Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Osaka, Japan

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 7.9 km
Ascend 140 m
Descend 129 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: Namba Yasaka Shrine

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Namba Yasaka Shrine KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Namba Yasaka Shrine is a shrine located in Naniwa Ward, Osaka. The former company name is Gosha. It is often written as "Namba Yasaka Shrine", but this is a typographical error.

Wikipedia: 難波八阪神社 (JA), Website

911 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: NMB48 Theatre

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NMB48 Theatre

NMB48 is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NMB48 Theater, which is located in the basement of the Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka. The group has sold over 9 million CDs in Japan.

Wikipedia: NMB48 (EN), Website

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Yoshimoto Manzai Theatre

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Yoshimoto Manzai Theatre

Yoshimoto Manzai Theater is a comedy theater that opened on December 1, 2014 in Namba Senmae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is located on the 5th floor of the YES-NAMBA Building, opposite the Namba Grand Hanazuki. It is commonly known as Mangeki.

Wikipedia: よしもと漫才劇場 (JA)

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Osaka Prefectural Museum of Kamigata Comedy and Performing Arts

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The Osaka Prefectural Kamigata Performing Arts Museum (Osaka Furitsukami ga Engei Shiryokan, commonly known as Wach Kamigata) is a facility for collecting and preserving materials related to Kamigata performing arts, located in Namba Senmae, Chuo-ku, Osaka. Opened in 1996.

Wikipedia: 大阪府立上方演芸資料館 (JA)

22 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: YES THEATER

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YES THEATER is a theater located in the basement of Namba Grand Hanazuki, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan. 324 seats (+ wheelchair space) Opened on April 4, 2015.

Wikipedia: YES THEATER (JA)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Namba Grand Kagetsu

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Namba Grand Kagetsu is a theater specializing in comedy and comedy operated by Yoshimoto Kogyo in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. Common name: "NGK". The catch phrase is "Hall of Laughter".

Wikipedia: なんばグランド花月 (JA), Website

423 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Hōzen-ji

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Hōzen-ji+- from jawp / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hōzen-ji (法善寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The temple is located in the Dotonbori district, near Namba Station. It has a reputation in Japan for helping women who are about to give birth.

Wikipedia: Hōzen-ji (Osaka) (EN), Website

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Osaka Shochiku‑za

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Osaka Shochikuza is a theater located in Dotonbori 1-chome, Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. It is operated by Shochiku Co., Ltd. This theater is not included in the five playhouses known as "Dotonbori Gozas," which have their origins in the Edo period.

Wikipedia: 大阪松竹座 (JA), Website

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Ebisubashi Bridge

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Ebisubashi is a 26-meter-long bridge over the Dotonbori River in Chuo-ku, Osaka. The bridge part of the current bridge was completed in 2007 (Heisei 19). Konoike gumi construction.

Wikipedia: 戎橋 (JA)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Dotonbori Bridge

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Dotonbori Bridge

Dotonbori Bridge is a bridge over the Dotonbori River in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, on Midosuji (National Route 25).

Wikipedia: 道頓堀橋 (JA)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Glico Man Sign

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Glico Man Sign

Dotonbori Glico Sign is a billboard (outdoor advertisement) installed by Ezaki Glico on the southwest side of Ebibashi in Dotonbori, Osaka.

Wikipedia: 道頓堀グリコサイン (JA)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Dotonbori Zaza

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Dotonbori ZAZA is a privately owned theater located in Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. There are two theaters (HOUSE and POCKET'S) with different capacity.

Wikipedia: 道頓堀ZAZA (JA), Website

663 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi)

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The National Bunraku Theatre is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku.

Wikipedia: National Bunraku Theatre (EN)

497 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: 應典院

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Ōten-in is the last temple of the Jodo Buddhist temple located in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. At the time of its founding, it was the head of the pagoda that was opened as a retreat for the third generation of Dairenji, the Oath of Honor Zaikei.

Wikipedia: 應典院 (JA)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: 高津宮

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Kōzu-gū is a Shinto Shrine in Ōsaka, Japan. It honors Emperor Nintoku. He was the 16th emperor. He reigned from 313 to 399. Emperor Nintoku named the area Kōzu-gū. This area is now known as Ōsaka.

Wikipedia: Kōzu-gū (EN), Website

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: 法性寺

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Hosshoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Chuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Shinnyo. The former main temple is Kyoto Myokakuji Temple, Shioshi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 法性寺 (大阪市) (JA)

9 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: 雲雷寺

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Unraiji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Nakadera, Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. Its mountain name is Myohōzan. The former head temple is Minobusan Kuonji (Minobu school), the temple is affiliated with the Choshi school, and the chief priest is from the Enshi school. Nearby, there are many other Nichiren sect temples such as Jōkokuji, Renkōji, Shōbōji, Enmyōji, Hōshōji, Hōsenji, Yakuōji, Myōjuji, Honyōji, and Myōtokuji.

Wikipedia: 雲雷寺 (JA)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: 長久寺

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Chokyuji is a Nichiren temple located in Chuo Ward, Osaka. Its mountain name is Daienzan. The main deities are the One Tower and Two Honored Ones. It enshrines Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Osaka.

Wikipedia: 長久寺 (大阪市) (JA)

808 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 19: 六大院

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Rokudaiin is a temple located in the town of Baiza, Tennoji-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Koya, Osaka. Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, Betsu Honzan. Koyasan Kongoko Osaka City Headquarters. The honzon is Fudo Myō and Kobo Daishi. As a separate temple, there is Kongo-ji Temple in Terakawa, Daito City, Osaka Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 六大院 (JA)

356 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: 興徳寺

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Koutokuji is a temple of the Shingon sect of Mount Koya located in the Tennoji Ward of Osaka City. The mountain name is Ryuhozan, and the principal image is Yakushi Ruriko Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 興徳寺 (大阪市) (JA)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: 心眼寺

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Shinganji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Sanada. The honzon is Amitabha. The temple crest is the same sixpenny as the family crest of the Sanada family.

Wikipedia: 心眼寺 (JA)

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: 三光神社

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三光神社

Sankō Shrine is a Shinto shrine on a hill named Mt. Sanada in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is notable for being the possible location of a legendary tunnel used during the 17th century Siege of Osaka.

Wikipedia: Sankō Shrine (EN)

632 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 23: Sanadayama Park

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Sanadayama Park

Sanadayama Park is an urban park (district park) located in Sanadayama-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Wikipedia: 真田山公園 (JA)

911 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 24: 長安寺

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Chouanji is a Jodo sect temple located in the Tennoji Ward of Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 長安寺 (大阪市天王寺区) (JA)

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