Things to See and Do in Osaka

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Shitennoji Temple Osaka
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32 reviews 6 travel blogs 11 photos
Distance: 2.4 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Jan 23, 2004 ... up to much. However, we then headed over to Shitennoji Temple via The Temple Isshinji which looked like a theatre on the ...
- Dec 21, 2003 ... Kim, Melissa and James at a nearby flea market which surrounds Shitennoji temple. The first four letters of its' name bears ...
- Jan 13, 2004 ... the zoo without realising it was the zoo so i headed back to Shitennoji Temple where the market had been the first week. On ...
- Mar 27, 2009 ... , I decided to wander through Shitennoji temple complex, basically the main large temple complex in Osaka. The complex ...
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Universal Studios Japan Osaka
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373 reviews 53 travel blogs 135 photos
Distance: 4.3 miles from city center

Category: Amusement Parks

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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 ... , that is. Besides having a decent nightlife Osaka is also home to Universal Studios Japan. The rather expensive ...
- Jul 24, 2010 ... he spent...), and then we walked around the mall adjacent to Universal Studios for a bit. Back on the Shinkansen to Kyoto (I ...
- Mar 19, 2009 ... action packed day which had students walking/running around Universal Studios for 10 hours! Universal Studios was ...
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Dotombori Osaka
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175 reviews 43 travel blogs 62 photos
Distance: 2.4 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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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 ...
- Sep 16, 2010 ... is stunning!!! after the observatory we went to dotombori which is the night scene of osaka...we tried to go out from the ...
- Mar 28, 2009 ... .com, check them out. We walked back to Dotombori and bought some Takoyaki - fried dumpligs with octopus in ...
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Osaka Castle (Osaka-jo)
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240 reviews 221 travel blogs 538 photos
Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Nov 8, 2011 Beautiful castle
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
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281 reviews 11 travel blogs 16 photos
Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Zoo/Aquarium

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- Jul 1, 2011 We went on a saturday, arrived and entered around 11am, took us 2 hours to complete and that is with alot of pictures and ...
- May 9, 2010 ... special ticket for a day on the subway and admission to aquarium kaiyukan. The ticket even came with a penguin postacrd with ...
- Sep 7, 2008 ... first the aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Aquarium_Kaiyukan). After reading the reviews and information packs ...
- Sep 26, 2010 ... for me. Anyway, my first stop was at the Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan). I enjoy these kinds of places to I’m easily ...
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Namba Parks Osaka
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28 reviews 2 travel blogs 2 photos
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Shopping

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- Nov 25, 2011 ... taken. So we moved on. We went back to Namba Parks, a giant new shopping complex near our hotel that we had ...
- Nov 6, 2011 ... goods,cd. and anime stores and i wound my way over to Namba Parks which was impressive if you like that kind of thing.I ...
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Nanba Grand Kagetsu Osaka
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65 reviews

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Performances

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Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
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5 reviews 2 travel blogs 3 photos
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jul 9, 2011 ... and VERY ODD. Back on the subway to the Museum of Housing and Living. Another terrific museum (free again on ...
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Spa World Osaka
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78 reviews 20 travel blogs 27 photos
Distance: 6.4 miles from city center

Category: Indoor Sports and Fitness

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- Jul 21, 2003 ... felt quite safe in comparison. After this I decided to go to Spa World and relax my still aching muscles. It was 20GBP ...
- Nov 3, 2007 ... utmost care. A visual feast to treasure. 6. "Spa world" in Osaka A huge complex onsen (hot spring) ...
- Jul 14, 2010 ... extra of paying for massages and use of the gym etc. Spa World is supposedly the biggest spa complex in the world with ...
- Oct 1, 2010 ... I deserved to pig out. So other than my last Okonomiyaki, Spa World, not seeing a baseball game like I wanted to (tickets ...
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Modern Transportation Museum Osaka
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18 reviews

Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Suntory Museum Osaka
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5 reviews 4 travel blogs 2 photos
Distance: 4.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jan 5, 2010 ... , after the Aquarium we were walking back and noticed the Suntory Museum across the street. We honestly thought it was ...
- 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 ...
- Oct 15, 2010 ... Mori Art Museum, the National Art Center of Tokyo and the Suntory Museum of Art. I also did some window ...
- 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 ...
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Shinsaibashi Osaka
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66 reviews 54 travel blogs 38 photos
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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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 ...
- Sep 15, 2009 ... mechanical signs. Running perpendicular to Dotonbori was Shinsaibashi, a 2km long covered shopping street. It ...
- May 29, 2011 ... Namba to a Brazilian restaurant, Barbacoa. (http://www.barbacoa.jp/shinsaibashi/en/about/index.html) It was all you can eat ...
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Minami (Namba) Osaka
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34 reviews 15 travel blogs 7 photos
Distance: 2.1 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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- Apr 17, 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 ...
- Oct 14, 2010 ... to clean up for dinner, then took the train to the Minami district, which is supposed to be the entertainment precinct that ...
- Nov 7, 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 ...
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Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine Osaka
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37 reviews 2 travel blogs
Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Jan 1, 2010 ... back to haunt us). We wanted to visit the Sumiyoshi-taisha shrine because its Osaka’s most famous shrine and we knew ...
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Umeda Sky Building - Floating Garden Observatory Osaka
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121 reviews 34 travel blogs 68 photos
Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jul 21, 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 ...
- Sep 16, 2010 ... after a great 2.5 hr watching sea life we headed to umeda sky building...its amazing how the japanese are polite! we were ...
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Tsutenkaku Osaka
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145 reviews 14 travel blogs 10 photos
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jul 12, 2010 ... of writing. I went to Tennoji park, Tennoji temple and Tsutenkaku tower. Even Blackpool done a better job with their tower ...
- 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 ...
- Jan 13, 2004 ... though eh?! Spent the day looking around Tennoji, started at Tsutenkaku tower which was constructed in the same style as ...
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Nakanoshima Osaka
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20 reviews 3 travel blogs
Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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- Sep 16, 2010 ... to do, so little time!!! our hotel was located in nakanoshima - a very peacefull island between the south and north sides ...
- Aug 12, 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 ...
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Joypolis Osaka
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4 reviews

Distance: 2.1 miles from city center

Category: Amusement Parks

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Ebisu Bridge Osaka
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11 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo
Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Jun 8, 2010 ... dark and Lonely Planet told us where we wanted to be then: Ebisu Bridge which, the writers say, was the inspiration for the ...
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National Bunraku Theater Osaka
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10 reviews

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Performances

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Hep Five Ferris Wheel Osaka
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33 reviews 2 photos

Distance: 2.1 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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Isshinji Temple Osaka
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4 reviews 1 travel blog 2 photos
Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Apr 4, 2011 ... will understand what I mean once I can get some photos uploaded! Isshinji temple is surreal but one of the most beautiful ...
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Mitsu Hachimachi shrine Osaka

Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Hozen Temple Osaka
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13 reviews

Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Ikutama Shrine Osaka
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4 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Mar 28, 2011 ... characters on the streets. D4 - Osaka Tenman-gu + nearby market street, Ikutama Shrine + surrounding temples, ...
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Osaka Nanko Beach
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6 reviews

Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka
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4 reviews

Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Municipal Museum of Fine Art Osaka
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5 reviews

Distance: 4.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Osaka Science and Technology Museum
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6 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jul 9, 2005 ... yummy soup. We were then taken to the Panasonic Science and Technology Museum. We saw amazing technology that we were ...
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Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingei-kan) Osaka
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3 reviews

Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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