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Hirakata Park

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Osaka Hirakatashi Hirakatakouenchou 1-1

This long-standing amusement park, located near Hirakata-koen Station, has a long history in the country. It contains a wooden rollercoaster, free fall ride, a large Ferris wheel, and several other attractions that can be enjoyed all day by adults and children alike. There’s also a small zoo and petting facility as well as restaurants, shops, and many other features. Events are held throughout the year, and there’s a pool open in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter. Popular entertainers often serve as brand ambassadors, which has garnered the park fame.
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...
Forest of Osaka Hoshida Park

4.5

76 Reviews

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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...
Hiraoka Park

4.0

20 Reviews

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Osaka Higashiosakashi Higashitoyourachou 12-12

This vast park at the foot of mountains is approx. six minute-walk from the Kintetsu Railway Nara Line's Hiraoka Station. In the cherry blossom square, a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Higashi Osaka City, about 100 Yoshino cherry blossoms bloom every year during the peak season, painting the entire area in pink. In addition, there are also observatories where you can watch Osaka's spectacular sunset, and a stone tablet with a haiku written by Matsuo Basho during his last trip crossing Kuragari Pass. Forest Toy Box, which reopened in June 2016, is 100-120 meters high, and uses its height and slope for a roller slide that is very popular with children.

児童公園として、展望台として、あるいは生駒山麓-暗がり峠へのハイキングコースとして皆さんが思い思いに楽しんでいます。春は梅園も桜も名所として有名です。
Botanical Gardens, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University

4.0

19 Reviews

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Osaka Katano-shi Kisaichi 2000

This botanical garden is located in Kisaichi, Katano City. The outdoor garden is planted with around 450 varieties of trees and plants with a focus on Japanese species, including a recreation of a Japanese forest containing 11 of Japan's most well-known species, as well as areas dedicated to plants from other countries, cherry trees, maples, plum trees, and aquatic plants. The garden regularly holds guided tours as well as seasonal events such as cherry and plum blossom viewing parties.

これまで桜の季節を外していた。なるほど。ハーブ園の向かいに絶滅危惧種園ができていた。高齢者向けの割引制度ができていた。 168号線私市小学校下に無料の駐車場ができていた。「交野市いわふね自然の森スポーツ・文化センター」の向かいであるが、天の川沿いの私市水辺プラザ公園を抜けると５分前後。
Tamateyama Park Fureai Park

4.5

10 Reviews

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Osaka Kashiwarashi Enmyouchou Near 14-2 (South parking lot)

This municipal park extends across the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line's Domyoji Station and the Kintetsu Osaka Line's Kawachi-Kokubu Station. The park is full of nature and flowers that can be enjoyed throughout the year. There are also various types of play equipment to be enjoyed in this hands-on park, such as the large slide Roller Train, box-type athletic Rope Climbing and Children's Ski Slope, where children can experience the thrills of sledding. In the Attractions Plaza, there are also rental bicycles for children (for a fee), which is a popular for families.

もともとはテーマパークだったが、今は違う。芝滑りや変わり種自転車乗り場などもあり、小さなお子様連れでお弁当を持って出かけるには最適です。
HIRAKATA T-SITE

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Osaka Hirakatashi Okahigashichou 12-2

This is a multi-purpose commercial complex in front of the south exit of Hirakatashi Station, and is a “Department store for lifestyle ideas” with Tsutaya Bookstore as the center. The main building and two annex buildings contain about 40 specialty stores and various services including fashion, miscellaneous goods, food, beauty, and banking services. Tsutaya Bookstore stocks about 150,000 books and magazines, and also sells books tailored to themes on each floor. At the Starbucks Cafe on the third floor, you can also read books before purchasing them while enjoying a cup of coffee.
Wani Park

4.0

12 Reviews

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Osaka Hirakatashi Wanikouen 1-1

This urban park is located 600 meters north of the JR Fujisaka Station, following the train tracks. The park was created by cutting a clearing in this slightly elevated natural forest, which is characterized by its wooded slopes. There is a biotope in the park, with places for children to get close to nature. Also within the park are sports facilities, such as baseball grounds, tennis courts and a swimming pool, which is open in the summer. There are four different pools. A 50-meter pool with nine lanes, a flowing water pool, a wave pool and a children's pool. Additionally, there is seating for 400 spectators, and a lunch area, making this pool a very busy place during the summer months, full of parents and children.

テニスコート、野球場、砂場なども完備した昔からある公園です。夏場は８の字、波プール、５０ｍプールを備える市民に憩いのプールです。８月末までの営業ですが、土日やお盆の時期は駐車場は常に満車になってしまうので、最寄り駅（ＪＲ藤阪）か京阪バスでのアクセスをお勧めします。
Osaka-fuei Neyagawa Park

4.0

9 Reviews

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Osaka Neyagawa-shi Neyagawa Park 1707 Neyagawa Park Management Office

This park is located in Neyagawa City. Facilities on the park's lush grounds include baseball and softball fields, 15 tennis courts, a track-and-field ground, and other sports facilities; as well as walking paths and a playground. Visitors can enjoy going for a walk while taking in seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms in spring. The Neya Kofun, an ancient burial mound dating to the late Kofun period, is also located on the grounds.

JR東西線寝屋川公園駅直ぐにある寝屋川公園。広々として噴水や遊歩道があり散策にはうってつけ。またグラウンドやバスケットコートもありスポーツにも好適。時間が空いたら是非行って見て欲しい。
Neyagawa Outdoor Activity Center

5.0

1 Reviews

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Osaka Shijonawate-shi Shimotawara 2237

A lifelong learning center located in Shimotawara, Shijonawate City. Surrounded by the abundant natural beauty of Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, the center has facilities such as lodges, an astronomy dome, cooking areas, a workshop, and birdwatching hut, and the center can be used for outdoor and nature activities. The center also offers a variety of programs, including nature experiences, outdoor cooking, crafting classes, and astronomical observation.

昨年の8月に、施設でキャンプ泊に利用しました。大阪市内から車で1時間ちょいで、アクセスも割といいと思います。さまざまなレクリエーションを用意してくださっていて、滞在時間中は思い切り楽しめました！！たくさんの方を受け入れていて手なれているのか、スタッフさんも細やかな気配りをして下さり、とても居心地がよかったです。コテージは十分に広く、子どもたちも大喜びでした。空調はコイン式で、バストイレ...
Benten Ike Park

3.0

1 Reviews

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Osaka Kadoma-shi Kishiwada 1-8-2

A park located in Kishiwada 1-Chome, Kadoma City. Park facilities include a grass field encircling Benten Pond, a playground, fountains, and flower beds. There's also a beautiful forest and a small temple dedicated to Benzaiten. The Benten Ike Park Spring Carnival is also held here.

小さな池と池を囲む木々が風に揺れてのどかに過ごすことができました。近くの老人ホームの方でしょうか、係りの方に押されて車いすで来ておられました。こんな手付かずの公園も良いものです。
Osaka Fumin no Mori Midori no Bunkaen Muroike Enchi

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Osaka Shijonawate-shi Osaka 458-2

"A park adjoining ""Osaka Fumin no Mori Midori no Bunkaen"" in Osaka, Shijonawate City. The park's waterside garden, built around Muroike Pond, is filled with natural beauty, including aquatic plants, camellias, hill cherries, and Japanese maples, and there are two walking paths, an observatory, a grass lawn, and wooden boardwalk. In the Mori-no-Takarajima area on the north side of Midori-no-Bunkaen, there is a jumbo slide, Tarzan rope, and a variety of other playground equipment."
Tsurumi Ryokuchi Barbecue Area/Campsite

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Osaka Osaka-shi Tsurumi-ku Ryokuchikoen 2-163 Hana Hiroshi Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park

A campground and barbecue ground located in Ryokuchikoen, Tsurumi Ward, Osaka City. The campground can also be used for day camping, and the barbecue ground, which is outfitted with charcoal and electrical grill facilities and may be used for free (advance reservation required). There's an adjoining paid barbecue ground with services which make it easy to barbecue such as equipment rentals, charcoal fire starting, and garbage collection. A glamping (luxurious camping) plan is also available.
Yao City Minami-Kinomoto Disaster Prevention Park and Gymnasium

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Osaka Yaoshi Minamikinomoto 3-1-1

This park and gymnasium is a three-minute walk from the Ryoi-bashi bus stop on the Yao south-bound bus from Yao Station. Relax all day at this spacious park with exercise equipment, a gymnasium, and playground for children. It normally functions as a location for local relaxation, spots promotion, citizen exchange, and disaster prevention education. In the event of a disaster it acts as a temporary evacuation center for neighboring residences, combining evacuation site, disaster prevention and park all in one. Fire and disaster prevention exhibitions are frequently held using the park's facilities.
Yuhi-no-oka Farm

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Osaka Kashiwarashi Karindobata 4433-3

This farm for tourists in Kashiwara City is abundant with nature and focusses mainly on grape picking. A wide variety of grapes are cultivated allowing you to enjoy an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of grapes. You can also harvest chestnuts and satsuma-oranges. The grape varieties include Pione, Muscat, Rosario Bianco, Muscat Berry A, Red Fuji, Newberry A, Koshu, and more. While what's available is dependent on season there is a nice appeal to trying varieties that are not commonly seen at the market. The vineyard is also well known for its gorgeous setting sun.
Kyuhoji Ryokuchi Pool

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Osaka Yaoshi Nishikyuhouji Town 323

"Open only in the summer, KyuhojiRyokuchi Poolis municipal outdoor swimming pools in Kyuhojigreen space. They are easily accessed, located right near the exit of the Yao Interchange on the Kinki Expressway or 1.2 km from Kyuhoji Station, and the entrance fee is reasonable, attracting large crowds of family groups during the height of summer. A lush grove of palm trees is planted in the middle of the u-shaped main pool giving the place a tropical atmosphere. There is a slide that is fine even for elementary school children, along with a shallow ""kiddy pool."" For older swimmers, there are two 50-meter pools and one 25-meter pool."
Yoshidakasuga Children's Park

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Osaka Higashiosakashi Yoshitahonmachi 1
Narukawa Osaka Prefectural Nature Park

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Osaka Higashiosakashi Kamirokumanjichou 1748-2 Easy Center Center

This is a park located at the top of the Rakuraku mountain path half-way up Mt. Ikoma in Kamishijo-cho Town, Osaka City. The vast park of 204 hectares extends from the Kuragari Pass to Narukawa Pass and beyond. Between April and May visitors can enjoy the giant white, crimson and pink azaleas lining the hiking trail. The plaza Bokura no Hiroba is at the highest point in the park, and from here you can enjoy a view of the Osaka plains, Osaka bay, Mt. Rokko, and even Awaji Island in the distance. Mt. Katsuragisan and Mt. Kongo extend to the south, and visitors can enjoy the nature-rich scenery.
Osaka Fumin no Mori Kurondo Orchards

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Osaka Katano-shi Kisabe 3192-1

This park is located in Kisabe, Katano City. Situated along a hiking course extending from Kisaichi Station in 3-Chome Kisaichiyamate, Katano City to Kurondo Pond in Takayama-cho, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, the park is situated on the border between the two prefectures. There are several hiking courses on the park's vast grounds, and visitors can enjoy walking amidst seasonal natural scenery, including Asian skunk cabbage, cherry blossoms, and fall foliage. There's also a barbecue facility (advance reservation required) which can be used throughout the year.
Shijonawate City Outdoor Activity Center

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Osaka Shijonawate-shi Osaka 408-1

This outdoor facility is located in Osaka, Shijonawate City. Situated on the grounds of the Osaka Fumin no Mori Midori no Bunkaen Muroike Enchi park, the center has tent sites and other lodging facilities, a multipurpose ground, and an astronomical observatory. The center offers a variety of outdoor and nature activity plans, including making bread and pizza outdoors, and stargazing.

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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."