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Browse 69 reviews, 225 travel blogs, 495 photos and videos about 43 things to do in Osaka. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Shitennoji Temple Osaka

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  • Jan 23, 2004: ... to much. However, we then headed over to Shitennoji Temple via The Temple Isshinji which looked like a theatre on the inside ...
  • Dec 21, 2003: ... , Melissa and James at a nearby flea market which surrounds Shitennoji temple. The first four letters of its' name bears no ...
  • Jan 13, 2004: ... zoo without realising it was the zoo so i headed back to Shitennoji Temple where the market had been the first week. On the ...

Universal Studios Japan Osaka

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  • 12 reviews
  • 36 travel blogs
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  • Nov 23, 2002: I ended up going to the overpriced, but fun, USJ three times - first Tracey and I went as its a "must do" and then I had to ...
  • Jul 4, 2007: ... is. Besides having a decent nightlife Osaka is also home to Universal Studios Japan.  The rather expensive Universal ...
  • Mar 24, 2006: ... resembles Alton Towers in England. Not as exciting as say Universal Studios or Disney Land but one of the best places to ...
  • May 16, 2006: ... the most of the day though. This was my second time to Universal Studios but it had been the best part of 2 years since I ...

Dotombori Osaka

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  • 5 reviews
  • 17 travel blogs
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  • Apr 3, 2006: ... the hotel I set off towards one of Osaka's main entertainment districts, Dotombori. Feeling quite hungry once I got there ...
  • Oct 5, 2008: ... business city 'quickly changed when we entered Osaka's nightllife 'strip': Dotombori.   This is the place where ...
  • Mar 27, 2009: ... .com, check them out. We walked back to Dotombori and bought some Takoyaki - fried dumpligs with octopus in ...
  • Jan 10, 2005: ... of taste went in pre-boom-era Japan. Ask any Japanese person about food and Osaka and you'll immediately hear them say ...

Osaka Castle (Osaka-jo)

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  • 8 reviews
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  • Mar 22, 2007: ... two year jaunt this September! Clare was only in Japan for two weeks, and had come to Osaka to see the sumo wrestling, and I ...
  • Apr 5, 2008: ... hand with an enviable technical superiority. We arrived in Osaka at 7:30 am, Japan time. This was after waking up at 5 am ...
  • Apr 15, 2009: ... and sometimes very even friendly. We visited Osaka castle and got a taste of medieval Japan which was all the more enhanced ...
  • Sep 12, 2008: ... it was a mouse with all the commotion. Next day we visited Osaka Castle which is a replica of the original. The inside is ...

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

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  • Sep 7, 2008: ... the aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Aquarium_Kaiyukan). After reading the reviews and information packs about ...
  • Mar 9, 2008: ... the subway and went out to the harbor, and Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan). I should have taken the guidebook's advice and come on ...
  • Jun 18, 2006: ... ~ walk to Tempozan Harbor Village. Visited Osaka Aquarium "Kaiyukan"(1800Yen); Remarked as Japan's best aquarium. There is a ...
  • Mar 4, 2007: This is definitely one of the best places to visit in Japan -- even on a Monday morning when the place is jam-packed due to a ...

Namba Parks Osaka

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Nanba Grand Kagetsu Osaka

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Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

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Spa World Osaka

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  • 7 reviews
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  • Jul 20, 2003: ... felt quite safe in comparison. After this I decided to go to Spa World and relax my still aching muscles. It was 20GBP to ...
  • Nov 3, 2007: ... care. A visual feast to treasure.   6. "Spa world" in Osaka A huge complex onsen (hot spring) with ...
  • May 15, 2008: ... AIBO 2 and we left. Somewhat fortuitously we found there is Spa World right next to our hotel.  It's the biggest spa ...
  • Jun 12, 2008: ... poolside when we were there. I would recommend Spa World to anyone if they happen to be in Osaka, as it is a good day out. ...

Modern Transportation Museum Osaka

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Suntory Museum Osaka

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  • Sep 25, 2009: ... thing on our list was the largest 3D IMAX in the world, in suntory museum. We had no idea that we would be lucky enough to be ...
  • Jul 11, 2006: ... visiting, although the best buildings by far are in Osaka Port - the Suntory Museum and Maritime Museum, and a raft of new ...

Shinsaibashi Osaka

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  • 28 travel blogs
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  • Oct 5, 2009: ... - "Eat, eat until you fall down." Why Osaka is my entry point to Japan. It also translates to eating as much Takoyaki and ...
  • Oct 15, 2009: ... Steak Ron 1-10-2 Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita-ku | Umeda, Osaka Hariju 1-9-26 Nishishinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka Takontetsu (Pizza ...
  • Jul 31, 2009: ... la noche, aprovechamos que era sabado y aun estabamos cerca de Shinsaibashi para tomarnos la ultima copa en el Wax 69 y el ...
  • Jun 20, 2006: ... , today we spent the day window shopping in Shinsaibashi. I realised that I didn't actually have many pictures of the area, ...

Minami (Namba) Osaka

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  • 6 travel blogs
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  • Apr 16, 2006: ... With no plan for the rest of the evening, we headed of to Minami, which means south. This was the area with all the bars and ...
  • Nov 6, 2008: ... a day to explore the different neighbourhoods of Osaka. From my hostel in the Minami (southern) district, I headed to the ...
  • Dec 4, 2007: ... out again, feeling well rested, to move on to the Minami district (using our subway passes again of course). The bright ...
  • Nov 28, 2005: ... underground shopping was nothing we hadn't seen before in the Minami area, just pricier. Although I'm sure if I was a fashion ...

Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine Osaka

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Umeda Sky Building - Floating Garden Observatory Osaka

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  • 3 reviews
  • 22 travel blogs
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  • Jul 20, 2003: ... back on the train to Osaka. In Osaka I decided to go up the Umeda Sky Building, which has a floating observatory at the ...
  • Sep 12, 2008: ... and side streets with lots of eateries. Went to the Umeda Sky Building when we arrived, to catch the sunset. The building ...
  • Oct 21, 2007: ... a really fun festival, held underneath the Umeda Sky Building - a huge sky scraper building with an observation deck on top ...
  • Apr 1, 2007: ... We met up at the top of the tallest building in Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building, that morning and the group consisted of Yumi, ...

Tsutenkaku Osaka

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  • Jan 23, 2004: ... Osaka. We hit the city centre and headed down to the Tsutenkaku Tower which I have given some history about previously. We ...
  • Jun 8, 2006: ... was tasty as, much better than McDonalds.. Also saw the Tsutenkaku tower (Hitachi), but it was expensive and didnt look very ...
  • Jan 13, 2004: ... eh?! Spent the day looking around Tennoji, started at Tsutenkaku tower which was constructed in the same style as the ...
  • Nov 4, 2005: ... out it was red bean. We then located Osaka's famous crusty tower, Tsutenkaku. We found Nipponbashi by accident. Heaps and ...

Nakanoshima Osaka

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  • Aug 11, 2006: ... elegant 5 star hotel, the Rihga Royal Hotel, located on Nakanoshima, an island between the Dojima and Tosabori Rivers. We ...
  • Sep 26, 2009: ... north to the heart of the city, in the area surrounding Nakanoshima. An island that runs along the middle of the Kyuyodo ...

Joypolis Osaka

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Ebisu Bridge Osaka

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National Bunraku Theater Osaka

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