers located there, and is known as the ""Senba Shinsaibashi-suji shopping street""; for a fashion-related business in Osaka, opening a store there is a mark of success and status."
HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 5-15

This Ferris wheel is located on the 7th floor of HEP FIVE, a four-minute walk from JR Osaka Station. The red Ferris wheel is a symbol of HEP FIVE and when the weather is fine visitors are able to see the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Mt. Ikoma. It takes about 15 minutes to go around and the 360 degrees panoramic view is a must-see. At night the view of the twinkling neon lights of high-rise buildings creates a romantic atmosphere. The Ferris wheel cars are air conditioned and recommended scenic spots are in the inside the car, making it fun to look for from about 106 meters high in the sky. Visitors can also save their memories with a photo service for a fee.
Fujii-dera Temple

4.0

59 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Fujiderashi Fujidera 1-16-21

Located five minutes from Fujii-dera Interchange, in Fujii-dera 1 Chome, this temple, belonging to the Omuro school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, is the fifth temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple was established by Gyoki in accordance with Emperor Shomu's imperial prayer, in the year 725. The main hall, where the national treasure, the thousand-armed Kannon is enshrined, also incorporates struts called kaerumata and lavish carvings in its construction. The wood carvings adorning the traditional gable roof are intimidating, and the four-pillared temple gate (the West Gate) is also an Important Cultural Property. It was built by order of Toyotomi Hideyori, in the Momoyama Period. Fujii-dera Temple has also been famous for over a thousand years for the Wisteria flowers that continue to bloom here, and during full bloom, their purple blossoms flutter in the wind.

西国三十三ケ所を巡る中で行ってきました。ちょうど「藤まつり」というイベントが行われている最中で、境内の藤棚を写真に収めている参拝客が多かったです。中でも白色の藤はお天気が良かったこともあって、風に揺られて陽に透けるような美しさがとても見ごたえがありました。一部のお堂（だと思います）は改修中で、そのお堂に使われるのかどうかは分かりませんが、屋根の瓦に願い事を書いて納めるというものがありました（3...
Dotonbori Konamon-Museum

4.0

50 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-6-12

Dotonbori Konamon-Museum in downtown Dotonbori is a food theme park and a hands-on facility where you can experience the history and culture of konamon (flour) including takoyaki (octopus dumpling). On the first floor, Takoya dotonbori Kukuru, a well-known takoyaki restaurant which is famous with long queues, shows the cooking procedure and sells them. On the second floor, there is a historical museum about flour with an eating area. The third floor is a studio where you can make your own food samples for a unique takoyaki (a booking is required in advance). On the first basement, there is a takoyaki dojo (training area) where you fry your takoyaki with your own choice of ingredients. The closest station is Namba Station.

This is a famous takoyaki shop in Dotombori area. There is always a queue here. The takoyaki is delicious and the sauce is good too.
Nose Myokenzan (Nose Myokenzan, External Buddha Halls, Murosan Shinnyoji Temple)

4.0

58 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Toyono-gun Nosecho Nomanaka 661

This is a Nichiren sect sacred site on the top of Mt. Myoken. It is also the holy ground for the faith of the northern star that worships the Myoken Bosatsu (Myoken Bodhisattva), known as the god of martial arts and performing arts, and shows that path that people should take. Myokendo Hall is in the precinct and it is filled with visitors gathering for prayer meetings and bon fire festivals. Visitors can experience sutra copying any time to reflect on themselves and there is also a sutra drawing copying experience for children. The beech tree forest of Mt. Myoken from 10,000 years ago is registered as a National Treasure and is famous as a hiking route which can be enjoyed in the four seasons.

ケーブルカー、リフトの乗り継いでからも、結構歩きました。この時期ですから、汗だくでした。でも、山の中のお寺、なんか涼しくで有り難い気持ちになれました。
Tekijuku

4.0

91 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Kitahama 3-3-8

This is a private cram school that was opened in 1838 by Ogata Koan, a leading researcher of Ran-igaku (Dutch medicine). It is located about a five-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station or Kitahama Station on the Midosuji Subway Line / Keihan Electric Railway. The Dutch study school educated many inspirational people such as Fukuzawa Yukichi and Omura Masujiro and is now an Important Cultural Property. The surrounding area has been made into an historic park and visitors can view both the outside and inside of the restored house where Koan once lived. Additionally, there are events such as special exhibits and lectures held in the building.

適塾は中之島近くにある緒方洪庵が江戸時代に大阪船場に開いた蘭学の塾です。またこの塾は開塾から25年間で約3,000人の入門生があったと伝えられ、福沢諭吉や大村益次郎など多くの名士を輩出しています。現在は適塾の前身のする大阪大学が管理しており一般公開されていました。
LaLaport EXPOCITY

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Suitashi Senribampakukouen 2-1

This is a large commercial facility located within the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park about a two-minute walk away from Banpaku-kinen-koen Station, Osaka Monorail. You can also enjoy it after using the entertainment facilities in EXPOCITY, and it is also popular with families. There are approximately 305 stores assembled within the spacious facility such as fashion, interior, lifestyle goods, culture and gourmet, and there are also a large number of stores which have set up shop for the first time in Japan. In particular, we recommend popular character themed restaurant which is the only place where you can enjoy and the large scale food court which has an unbroken view of the tower of the sun statue.
Dotonbori ZAZA

4.5

29 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori 1-7-21 Kobayashi Building B1

Dotonbori ZAZA located in the first below ground floor of Nakaza Cuidaore Building in downtown Dotonbori in Minami district of Osaka is a theater divided into two halls; “HOUSE” and “POCKET’S”. It holds live comedy by young performers daily as well as a range of events such as rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling), theatrical performances, and music. “HOUSE” accommodates up to about 150 people and “POCKET’S” can hold up to about 80 people. The stage and audience are close enough to enjoy immersive entertainment. The closest station is Namba Station.

My family and I enjoyed the musical so much, we kept singing the theme song gotta gotta! all the way back to our home country! Kudos to the five actors and also to their kind manager who went out...
Osaka Station City

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Umeda 3-1

This large composite facility is centered around JR Osaka Station, the South Gate Building, and the North Gate Building. You’ll find everything from the encyclopedia Daimaru Umeda, Hotel Granvia Osaka, the Lucua 1100 commercial facility, a movie theater, a sports club, and more, not to mention clothing shops, restaurants, hotels, medical facilities, and every other type of business and service imaginable. There are several plazas as well, making it convenient for meeting up or taking a break.

Umeda Nakanoshima Minamimorimachi / Temma Yodoyabashi / Kitahama / Hommachi Osaka Castle Shinsaibashi / Namba Tennoji / Shinsekai Tsuruhashi / Tamatsukuri Bentencho / Osaka Bay Area Sumiyoshi / Tezukayama Hokusetsu Kitakawachi / Higashi-Osaka Minami-Osaka

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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."