# Things to Do in Osaka

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Looking for things to do in Osaka? This list of 9 includes Osaka Castle (Chuo, Osaka). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-26 00:18:25

1. **[Osaka Castle](/e/osaka-castle---1511.md)** (attraction) — A rebuilt keep rising over the moat and grounds; the tower itself, with its museum and observation deck, is separately ticketed. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://osaka-info.jp/spot/osaka-castle-main-keep/, https://www.osakacastle.net/guide/
2. **[Dotonbori](/e/dotonbori---1512.md)** (attraction) — The canal-side entertainment strip built around 1612, lined with towering 3D billboards like the running Glico sign; liveliest after dark. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://osaka-info.jp/spot/dotonbori/, https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/2207/
3. **[Kuromon Ichiba Market](/e/kuromon-ichiba-market---1513.md)** (attraction) — A covered arcade of some 170 fish, produce and street-food shops that rose to prominence in the late Meiji era, nicknamed Osaka's kitchen. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/chuo/page/0000074120.html, https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1103/
4. **[Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan](/e/osaka-aquarium-kaiyukan---1514.md)** (attraction) — A Pacific Rim-themed aquarium at Tempozan Harborvillage built around a deep central tank holding whale sharks and manta rays. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://osaka-info.jp/special/universal/course02/spot04/, https://www.kaiyukan.com/
5. **[Universal Studios Japan](/e/universal-studios-japan---1515.md)** (attraction) — Opened in 2001, the theme park pairs its Wizarding World and Minion areas with Super Nintendo World. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://osaka-info.jp/spot/universal-studios-japan/, https://www.usj.co.jp/company/company_e/about/history/
6. **[Shitennoji Temple](/e/shitennoji-temple---1516.md)** (attraction) — Founded in 593 by Prince Shotoku; the present halls are post-war rebuilds from 1963, the outer grounds free and the inner precinct ticketed. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4011.html, https://www.shitennoji.or.jp/history.html
7. **[Sumiyoshi Taisha](/e/sumiyoshi-taisha---1517.md)** (attraction) — Head shrine of some 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines nationwide, predating mainland Asian architectural influence, with an arched taiko bridge worshippers cross to purify. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1083/, https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/
8. **[Tsutenkaku Tower](/e/tsutenkaku-tower---1518.md)** (attraction) — The 1956-rebuilt, 108-metre tower over retro Shinsekai; its golden deck holds the Billiken luck statue, its soles worn shiny from rubbing. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://osaka-info.jp/spot/tsutenkaku/, https://www.tsutenkaku.co.jp/
9. **[Umeda Sky Building](/e/umeda-sky-building---1519.md)** (attraction) — Twin towers joined at the top by the ticketed Floating Garden Observatory, 173 metres up and open to the sky. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4002.html, https://www.skybldg.co.jp/observatory/information/

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