Best Things to Do in Osaka

Looking back to 2020, countries need to be closed down to prevent the further spread of the pandemic.  Talking about the first thing you would like to do immediately after the pandemic, travelling must be one of your thought.  Would Osaka become the city you would like to visit immediately after the pandemic?  Let us bring you to Osaka today!

Osaka as a popular tourist attraction, tourists can easily visit all the hot spots through metro.  To provide a better deal for tourists who would like to visit different attractions in a day, Asian Gateway Osaka introduced Osaka Amazing Pass.  It allows free entry to more than 35 Osaka spots and provides unlimited travel on the Osaka Metro and most of the Osaka City Bus lines.  

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Osaka Castle

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Osaka Castle can be said to be one of the must-visit spots for all travelers.  After a small walk along the main street out of the Tanimachi 4-chome Station Exit 9, you will see both the Osaka Tenshu and the Osaka Museum of History.  As one of the three famous ancient cities alongside Nagoya Castle and Kumamoto Castle, played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.   However, due to the burning down of the war, the current Osaka Tenshu was imitated in 1931 and is now a showroom of Toyotomi Hideyoshi era.

Apart from Osaka Tenshu, Osaka Museum of History is a worth going place nearby.  The reappearance of ancient scenery along with some short descriptions allow tourists to experience the historical development of Osaka.  You are also provided with a seal booklet to collect representative seals of Osaka from different periods.

Namba Station 

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Namba is regarded as the center of the south area of Osaka.  Some of the most famous images of Osaka such as the Kani Doraku Crab and the Glico Man are located around the Dotonbori Canal.  As an entertainment district, from Dotonbori where gourmet snacks are gathered to Shinsaibashi where all clothing brands and cosmeceuticals are complete, all of them are near Namba Station.

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Looking into Dotonbori from the bridge leading to Shinsaibashi, you will see various attractive neon advertisements and different restaurants and theaters on both side of the canal.  Surprisingly, behind the flourishing, there is a nostalgic Hozenji Yokocho where you can find some long-established Japanese restaurnats, okonomyali and other traditional cuisines.

 

Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

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As the first museum with the theme of Osaka housing and life, the 8th to 10th floors are the exhibition area where reappear the living condition and various industries in the late Edo period.  There will be Japanese service staff on site to introduce all the traditional houses, inherit Japanese traditional beliefs or even tell you the areas where ninjas hide.

Taking about Japan, you must not miss kimono experience.  In the 9th floor of the museum, there will be kimono provided for you to experience the joy of walking on the old streets back then.   

 

With the blend of traditional and modern cultures, it brings numerous visitors to Osaka and thus huge revenue every year.  The real estate market of Osaka at the same time has higher competitiveness with higher investment return compared to other cities.  Although the tourism industry faced a recession because of the close down, with its unique characteristics and the development plan of World Expo, it will definitely become one of the hottest travel spots in the next few years.