Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Bentencho / Osaka Bay Area Area
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Osaka
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- Universal Studios Japan
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4.010821 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Sakurajima 2-1-33
- A theme park in Osaka City. Come enjoy a variety of attractions based on famous Hollywood movies including Jaws and Jurassic Park. Following the popular Wizarding World of Harry Potter, they opened the Minion Park in 2017 to great domestic and international interest. There is also the Universal Cool Japan area with limited collaboration attractions based on popular video games and anime.
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the food sucked. the rides were boring. smelly. bird on my head. too EXPENSIVE. to many lines. there was no thrill. my baby on my head. i slipped on a banana peel. i chocked on my food. my jumper...
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- Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan)
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4.56677 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Kaigandori 1-1-10
- This aquarium in the Tempozan Bay Area is the world's largest aquarium. It is even more popular now as they have drastically changed how guests view the exhibits, including the Pacific Ocean Tank where you can see whale sharks leisurely swimming about. Enjoy a wide variety of Pacific-Rim themed exhibits to see and enjoy including California Sea Lions, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, and a fish tank with a tunnel from which you can observe the animals.
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Such a fantastic aquarium in osaka,japan was very access from the trainstation which is well signed fron the exit of the train cart followed by a easy 5 minute walk. 2000 yen for an adult which is a...
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- Universal Citywalk Osaka (TM)
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4.0345 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Shimaya 6-2-61
- This is a commercial facility next to “Universal Studios Japan (USJ),” with a number of restaurants, shops, and hotels made to look like a street from Hollywood. In addition to restaurants and fast food shops where visitors can enjoy gourmet from all around the world, the food theme park where you can eat and compare Takoyaki (octopus dumplings), a specialty of Osaka, is also popular. There are also many shops selling souvenirs of Osaka, busy with tourists on their way home from USJ. The nearest is Universal City Station.
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When u come to Osaka, please at least spend your time in here. u may come here after the USJ. its really nice to take photos and enjoy the scenary
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- LEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka
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3.5200 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Kaigandori 1-1-10 Tempozan Marketplace 3F
- This is an indoor entertainment facility located on the third floor of the Osaka Bay Area commercial facility “Tempozan Marketplace.” It was built as a facility for children to have fun with their families, and there are ride type attractions on the theme of Lego and a 4D cinema. There is also a classroom where visitors can learn how to make Lego works by professional Lego creators, a play zone, as well as a reproduction of Osaka city is in Lego blocks, and an attraction is that visitors are able to be entertained according to their age. It is a facility full of “play” that stimulates children’s imagination. The nearest station is Osakako Station.
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Great place to bring your children to explore the wonderful land of lego! As an indoor center, there is no worries of spending time under the hot sun even if you are visiting in the summer!
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- Tempozan Market Place
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3.5177 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Kaigandori 1-1-10
- A shopping mall and entertainment complex located in the Osaka Bay area inside Tempozan Harbor Village, famous for the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world. The three floors of the facility are packed with restaurants, cafes, fashionable apparel stores, and lifestyle goods shops. The mall has a full array of facilities appealing to families, including Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho, a food theme park where visitors can enjoy the delights of Osaka cuisine; Tempozan Animal Park, where you can play with dogs, cats, and other small animals; and Legoland Discovery Center Osaka, an indoor museum where kids can play with Legos. The closest station is Osakako Station.
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Tempozan Market Place is a shopping center within walking distance to the Kaiyukan Aquarium and is right next to the Tempozan Ferris Wheel. Because of this proximity to two tourist attractions, it...
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- Tempozan Ferris Wheel
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- Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Kaigandori 1-1-10
- The Tempozan Ferris Wheel is located in Tempozan Harbor Village in Osaka’s Bay Area. When it opened to the public in 1997, the wheel, which has a height of 112.5 meters and a diameter of 100 meters, was the largest ferris wheel in the world, and consequently attracted a great deal of interest. During the 15-minute ride, visitors can enjoy magnificent views of the Kinki region, including the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Kansai International Airport, Mt. Rokko, etc. The Tempozan Ferris Wheel has four see-through cabins with transparent walls and a transparent floor, which are very popular with young people and tourists. At night, the Ferris Wheel is illuminated using a combination of indirect and direct LED lighting, which is a sight not to be missed.
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- Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho
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4.068 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.
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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...
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- Glion Museum
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4.026 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.
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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...
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- Maishima Sports Island
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- Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Hokkouryokuchi 2
- This large, multi-faceted leisure facility has a focus on sports. It was built in the 1990s as part of the Osaka Olympic Initiative. It features the multi-purpose Maishima Arena, a baseball stadium, tennis courts, sports grounds, and more. They also have lots of facilities for enjoying the great outdoors, such as a campground, lodges, and a barbecue area, as well as nice spots for a stroll including hills with a view and a plaza with a fountain.
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- Osaka City Nanko Uotsuri-en Gogan
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3.59 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osaka-shi Suminoe-ku Nanko Minami 6-9-3
- A sea fishing park built on a sea wall on the western edge of the Port of Osaka's South Port, South Pier. The spacious fishing park has enough room for around 400 people to go fishing at the same time. A variety of fish and sea life can be caught here year round, including octopus, sardine, horse mackerel, and black porgy. Located close to the center of Osaka City and facing the open ocean, the park is visited by everyone from fishing enthusiasts to beginners. Fishing gear rentals and guidance by experienced instructors are available, and even middle school and elementary school children can come here without any gear and start fishing easily. Entry is free, making this popular leisure spot very family-friendly as well.
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駐車場は1日1.500円、それ以外の費用は掛からないです。 トイレあり、手ぶらで来てもレンタルありますが、まぁ釣れないです（汗）潮もチェック済、3回ほど行ってみました。 朝九時から十六時頃まで、竿は4本、3人で、サビキ、投釣り(ルアーも色々変えました)、タコ釣りも試しまして、場所もちょいちょい移動してましたが、、。 もう少し釣りたい人は他のとこが良いかもです。 ここはゴミが集まるところなのか、ペ...
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- ATC
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- Osaka Osaka-shi Suminoe-ku Nanko Kita 2-1-10
- This large complex is located in 2-Chome Nankokita, Suminoe Ward, Osaka City. The complex consists of two commercial facilities - the O's shopping mall, which has a north and a south building and which is occupied by some 70 establishments; and International Trade Mart (ITM), a commercial complex with shops, offices, and showrooms. There are also a variety of adjoining facilities, including ATC Asobimare, a huge indoor playground; Nanko Sunset Hall, a concert hall with floor-to-ceiling windows commanding a view of the sea; and an outdoor seaside stage.
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- Mizuno Sportology Gallery
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4.57 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Suminoe-ku Nankoukita 1-12-35 Mizuno Corporation Osaka head office building 1F
- Approximately five minutes' walk from the Nanko Port Town Line's Nakafuto Station, this gallery is on the first floor of the sporting equipment manufacturer, Mizuno's head office. Sports-related exhibits line the walls, with everything from official Olympic posters from the Meiji period to the present day, to uniforms of baseball players in the late Taisho period, to leather gloves from the early Showa period. There is also a corner where visitors can touch models of equipment currently being used by present-day athletes.
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온갖 종류의 스포츠용품이 다 있음 특히 야구 좋아하는 사람들 진짜 행복해함 예술품같은 글러브들 구경하기 좋음 박물관이라고 표현 ㅋㅋㅋ
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- Maruzen Intec Osaka Pool
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5.01 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Tanaka 3-1-20
- A swimming pool and ice-skating rink in Yahataya Park, in Osaka. It was moved from Ogimachi Park to Yahata Park in 1996, due to its deteriorating state. The two-story, circular building holds a 50-meter pool, approved by the Japan Swimming Federation, a diving pool and a 25-meter secondary pool. The main and diving pools are open from the beginning of May until the end of September, and the secondary pool is open all year round. In the winter, the main and diving pools are used for ice skating. Also open to beginners, are a variety of school programs including swimming, skating and stretching.
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夏はプール冬はスケートリンク プールは大きな大会にも使われ５０mプールがあります。なかなか実際にはお目にかかれない大きなプールは圧巻です。 冬はスケートリンクになります。スケートリンクも大きな大会にも使われるほどの大きなリンクなのでひろびろと滑られます。 初心者用にソリの貸し出しもあり小さなお子さんや大人も楽しめます。 大阪プールがある八幡屋公園ものんびり散歩するにはぴったりな公園ですよ
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- Mizuno Sports Plaza Maishima
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- Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Hokkouryokuchi 2-3-125
- A sports center surrounded by natural beauty standing in the Maishima Ryokuchi park and commanding a view of Osaka Bay. Including both outdoor and indoor areas, the center has two futsal courts and 14 tennis courts. Offering court and sports equipment rentals, the center also holds regular sports classes. Replete with changing rooms and shower rooms, the facility is also set up to take care of all your post game needs as well.
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- Bird Sanctuary Portside Greenbelt (Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary)
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- Osaka Osaka-shi Suminoe-ku Nanko Kita 3-5-30
- This bird sanctuary is located in 3-Chome Nankokita, Suminoe Ward, Osaka City. The sanctuary makes use of an artificial tidal flat and is visited by some 150 species of birds annually, including sandpipers and plovers. There is an observation tower from which visitors can use telescopes for birdwatching. The sanctuary also holds seasonal wild bird and tidal flat animal watching events. The scenery which can be viewed from this tower, including the tidal flat itself as well as the area's sunsets, is also beautiful.
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- Yahataya Park
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- Osaka Osakashi Minato-ku Tanaka 3-1-40
- This park is just outside the 2A Exit of the Subway Chuo Line's Asashiobashi Station. The enormous grounds encompass walking courses surrounded by nature, a pool which is converted into an ice-skating rink in the winter and a grass lawn with children's play equipment. No matter what your interests are, or how old you are, anyone can enjoy this park in their own way. Sports events and concerts are held in the gymnasium, which unusually anywhere in the world, is half-underground with an observatory on the roof. The park's seasonal trees and flowers are magnificent, with cherry blossoms in the spring, violet Jacaranda flowers in the summer and autumn leaves in the fall.
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- Maishima Barbecue Park
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- Osaka Osaka-shi Konohana-ku Hokukoryokuchi 2-1-107
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- Hotel Lodge Maishima Mori to Rill no BBQ Field
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- Osaka Osaka-shi Konohana-ku Hokukoryokuchi 2-3-75 Osaka Resort Hotel Lodge Maishima
- A barbecue facility adjoining Hotel Lodge Maishima in Hokkoryokuchi, Konohana Ward, Osaka City. The 500-seat barbecue ground is surrounded by trees and is outfitted with a roof. A reservation-only facility with afternoon and evening slots, here customers can enjoy authentic Japanese-style barbecuing. The facility offers services such as all-inclusive equipment rentals, garbage disposal, and fire starting. There's also a shop and a three tier barbecue ingredient set menu, ensuring that even absolute beginners can easily have fun barbecuing.
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- Tempozan Harbor Village
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- Osaka Osaka-shi Minato-ku Kaigan-dori 1-1
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- Morimura @ Museum
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- Osaka Osaka-shi Suminoe-ku Kitakagaya 5-5-362F
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