Osaka · Landmarks

Best Castle & Palace in Osaka

4 places, each checked by our team.

• Ikeda Castle Ruins Park 池田城跡公園Ikeda — Free hilltop park on the site of the Ikeda clan's castle, with a turret-style lookout, moat-like ponds and a Japanese garden.
• Kishiwada Castle 岸和田城Kishiwada — A compact castle south of Osaka surrounded by a moat, with a 1954 keep and a striking stone garden by Shigemori Mirei laid out in the eight battle…
• Naniwa Palace Historical Park 難波宮跡公園Tanimachi / Hoenzaka — An open green park on the site of the 7th- and 8th-century imperial palace of Naniwa, where reconstructed stone platforms of the Great Hall let you…
• Osaka Castle Main Tower 大阪城天守閣Osaka Castle — The white-and-gold keep of Osaka Castle, rising above giant stone walls and moats: a 1931 reconstruction of Hideyoshi's tower housing a museum on…