Location: Osaka Prefecture
Top Things to do in Osaka Prefecture
Top Hotels in Osaka Prefecture
Things to do in Osaka Prefecture, Kinki: The Best Historic Sites
Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area. Osaka is one of the two "urban prefectures" (府, fu) of Japan, Kyoto being the other (Tokyo became a "metropolitan prefecture", or to, in 1941).
Restaurants in Osaka Prefecture
1. Keizuiji Temple
2. Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 856 reviews
Built prior to the influx of Buddhist architecture, this shrine - one of the oldest in Japan - exemplifies a purely Japanese style design.
Reviewed By leungalex
Ths is place brings calm and peace, the bridge is beautiful. The steps on the bridge are deceptively steep but when you walk on them they are just like ordinary stairs, amazing architectural design. Take the subway to Tennoji station then Hankai line tram to Sumiyoshitorii-Mae, you get to enjoy the charming tram too, an unexpected experience in modren Osaka,
3. Izumisano Furusato Machiya House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Izumisano Furusato Machiya-kan Museum Izumisano city designated cultural property -Former Niigawa Family House In ancient times, Sano-machiba was started as a bustling town of the old road toward Kumano Shrine. In Edo period, fishery, shipping, brewing industry and cotton textile industry and so on brought blossoming into a unique merchants’culture. Here ”Furusato Machiya-kan Museum” was built in the middle of Edo period, because second generation Niigawa ran soy sauce business. This building is a precious cultural property which tells us the architectural style of Sennan region at that time.
4. Kabusanji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Since 697A.D. The Japanese temple in Takatsuki, Osaka. The entire mountain was said to have been the subject of mountain worship, and since then it prospered as a sacred place where Bishamon was first enshrined in Japan. This is an old tomb that can continue to pray every day as “Bishamon Fudo Goma”. In addition, it is wrapped in a natural rich mountain that changes the scenery from season to season, and many people visit every year as a “hidden spot” of autumn leaves, especially in autumn.
Reviewed By Saul_True - Osaka, Japan
We visited this beautiful, secluded temple on a Monday afternoon in December at the end of the autumn leaves season. The complex consists of a dozen or so buildings in addition to the temple itself, with various paths, gates and bridges to investigate. The whole place feels like an ancient village and the fact that there was absolutely noone there added to the atmosphere. We were told there was a 300 yen entry fee during autumn leaves season, but there was nobody to collect it in the hour or so we were wandering around. Kyoto is so packed nowadays that the temple tranquility vibe is almost impossible to find there; here’s where you’ll get it in spades. It was literally raining red leaves as we stood by the river bank. The only sound we could hear was the trickling of water and the wind in the trees. Magic stuff. To get there, take a JR train to Takatsuki and from there, the number 53 bus to Kabusanguchi stop (220 yen / 20 minutes). From there, it’s a 20 minute walk, mostly uphill, to the temple. Well worth it, especially if you want to escape the masses.
5. Chokeiji Temple
6. Hirokawa-dera Temple
7. Kenshoji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
8. Osaka Castle
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 7,901 reviews
Once the largest castle in Japan when originally built in the 1580s, this castle has an observation platform with city views and a history museum that uses holograms, 3D pictures and other technologies to describe the history of the castle and the period during which it was built.
Reviewed By coldplaybunny - Osaka, Japan
A beautiful castle and magnificent testimony of history about the great city of Osaka. The castle is easily accessible with public transportation and covers a large area which includes a park around the castle with several amenities. The observatory on the top floor provides a beautiful view of the city and each floor shows you a moment of history and the role of the castle going back 300 years ago in Osaka. The castle takes you back in time and you will be able to see several exhibitions and when you stop on the second floor take a moment to wear a helmet and vest for a pictures as a samurai warrior. This is one visit you will remember forever so make sure to bring your camera and take pictures to share back home.
9. Shimoakasaka Tanada
10. Tsubaki Shogunate's Inn (Koriyama-shuku Shogunate's Inn)
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