#Osaka Castle/Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified Japan in the 16th century, built Osaka Castle at the top of a hill. Because the castle was surrounded by water on three sides, about 100 temples were gathered on the land-connected south side to serve as a defensive base for the castle.

#Osaka Castle Park (105 ha)/Osaka Castle Park is centered around two moats and features the Osaka Castle Tower. The park also features numerous flowering trees, including plum, peach, and cherry blossoms.

#Former Kishu Palace Garden / The gardens of Wakayama Castle have been relocated here, allowing you to see both the actual castle tower and its reflection in the pond at the same time.

#Hokoku Jinja Shrine/Passing through the Torii Gate, we'll be greeted by a statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Japanese people visit the shrine to learn about his success stories from a peasant background.

#Shitennoji Temple/The first national temple, built by order of Prince Shotoku in the 6th century. You may watch the sunset from between the torii gates, earning it the nickname "East Gate of Pure Land."

#Pure Land Garden/The garden depicts the journey of crossing two streams, representing hardship, before reaching a Pure Land Pond filled with blooming lotus flowers.

#Isshinji Temple /This is the place where the retired emperor first meditated while watching the sunset in the 12th century. The rugged Kongorikishi statues at the temple gate are very unique.

#Tennoji Park (26 ha) /The site of the early 20th century Domestic Industrial Expo. was converted into a public park and the Shinsekai district. The park, opened in 1909, includes an art museum, a Japanese garden, and a zoo. A panoramic view can be enjoyed from Chausuyama battlefields, the site of the 17th-century Summer and Winter Campaigns of Osaka.

#Shinsekai District (9.2 ha/meaning "New World")/Built at the beginning of the 20th century with a design that combined the Parisian tower (Eiffel Tower) and New York amusement park (Coney Island). The amusement park closed after 10 years, but from the mid-20th century, the area developed into a district featuring a playhouse, movie theater, amusement facilities, and restaurants serving local cuisine.

#Tsutenkaku (meaning "Lead to Heaven") / Osaka's symbolic tower, standing 108 meters tall in the center of the Shinsekai district. It's also housed “Billiken,” known as the Lucky Mascot (“the god of things as they ought to be” is printed on it, an artwork by Americans).

*Reservations for date and time are required to enter the observation deck.