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Osaka Castle, Osaka University of Arts, Namba Parks and more — 16 places you can visit, in Osaka, Hyogo. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 16

Osaka Castle

Osaka Start here

The castle founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, its present keep rebuilt in 1931.

Getting there
Morinomiya Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues

Osaka University of Arts

Osaka

An arts university on the hills of Kanan.

Getting there
Kishi Stn + bus 15min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
大阪芸術大学

Namba Parks

Osaka

A shopping complex on the old Osaka Stadium site, known for its terraced rooftop garden.

Getting there
Namba Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Ebisubashi Bridge

Osaka

The bridge with the view of the Glico sign on Dotonbori.

Getting there
Kintetsu-Nippombashi Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down

Mitsutera

Osaka

A temple in the busy streets of Shinsaibashi.

Getting there
Ōsaka Namba Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
ハンドシェイカー

Hanshin Koshien Stadium

Hyogo

The 1924 stadium, home of high-school baseball, known for its ivy-covered walls.

Getting there
Koshien Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Expo '70 Commemorative Park

Osaka

The park on the site of Expo '70, where the Tower of the Sun stands.

Getting there
Bampakukinenkoen Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Nipponbashi Den Den Town

Osaka

Osaka's electronics and subculture quarter.

Getting there
Namba Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Aiaubashi-suji Shopping Street

Osaka

The arcade running south from Dotonbori.

Getting there
Namba Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Shin-Osaka Station

Osaka

The Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen station.

Getting there
Shin-Osaka Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Toki-no-Hiroba Plaza

Osaka

The plaza under the great roof above the platforms of Osaka Station.

Getting there
Osaka Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory

Osaka

The ring-shaped observatory 173 metres up, joining the building's two towers.

Getting there
Osaka-Umeda Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Hozen-ji Temple

Osaka

The Sennichimae temple known for its moss-covered Fudo Myo-o.

Getting there
Ōsaka Namba Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Shitenno-ji Temple

Osaka

One of Japan's oldest state temples, said to have been founded in 593.

Getting there
Tennoji Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
アニメ旅 — ハンドシェイカー

Izumi-no-Hiroba Plaza

Osaka

A plaza in Osaka.

Getting there
Higashi-Umeda Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — 泉の広場

Osaka Station

Osaka

A station in Osaka. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Osaka Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — ハンドシェイカー 「大阪駅」

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