Osaka
・Osaka Castle
・Enjoy the food at Dotonbori and Tsutenkaku
【City description】
Osaka, Japan’s second largest city, has many famous tourist spots such as Osaka Castle, Dotonbori, and Tsutenkaku. It is a city of commerce and food, and its delicacies such as takoyaki and okonomiyaki are not to be missed. This model itinerary introduces a route that covers all the famous tourist spots.
【Overall rating】
★★★★★
【Time required】
6h30
【Budget】
4560 yen
【Fatigue】
★★★★☆
Itinerary Map
Navigation
【Start】①Osaka tation
★Route time required：15 min
From Osaka Station, follow the signs to Higashi-Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line.At Higashi-Umeda Station, board the train bound for Yao-minami and get off at Minami-morimachi Station, one stop away.The fare is 190 yen, but if you purchase a one-day pass for this route for 820 yen (620 yen on weekends and holidays), you’ll get a good deal and also get discounts at tourist spots further ahead.When you come out to ground level from Exit 7, go left and you’ll find a shopping street on your left, so continue along that line.When you reach a side street off the road, turn left and you’ll reach the shrine.
★Route time required：20 min
Return to Minamimorimachi Station and continue on the train bound for Yaominami. Get off at Tanimachi 4-Chome Station, two stops away. Exit from Exit 9 and go left to reach the Osaka Museum of History. Follow this building to the right and you will come to Osaka Castle Park just beyond the intersection.
★Route time required：30 min
Return to the station and board the train bound for Yaominami again, and get off at Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station, three stops away. Leave through Exit 4 and walk along the road until you see the torii gate on your left.
★Route time required：15 min
Return to the station and take the train bound for Yaominami again, one stop away at Tennoji Station. Follow the signs and take the elevator to the 16th floor of Abeno Harukas.
★Route time required：10 min
Return to Tennoji Station and take the subway Midosuji Line towards Umeda. Get off at Dobutsuen-mae Station, one stop away, and go out from Exit 1. After going out a little, you will see a path under the elevated tracks on your left. Follow that path.
★Route time required：5 min
Follow Janjan Yokocho and turn left at the end. Turn right at the first intersection and you will see Tsutenkaku.
★Route time required：20 min
With Tsutenkaku Tower behind you, walk along the street diagonally ahead to the left until you reach Ebisucho Station, then take the Sakaisuji Line bound for Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome and get off at Nihonbashi Station, one stop away. Continue through the underground mall towards Namba, exit at Exit B14 and walk straight along the shopping street on your left until you come to a bridge.
★Route time required：20 min
Cross Ebisubashi Bridge and continue along the shopping street. Leave the shopping street and take the Midosuji Line from Shinsaibashi Station towards Umeda. Get off at Umeda Station, three stops away, and walk back to Osaka Station.
Osaka station
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【Start】
①Osaka tation
★Route time required：15 min
From Osaka Station, follow the signs to Higashi-Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line.At Higashi-Umeda Station, board the train bound for Yao-minami and get off at Minami-morimachi Station, one stop away.The fare is 190 yen, but if you purchase a one-day pass for this route for 820 yen (620 yen on weekends and holidays), you’ll get a good deal and also get discounts at tourist spots further ahead.When you come out to ground level from Exit 7, go left and you’ll find a shopping street on your left, so continue along that line.When you reach a side street off the road, turn left and you’ll reach the shrine.
②Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
Time required : 30min
Admission fee：0 yen
Opening hour：5h30 am – 6h30 pm
Close：No
This shrine is where the Tenjin Festival, one of Japan’s three major festivals, is held. Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined here as the god of learning and the arts, and is also known as Tenma no Tenjin-san. Originally, Taishogunsha was built by Emperor Kokutoku in 650, and Sugawara no Michizane visited in 901. After Michizane’s death, Emperor Murakami ordered that a Tenmangu shrine be built here, and it took on its current form. There are Toryumon gates on the east and west sides, where you can see a carp motif.
Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street, which we passed on the way here, is the longest arcade shopping street in Japan, stretching 2.6 km.
★Route time required：20 min
Return to Minamimorimachi Station and continue on the train bound for Yaominami. Get off at Tanimachi 4-Chome Station, two stops away. Exit from Exit 9 and go left to reach the Osaka Museum of History. Follow this building to the right and you will come to Osaka Castle Park just beyond the intersection.
③Osaka Castle
Time required：1h
Admission fee：600 yen
（One-day pass costs 540 yen）
Opening hour：9 am – 5 pm
Close：12/28 – 1/1
This is a castle from the Azuchi-Momoyama period built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In fact, most of what was there at the time is buried, and the visible parts were renovated by Tokugawa Hidetada. It was also burned down by lightning in the 17th century, and since then there has been no castle tower, but it was rebuilt in the 20th century at the urging of local citizens, and remains as it is today. The castle is eight stories tall, and inside is a museum where you can learn about its history, and you can get a panoramic view of the town from the top floor.
The park in which Osaka Castle is located is very large at 1,056 km², and in addition to the castle tower, there is also Miraiza Osaka Castle, a renovated former Imperial Japanese Army 4th Division Headquarters building, Toyokuni Shrine, which enshrines Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Osaka Castle Hall, Cool Japan Park, and more. It is so large that it would take several hours to tour the entire park.
The ticket counter for the castle tower gets crowded, so you can shorten your wait time by purchasing tickets in advance on the website, or by using a one-day pass and going to the discount counter.
Site for Osaka Castle
https://www.osakacastle.net/
★Route time required：30 min
Return to the station and board the train bound for Yaominami again, and get off at Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station, three stops away. Leave through Exit 4 and walk along the road until you see the torii gate on your left.
④Shitenno-ji
Time required：40 min
Admission fee：0 yen
Opening hour：8h30 qm – 4h30 pm
（until 4 pm from October to March）
Close：No
This temple was built by Prince Shotoku in 593. The current structure dates back to 1979, after it was burned down during the war. The 110,000km² site includes temples that worship the founders of each sect, a treasure hall, and a Japanese garden. The central structure is one of Japan’s oldest architectural styles, known as the Shitennoji-style temple layout, and is characterized by the layout of the middle gate, five-story pagoda, main hall, and lecture hall from south to north, surrounded by a corridor.
You can enter the five-story pagoda, and many statues are lined up on each floor, but you cannot see the view from the top.
The main hall enshrines the Savior Kannon, Prince Shotoku’s original Buddha, and is composed of four heavenly kings guarding the four sides.
The lecture hall is divided into two areas, east and west, with the summer hall in the west representing this world and the winter hall in the east representing the afterlife.
There are stalls lined up in the grounds, creating a festival-like atmosphere, and at the gate you can turn a handle called a Tenpōrin.
★Route time required：15 min
Return to the station and take the train bound for Yaominami again, one stop away at Tennoji Station. Follow the signs and take the elevator to the 16th floor of Abeno Harukas.
⑤Abeno Harukas
Time required：40 min
Admission fee：2000 yen
Opening hour：9 am – 10 pm
Close：No
This is an observation deck located in a complex that opened fully in 2014. Abeno Harukas is 300 meters above ground and 60 stories tall, making it the second tallest building in Japan. The name comes from the fact that it is located in the Abeno district and from the Japanese word “harukasu” (to make people’s hearts bright and cheerful). The building houses a variety of facilities, including a department store, offices, a hotel, and an art museum, and if you want to take your time looking around, you could spend a whole day here alone.
The ticket office for the observation deck is on the 16th floor, and you can see it by taking the elevator to the 58th to 60th floors. There is a sky garden on the 16th floor, and although it is lower than the observation deck, you can still get a panoramic view of the city of Osaka from here.
★Route time required：10 min
Return to Tennoji Station and take the subway Midosuji Line towards Umeda. Get off at Dobutsuen-mae Station, one stop away, and go out from Exit 1. After going out a little, you will see a path under the elevated tracks on your left. Follow that path.
⑥Janjan-Yokocho
Time required：20 min
Admission fee：0 yen
Opening hour：from 10 am
Close：No
This is the nickname for Nanyo-dori Shopping Street, and is a shopping street lined with many restaurants, shooting galleries, and other shops, including kushikatsu restaurants. The name comes from the fact that musical instruments were heard to attract customers after the war.
★Route time required：5 min
Follow Janjan Yokocho and turn left at the end. Turn right at the first intersection and you will see Tsutenkaku.
⑦Tsūtenkaku
Time required：40 min
Admission fee：1200 yen
Opening hour：10 am – 8 pm
Close：No
This 108m-tall tower is located in Shinsekai, an area lined with flashy signs. The tower, whose name means a tall building leading to the heavens, is currently in its second generation; the first was modeled after the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but was destroyed in a fire in 1943 and demolished. It was later rebuilt, and the current second-generation tower was completed in 1956. It is a five-story building, with the observation deck on the fourth and fifth floors. There are exhibitions and shops on the second and third floors, and the shrine of Billiken, the god of happiness, is located on the fourth floor.
★Route time required：20 min
With Tsutenkaku Tower behind you, walk along the street diagonally ahead to the left until you reach Ebisucho Station, then take the Sakaisuji Line bound for Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome and get off at Nihonbashi Station, one stop away. Continue through the underground mall towards Namba, exit at Exit B14 and walk straight along the shopping street on your left until you come to a bridge.
⑧Dotonbori
Time required：15 min
Admission fee：0 yen
Dotonbori is a bustling shopping district in the Namba area, lined with gigantic billboards such as Glico, and is one of Osaka’s most popular tourist spots. The name comes from Yasui Doton, who donated his personal fortune to open the river in 1612. In the past, the area north of the river was home to many teahouses, leading to many restaurants, while the area south of the river was home to many theaters, leading to many entertainment facilities. Near Ebisu Bridge, where the Glico billboard is located, is Kani Doraku, famous for its gigantic crab billboard. There are many different foods to choose from, including takoyaki, so it’s recommended to go on a food tour.
★Route time required：20 min
Cross Ebisubashi Bridge and continue along the shopping street. Leave the shopping street and take the Midosuji Line from Shinsaibashi Station towards Umeda. Get off at Umeda Station, three stops away, and walk back to Osaka Station.
【Goal】
Osaka station
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