Osaka Highlights
Must-sees
Essential sights for your first trip to Osaka.
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Namba
The gateway to Minami, Osaka's southern hub — a base for shopping and street food.
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Dotonbori
Osaka's iconic entertainment district, lined with neon and giant signboards along the canal.
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Osaka Castle
A main keep and vast park on the site of the castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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Tennoji
A southern Osaka hub where a major terminal, shopping, a park and temples come together.
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Shinsekai
A retro, down-to-earth district around Tsutenkaku Tower, packed with kushikatsu restaurants.
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Nipponbashi Den Den Town
Osaka's electric town, packed with shops for electronics, parts, games and hobbies.
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Kuromon Market
Known as “Osaka's Kitchen,” a covered market of fish, produce and more.
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Grand Green Osaka
A large mixed-use development built around a park, just north of JR Osaka Station.
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Abeno Harukas
A 300-meter skyscraper directly connected to Tennoji Station.
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Harukas 300 (Observatory)
The observatory at the top of Abeno Harukas, overlooking Osaka from 300 meters up.
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Universal Studios Japan
A bayside theme park with areas themed on films and games.
- Tsutenkaku TowerPlaceholder imageMust-sees
Tsutenkaku Tower
The observation tower at the heart of Shinsekai, with a slide and a rooftop walk.