Spots in Kitakawachi / Higashi-Osaka Area

  • Spa Valley Hirataka-minami
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Osaka Hirakatashi Tsudayamate 1-24-1
    This Spa Resort is located right next to the Keihan Spa Valley Hirataka-minami bus stop. It boasts a natural hot spring and an expansive outdoor bath with a grand panoramic view of the spa's surroundings. The hot spring is a simple alkaline thermal hot spring, which is fed from Nose Art Lake hot spring. The colorless, smooth hot water effectively treats neuralgia, muscle pain, arthralgia, chronic gastrointestinal disease, gynecological diseases, and the like. There are four clothed communication saunas in the resort, for families and couples to enjoy. The resort also has a kids' corner, a hammock corner and a relaxation corner, for those wanting a little peace and quiet.

    特段変わったところの無いスーパー銭湯です。但し価格設定は良心的でタオル持参なら300円で入浴出来ます。アルバイト従業員さんは未だ不慣れな様子でしたが丁寧で好感の持てる接客でした。訪問当日はハイキング帰りと思われる背嚢にストック付けた方や、トレラン姿の方々が見掛けられました。

  • Genkionsen Yao Oyuba
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Osaka Yaoshi Kashimurachou 2-65-1
    This super-sized public bath is in the residential area, south of the Kintetsu Osaka Line's Takayasu Station. The highlight of this hot spring is the size of its open-air bath. The rooftop of the building has also been converted into an outdoor bath, and it is more than large enough to sit back and relax in. The depth of the baths varies, and one of the hot spring's many charms is the view of Mt. Shigi, which can be seen in the distance as you relax half-submerged in one of the baths or sitting at a foot bath. The hot spring also has a spacious sauna, among other facilities. There is also a direct sales store, where produce harvested in the morning by local farmers is available to be bought the very same day. These blessings of the earth are proudly made into souvenirs of Yao City.

    内湯は水風呂と白湯だけですが、露天風呂に大きな岩風呂とジェットバス、入浴剤の入った替わり湯があります。露天風呂からは信貴山が見えます。720円とまぁまぁリーズナブルでサウナもあるので充分ではないでしょうか。春は近くの玉串川の桜並木が綺麗なので、合わせてきてみてもよいのでは

  • Yukainoyu Neyagawa Branch
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Osaka Neyagawashi Ikedanakamachi 32-22
    This super-sento bathing facility is about 20 minutes'walk from Keihan Neyagawashi Station. The facility stands out for its variety of baths, including a three story natural outdoor bath, where the sound of natural hot spring water flowing down from upstairs soothes body and mind, its lie-down baths, and jar baths. The bedrock baths are divided among five different rooms with different conditions to promote the circulation for rejuvenation, with low humidity to reduce stress on the body and improved beautification. Customers can enjoy free soft drinks, as well as facilities like a comic cafe, bouldering wall, and fitness machines at no extra charge. It's open late, until 1 am, and there are free shuttle buses from Neyagawashi Station and Korien Station.
  • Yao City Cultural Hall Prism Hall
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Yaoshi Hikarichou 2-40
    This multipurpose hall is a five-minute walk from Kintetsu Yao Station. The building was opened in 1988 and arose from the region's burgeoning art scene. The building has two floors below ground and five above. Its prism motif has given it the nickname Prism Hall. The hall has facilities including a 1,440 seat grand hall, a smaller auditorium with 390 seats, a reception hall, and conference rooms. It is the site of many concerts, plays, and lectures. It is also the home of the Yao Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and was chosen as one of the top 100 music halls by SEAS, the Sound Engineers and Artists Society of Japan.
  • Jokoji Temple
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Yao-shi Honmachi 5-8-1
    "This Rinzai Nanzen-ji Buddhist temple is the fifth station of the 13 Buddhist Sites of Osaka. According to records, the ancient temple was founded in the Nara period by the great priest Gyoki at the request of Emperor Shomu. The temple's principal object of worship, nicknamed the ""Yao Jizo (Kshitigarbha),"" has been said to have the miraculous power to grant women safe child birthing since ancient times, and even today many hold unshakeable faith in this statue's power."

    臨済宗南禅寺派で南禅寺塔頭金地院の末寺です。常光寺の地蔵盆で踊られる流し節正調河内音が河内音頭の起源とする説があるとのことです。 立派な三門があり、大阪府八尾市の文化財指定に登録されています。商店街の中に入口があり、入り口は狭いのですが、三門をくぐると境内が広いことにおどろかせられます。

  • Gokurakuyu Hirakata Branch
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Osaka Hirakata-shi Shodaitajika 3-8-1
    A hot spring bathhouse located in Shodaitajika 3-Chome, Hirakata City. The bathhouse' outdoor bath is supplied with water from the Tsukumo-no-Yu natural sodium calcium chloride spring. The waters of this spring contain an abundance of salt and exhibit powerful moisturizing properties; they are also said to treat such ailments as cuts, peripheral circulatory failure, sensitivity to cold, depression, and abnormally dry skin. Other facilities include a variety of baths such as a daily special bath and bath filled with water from an artificial, high concentration carbonated spring; a sauna; and a steam bath. There's also a restaurant which serves dishes such as juwari soba noodles made with 100% buckwheat flour, and a body care center.
  • Higashiosaka City Children's Culture and Sports Center Dream 21
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Higashiosakashi Matsubaraminami 2-7-21
    "Located a 15-minute walk from Higashi-Hanazono Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line, Dream 21 is a children's culture and sports center. This combined facility includes a ""Universe Plaza"" with a planetarium, an ""Exploration Plaza with science exhibits, where children can enjoy experiential learning, as well as an indoor play space equipped with a trampoline and swinging rope. It is also used for theatrical presentations and cultural activities aimed at children. A 189-seat multipurpose cultural hall is also available for use. The facility offers lessons in such things such as crafts, unicycle riding, and nature study, and it serves as a venue for self-directed learning for large numbers of children."
  • Kona's Coffee Neyagawa Branch
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    4.0
    33 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Osaka Neyagawashi Uzumasasakuragaoka 26-18
    This homey cafe is decorated around the idea of a Hawai'ian holiday. They offer fresh griddled pancakes and hand-poured drip coffee. The light, fluffy pancakes are topped with a special whipped cream. These moist, tender cakes also match well with fruit toppings. Their top seller is the filling avocado hamburger, also a hit in Hawai'i. The juicy patties are paired with creamy avocado, crisp onion, and lots of tomato and topped with tartar sauce for the perfect flavor combo.

    駐車場にかがり火がたくさんともしてあり、店舗の内外装とともにハワイの雰囲気を醸し出しています。 喫煙所が屋外にありますが、寒い日でもかがり火を見ながら喫煙すると暖かい感じがしました。

  • Direct Market Yottette Aeon Mall Shijonawate (Farmers Market Under the Jurisdiction of the Union of Kansai Governments)
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Shopping
    Osaka Shijonawate-shi Suna 4-3-2 AEON MALL Shijonawate 1F147
    This farmers' market is located in the Aeon Mall Shijonawate shopping mall in 4-Chome Suna, Shijonawate City. The market sells fresh, safe, and healthy agricultural produce direct from farms in Osaka as well as Nara and Wakayama. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the market also carries processed foods.

    イオンモール四條畷へ行ったら必ず立ち寄る産直市場です。 小袋に入ったミカンを買ったのですが、安くて おいしかったです。 他にも、おいしそうなさつまいもや、お得な じゃがいも、和菓子まで買いました。 パンも販売していました。

  • Neyagawa Outdoor Activity Center
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Shijonawate-shi Shimotawara 2237
    A lifelong learning center located in Shimotawara, Shijonawate City. Surrounded by the abundant natural beauty of Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, the center has facilities such as lodges, an astronomy dome, cooking areas, a workshop, and birdwatching hut, and the center can be used for outdoor and nature activities. The center also offers a variety of programs, including nature experiences, outdoor cooking, crafting classes, and astronomical observation.

    昨年の8月に、施設でキャンプ泊に利用しました。 大阪市内から車で1時間ちょいで、アクセスも割といいと思います。 さまざまなレクリエーションを用意してくださっていて、滞在時間中は思い切り楽しめました!! たくさんの方を受け入れていて手なれているのか、スタッフさんも細やかな気配りをして下さり、とても居心地がよかったです。 コテージは十分に広く、子どもたちも大喜びでした。 空調はコイン式で、バストイレ...

  • Benten Ike Park
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Kadoma-shi Kishiwada 1-8-2
    A park located in Kishiwada 1-Chome, Kadoma City. Park facilities include a grass field encircling Benten Pond, a playground, fountains, and flower beds. There's also a beautiful forest and a small temple dedicated to Benzaiten. The Benten Ike Park Spring Carnival is also held here.

    小さな池と池を囲む木々が風に揺れてのどかに過ごすことができました。近くの老人ホームの方でしょうか、係りの方に押されて車いすで来ておられました。こんな手付かずの公園も良いものです。

  • Sunflower
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Osaka Higashiosakashi Kusakachou 4-4-58
    This restaurant with a white, rounded exterior that leaves an impression is located in the Kusaka-cho area of Higashi-Osaka City. The interior of the bright store with sunlight that shines in through the windows is a place of healing filled with plants raised by the plant-loving owner. Their menu consists mainly of set meals with filling portions such as tonkatsu (pork cutlets), yakiniku (broiled meat), hamburger steaks and fried shrimp. In addition, there is a sandwich menu that includes a roast cutlet sandwich with a juicy pork cutlet between soft bread that is popular with young women. They also have sandwiches and various kinds of lunch boxes available on the takeaway menu.
  • Kanenonaru Tembodai Observatory
    Travel / Tourism
    Nara Pref. Ikomagunhegurichou Ichihara 1199
    "This observation deck is 12-meter high and is located approximately in the center of the Shigiikoma Skyline. You can enjoy panoramic views of Osaka and Nara on both sides, and one of the world's largest night views on the Shigiikoma Skyline. There is also the romantic ""Bell of Hope"" where you can wish for happiness and many couples visit. ""Chikai no Kagi"" (oath locks) started being attached from about 2000, and now you can see many golden locks. This is a place where you can enjoy a view chosen as having one of the Top 100 Night Views in Japan."
  • Osaka Fumin no Mori Midori no Bunkaen Muroike Enchi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Shijonawate-shi Osaka 458-2
    "A park adjoining ""Osaka Fumin no Mori Midori no Bunkaen"" in Osaka, Shijonawate City. The park's waterside garden, built around Muroike Pond, is filled with natural beauty, including aquatic plants, camellias, hill cherries, and Japanese maples, and there are two walking paths, an observatory, a grass lawn, and wooden boardwalk. In the Mori-no-Takarajima area on the north side of Midori-no-Bunkaen, there is a jumbo slide, Tarzan rope, and a variety of other playground equipment."
  • Tsurumi Ryokuchi Barbecue Area/Campsite
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Osaka-shi Tsurumi-ku Ryokuchikoen 2-163 Hana Hiroshi Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park
    A campground and barbecue ground located in Ryokuchikoen, Tsurumi Ward, Osaka City. The campground can also be used for day camping, and the barbecue ground, which is outfitted with charcoal and electrical grill facilities and may be used for free (advance reservation required). There's an adjoining paid barbecue ground with services which make it easy to barbecue such as equipment rentals, charcoal fire starting, and garbage collection. A glamping (luxurious camping) plan is also available.
  • Marusho Gyozaten Main Restaurant
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Osaka Daito-shi Misumicho 1-35
    A gyoza specialty restaurant located in Misumi-cho, Daito City. The restaurant serves handmade, bite-sized gyoza pot stickers which have been frequently featured in the media. Customers can enjoy the crispy outer shells of the restaurant's fresh-cooked, piping hot gyoza inside (reservations recommended) or purchase the establishment's gyoza as takeout.

    こちらのお店、行く前には必ず電話で予約しないといけないお店。 予約開始の15時に、16時からでお願いすると、無理とのこと。 マジか-。 超人気すぎる。 最短で17時とのことなので、17時にお願いします。 予約時に何人前しときましょ?と聞かれますので、3人前でお願いします。 お店の方から、17時ちょうどに餃子が焼きあがりますとのこと。 了解です! いい時間になったら、お店前へ。 店内から大量の...

  • Yao City Minami-Kinomoto Disaster Prevention Park and Gymnasium
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Yaoshi Minamikinomoto 3-1-1
    This park and gymnasium is a three-minute walk from the Ryoi-bashi bus stop on the Yao south-bound bus from Yao Station. Relax all day at this spacious park with exercise equipment, a gymnasium, and playground for children. It normally functions as a location for local relaxation, spots promotion, citizen exchange, and disaster prevention education. In the event of a disaster it acts as a temporary evacuation center for neighboring residences, combining evacuation site, disaster prevention and park all in one. Fire and disaster prevention exhibitions are frequently held using the park's facilities.
  • Yuhi-no-oka Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Kashiwarashi Karindobata 4433-3
    This farm for tourists in Kashiwara City is abundant with nature and focusses mainly on grape picking. A wide variety of grapes are cultivated allowing you to enjoy an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of grapes. You can also harvest chestnuts and satsuma-oranges. The grape varieties include Pione, Muscat, Rosario Bianco, Muscat Berry A, Red Fuji, Newberry A, Koshu, and more. While what's available is dependent on season there is a nice appeal to trying varieties that are not commonly seen at the market. The vineyard is also well known for its gorgeous setting sun.
  • Kyuhoji Ryokuchi Pool
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Yaoshi Nishikyuhouji Town 323
    "Open only in the summer, KyuhojiRyokuchi Poolis municipal outdoor swimming pools in Kyuhojigreen space. They are easily accessed, located right near the exit of the Yao Interchange on the Kinki Expressway or 1.2 km from Kyuhoji Station, and the entrance fee is reasonable, attracting large crowds of family groups during the height of summer. A lush grove of palm trees is planted in the middle of the u-shaped main pool giving the place a tropical atmosphere. There is a slide that is fine even for elementary school children, along with a shallow ""kiddy pool."" For older swimmers, there are two 50-meter pools and one 25-meter pool."
  • Yoshidakasuga Children's Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Higashiosakashi Yoshitahonmachi 1

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