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Tonboike Park

4.5

33 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Kishiwadashi Sangayamachou Oike Ass 701

This general public park is in the hilly area of Sangayama Town, Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture. It contains lush green and various areas for the enjoyment of kids and adults alike. There’s “Tonbo no Yugu” (Dragonfly’s Playground), which features 45 different types of play structures, which makes it popular for both small children and older children. There are plenty of spots where you can enjoy nature, such as the “Rose Garden” that blooms with over 2,300 roses in spring and fall, the “Fall Foliage Valley” boasts stunning leaf colors in the autumn, and a big lake with birds swimming in it. Complete with large grassy fields and plains, this is a great spot for a family picnic.

トンボ池公園はとても広い公園で遊具の規模も大きく休日等にはたくさんの利用者が押し寄せます。トンボの遊具、蝶の遊具、大滑り台、大池、流れの広場、水と緑の音楽広場、野原の広場、トンボハウス、大芝生広場、ふれあいの森等、たくさんの広場があり、隣接して、テニスコートもあります。一部エリアではバーベキューを楽しむこともできます。
Osaka Nishikinohama Beach Park

3.5

36 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Prefecture Kaizuka-shi 859-1

This seaside park is in Sawa, Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture and contains Nishikinohama Beach Park, a popular Osaka sea bathing spot. The blue sea, sand, and pine forest are gorgeous, and many visitors come to enjoy the one-kilometer stretch of beach. Surrounding a monument shaped like a sailboat mast is a sports field and several play structures, while the east side of the park has tennis courts and a baseball field. The “cherry blossom viewing hill” is covered in cherry blossoms in spring, and there are zones where you can enjoy seasonal blooms as well. Families can enjoy the day here.

The worst beach Ive ever been. If you are looking for a plastic ocean with and share the sand with all kind of garbage, so, here is your place. You can find all kind of plastic, bottles, cans, etc...
Kamigata Ukiyoe Painting

3.5

46 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Nanba 1-6-4

This is a small museum of woodblock prints based on kabuki theatre. Entry is 500 yen per person. It is set over 3 floors and there are explanations in English. If you have the time then, at extra...
Billboard Live OSAKA

4.5

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Umeda 2-2-22 Herbis PLAZA ENT B2

A live music club and restaurant located inside the HERBIS PLAZA ENT mall in front of Nishi-Umeda Station in Umeda, Kita Ward, Osaka City. Located one floor B1 and connected via an underground passageway, here customers can enjoy a meal while watching live performances by artists from a variety of genres. The table and counter seating areas are unreserved and customers can sit anywhere they like. There's also a members' seating area, box seats, and casual self-service area which includes one drink.

国内外のトップアーティストのステージを間近に見ることができます。カジュアル席ではビルボードの豪華な食事は頂けませんが、ドリンク込みで、カウンター席で気軽に音楽を楽しめます。
Kishiwada City Namikiri Hall

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Kishiwadashi Minatomidorimachi 1-1

The multipurpose hall is approximately ten-minutes by foot from Kishiwada Station. It was opened in April, 2002 as a symbol of the Kishiwada Bay Area and looks over Osaka Bay. In the building you'll find various sized halls, a multipurpose hall, a cultural exchange hall, conference rooms, and studios. When arranged for its primary use of the appreciation of traditional Japanese performance art the main hall holds 1,552 seats but it can be rearranged to serve a multitude of functions, anything from theater, opera, ballet and classical concerts to conventions.

4階の会議場を利用しました。廊下からは海が見渡せて心地よいですね。毎日のように地元のおじいちゃんっぽい人が歩き回っていて少し不気味ですが…
Shinsaibashi Opa

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Nishishinsaibashi 1-4-3

This shopping mall is connected directly to the number 7 exit of Shinsaibashi Station on the Midosuji Line and Nagahori Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line subways. Tenants include men's and women's fashion stores, boutiques, interior decor stores, children's and baby apparel and necessity shops, restaurants, and service establishments. There's also a nursing room and children's toilet with changing station, making this a convenient destination for shoppers with children.
Tennoji Mio

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Tennouji-ku Hideinchou 10-39

A large shopping mall comprised of a Main Building and Plaza Building connected directly to JR Tennoji Station. The facility is host to a large number of tenants including fashionable shops, restaurants, knickknack and lifestyle good stores, bookstores, stationary shops, cosmetics sellers, and clinics—everything from daily necessities to convenient establishments providing for life’s needs. Large retailers such as Loft, Sofmap, Franc Franc, mont-bell, and Plaza also have locations in the mall. The Mio Res restaurant floor is open until 11 p.m. and is a convenient place to pick up dinner on the way home.
Nagai Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Higashisumiyoshi-ku Nagaikouen 1-1

This general public park in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture has a massive area of 65.7 hectares and contains a botanical garden, a natural garden, and a sports area. The sports facility includes the Yanmar Stadium Nagai, and Kincho Stadium, which hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup, as well as a baseball field, a pool, a training center, and more. The park includes the Nagai Botanical Garden, Kyodo no Mori, Osaka Museum of Natural History, and many other facilities, and it is beloved by citizens as a place to both learn and relax.
Kosetsu Museum of Art

4.0

25 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Nakanoshima 3-2-4 Nakanoshima Festival Tower West 4F

This museum has wisely gone for special exhibitions. We visited the excellent contrasts of Mucha and Toulouse-Lautrec and learnt plenty about these two artists and their relationship and lives. The...
Kema Sakuranomiya Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka prefecture Osaka city Kita-ku - Miyakojima

This park is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot along the banks of the Okawa River. The riverside park runs from the Owaka River's Kemaaraizeki to the downstream Tenma Bridge and has water, greenery and cherry trees. There are approx. 4,800 cherry trees that line the 4.2 kilometers of the park, and it becomes a spectacular spot to view cherry blossoms bustling with many people when they are in bloom. Along the park, besides Japan's first gas lamps and retro brick buildings such as one that houses a mint, there is also a water plaza and promenade, making it an ideal place for relaxing strolls. In addition, the park has barrier-free access.
NHK Osaka Hall

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Otemae 4-1-20

This multipurpose hall can accommodate full-fledged productions thanks to facilities such as well-designed stage equipment designed for thrilling performances. The hall is part of a complex consisting of the adjoining BK Plaza and Osaka Museum of History which serves as a space for the fusion of broadcasting, history, and culture. The hall has a total of 1,417 seats with 965 seats on the first floor and 452 on the second. There are also wheelchair spaces in the rear of the first floor (included in the first floor seating count).
Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu-asuka Museum

4.0

27 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Minamikawachi-gun Kanancho Higashiyama 299

Osaka pref. Chikatsu Asuka Museum / 大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館 Beautiful Spot! There are details in the official website. I recommend you to have a look.
Hattori Ryokuchi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Toyonakashi Hattoriryokuchi 1-1

This is one of Osaka Prefecture's most famous green areas and is only a five-minute walk from Ryokuchi-koen Station. This area of land, which is 33 times the size of Koshien Baseball Stadium, has a botanical garden where you can enjoy plants from all the seasons, tennis, a horse-riding facility, a swimming pool, a play area with a large playground, the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses, an outdoor stage, and more. The park was selected as one of Japan's Best 100 City Parks. The park is rich with nature with pine trees, green roads, and a nearby forest with fountains and streams. Many events are also held at the various facilities across the park. People visit at all times of the year when they're in the North Osaka area.
Hanshin Umeda Main Store Snack Bar Park

4.0

31 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Umeda 1-13-13

改装前から通わせて頂いています♪改装前には、カレー丼が好きでよく食べてたのですが、無くなりました。残念です。シンプルなカレーライスもよく食べました。そのときに振り掛けていたGABANスパイスも好きですが正確には何か知りません。その店の名前も覚えていませんが、復活して欲しい! そして現在のフードコートは改装し、好きな店がオムライスの「たまご丸」です。しかし、愚痴になりますがトマトソースとデミグラソ...
Tsurumiryokuchi Expo '90 Commemorative Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Tsurumi-ku Ryokuchikouen 2-163

This municipal park spans Tsurumi Ward and Moriguchi City. Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park was first developed in 1990, as the main venue for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo '90). The park is located directly outside the Underground Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line's Tsurumi Ryokuchi Station. Many of the 1990 Exposition's facilities and gardens still remain, including the Sakuya Konohana Kan (botanical garden) and the Inochi no Tou tower. Many of the spaces previously used for things like the amusement park have been repurposed as horse-riding courses, gyms and sports facilities. There are also camping grounds and barbeque plazas for the public to freely enjoy sports and recreation here.
Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan

4.0

45 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Kishiwadashi Honmachi 11-23

This museum is approximately a 13-minute walk from the Nankai Line's Kishiwada Station. You can learn all about the Kishiwada Danjiri festival at this facility. Actual items used in the Danjiri festival are exhibited in the event hall on the second floor, and every hour, there is a screening of the Danjiri festival on the 27-screen display. Also exhibited here, are things such as the Old Kamiyacho, which was made in 1842 and retired in 1990. In the experience corner on the fourth floor, you can experience what you feel like to ride on the top of Danjiri big roof, which is just like the stage star and often a carpenter does the role, and the exciting Danjiri-bayashi, with the great Taiko drums and small Taiko drums.

These portable shrines are drawn along by columns of young men during festival days. I saw such a parade in 2013.
Maishima Sports Island

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Konohana-ku Hokkouryokuchi 2

This large, multi-faceted leisure facility has a focus on sports. It was built in the 1990s as part of the Osaka Olympic Initiative. It features the multi-purpose Maishima Arena, a baseball stadium, tennis courts, sports grounds, and more. They also have lots of facilities for enjoying the great outdoors, such as a campground, lodges, and a barbecue area, as well as nice spots for a stroll including hills with a view and a plaza with a fountain.
Osaka Garden of Floral Culture

4.0

23 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Kawachinaganoshi Takou 2292-1

A cultural facility containing colorful gardens and flower-focused offerings, the Osaka Garden of Floral Culture is located in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture. You’ll find a rose garden with approximately 300 species of plants and 1,500 specimens as well as a clematis garden with about 300 species and over 600 specimens. There are also peonies, Chinese peonies, plum blossoms, hydrangeas, and many other types of flowers that can be seen regardless of season. There’s also a pyramid-shaped greenhouse that’s one of the largest in the country and houses plants from all over the world, such as cacti and orchids. The event hall hosts exhibitions, spot sales, and other plant-themed events.

人もあまりいてないので、ゆっくりと楽しめる。春夏秋冬、四季折々の花が魅力的で、河内長野駅からバスもあるので、ぜひいってほしい。
Minato-machi River Place

3.5

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Minatomachi 1-3-1

Exiting the underground Nanba Station from exit 26-B, you will see a building resembling an octagonal UFO across the Hanshin Expressway. The Minato-machi River Place is a facility complex built around the Live House, Namba Hatch. Various live events including rock and hip-hop are held in this building. There are also three plazas set up outside for use as outdoor event zones. Mini live events, exhibitions and other events, such as flea markets are also held here. The Dotonbori river flows past the complex, and with its beautiful nighttime views, is a popular date spot.

JR難波駅と道頓堀川の間にある、お寺のお堂のような人目を引く建造物。観光客の動線からは少し外れているが、すぐ北側に遊覧船の乗り場もあり、川の見える階段に座り込んで一休みする人も多い。中にはライブホールが入っているらしい。
Hiraoka Park

4.0

20 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Higashiosakashi Higashitoyourachou 12-12

This vast park at the foot of mountains is approx. six minute-walk from the Kintetsu Railway Nara Line's Hiraoka Station. In the cherry blossom square, a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Higashi Osaka City, about 100 Yoshino cherry blossoms bloom every year during the peak season, painting the entire area in pink. In addition, there are also observatories where you can watch Osaka's spectacular sunset, and a stone tablet with a haiku written by Matsuo Basho during his last trip crossing Kuragari Pass. Forest Toy Box, which reopened in June 2016, is 100-120 meters high, and uses its height and slope for a roller slide that is very popular with children.

児童公園として、展望台として、あるいは生駒山麓-暗がり峠へのハイキングコースとして皆さんが思い思いに楽しんでいます。春は梅園も桜も名所として有名です。

Umeda Nakanoshima Minamimorimachi / Temma Yodoyabashi / Kitahama / Hommachi Osaka Castle Shinsaibashi / Namba Tennoji / Shinsekai Tsuruhashi / Tamatsukuri Bentencho / Osaka Bay Area Sumiyoshi / Tezukayama Hokusetsu Kitakawachi / Higashi-Osaka Minami-Osaka

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Osaka Areas

While Osaka prefecture is the country's second smallest prefecture, its capital, Osaka City, is the country’s third-largest and arguably one of the most popular in the Kansai region thanks to its vibrant nightlife, the Osaka people’s openness, and its much-loved cuisine, which has earned it the nickname "the nation’s kitchen."