The Kita area of Umeda and Shin-Osaka is the gateway to Osaka tourism. While there are high-class hotels and brand-name stores, it is also characterized by many shopping malls and a huge underground shopping mall connecting them.
Umeda and Shin-Osaka are home to such tourist attractions as the Umeda Sky Building, Kitashinchi, the old Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan, the HEP FIVE Ferris wheel, Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Arcade, and Umeda Joypolis.
Local delicacies such as takoyaki, okonomiyaki, tecchiri, hari-hari-nabe, and kitsune udon are also recommended.
Osaka's Tenjin Matsuri is known as one of the three major festivals in Japan, along with Kyoto's Gion Matsuri and Tokyo's Kanda Matsuri. Shinto rituals and various events are held for about a month from late June to July 25 every year. In particular, on July 24 and 25, a boat procession is held on ...»
Nakanoshima Park, a waterfront park sandwiched between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River, is a lush green oasis located in the heart of the city, extending approximately 1.5 km and covering an area of 10.6 ha. This park was the first park established in Osaka City in 1891, and is beloved by c...»
At the top of the Umeda Sky Building, the world's first connected skyscraper with 40 floors above ground and 2 below, 173 meters above ground, is the Hanging Garden Observation Deck where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Osaka cityscape. It is a spot where visitors can enjoy a vast panoramic vi...»
The National Museum of Art, Osaka is a fully underground museum with three basement levels (some floors above ground) that collects and exhibits contemporary art. With the exception of works by some artists (Cézanne, Picasso, Ernst, Tsuguharu Fujita, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, etc.), the collection consists ...»
One of the most prominent public hall buildings in Japan, both the exterior and interior are highly finished and are considered important in the history of modern architecture in Japan, and are designated as National Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The building, with its distinctive arched ...»
The Osaka Municipal Museum of Housing, nicknamed "Osaka Kurashi-no-Konjakukan," is a public museum dedicated to the history and culture of Osaka City. The museum exhibits materials and models related to housing in Osaka City from the Edo period to the postwar period, and is located in the Osaka Muni...»
This urban park (general park) is a 4.2-kilometer-long riverside park stretching from the upper reaches of the Okawa River to Tenmabashi Bridge downstream on both banks. The park utilizes the riverbed from the Kema-arashi weir to Tenmabashi Bridge, and is a riverside park with water, greenery, and ...»