23 sights
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Market
Dōguyasuji
A covered street of kitchen shops: knives, pottery and the plastic food models restaurants display.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Dotonbori
The neon canal street of takoyaki, okonomiyaki and the Glico running man sign.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Grand Front Osaka
A shopping and restaurant complex just north of Osaka Station, with indoor dining floors.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Hozenji Yokocho
A stone-paved lane of small restaurants beside the moss-covered statue at Hōzen-ji temple.Entry: Pay as you goShrine
Kasuga Taisha, Nara
Nara's great shrine, lined with thousands of stone and bronze lanterns.Entry: Outer grounds freeSearch tickets and tours on KlookTemple
Kōfuku-ji, Nara
An ancient temple beside Nara Park whose museum holds celebrated Buddhist statues.Entry: Grounds free; tickets are cash onlySearch tickets and tours on KlookMarket
Kuromon Market
A covered market of seafood, wagyu and fruit stalls, many of them cooking to order.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Nakanoshima Park
A riverside park between two waterways, with paths, rose beds and views of central Osaka.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookNeighborhood
Nakazakicho
Old wooden houses near Umeda turned into cafes, vintage shops and galleries.Entry: Free to visitShrine
Namba Yasaka Shrine
A shrine whose stage is shaped like a giant lion head.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookNature
Nara Park
A big park full of free-roaming deer, with the great temples of Nara around it.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookNeighborhood
Naramachi, Nara
The old merchant quarter of Nara: narrow lanes of wooden townhouses, cafes and craft shops.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Osaka Castle
A rebuilt castle tower with a museum inside, in a big park ringed by moats.Entry: Park grounds freeSearch tickets and tours on KlookViewpoint
Osaka City Central Public Hall
A red-brick public hall in Nakanoshima, used for concerts, lectures and other events.Entry: Exterior freeSearch tickets and tours on KlookNeighborhood
Osaka Station City
The shopping and dining complex around JR Osaka Station, with department stores and public plazas.Entry: Pay as you goShrine
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
A shrine in the Tenma district dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, a patron of learning.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookNeighborhood
Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku
A retro neighborhood of neon and kushikatsu stalls around the Tsutenkaku tower.Entry: Streets freeTemple
Shitennō-ji
Founded in 593, one of Japan's oldest Buddhist temples.Entry: Grounds freeSearch tickets and tours on KlookShrine
Sumiyoshi Taisha
One of Japan's oldest shrines, known for its steep arched bridge.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on KlookMarket
Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street
Japan's longest covered shopping street, with inexpensive izakaya around Tenma Station.Entry: Pay as you goTemple
Tōdai-ji, Nara
A giant bronze Buddha in one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.Entry: Grounds freeSearch tickets and tours on KlookViewpoint
Umeda Sky Building
Two towers joined at the top by an open-air observatory.Search tickets and tours on KlookFood
