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Osaka Castle Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Osakajou

Osaka Castle Park in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture is a municipal park. Inside the large park, there are historic buildings and public facilities. Inside the Tenshukaku (castle tower) of Osaka Castle, which was restored in 1931, is open to the public for a fee as a historical museum and is also popular with overseas tourists. It is also a well-known place for seasonal flowers, such as cherry blossoms in Nishinomaru Garden (fees apply) and plums in the plum grove in Osaka Castle and has many visitors during the flowering seasons. At the Osaka-jo Hall and the Osaka Castle Band Shell, a range of music events, such as concerts, are held.
Expo’70 Commemorative Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Suitashi Senribampakukouen 1-1

Boasting a size about 65 times that of the Koshien Baseball Stadium, the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park is a huge park built on the site of the Osaka Expo. Whether for children or adults you can enjoy a day of activities here with facilities ranging from cultural facilities and natural and cultural gardens to the Japanese Garden and an onsen (hot spring facilities). Also, in the central rest area of the Japanese Garden you can see videos of the Expo that took place here in 1970 making it an important place to witness the events that occurred. Access the park from Bampaku-kinen-koen Station on the Osaka Monorail.
Daisen Park

4.0

103 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Sakaishi Sakai-ku Mozusekiunchou 2-204

This park in Sakai City is located 15 minutes' walk from Mozu Station, near the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku. This heavily symbolic park is steeped in nature and history. Within the park are open greens, a gourd-shaped pond, children forest, museum, tea house, Japanese gardens and many other fascinating places to visit. The park was selected to be included in Japan's top 100 historical parks list. Near the gourd-shaped pond, approximately 400 various types of cherry tree have been planted, including Yoshino cherry trees and Oshima cherry trees. When in full bloom, the whole area is painted a beautiful florid pink. The park's hill and pond circuit-style garden is also a popular place for locals to relax.

I came here during autumn season, the best spot in this park was the Japanese garden. Looking at huge number of cherry trees, I believe it will be a good spot during cherry blossom season in...
Sakai Green Museum Harvest Hill

3.5

86 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Sakaishi Minami-ku Hachigamineji 2405-1

This agricultural park opened in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture in 2000 and is focused on providing agricultural experiences to visitors. The site is large enough to fit eight Koshien Stadiums, and gorgeous rape blossoms and cosmoses bloom along with other seasonal flowers. Visitors can enjoy a shepherd dog show, horseback riding, cow milking, a petting zoo, and several other offerings. There’s also a grass ski slope, bicycles built for entertainment, and various areas perfect for moving your body, making it popular with families. There’s even a classroom for making sausages and handmade bread.

園内のシルバニアパークに行きたい幼稚園生を連れて行きました。シルバニアのキャラクタの貸衣装を着てパーク内を走り回る姿に連れて行った甲斐がありました。大人ならすぐ分かるクイズに正解すると小さなキャラクタ人形ももらえます。カピバラの餌やり、スワンボート、そり滑り、昆虫爬虫類館での触れ合い体験など子供達の遊び場としてもデートの場所としてもお勧めです。
Rinku Park

4.0

123 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Izumisanoshi Rinkuouraikita 1-271

This seaside park stretches out across the coast opposite Kansai International Airport. The park itself is divided into two areas, Symbol Garden and Seaside Garden. On the Symbol Garden side, there are rock gardens with seasonal flowers and an inland sea cove. The inland sea cove is especially popular with children, as they can touch the sea water there, so parents often visit it with their children. On the Seaside Garden side, the main attraction is the long pebble covered marble beach. The landscape is particularly beautiful at night, and the beach is also used as a venue for cosplay competitions and the Rinku fireworks festival.

In contrast to the lively outlet full of last-minute shoppers, Rinku Park is like an other-worldly oasis. Directly opposite to the Kansai airport, this lush, pleasant open area offers a serene...
Yamadaike Park

4.0

77 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Hirakatashi Yamadaikekouen 1-1

This urban park stretches northwest of the Katamachi Line's Fujisawa Station, with Yamada Pond at its center. Yamada Pond is said to have been built 1,200 years ago, and a huge variety of birds can be observed in the rich natural surroundings. There are three zones to the park, the Rice Terraces, Orchards and Mixed Grove of Trees. These three zones depict the landscape of old-fashioned Japan, and because of this, the park was selected as one of Japan's top 100 historical parks in 2006. There is a barbeque plaza, making it ideal for creating memories with your children, and the park can also be used for photography, especially cosplay photoshoots. No fee is required for small-scale photography, and changing rooms are available, free of charge.

This is a beautiful park with a lake. I visited in winter, but I suspect it would be beautiful in autumn and spring. There are many different types of gardens. There are many toilets available and it...
Forest of Osaka Hoshida Park

4.5

76 Reviews

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Osaka Katano-shi Hoshida 5019-1

If you like an outdoor activity, Hoshida Enchi is strongly recommendable. Both from Kyoto and Osaka, it is easily accessible by Keihan Katano line (get off the last stop, Kisaichi, then walk). There...
Minoo Park

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Osaka Minoshi Mino

This natural park extending along the northern mountainous district of Mino City has close to 1,000 varieties of plants and is inhabited by more than 3,000 varieties of insects. Visitors can enjoy a variety of nature in all four seasons such as spring’s cherry blossoms and winter’s frost-covered trees and icicles, but the changing leaves in autumn are particularly beautiful. This is also known as a famous place for its waterfall, and the Mino-no-Taki waterfall with a width of five meters and a drop of 33 meters has been designated as one of Japan’s top 100 waterfalls. A hiking course follows a mountain stream from the bridge at the park entrance to the large waterfall, and is constantly traversed by people throughout the year. The park is approximately 30 minutes by train from downtown Osaka.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Tsurumiryokuchi Expo '90 Commemorative Park

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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.
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。
Tennoji Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Tennouji-ku Chausuyamachou 1-108

A municipal park located in Osaka City’s Tennoji Ward. Facilities such as the Tennoji Zoo; Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts; and Keitakuen Garden, a renowned garden which once belonged to the Sumitomo clan, are located inside the park. Historic Mt. Chausu, found in the northeast part of the park, served as the headquarters of Tokugawa Ieyasu during the winter campaign of the siege of Osaka, as well as the headquarters of Sanada Yukimura during the summer campaign of the siege. In October 2015, the park entrance area was remodeled as the natural lawn Park Market facility, and here visitors can find fashionable cafés, a farm fresh vegetable market, restaurants, a dog run, and futsal court.
Utsubo Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka prefecture Osaka-shi Nishi-ku Shimamoto cho

This park is located just past Tosabori Road, south of Umeda, Osaka. The park is split into two parts, east and west, across Naniwa-suji Street, with rows of Zolkova trees and a rose garden on the east side, and Utsubo Tennis Center on the west side, which hosts international tennis competitions. The rose garden is the oldest in Osaka City, and 3,400 roses are planted there, with 170 different varieties. The garden is used, not only for people to visit, but also doubles as a wedding venue. Every year, in mid-May, when the roses are in bloom, the Rose Festa is held here, drawing a great many visitors.
Nakanoshima Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Nakanoshima

The first public park in Osaka City, which opened in 1891. Sandwiched between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, the park serves as a verdant oasis amidst a downtown business district. The park contains numerous natural and cultural facilities, including a rose garden blooming with 3,700 rose plants spanning 310 cultivars, and the Neo-Renaissance-style Central Public Hall which is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property.
Sennan Satoumi Park

4.0

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Sennan-gun

A park located in Tannowa, Misaki Town, Sennan County, Osaka Prefecture. Adjoined by Hakotsukuri Beach and Tannowa Beach, the park has outdoor facilities like beach volleyball courts, a large playground, and barbecue area, as well as indoor facilities such as a multipurpose room, training room, and conference room. The park is also the main venue for the Osaka Marine Festival held in summer.

2020/1/31（金）仕事の取引先を関空に送り届けた後、和歌山へ向けてドライブしている途中、トイレ休憩に立ち寄りました。入場料がたしか600円ほどで、トイレ休憩にしては高過ぎるのですが、海水浴場があり、BBQなどの設備が整っています。夏場に家族で半日遊びに来ることを考えると格安と思います。
Ogimachi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Ogimachi 1-1

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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."