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Best things to do in Osaka with kids
Fun things to do in Osaka for families with children, including theme parks, boat rides, dinosaurs and hot-spring bathing
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Your comprehensive guide to the best things to do in Osaka
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Best things to do in Dotonbori
Our pick of the best restaurants, cafés and bars in Osaka’s most popular nightlife and entertainment district
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Ultimate guide to USJ
All you need to know to fully enjoy the Osaka theme park: USJ app, how to avoid queues, Super Nintendo World, and more
Travel
Best observation decks
Get the best views of Osaka from three of the city’s tallest buildings, each looking out to a different part of the city
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Best things to do in Osaka
One of the best things to do in Osaka is ‘kuidaore’ or ‘to eat yourself broke’. Need we say more?
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Abeno Harukas
Formerly Japan’s tallest building, Abeno Harukas towers 300 metres above the city and includes an observation deck, art museum, hotel and the largest...
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Osaka Tenmangu
Home to Tenjin, the deity of scholarship, Osaka’s Tenmangu shrine was founded in 949 and continues to attract students praying for good luck before...
Art
teamLab Botanical Garden Osaka
Part of Nagai Park’s recent renewal project, which involved a five-month renovation and the addition of urban facilities like a skatepark and...
Museums
National Museum of Ethnology
Located within the expansive Expo Memorial Park, the National Museum of Ethnology is Japan’s largest humanities and social sciences research institute....
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
One of the largest aquariums in the world, Osaka’s Kaiyukan is also very well curated. The impressive attraction focuses on the marine ecosystem of the...
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Umeda Sky Building
An iconic piece of architecture in Osaka, the 173-metre-tall Umeda Sky Building is immediately identifiable by its experimental structure. It consists of two...