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Universal studio Osaka
26 Reviews in japanese that ture but still loads for fun for those who have never been to universal stuido of usa. just access the site of universal sutio and you will understand everthing , it is a very...
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castle Osaka
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...
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Dotombori Osaka
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...
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Aquarium / Tempozan Harbor Village Osaka
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...
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Umeda Sky Building Osaka
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,...
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museums Osaka
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...
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America Mura Osaka
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...
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amusement & relaxing Osaka
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...
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shopping Osaka
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,...
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Tennoji park Osaka
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...
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Sightseeing outside Osaka Osaka
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)...
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Shinsaibashi Osaka
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...
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culture & history Osaka
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...
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parks, squares &gardens Osaka
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...
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zero (empty tips) Osaka
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...
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street entertainers Osaka
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...
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Business Park Osaka
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...
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Dotonbori is Osaka's famous amusement district.It is a single shopping/restaurant street, running alongside the Dotonbori-gawa (canal), and stretches between the Dotonboribashi Bridge and the Nihonbashi Bridge. Dotonbori is officially a part of the Namba district of Osaka, south of Shinsaibashi.[Back to Osaka-fu]
Osaka Castle is located in Chuo-ku Osaka. Originally called Ozakajo, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi Momoyama period.The castle is situated on a plot of land roughly one kilometer square. It is built on two raised platforms of landfill supported by sheer walls of cut rock, each overlooking a moat. The central castle building is five stories on the outside and eight stories on the inside, and built atop a tall stone foundation to protect its occupants from sword-bearing attackers.[Back to Osaka-fu]
If you want to buy "Electric things like a small radio and personal computer"Nipon-bashi"meaning Japanese bridge" make you happy. Denden-Town "Den "means Denki=electoricAlso You can find Restaurants here.
Sen-shu (southern Osaka-fu) is home to numerous onsens. Inunakiyama is famed as a sacred mountain retreat, but the numerous ryokan (inns) make it feel more like a tourist destination - albeit an uncrowded, out of the way one. It is deep in the mountains, surrounded by woods, and altogether a pleasant experience.Each ryokan has its own baths. Guests staying at the inn can use the baths, or you can come for the bath alone. I was told that accomodations and prices are roughly the same whichever you choose, so I won't give you the name of the one we visited. (OK, honestly, I forgot the name.) There was a regular bath, ro-ten-buro (outdoor tub), and whirlpool. When we arrived and asked the price, we were told Y800 for a bath, but when we said that sounded high, the manager immediately said OK, Y600.
Osaka-fu is home to numerous onsen (natural hotsprings). Honoji no Sato, in the mountains above Kaizuka, is in a former elementary school. Facilities include a meeting center, restaurant, playground, gymnasium, miniature golf, and hiking course. The onsen itself features both regular bath and a ro-ten-buro (outdoor tub). Bathing in the garden, amid the trees is a great pleasure. It's also nice to cool your body in the fresh air between dips in the bath. Honoji no sato features excellent water - I'm not sure what minerals it contains, but it's very nice on the skin. A bath is Y600 for adults, children half price. The place is a bit difficult to reach by public transportation, but worth the effort.
In Tajiri, the small town where I live, every Sunday from 6:00am to noon is the Asa-ichi, or morning market. Tajiri is a fishing town, and fresh fish and shellfish of all description are available. There are also fresh vegetables and prepared foods of various sorts. I highly recommend it, not only for reasonably priced and unbeatably fresh food, but also for people watching. The people of Kansai are famously open and friendly, and my neighbors in Tajiri are among the nicest people you'll meet anywhere.If you can't make it to Tajiri, there are great markets in other cities, too. Kishiwada, Izumisano, Kaizuka and other cities have their own markets.
The Dontonbori area has a huge neon sign which all Japanese tourists want a photo in front of. It wont mean much to foreigners, but there are always lots of weird people to look at on the bridge, especially at night.
Well-preserved and magnificently-developed historical sight.
Universal Studios Japan is one of three Universal Studio theme parks, located in Osaka.[Back to Home of Osaka]
Osaka Shin Kabukiza is a theater located in Osaka.
The Ritz-Carlton Osaka Osaka
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Super Hotel Midosujisen Esaka Suita
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Q: Hi there, My friend and I plan to visit Japan in Nov. Since we've not been there before, appreciate if you can share with us on...
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