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Citadines Namba Osaka. Luxury. Citadines Namba Osaka has a fitness centre, shared lounge, a restaurant and bar in Osaka. With free WiFi, this 4-star hotel offers a shared kitchen and a 24-hour front desk. The property is 700 metres from the city centre and 300 metres from Nipponbashi Catholic Church.
Shinsekai (新世界, lit. "New World") is a district in Osaka that was developed before the war and then neglected in the decades afterwards. At the district's center stands Tsutenkaku Tower, the nostalgia-evoking symbol of Shinsekai. The area was developed into its current layout following the success of the 1903 National Industrial ...
Located around Namba Station, Minami (ミナミ, "South") is one of Osaka 's two major city centers. It is the city's most famous entertainment district and offers abundant dining and shopping choices. The district is easily accessible as it is served by three train companies as well as three subway lines and a highway bus terminal. The other ...
Osaka has many museums, art galleries and a world-class aquarium. Visitors planning to see multiple museums around Osaka and Kyoto should consider the Kansai Grutto Pass. The pass provides free or discounted admission to around 50 museums and galleries in the Kansai Region and costs 1200 yen for a paper ticket or 1100 yen for a digital ticket ...
The entire Osaka Castle Park covers about two square kilometers with lots of green space, sport facilities, a multi-purpose arena (Osakajo Hall) and a shrine dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The park is one of Osaka's most popular hanami spots during the cherry blossom season, which usually takes place in late March and/or early April.
The Kita (キタ, "North") district, also known as Umeda (梅田), is one of Osaka 's two main city centers. It is located around the large station complex that comprises Osaka and Umeda stations. Kita's counterpart is Minami (ミナミ, "South") around Namba Station. Besides being Osaka's busiest transportation hub and a bustling business ...
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, founded in the 10th century, is one of the most important of hundreds of shrines across Japan that are devoted to Tenjin, the Shinto deity of scholarship, who in turn has been associated with the Heian Period scholar Sugawara Michizane. Osaka Tenmangu Shrine has been destroyed by fire a number of times during its history, and its current main hall (honden) and main gate date back to 1845.
The Osaka Science Museum (大阪市立科学館, Ōsaka Shiritsu Kagakukan) on Nakanoshima Island has four floors of interactive exhibits. The museum was designed with children in mind and takes visitors through displays on the universe, chemistry, electricity and energy. A science show is held multiple times a day (in Japanese only).
Kuromon Market (黒門市場, Kuromon Ichiba) is a covered public market that stretches around 600 meters parallel to Sakaisujidori Street in the Minami area of Osaka. The market has about 150 shops that predominantly sell fish, meat and produce, with other shops also purveying traditional sweets and low priced clothes and homeware.
Hours and Fees. Osaka 's shopping facilities vary in their opening hours and closing days. However, most shops are open by 10:00 or 11:00 and close between 19:00 and 21:00. Most shops remain open on national holidays and Sundays. Widespread closures occur only on January 1.
