# 10 classic sights in Osaka

Osaka Castle, Dōtonbori, USJ and more: the Osaka sights that top 4travel and travel agencies' rankings.

- 42 votes · 13 items
- Mar 5, 2022 · Mai Ito
- https://even.best/en/l/502/10-classic-sights-in-osaka

## Top 10

1. **Osaka Castle** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the keep is a museum, surrounded by the cherry-blossom park.
2. **Dōtonbori** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The Glico sign and a food paradise of takoyaki and okonomiyaki.
3. **Universal Studios Japan** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Theme park with Super Nintendo World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. <https://www.usj.co.jp/>
4. **Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Open-air rooftop deck with 360-degree views from 173 m.
5. **Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — One of the world's largest aquariums, known for its whale shark tank. <https://www.kaiyukan.com/>
6. **Sumiyoshi Taisha** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Head shrine of some 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines, famous for its arched bridge.
7. **Shitennō-ji** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — One of Japan's oldest official temples, said to have been founded by Prince Shōtoku in 593.
8. **Abeno Harukas 300 observatory** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Observation deck at the top of the 300 m skyscraper.
9. **Expo '70 Commemorative Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Site of the 1970 Osaka Expo, with Tarō Okamoto's Tower of the Sun.
10. **Tenjinbashisuji shopping street** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — This shopping street is said to be the longest in Japan with a total length of approximately 2.6km. Eating around is fun.
11. **Kuromon Market** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Market of about 170 shops known as 'Osaka's kitchen'.
12. **Tsūtenkaku and Shinsekai** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Symbol of the retro old town, lined with kushikatsu restaurants.
13. **Shinsaibashi-suji** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Covered shopping arcade about 600 m long.

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