Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Osaka, Japan

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4 km
Ascend 92 m
Descend 86 m

Experience Osaka in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in OsakaIndividual Sights in Osaka

Sight 1: 野田恵美須神社

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Noda Ebisu Shrine is a shrine located in Fukushima Ward, Osaka City. (According to the Osaka Prefecture religious corporation registry, it is simply referred to as "Ebisu Shrine" in the torii and abbreviated records, but it is commonly called "Noda Ebisu Shrine.")

Wikipedia: 野田恵美須神社 (JA)

579 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: 天神社

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Tenjinsha is a shrine located in Tamagawa, Fukushima-ku, Osaka. The former company name is Murasha. It is also commonly referred to as the heavenly god of Fukushima.

Wikipedia: 天神社 (大阪市福島区) (JA)

381 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Shimo-fukushima Park

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Shimo-fukushima Park inoue-hiro / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shimo-fukushima Park is a public urban park, situated at 4 chōme Fukushima in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Wikipedia: Shimo-fukushima Park (EN)

870 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: ABC Hall

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ABC Hall

The Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation is a certified broadcasting holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Until March 31, 2018, it was a unified radio and television broadcaster serving in the Kansai region. On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions were spun off into two subsidiaries, with Asahi Radio Broadcasting Corporation taking over the radio broadcasting business, and Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation took over television broadcasting.

Wikipedia: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (EN), Website

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: 蛸の松

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Tako no Matsu is the name of a pine tree located in 1-chome, Fukushima, Fukushima Ward, Osaka City. It is situated at the northern end of the Tamino Bridge on the right bank of the Dojima River.

Wikipedia: 蛸の松 (JA)

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka

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Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka opened in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan in 2022. The museum is located in the central Nakanoshima district of Osaka. It is one of Japan's newest and most important art museums, with a collection of over 6,000 works of modern and contemporary art and design from the mid-19th century to the present day. Highlights include works by international artists such as Amedeo Modigliani, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Frank Stella, as well as major Japanese artists such as Yūzō Saeki and Jirō Yoshihara, founder of the avant-garde Gutai group. Of particular note is the extensive collection of works by Saeki Yūzō, an artist with close ties to Osaka.

Wikipedia: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka (EN), Website

376 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: The National Museum of Art, Osaka

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The National Museum of Art, Osaka is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 10 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Art, Osaka (EN)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Osaka Science Museum

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The Osaka Science Museum is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art. Opened in 1989, the museum was constructed to mark the 100th anniversary of Osaka City. The construction was funded through a 6.5 billion yen donation toward building costs from Kansai Electric. Its theme is "The Universe and Energy". Before the war a similar museum opened in 1937. It was known as the Osaka City Electricity Science Museum and it was both the first science museum and the first planetarium in Japan.

Wikipedia: Osaka Science Museum (EN), Website

456 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: 日本基督教団大阪教会

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Japan Christian Church Osaka Church is a Protestant church based in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is known for its red-brick church designed by William Merrell Vories.

Wikipedia: 日本基督教団大阪教会 (JA), Website

526 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: 山内ビル

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Yamauchi Building is a historical building located in Tosabori, Nishi-ku, Osaka. It is a four-story reinforced concrete building with Spanish brown tiles. The official name is "Kaori Yamauchi Law & Patent Office" Currently, the plate with the word "incense" has disappeared for some reason, either because of the deterioration of the building

Wikipedia: 山内ビル (JA)

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