Other Historic Site/Building Spots in Kitakawachi / Higashi-Osaka Area

  • Tomb of Kusunoki Masatsura
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Shijonawate-shi Kariyaminamimachi 27-5
    This tomb is located in Kariya Minami-machi, Shijonawate City. The tomb belongs to Kusunoki Masatsura, a Nanboku-cho period military commander and eldest son of the famous samurai icon Kusunoki Masashige. Records state this is the place where Masatsura died during the Battle of Shijonawate in 1348. A camphor tree over 500 years old growing on the grounds has been designated a Natural Monument by the prefecture.
  • Kudaraji Temple Ruins
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Hirakata-shi Nakamiyanishinocho 4340
    This site of a ruined temple adjoins Kudarao Shrine. The temple is believed to have burned down between the 11th and 12th centuries, and today only its foundations remain. The grounds in their entirety have been designated a National Special Historic Site. The ruins are one of only two Special Historic Sites in Osaka Prefecture.
  • Takaida Yokoana
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Met. Kashiwarashi Takaida 1598-1
  • Tanabe Heidi trace
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Kashiwarashi Tanabe 1-chome
  • Kimura Shigenari grave
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Yaoshi Saiwaichou 6-chome
  • Yamaguchi Shigenobu grave
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Higashiosakashi Wakaehigashimachi 6-chome
  • Former Ueda Family's Residence
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Yao-shi Uematsucho 1-chome
  • Kusunoki Masayuki Oyakego tomb
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Shijounawateshi Kariyaminamimachi
  • Takamiya Heidi trace
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Neyagawashi Takamiya 2-chome

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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