Osaka Things to Do

 62 Reviews  Visit the Castle... its very interesting. Its a fairly long walk from the Rail Station, but its an interesting walk and the Castle is quite unusual which is why it should be seen. Pity to go all the... 

 22 Reviews  Dotombori is a street in Namba alligned with eateries, arcades, and shopping centers. Many people do come for food and shopping, but the area itself is actually an attraction of sorts. The restaurants... 

 37 Reviews  its very nice aquarium, most unique there is the shark whale which is amazingly big you can see in the picture. and the eating show is also very nice. other sharks and strange fish are all present in... 

 20 Reviews  While many of Japan's cities have some sort of building where you can view the surrounding city, not all of them are really worth the money. The Umeda Sky Building is one however that is worth it,... 

 25 Reviews  The Museum of Oriental Ceramics built up its collection from the private Ataka collection of mainly Korean ceramics. Korean pottery from 12th to 16th centuries remains the mainstay of this exquisite... 

 8 Reviews  America Mura, the "American village", came into existance in the 1970s from the growing popularity of American culture and fashion. Like nearby Dotombori, while it is mostly a shopping area, it has... 

 12 Reviews  For music and collector items head to America-mura. http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/search/detail/sightseeing_2022.html There are many independent record shops here as well as larger ones. Look for Time... 

 12 Reviews  Electrical goodies galore, gadgets, computers, televisions, DVD players, phones, etc, etc!! You can find just about anything electrical related here, NEW and USED. UPDATE: JANUARY 2002. In Umeda,... 

 8 Reviews  Also in the park is the zoo. Entrance fee is 500 Yen / 150 Yen for children. The zoo is open from 9:30 - 17:00. closed on monday. There are some modern exhibits, like the one about africa. And we... 

 8 Reviews  Nara is the enriched with Japanese Sprit and has a massive Buddhist temple here one of the biggest in Japan i think and surrounded by a lovely park with Deer running around and attacking me (ha ha ha)... 

 6 Reviews  Where Dotonbori covered street arcade ends, Shinsaibashi starts. Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi is separated by a man-made canal with a road bridge across. You can planned to cover both these within the... 

 8 Reviews  Hoenzaka Warehouse The way I understood it is that remains of several of such houses, built in the 5th century were found, when the modern buildings in this place were constructed. The house was built... 

 7 Reviews  Once you have entered or at the entrance of the Osaka Castle ground, you will be guided with my posted photos of the map and direction of the Osaka Castle. By starting off from this point, you will... 

 4 Reviews  Just west of Tennoji-koen is an area called Shin-sekai (New World). At the heart of it is a tower called Tsuten-kaku tower, a 103m high structure that dates back to 1912. Shin-sekai is an... 

 4 Reviews  The Silver Ball outside OCAT (Osaka City Air Terminal - where the buses leave from the city to Kansai Airport) is where, in the evenings the more energetic young people of Osaka come to practice their... 

 5 Reviews  Osaka Business Park (OBP) is one of representative streets lined with skyscrapers in Osaka. Some major companies are based at OBP and there is a big shopping mall called IMP (International Market... 

 Rabbityama Says:  Spa World is said to be the World's Largest Spa (or World's Largest Onsen) and regardless of whether or not that's true, it's definitely big!There are two main... 

 Rabbityama Says:  The Osaka Hikari Rennaissance is Osaka's December Light-up festival. At night, the Nakanoshima area is lit up with light displays. There is a light show, river... 

 hotmoth Says:  When you leave Osaka station you`ll probably see agiant ferris wheel on the top of the Hep 5 building. It`s 500 yen & provides a cool 360 degree view of Osaka.... 

 schwein Says:  Easy to get to, with one of the four departure/arrival docks at the park beside Osaka castle. Good way to see a unique perspective of the city. Take it from... 

 schwein Says:  I was lucky, in that all the blossoms were blooming when I had time in Osaka.End of March, beginning of April is the best time to see them.Great place to view... 

 Rabbityama Says:  Although it is not one of the official top three tenjin shrines, Osaka Tenmangu has gained fame as the host of the Tenjin Festival, one of the biggest festivals... 

 Rabbityama Says:  Isshinji Temple is a small but interesting temple. The three Buddha statues that you see were actually made with human bones (mixed with the materials to give...