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Things to do in Osaka 大阪

463 places our team picked in Osaka, by category.

• Museum 16
• Art & Exhibits 6
• Shrine 16
• Temple 10
• Castle & Palace 4
• Landmark & Tower 10
• Statue & Monument 4
• Bridge 17
• Vista & View 8
• Photo Spot 17
• Camera Store 20
• Park 25
• Garden 3
• Nature & Hike 4
• Beach & Waterfront 6
• Theme Park 2
• Zoo & Aquarium 4
• Pokémon & Character Store 6
• Anime & Otaku 3
• Activities & Experiences 4
• Movie Theaters 3
• Shows & Entertainment 9
• Live Music & Karaoke 7
• Arcade & Games 3
• Sports & Sumo 5
• Mall & Department Store 9
• Unique Store 20
• Shopping Street 6
• Market 4
• Restaurant 26
• Ramen & Noodles 34
• Sushi & Seafood 16
• Café & Sweets 10
• Izakaya 8
• Bars & Nightlife 21
• Onsen & Sento 4
• Stay 15
• Local Secret 9
• Transit Hub 13
• Luggage Storage 50
• Tourist Info 6

Top sights

• Sumiyoshi TaishaShrine · Sumiyoshi — The head of some 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines across Japan and Osaka's grandest Shinto sanctuary: four National Treasure halls in the ancient…
• Tsutenkaku TowerLandmark & Tower · Shinsekai — The steel symbol of Shinsekai, a 108-metre tower first built in 1912 and rebuilt in 1956, with neon lights, a lucky Billiken statue, an…
• Umeda Sky Building Kuchu Teien ObservatoryVista & View · Umeda — The rooftop ring that bridges the two towers of the Umeda Sky Building 173 metres up, reached by a see-through escalator crossing the…
• Namba Yasaka ShrineShrine · Namba — A neighbourhood shrine in Namba famous for one thing: a 12-metre lion head with gaping jaws that serves as its dance stage, swallowing…
• Universal Studios JapanTheme Park · Bay Area / Sakurajima — Osaka's blockbuster theme park, home of Super Nintendo World with its Mario Kart ride and Donkey Kong Country mine-cart coaster, plus the…
• Kamigata Onsen IkkyuOnsen & Sento · Konohana — A beloved local natural hot spring near USJ, with brown, mineral-rich water, outdoor baths and a free shuttle bus from Nishikujo.
• ShitennojiTemple · Tennoji — One of Japan's oldest official Buddhist temples, founded by Prince Shotoku in 593, with a five-storey pagoda in the original straight-line…
• National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)Museum · Suita / Expo Park — One of the world's largest ethnology museums, with everyday and ritual objects from every continent, inside Expo '70 Commemorative Park.
• Cup Noodles Museum Osaka IkedaMuseum · Ikeda — The birthplace of instant ramen in the suburb of Ikeda, where Momofuku Ando invented Chicken Ramen in 1958 in a backyard shed; free…
• Ikukunitama ShrineShrine · Tennoji / Tanimachi — Ikutama-san, one of Osaka's oldest shrines, said to date back to Emperor Jimmu and moved here when Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle; known for…
• Museum of Oriental Ceramics, OsakaMuseum · Nakanoshima — One of the world's great collections of Chinese and Korean ceramics in a quiet building on Nakanoshima, including two National Treasures…
• Daisen Kofun (Tomb of Emperor Nintoku)Landmark & Tower · Sakai / Mozu — The largest burial mound in Japan and one of the largest tombs in the world: a 486-metre keyhole-shaped mound from the 5th century…