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Zepp Osaka Bayside“Zepp Osaka Bayside” is an urban live music hall located in Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
Since opening in 2017, it has frequently hosted standing-style live performances, and with a maximum capacity of 2,801, it is one of the largest among the Zepp-affiliated live houses across Japan.
Name Zepp Osaka Bayside Address 1-1-61 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0031 Tel 06-7174-8553 URL https://www.zepp.co.jp/hall/osakabayside/
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan“Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan,” one of the world’s largest aquariums, located in Osaka. Its enormous tanks, where great whale sharks swim at leisure, and its areas where you can experience nature firsthand offer countless moving encounters.
Name Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Address 1-1-10 Kaiganduori, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0022 Tel 06-6576-5501 URL https://www.kaiyukan.com/
Kyocera Dome OsakaA modern dome-shaped stadium completed in 1997. It is used for professional baseball games and concerts, with a maximum capacity of 51,000 people.
Name Kyocera Dome Osaka Address 3-Naka-2-1 Chiyozaki, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0023 Tel 06-6586-0106 URL https://www.kyoceradome-osaka.jp/
Abeno HarukasStanding 300 m tall, “Abeno Harukas”—a super high-rise mixed-use building boasting the greatest height in Japan—is directly connected to Kintetsu Osaka-Abenobashi Station and the various lines of Tennoji Station.
It is home to a wide variety of establishments, including one of Japan’s largest department stores, an observatory, an art museum, and a hotel, so you can enjoy it all day long.
There is also an abundant selection of superb gourmet fare—such as lunches and sweets—to be savored alongside Osaka’s finest panoramic views.Name Abeno Harukas Address 1-1-43 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-6016 Tel 06-6621-0300 URL https://www.abenoharukas-300.jp/index.html
TsutenkakuTsutenkaku, Osaka’s landmark tower, is registered as a nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property. On its golden observation deck, which commands a panoramic view of Osaka, sits the statue of “Billiken,” said to bring good fortune to those who rub the soles of its feet.
Name Tsutenkaku Address 1-18-6 Ebisu-higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0002 Tel 06-6641-9555 URL https://www.tsutenkaku.co.jp/
DotonboriSymbolized by the Shochikuza theater, Kani Doraku, and the Glico sign, Dotonbori is a representative entertainment district of Minami in Osaka. The name Dotonbori derives from Yasui Doton, who in Keicho 17 (1612) used his own private fortune to excavate the canal. Later, under the shogunate’s urban planning, playhouses from all over Osaka were gathered on the south side of Dotonbori, and 47 mizuchaya (water teahouses) were licensed, long flourishing as the home of Japanese theater. As large crowds gathered for the plays, eateries naturally prospered as well. Today, the Shochikuza near Ebisubashi Bridge is the only playhouse that remains, but along the north side of Dotonbori Street, restaurants of every genre stand side by side, bustling all year round. In recent years, the Tombori River Walk, a riverside promenade, has also been gaining popularity.
Name Dotonbori Address Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka Tel 06-6211-4542(Dotonbori Shopping Street Association Office) URL http://www.dotonbori.or.jp/ja/
Osaka Castle / Osaka-jo HallOsaka Castle is a Japanese castle built during the Sengoku period at the tip of the Uemachi Plateau, in Ōsaka of Ikutama-no-shō, Higashinari District, Settsu Province. The current main keep (tenshu) was reconstructed in 1931.
The area encompassing Osaka-jo Hall—a dome-shaped multipurpose arena used for concerts and sporting events—and the castle ruins has been developed as Osaka Castle Park (Ōsaka-jō Kōen).
Name Osaka Castle / Osaka-jo Hall Address 1-1 Osaka-jo, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0002 Tel 06-6941-3044 URL https://www.osakacastle.net/