Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Osaka, Japan

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

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)

Osaka City Central Public Hall is an assembly facility located in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka. Important Cultural Property of Japan. As of 2024, it is operated by the SPS Group, a consortium of Suntory Publicity Service Co., Ltd. and the Osaka Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture, on behalf of Osaka City as the designated administrator.

Wikipedia: 大阪市中央公会堂 (JA), Website

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (大阪市立東洋陶磁美術館) is a Japanese art museum and regarded as one of the best ceramic-collections in the world. This museum collects, studies, conserves, exhibits and interprets East Asian ceramics, which mainly came from ancient China and Korea. The world-famous Ataka Collection, donated by the 21 companies of the Sumitomo Group, as well as the Rhee Byung-Chang Collection, provide the public an aesthetic experience with first-class collection.

Wikipedia: Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (EN), Website

Kimura Shigenari was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period. A retainer of the Toyotomi clan, Shigenari fought at the Siege of Osaka and died in battle.

Wikipedia: Kimura Shigenari (EN)

The Nakanoshima Park is the first public park opened by Osaka in 1891, after its foundation as a city. It is located in Kita ward, on the Nakanoshima sandbank, lying between Dōjima and Tosabori Rivers. The 11 hectare park houses public facilities such as Osaka Central Public Hall, Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library and Museum of Oriental Ceramics. It also holds a rose garden. The City Hall of Osaka building is located on its west end.

Wikipedia: Nakanoshima Park (EN)