Osaka Castle is the most famous castle in Osaka and has become Osaka landmark nowadays. Osaka castle is said to be the largest castle at the time Toyotomi Hideyoshi ruled.

Osaka Castle has gone the cycle of being destroyed and rebuilt lots of time which is during war time in 1615, 1665 and finally during the world war.

Nowadays Osaka Castle has been rebuilt and renewed. It is located inside Osaka Castle Park. It takes around 15 minutes walking through the park to reach Osaka Castle main building. Osaka Castle Park is famous as a place to do hanami or enjoy sakura. If you are lucky enough to visit Osaka Castle during Sakura season, you can take selfie with sakura and Osaka Castle as the background.

Osaka Castle main building consist of museum telling Osaka history. You can climb to the top of the castle, get out to the observatory and you can see Osaka city view from here.

The museum has re-created buildings and streets that show what life was like in Osaka in the past. A model of the entire city during the Edo Period, the only one of its kind in Japan, is housed in the building. Visitors can learn all about Osaka's development, experiencing via interactive exhibits the different ways of life in the city during different periods of its history. You can also experience to wear yukata (japanese traditional cloth) here

Tempozan harbor village is located in Osaka Bay Area which is a collection of man-made waterfront islands and peninsulas, built to accomodate Osaka's growth. There are lots of museums, theme parks, observatories and shoppping centers. The famous attractions in Tempozan is Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan), Tempozan Ferris Wheel and Santa Maria Cruise.

Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan)
Osaka Aquarium main attraction is a massive tank that holds 5,400 tons of water and whale shark. Kaiyukan displays a wide variety of marine life spread over 15 different tanks.

Tempozan Ferris Wheel
Tempozan Ferris Wheel is the largest ferris wheel in Osaka with the highest point 112.5 meters. Located just next to Tempozan Marketplace and Osaka Aquarium. You can also choose the see through gondola. If you ride this gondola, you can see the below direcltly, but quite thrilling for people who are afraid of height.

Santa Maria Cruise
Santa Maria Cruise will bring you to travel Osaka Bay in around 50 minutes. The boarding place is next to Osaka Aquarium.

Shinsekai (新世界) means "The New World" in English. The area of Shinsekai is famous for 3 things, Tsutenkaku Tower, Kushikatsu (Osaka's best known dish) and Tennoji Zoo.

Tsutenkaku Tower was contructed in 1912 with Eiffel Tower as the model. Its current height is 103 meteres with the main observatory at a height of 91 meters.

Kushikatsu is one of Osaka famous dish. Kushikatsu is deep fried pieces of food on skewers. Meat and vegetables are the most common ingredients for kushikatsu. Shinsekai is the best place to enjoy Kushikatsu. There are lots of restaurants selling delicious kushikatsu.

Famous Shopping Places in Osaka. There is also an Osaka Iconic called "Glico" Besure to take picture with Glico Background.