Osaka 3-Day Itinerary (2 Nights)

Abeno Harukas

Views & landmarks

Abeno Harukas (あべのハルカス) is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas. The building is 300 m (984 ft) tall and has 62 floors; it was the tallest building in Japan from 2014 to 2023, until Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower seized the title.

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts

Museums & galleries · 0.6 km from the previous stop

The Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (大阪市立美術館) is a museum located in Tennōji Park, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum focuses on Japanese and east Asian art.

Tennōji Park

Zoos & aquariums · 0 km from the previous stop

The Tennōji Park is a park with botanical garden at 1–108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan.

Shitennō-ji Temple

Temples & religious sites · 0.7 km from the previous stop

Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji (荒陵寺), Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji (難波大寺), or Mitsu-ji 御津寺. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963. Shortly after World War II, Shitennō-ji became independent of the parent Tendai sect and formed the Wa sect of Buddhism.

Universal Studios Japan

Theme parks

Universal Studios Japan (ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン) is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operated by USJ LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast NBCUniversal. The park is similar in layout to Universal Studios Florida and contains selected attractions from both Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood, in addition to a small number of unique attractions.

Mount Tenpō

Nature · 0.7 km from the previous stop

Mount Tenpō , located in Minato-ku, Osaka, is Japan's second lowest mountain. The mountain's peak is 4.53 metres (14.9 ft) above sea level, and bears more resemblance to a hill than a mountain. A small port is located nearby, and much of the mountain's surface has been converted into a park.

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Zoos & aquariums · 0.5 km from the previous stop

The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is an aquarium located in the ward of Minato in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, near Osaka Bay. When it opened in 1990, it was the largest public aquarium in the world.

Yodo River

Nature · 3.3 km from the previous stop

The Yodo River , also called the Seta River and the Uji River at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshu, Japan. The source of the Class A river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture to the north.

Umeda Sky Building

Views & landmarks

The Umeda Sky Building is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan. Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space. It is currently the fifteenth-tallest building in the prefecture.

Taiyū-ji Temple

Temples & religious sites · 1.4 km from the previous stop

Taiyū-ji (太融寺) is a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 821.

National Museum of Art, Osaka

Museums & galleries · 1.6 km from the previous stop

The National Museum of Art, Osaka is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 10 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka.

Osaka Science Museum

Museums & galleries · 0.1 km from the previous stop

The Osaka Science Museum is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art. Opened in 1989, the museum was constructed to mark the 100th anniversary of Osaka City. The construction was funded through a 6.5 billion yen donation toward building costs from Kansai Electric. Its theme is "The Universe and Energy". Before the war a similar museum opened in 1937. It was known as the Osaka City Electricity Science Museum and it was both the first science museum and the f...