osaka Attractions

osaka: attractions 102 places, ranked by rating and review count.

  1. Universal Studios Japan

    ★ 4.5(963,317) attractions

    Universal Studios Japan is a theme park in Osaka with rides, parades, and live performances. It has areas such…

  2. Katsuoji

    ★ 4.6(94,775) attractions

    Katsuōji is a temple in Minoo, Osaka, with red daruma dolls filling its grounds. Visitors can collect stamps t…

  3. Osaka Castle

    ★ 4.4(99,448) attractions

    Osaka Castle sits in a large park in central Osaka and is a historic site with stone walls and moats. Inside t…

  4. Dotonbori

    ★ 4.4(84,440) attractions

    Dotonbori in the Namba area of Osaka is a tourist spot where two streets run parallel along a canal and restau…

  5. Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

    ★ 4.5(61,202) attractions

    Haeyugwan is a large aquarium in Osaka that displays marine life including whale sharks and squid. Visitors de…

  6. Osaka Castle Park

    ★ 4.4(51,018) attractions

    Osaka Castle Park is a large park spread around Osaka Castle, a tourist site in Osaka that you enter on foot f…

  7. Umeda Sky Building

    ★ 4.4(43,687) attractions

    Umeda Sky Building is an observation deck that looks down over central Osaka, reached on foot from Osaka Stati…

  8. Nagai Park

    ★ 4.2(71,637) attractions

    Nagai Park is a large park in central Osaka with a running course, a botanical garden, and a natural history m…

  9. Harukas 300

    ★ 4.6(23,612) attractions

    Harukas 300 is an indoor observation deck connected to Tennoji Station in Osaka, looking down over the city. F…

  10. Glico Sign Dotonbori

    ★ 4.5(18,575) attractions

    The Glico Sign is a photo spot on the riverside wall near Ebisubashi in Dotonbori, Osaka, where people pose in…

  11. Tsutenkaku

    ★ 4.1(43,736) attractions

    Tsutenkaku Observatory is a tourist spot in the middle of the Shinsekai street in Osaka where visitors take in…

  12. Namba Yasaka Jinja

    ★ 4.5(15,884) attractions

    Namba Yasaka Shrine is a shrine near Namba and Dotonbori in Osaka, and its symbol is a giant lion-head-shaped …

  13. Kuchu Teien Observatory

    ★ 4.4(14,269) attractions

    Umeda Sky Building's rooftop observatory connects the tops of two towers in Osaka's Umeda district. During the…

  14. Tempozan Ferris Wheel

    ★ 4.5(10,853) attractions

    Tempozan Daikanransha is a Ferris wheel overlooking Osaka Port and the city, near Kaiyukan. Ride around sunset…

  15. Minoh Falls

    ★ 4.4(11,223) attractions

    Minoh Falls sits at the end of a walking path from Minoh Station in Osaka. The walk from the station to the fa…

  16. Kansai International Airport

    ★ 4.1(21,924) attractions

    Kansai International Airport is the international airport for the Kansai region, used for trips to Kobe, Osaka…

  17. Shitennō-ji

    ★ 4.3(12,909) attractions

    Shitennoji is a Buddhist temple in Osaka that is over 1,500 years old, located near Abeno Harukas and Shinseka…

  18. Hep Five Ferris wheel

    ★ 4.5(7,337) attractions

    Hep Five Ferris Wheel sits on the seventh floor of a commercial building in Umeda, Osaka, and looks down over …

  19. Tennoji Zoo

    ★ 4.1(17,277) attractions

    Tennoji Zoo is an urban zoo near Shinsekai Market and Tsutenkaku Tower where visitors can see tigers, lions, p…

  20. Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

    ★ 4.3(10,269) attractions

    Osaka Tenmangu is a shrine dedicated to the deity of learning, located near Osakatenmangu Station and Tenjinba…

  21. Osaka Castle Museum

    ★ 4.5(5,754) attractions

    Osaka Castle Tenshukaku is a landmark in Osaka reachable on foot from Tanimachiyonchome Station. Inside the ca…

  22. Shinsekai

    ★ 4.2(10,617) attractions

    Shinsekai is a commercial district in Osaka within walking distance of Ebisu Station, with restaurants and gam…

  23. LEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka

    ★ 4.2(9,915) attractions

    Legoland Discovery Center Osaka is a children's play facility with Lego brick play and indoor attractions, loc…

  24. MIRACLE WORLD OSAKA

    ★ 4.7(3,400) attractions

    Miracle World Osaka is a contemporary art museum near Kuromon Market where visitors experience large-scale med…

  25. Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka (NAKKA)

    ★ 4.4(5,894) attractions

    The Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art displays contemporary art, paintings, and old Japanese works in Osaka Naka…

  26. Osaka Municipal Housing Museum "Osaka Museum of Housing and Living"

    ★ 4.2(8,216) attractions

    Osaka Municipal Housing Museum is an indoor local history museum that recreates old Osaka houses and buildings…

  27. Natural Hot Spring Naniwanoyu

    ★ 4.2(7,728) attractions

    Naniwa no Yu is a large public bathhouse a 15-minute walk from Tenma, and it draws local Osaka families. It ha…

  28. Namba City

    ★ 3.9(14,579) attractions

    Namba City is a complex shopping mall directly connected to Nankai Namba Station, with shopping centers and fo…

  29. Tennoji Park

    ★ 4.1(8,811) attractions

    Tennoji Park sits in front of Tennoji Station in Osaka, next to the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. The park h…

  30. Osaka Museum of History

    ★ 4.2(6,887) attractions

    The Osaka Museum of History is a museum in Osaka that displays the history of Osaka. Exhibits are arranged so …

  31. Nakanoshima Park

    ★ 4.2(6,495) attractions

    Nakanoshima Park sits along a river in central Osaka and holds a rose garden and cherry blossoms. People walk …

  32. Kids Plaza Osaka

    ★ 4.4(4,314) attractions

    Kids Plaza Osaka is a children's experience space near a station in Osaka where kids do hands-on basic science…

  33. Osaka City Central Public Hall

    ★ 4.3(5,134) attractions

    Osaka Central Public Hall is a modern architectural landmark in Nakanoshima that is over 100 years old. Its ex…

  34. Ebisu Bridge

    ★ 4.3(4,990) attractions

    Ebisu-bashi Bridge in Dotonbori, Osaka, faces the Glico sign and is a spot for photos. The Asahi billboard is …

  35. Tsuyuno Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin)

    ★ 4.2(4,919) attractions

    Tsuyunotenjin Sa is a small shrine in central Osaka, near Umeda Station and Ohatsu Tenjin Dori, where visitors…

  36. Hogwarts Castle

    ★ 4.6(2,315) attractions

    Hogwarts Castle is a Harry Potter-themed attraction at Universal Studios in Osaka. The castle and the structur…

  37. Osaka Station

    ★ 4.1(5,705) attractions

    Osaka Station is a large JR conventional-line train station in the Umeda central district. It opened in 1874 a…

  38. Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts

    ★ 4.1(5,372) attractions

    Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts is a museum near Tennoji Park, within walking distance of the Tsutenkaku observ…

  39. Tombori River Cruise (Tazaemon Bridge Pier)

    ★ 4.4(2,503) attractions

    Donbori Gang Cruise departs in front of Don Quijote in Dotonbori and runs along the Dotonbori River through th…

  40. The National Museum of Art, Osaka

    ★ 4.1(4,159) attractions

    The National Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum in Osaka, about a 10-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Stat…

  41. Abeno Harukas Art Museum

    ★ 4.1(3,229) attractions

    Abeno Harukas Museum is an art museum on the 16th floor of Abeno Harukas in Osaka that holds special exhibitio…

  42. Ninja Experience Cafe Osaka Dotonbori

    ★ 5.0(695) attractions

    Ninja Taiken Cafe Osaka Dotonbori is a cafe near Dotonbori that serves drinks alongside ninja experiences. Par…

  43. Nishinomaru Garden

    ★ 4.2(2,442) attractions

    Nishinomaru Garden is a park in Osaka where you view cherry blossoms inside Osaka Castle. During cherry blosso…

  44. Tenshiba

    ★ 4.2(2,420) attractions

    Tenshiba is a wide green park at the entrance of Tennoji Park in Osaka. It has a lawn plaza where visitors can…

  45. Nakanoshima Rose Garden

    ★ 4.4(1,627) attractions

    Nakanoshima Rose Garden sits on an island-like strip between two rivers in Kitahama, Osaka. The rose scent is …

  46. Ōgimachi Park

    ★ 3.9(4,060) attractions

    Ogimachi Park sits near central Osaka and has benches and a sports field for a short break. It draws families …

  47. The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

    ★ 4.4(1,548) attractions

    The Osaka Municipal Museum of Oriental Ceramics displays ceramics from Korea, China, and Japan by period, incl…

  48. Namba Station

    ★ 4.1(2,089) attractions

    Nankai Namba is a train station connecting Kansai Airport and central Osaka, attached to Namba Parks and linke…

  49. Fujita Museum

    ★ 4.4(1,041) attractions

    Fujita Museum in Osaka displays Japanese art. Inside, visitors can take part in a tea ceremony with matcha or …

  50. Shinsekai Market

    ★ 4.2(1,425) attractions

    Shinsekai Market is a street in Osaka where kushikatsu shops and izakayas cluster, close to Ebisucho Station a…

  51. Tennōji Station

    ★ 3.9(2,152) attractions

    Tennoji, in southern Osaka, is a transit hub where JR, subway, and Kintetsu lines meet. Trains run toward Kans…

  52. Otemmon

    ★ 4.4(746) attractions

    Otemon is the western main gate of Osaka Castle, located on the path into the castle keep inside Osaka Castle …

  53. Keitakuen Garden

    ★ 4.3(835) attractions

    Keitakuen is a Japanese garden inside Tennoji Park in Osaka, behind the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. It is …

  54. Namba

    ★ 3.9(1,567) attractions

    Namba is a large subway station in central Osaka where several lines meet. Exit 14 leads almost directly to Do…

  55. Umekita Park

    ★ 4.4(621) attractions

    Umekita Park is an urban park with lawns and greenery in the middle of the building cluster at Osaka Umeda Sta…

  56. Dotonbori Bridge

    ★ 4.6(458) attractions

    Dotonbori Bashi is a bridge that crosses the Dotonbori River in Osaka and connects the two sides of the Dotonb…

  57. Tower Slider (Tsutenkaku)

    ★ 4.3(698) attractions

    The Tsutenkaku Tower Slider is a tower-shaped slide inside Tsutenkaku, reached from Exit 3 of Ebisucho Station…

  58. Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library

    ★ 4.3(668) attractions

    Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library is a public library on the Nakanoshima riverfront in Osaka, housed in a …

  59. Gozabune Pier

    ★ 4.3(561) attractions

    Gozabune Pier is the boarding point for the yakatabune that circles the moat of Osaka Castle. The roughly 20-m…

  60. Karahori Shopping Street

    ★ 4.0(710) attractions

    Garahori Shotengai is a neighborhood market street near a station in Osaka that keeps the look of an old Japan…

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