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Expo Park

A park rich in nature with the Tower of the Sun as its symbol

This vast park was developed on the site of the 1970 Japan World Exposition (Osaka Expo). The symbol of the park is the Tower of the Sun, located in the Nature and Culture Garden zone. The Tower of the Sun was conceived by artist Taro Okamoto at the time of the Osaka Expo. The Tower of the Sun was conceived by artist Taro Okamoto as part of the theme pavilion. The Tower of the Sun was conceived as part of the Expo, and it was decided to preserve it permanently after the event closed. The original tower, which is approximately 70 meters high and has three faces on the outside, can be toured inside by making a reservation in advance. In addition to the Tower of the Sun, there are many other attractions in the park, including the Expo '70 Pavilion, the Osaka Japanese Folk Crafts Museum, and the National Museum of Ethnology.

A visit to the inside of "Tower of the Sun" where a mysterious and otherworldly world unfolds

Top of the tower The top of the tower A tree stretches toward the top of the tower The "Tree of Life" is home to The "Tree of Life" traces the evolutionary process of life from protists to mammals.183 The tree of life is a unique space with three models of living organisms that trace the evolutionary process of life, from protozoa to mammals. To enter the museum, please make a reservation in advance through the official website of the Tower of the Sun. Reservations are accepted four months in advance (first-come-first-served basis). Same-day tickets are available only if there are spaces available. The tour takes about 30 minutes. The museum store, where Tower of the Sun goods can be purchased, is open to visitors without a ticket.

Expo '70 Commemorative Park

• Senri Expo Park, Suita City, Osaka MAP
• 5 min. walk from "Banpaku Kinenkoen Station" or "Koen-higashiguchi Station" of Osaka Monorail.
• 9:30-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
• Wednesdays (if Wednesday is a national holiday, the park is open on Wednesday and closed the following day, but open from April 1 to May GW, and open from October to November), year-end and New Year's holidays
• Adults 260 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 80 yen (for both the Nature Park and the Japanese Garden) *Prices vary separately for each Property.
• 06-6877-7387 (Expo '70 Commemorative Call Center)
• Charged

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NIFREL

A museum with a new sensation based on the concept of "touching the senses

Produced by Kaiyukan, one of the world's largest aquariums located in Osaka City, this hands-on museum is not bound by the boundaries of an aquarium, zoo, or museum. Unlike conventional aquarium and zoo exhibits that reproduce the environment based on the habitat area, this museum exhibits a wide variety of creatures, from small fish to large animals such as white tigers and mini hippopotamuses, by dividing the creatures' personalities into eight themes, including "color," "skill," "water beads," and "movement. A major feature of the aquarium is that visitors can view the tanks from 360 degrees and also see the creatures from new perspectives that they would not normally see.

A popular exhibition zone where visitors can experience the free movement of living creatures

The most popular feature of the aquarium is that the creatures can be seen in a space without fences or cages. Living freely in a space with no fences or cages. The most popular exhibit is the "Touch the Movement" corner, where creatures live freely in a space without fences or cages. Visitors can feel the breath of living creatures up close and personal, such as the ring-tailed lemurs that leap dynamically around the floor, as well as the lesser otters, Kedzume turtles, and Indian peacocks that walk around. You can also see Cape penguins swimming agilely in the pool and a Great Horned Owl tucked quietly behind a restroom sign, and you cannot take your eyes off the free and unpredictable movements of these animals.

NIFREL

• MAP in EXPOCITY, 2-1 Senri Banpaku Koen, Suita City, Osaka
• 2 min. walk from Osaka Monorail Expo Park Station
• 10:00-18:00 (Saturday, Sunday, and holidays must be confirmed on the official website) *entry until 1 hour before closing
• Temporary closing once a year for facility inspection
• Adults 2,200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 1,100 yen, 3 years old and over 650 yen, 2 years old and under free
• 0570-022060 (Navi Dial)
• 2 hours free parking in EXPOCITY parking lot with Nifrelle admission (free all day on weekdays)

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Namba Grand kagetsu

The "Hall of Laughter," the pride of Yoshimoto Kogyo, for men and women of all ages to enjoy.

The Yoshimoto Kogyo Theater is one of the largest theaters in Japan and boasts a long history of laughter since its establishment in 1912. The regular performance is a two-part show that includes manzai, rakugo, comedy, and Yoshimoto Shinki Gekijou, and lasts approximately two hours. Manzai, rakugo, and comedy performances are very popular, with both young and veteran comedians performing live on TV every day. The Yoshimoto Shinki Gekijou is a 50-minute comedy show led by four unique performers. The atmosphere and stories differ depending on the head of the troupe, and the performers' own material and gags appear one after another. Tickets are sometimes sold out, so advance reservations are recommended.

Enjoy Osaka's gourmet food and souvenir selection before and after the play!

Before and after seeing a play, visitors can enjoy tasting the theater's famous gourmet food and shopping for original goods at the official Yoshimoto Kogyo store. The takoyaki store "Yoshi Tako Produced by Takoyaki Bu! where both the baking and selling of the takoyaki are done by Yoshimoto comedians, you can taste the specialties produced by the comedians. We also recommend "Chitose Bekkan," where you can enjoy Osaka's gourmet meat suckling, which was created at the request of a comedian, and "Sake-dori Satsuki," a counter izakaya where you can enjoy a lunchtime drink with seasonal fish dishes.

Namba Grand kagetsu

• 11-6 Sennichimae, Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka MAP
• 5 min. walk from Osaka Metro Namba Station
• Weekdays 11:00～/14:30～
  Saturday 10:00～／13:00～／16:00～／19:00～
  Sunday 10:00～／13:00～／16:00～
  *Subject to change *Confirmation required on the official website for evening performances.
• No holidays
• This performance: 5,000 yen for 1st floor seats, 4,500 yen for 2nd floor seats (flat price for both adults and children, regardless of advance purchase or on the day of the performance. All seats reserved)
• 06-6641-0888 (10:00-18:00)
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Tennoji Zoo

The third oldest zoo in Japan

This historic urban zoo celebrates its 110th anniversary in 2025. The zoo has 1,000 animals of about 170 different species, and the "ecological exhibit" introduces visitors to the animals living in an environment that recreates as closely as possible the landscape of their habitat. In the African Savanna Zone, which recreates the environment of a savanna surrounded by rocky mountains called "kopje," carnivorous lions, herbivorous giraffes, and zebras can be seen at the same time, just as in the real world.

Check out popular and rare animals that can only be seen here!

The park is home to many charming and popular animals, including red pandas that live in the trees, polar bears that love to play in the water, jaguars that play with straw balls handmade by their keepers, and Malay bears that are popular for their cute, relaxed, and comical behavior. Rare animals can also be enjoyed, including a black-faced monkey named "Drill," which is bred only a few times in the world and is only exhibited at the Tennoji Zoo in Japan. The Penguin Park & Sea Lion Wharf, where penguins and sea lions swim lively, is also recommended.

Tennoji Zoo

• 1-108 Chausuyama-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka MAP
• 5-10 min. walk from Osaka Metro Dobutsuenmae Sta.
• 9:30-17:00, Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays in May and September: ~18:00 (admission until 1 hour before closing)
• Mondays (open if Monday is a national holiday, closed the following day), year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 - January 1)
  Please check the business calendar for temporary opening days.
• Adults 500 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 200 yen (Free for elementary and junior high school students in Osaka)
• 06-6771-8401
• None
• Please check the website for "meal times and snack times.

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Kizu Wholesale Market Morning market in Kizu

A lively morning market held twice a month

Osaka Kizu Wholesale Market, which is used by professional chefs in Osaka to stock up, holds a morning market twice a month on the second and last Saturday of the month. In addition to shopping and enjoying market delicacies at the morning market, an auction experience tour is held from 10:00 a.m., and anyone can participate in the auction (advance reservations are possible). At the auction floor, where the shopkeepers' skillful talk gets the crowd going, you can enjoy seasonal seafood, high-quality meat, and more. and high quality meats. The auction is a great chance to bid on seasonal seafood and high quality meats at a great price. It is a rare experience to participate in the market auction, which is usually difficult to enter, and to enjoy the lively atmosphere of the market.

Enjoy gourmet food and shopping unique to the market

The market is also dotted with restaurants where you can eat in. You can enjoy popular market delicacies such as fresh seafood rice bowls, sushi, and unaju (eel stew) grilled over charcoal from early in the morning. There are also coffee shops and cafes where you can enjoy morning meals. Many stores also offer tastings at the morning market. A high-end canning shop made with ingredients from Kizu Market are also available and you can sample all kinds of canned goods, as well as a lineup of prepared foods made with high-end fish. Other, You can also enjoy shopping for local fish, fresh meat, Naniwa's traditional vegetables, and high quality fruits. You can also enjoy shopping.

Kizu Wholesale Market Kizu Morning Market

• 2-2-8 Shikitsu Higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka MAP
• 3 min. walk from Osaka Metro Daikokucho Sta.
• Kizu morning market 2nd Saturday and last Saturday of every month 9:00-12:00 only
• Market Sundays, national holidays, Wednesdays (irregular holidays), and occasional closing days about twice a month
• 06-6631-1139
• Charged

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TeamLab Botanical Garden Osaka

An exhibition that transforms the botanical garden into a light art space

The Osaka Municipal Nagai Botanical Garden covers an area of 240,000 square meters and is home to approximately 1,200 different kinds of plants. The "Osaka Municipal Nagai Botanical Garden" has a nighttime exhibition held all year round, The "TeamLab Botanical Garden Osaka" is a nighttime open-air museum by the art group "TeamLab. The museum is a project that "allows nature to become art in its natural state" without destroying it through the use of immaterial digital technology. Sculptures of Dissipating Birds in the Wind is a work that depicts in real time the flow of energy created by birds in flight.

A place that is a botanical garden during the day becomes an art space at night.

The art space changes with the seasons of the Botanical Garden, so the impression one gets from the work changes depending on the time of year one visits. The art space transforms interactively under the influence of the wind and rain in nature, as well as the behavior of birds and people. The latest digital technology and the botanical garden's natural environment create artworks. If you listen carefully in the darkness, you will hear the sound of wind and birds, and if you inhale deeply, you will smell the fragrance of flowers and grass, and feel the presence of nature close by. Some works of art change as people pass by or touch them, allowing visitors to fully utilize all five senses as they interact with the artwork.

Team Lab Botanical Garden Osaka

• 1-23 Nagai Koen, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka MAP
• 10 min. walk from Osaka Metro Nagai Stn.
• Varies depending on the season (check the official website)
• Irregular
• Adults 1,800-2,400 yen (price varies)
• 06-6699-5120 (16:00-20:30)
• Charged

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Darakutei

Yose hut where you can casually enjoy Kamigata Rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comic storytelling

In a corner of Shinsekai is a yose hut where visitors can enjoy Kamigata rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling). It was established in 2008 by the late Zakoba Katsura in the hope that people would enjoy rakugo in a casual manner. Kamigata Rakugo, which originated in Osaka and Kyoto and uses the dialect of the Kinki region, is characterized by a lively stage performance in which a shamisen or drum, called a "hamemono," is played and a small desk in front of the performer is tapped to attract the attention of people on the street. Here, visitors can enjoy a variety of performances centering on the Kamigata rakugo storytelling troupe of KATSURA Beicho.

Dorakutei Noon Seating, which can be seen without reservations, is perfect for a break from sightseeing in Osaka.

The cozy hut with a seating capacity of about 100 people allows visitors to get up close and personal with the performers and feel their eyes, eyebrows, and even their breathing.
For tourists, we recommend the "Dorakutei Lunch Seating," which does not require advance tickets or reservations, and allows you to drop in on a whim depending on your mood that day. From the 21st onward, a variety of performances, including not only rakugo but also nankyoku (comic monologue) and kodan (storytelling), are held day and night. Come to this rare spot for a casual experience of traditional performing arts and enjoy the realism of a live performance.

Dorakutei

• 1-17-6 Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka MAP
• 3 min. walk from Osaka Metro Dobutsuenmae Sta.
• Varies depending on the performance. Check official website for details.
• Depends on the performance.
• Varies depending on the performance.
• 06-6365-8281 (in Yonecho Office Co., Ltd.) *Inquiries: weekdays 10:00-18:00
• None

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Osaka Castle Keep

Enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Osaka from the elegant castle tower

Osaka Castle was built in 1583 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a base for unifying the country. The castle tower was destroyed by fire twice, but was rebuilt in 1931 and is now open to the public as a history museum.
The museum has a wealth of attractions, including artifacts related to Hideyoshi, a diorama of the Osaka Summer Campaign, and a full-scale model of the Golden Tea House, but the highlight is the observation deck on the 8th floor. The 360-degree panoramic view of the city of Osaka from 50 meters above the ground is a sight to behold. Immerse yourself in the spirit of Hideyoshi, who succeeded in unifying the country.

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Night view of Sakai and Senboku Waterfront Industrial Area

Fantastic view of factory chimneys and pipes

The waterfront area from Sakai City to Takaishi City, where factories of petroleum and chemical manufacturers are spread out, is a popular spot for night views of factories. Driving along the Hanshin Expressway No. 4 Bayshore Route from Kansai International Airport to Osaka City, the factory zone appears on your left after passing the Izumiotsu Parking Area. Among them, the area near "Chikko Hamadera Nishi-machi" at the tip of the wharf is a spectacular spot where you can see a group of spires across the sea. Multiple factories stand in a row on either side, and the steam trailing from the spires and the light reflected off the surface of the sea create a fantastic view.

Up close and personal with a night view of the city that looks like something out of a sci-fi movie

Located in an industrial area Chikko Shinmachi Hamahakobe Park, located in an industrial area, is another spot where you can enjoy a close-up night view of factories. The inorganic night view of factories can be admired through the gaps between the palm trees that grow in the park, and the towering plants are a powerful sight when viewed from below as if stirred up. The view is narrow, but the distinctive shape of the oil refinery plant emerges in the dark of night.
While a car is basically required to visit the viewing spots, a recommended spot that can be reached without a car is the sidewalk along the waterway in Hamadera Park. It is a short walk from Hamadera Koen Station and offers a rare view of the Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route crossing in front of the plant.

Night view of Sakai and Senboku Waterfront Industrial Area

• Chikko Hamadera Nishi-machi and Chikko Shinmachi 3-chome, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka MAP
• 15 min. by car from Sakai Sta. on the Nankai Main Line.
• For reservations of sightseeing cabs, call 072-233-6601 (Sakai Convention & Visitors Association, Tourist Promotion Group)
• None