Kita & Nakanoshima
Modern Osaka, river architecture, and long shopping streets.
- Osaka Station City
- Grand Front Osaka
- Umeda Sky Building
- HEP FIVE
- Nakazakicho
- Tenjinbashisuji
- Osaka Tenmangu
- Nakanoshima Park
- Central Public Hall
- Kitahama Riverside
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Osaka Places Index
A living map of neighbourhoods, landmarks, side streets, and routes built for walking.
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MOD.03 / ENTRY 01
Not a checklist, but a place system for understanding Osaka one neighbourhood at a time.
Places are stored by area; routes then select the streets, food, architecture, and everyday details that genuinely connect in one day. The index grows with every Osaka trip.
- ZONES
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- PLACES
- 53
- FIRST ROUTES
- 03
[ 01 / PLACE INDEX ]
SORTED BY AREA
Castle & Old Central
History, merchant streets, slopes, and surviving nagaya.
- Osaka Castle
- Nishinomaru Garden
- Osaka Museum of History
- Hokoku Shrine
- Tanimachi
- Karahori Shopping Street
- Matsuyamachi
- Semba
- Tekijuku
Minami & Namba
The loud, edible, theatrical heart of the city.
- Dotonbori
- Ebisu Bridge
- Hozenji
- Hozenji Yokocho
- Namba Yasaka Shrine
- Kuromon Market
- Nipponbashi
- Den Den Town
- Namba Parks
- Shinsaibashi
- Amerikamura
- Horie & Orange Street
Tennoji & South
Temples, retro streets, high views, and everyday neighbourhoods.
- Shinsekai
- Tsutenkaku
- Janjan Yokocho
- Shitennoji
- Tennoji Park
- Tennoji Zoo
- Abeno Harukas
- Isshinji
- Sumiyoshi Taisha
- Tezukayama
Bay Area
Big-scale entertainment, industrial edges, and open water.
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- Tempozan
- Tempozan Ferris Wheel
- Universal Studios Japan
- Sakishima Cosmo Tower
- Nanko
Beyond Central
Craft, landscape, and slower day trips around the prefecture.
- Sakai Old Town
- Nintoku Kofun
- Sakai Knife District
- Minoh Park
- Katsuo-ji
- Expo ’70 Commemorative Park
[ 02 / SPECIAL EDITION ]
OSAKA SIDE STREETS
Nakazakicho
Old houses and narrow creative lanes.
Karahori
Slopes, nagaya, and independent shops.
Tenma
Market streets and casual evening food.
Fukushima
Restaurants tucked beneath the railway.
Tsuruhashi
Korean food, markets, and layered streets.
Taisho
Canals, bridges, and Okinawan influence.
Kitakagaya
Warehouses, murals, and creative spaces.
Sakai
Knives, tea, bicycles, and merchant history.
[ 03 / FIRST ROUTES ]
FOOT + PUBLIC TRANSIT
South Osaka
Namba Yasaka → Kuromon → Den Den Town → Shinsekai → Shitennoji → Abeno
Food, street texture, temples, and a high view to finish.
Castle & Old Streets
Osaka Castle → Museum of History → Tanimachi → Karahori → Matsuyamachi
A slower line through history, slopes, and merchant neighbourhoods.
Umeda & the River
Osaka Station → Umeda Sky → Nakazakicho → Tenjinbashisuji → Nakanoshima
Modern scale gives way to old lanes, markets, and river architecture.