Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #20 in Osaka, Japan

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 70 m
Descend 68 m

Experience Osaka in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in OsakaIndividual Sights in Osaka

Sight 1: Gallery Namban

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Gallery Namban

The Nanban Cultural Museum is a private museum located in Nakatsu 6-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture, with a collection of about 250 items including Nanban art and Christian relics from the early modern period.

Wikipedia: 南蛮文化館 (JA)

1033 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Umeda Arts Theater

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Umeda Arts Theater is a Japanese theater located at Chayamachi Applause in Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, operated by Umeda Arts Theater Co., Ltd. It opened in 1992.

Wikipedia: Umeda Arts Theater (EN)

679 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: 北向地蔵尊

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Kitamuki Jizo is a Jizo Bodhisattva who is enshrined facing north on the first floor of the Hankyu Sanban Avenue South Building, located at 1-1-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka.

Wikipedia: 北向地蔵 (大阪市) (JA)

1637 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 4: Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

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The Osaka Municipal Museum of Housing (Osaka Municipal Museum of Housing), nicknamed "Osaka Living Present and Past" (Osaka Kura no Konjakukan), is a public museum dedicated to the history and culture of urban life in Osaka City. Materials and models of the city's dwellings from the late Edo period to the postwar period are on display. It is located in the Osaka Municipal Housing Information Center Building.

Wikipedia: 大阪くらしの今昔館 (JA), Website

291 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: 国分寺

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国分寺 bittercup / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kokubun-ji (国分寺) is a Buddhist temple in Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 655 during the reign of Empress Kōgyoku, and is affiliated with Shingon Buddhism. It is also known as Nagara Kokubun-ji (長柄国分寺).

Wikipedia: Kokubun-ji (Osaka) (EN)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: 鶴満寺

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鶴満寺 bittercup / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kakumanji Temple is a temple of the Tendai Shinsei sect located in Kita-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Unmatsu. The honzon is Amitabha. Kannon-do is the third temple of the 33 places in the New West Country, and the main temple is Koyasu Kannon.

Wikipedia: 鶴満寺 (JA)

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