Guidebook for Chūō-ku, Ōsaka-shi
Food Scene
Okonomiyaki!!
Monjayaki!!!
It is popular restaurant.
171 locals recommend
Teppanyaki Dotombori Osaka honten
1-chōme-6-20 NanbaOkonomiyaki!!
Monjayaki!!!
It is popular restaurant.
すし処あかし
2-chōme-6-19 HigashishinsaibashiSushi!!
Chicken dishes
If he is not busy, the master see the palm.
It is so popular for women.
21 locals recommend
たなか屋炭焼酒場
4-chōme-1-17 UehonmachiChicken dishes
If he is not busy, the master see the palm.
It is so popular for women.
味希
Yakiniku!!
●Restaurant Sangen
A historical restaurant working since 1936. People who are finding Japanese traditional taste, this place is right for them. Very beautiful and quite place.
Address: 〒542-0081, verde minamisenba, 1F, 2-3-17, minamisenba, chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Opening hour: lunch time: 11:30am~3:30pm
Dinner time: 5:30pm~11:00pm(last order 10:00pm)
Reservation: 06-6261-3338
87 locals recommend
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●Restaurant Sangen
A historical restaurant working since 1936. People who are finding Japanese traditional taste, this place is right for them. Very beautiful and quite place.
Address: 〒542-0081, verde minamisenba, 1F, 2-3-17, minamisenba, chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Opening hour: lunch time: 11:30am~3:30pm
Dinner time: 5:30pm~11:00pm(last order 10:00pm)
Reservation: 06-6261-3338
"Beef tender charcoal grill Yoshiji" at 6 minutes on foot from Shinsaibashi Station. It is a shop where you can eat delicious beef in Sendai at Shinsaibashi. The thick and sweet meat is tasty and popular. It is excellent to eat with special pickles. Why do not you taste the beef senpai in Sendai in Osaka?
134 locals recommend
Gyutan-sumibiyaki Yoshiji Shinsaibashi
2-chōme-1-3 Shinsaibashisuji"Beef tender charcoal grill Yoshiji" at 6 minutes on foot from Shinsaibashi Station. It is a shop where you can eat delicious beef in Sendai at Shinsaibashi. The thick and sweet meat is tasty and popular. It is excellent to eat with special pickles. Why do not you taste the beef senpai in Sendai in Osaka?
Sushi Anaba
4-chōme-12-7 TenjinbashiSushi!
Self-roasted coffee stan which makes you feel the third wave coffee culture of Shinsaibashi. As well as the taste of coffee, the charm of barista seems to be one of the popular one.
49 locals recommend
LiLo Coffee Roasters
1-chōme-10-28 NishishinsaibashiSelf-roasted coffee stan which makes you feel the third wave coffee culture of Shinsaibashi. As well as the taste of coffee, the charm of barista seems to be one of the popular one.
GION NITI
570-8 Gionmachi MinamigawaPopular store quietly secretly
Sumibi yakiniku Iwasakijuku Dotonbori
2-chōme-4-10 DōtonboriYakiniku!!
あまのじゃく JR奈良店
35-1 SurugamachiIt is famous Ramen restaurant.
Eikichi
7-17 HonmachibashiMotsunabe!!
新鮮ホルモン酒場 ごっつ 天満本店
4-chōme-12-2 TenjinbashiYakiniku!!
Drinks & Nightlife
HUB Shinsaibashi
2-chōme-6-14 ShinsaibashisujiEnjoy not only drinking but also watching soccer games.
You can enjoy drinking and communicating with many people.
80 locals recommend
Switch Bar Nishishinsaibashi
2-chōme-9-38 NishishinsaibashiYou can enjoy drinking and communicating with many people.
The owner is also a magician, and a variety of tricks are hidden inside the shop where the atmosphere of a foreign country drifts.
20 locals recommend
レスカモトゥール バー
The owner is also a magician, and a variety of tricks are hidden inside the shop where the atmosphere of a foreign country drifts.
Murphy's is a new international restaurant & bar renewed to Shinsaibashi. Because the owner is a foreigner, the inside of the store is always exciting with foreigners and Japanese people! ! You can enjoy cocktails and other drinks as well as American cuisine including burger and chicken dishes.
11 locals recommend
マーフィーズ
Murphy's is a new international restaurant & bar renewed to Shinsaibashi. Because the owner is a foreigner, the inside of the store is always exciting with foreigners and Japanese people! ! You can enjoy cocktails and other drinks as well as American cuisine including burger and chicken dishes.
In addition to a food menu that you can enjoy easily with hamburgers and plates, a dish that you want to enjoy in conjunction with liquor, we have a variety of cocktail and other drink menu.
We hold music events on the second floor! The heart also bounces for a pleasant rhythm and delicious dishes.
23 locals recommend
SUN ROCK cafe
446-16 AburasakachōIn addition to a food menu that you can enjoy easily with hamburgers and plates, a dish that you want to enjoy in conjunction with liquor, we have a variety of cocktail and other drink menu.
We hold music events on the second floor! The heart also bounces for a pleasant rhythm and delicious dishes.
ＭＯＡＮＡＫＡＰＵ
28 ShimosanjōchōYou can play darts! Japan Pro also has 2 to 3 people.
When you want to immerse in a little romantic atmosphere, such as anniversary with an important person and Christmas, I recomend "Art restaurant Christian bar". This is a restaurant like "church". There is also an object that shaped the "cathedral" in the shop, and a majestic atmosphere is drifting.
22 locals recommend
Christon Bar Osaka
4-29 KomatsubarachōWhen you want to immerse in a little romantic atmosphere, such as anniversary with an important person and Christmas, I recomend "Art restaurant Christian bar". This is a restaurant like "church". There is also an object that shaped the "cathedral" in the shop, and a majestic atmosphere is drifting.
Sightseeing
Osaka castle!
In spring, you can enjoy seeing very beautiful blossoms.
In winter, the Christmas lights are so beautiful.
1376 locals recommend
Osakajo
Osakajo Chuo WardOsaka castle!
In spring, you can enjoy seeing very beautiful blossoms.
In winter, the Christmas lights are so beautiful.
Dotonbori!!
There are many shops, restaurants and bars.
You should enjoy in this area, if you want to make good memories in Osaka.
3588 locals recommend
Dotonbori
Dotonbori-9-1 Chome Chuo WardDotonbori!!
There are many shops, restaurants and bars.
You should enjoy in this area, if you want to make good memories in Osaka.
Kiyomizu temple!
It is one of famous temple in Japan. You should visit there at once. In spring, beautiful blossoms cover Kiyomizu temple. In fall, beautiful leaves cover it. Enjoy breathtaking scenery.
1521 locals recommend
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu temple!
It is one of famous temple in Japan. You should visit there at once. In spring, beautiful blossoms cover Kiyomizu temple. In fall, beautiful leaves cover it. Enjoy breathtaking scenery.
Koyasan is a world heritage site where several buildings such as Kimgo temple and Okunoin are registered as world heritage, making it the perfect destination for travelling around culture and history. Temple of 117 is densely packed, full of highlight and mountain high enough to not turn around in one day.
28 locals recommend
Kongoji
26-5 KōyasanKoyasan is a world heritage site where several buildings such as Kimgo temple and Okunoin are registered as world heritage, making it the perfect destination for travelling around culture and history. Temple of 117 is densely packed, full of highlight and mountain high enough to not turn around in one day.
Even now the white-walled warehouse and old house line up on both the banks, leaving a remarkable remnant of time as if the time slipped. It is a sightseeing selected as a traditional building group preservation district, important cultural landscape district. It is also widely used as a location place for period dramas such as Mito Komon and Hissatsushigotonin.
23 locals recommend
Hachiman-Bori
Even now the white-walled warehouse and old house line up on both the banks, leaving a remarkable remnant of time as if the time slipped. It is a sightseeing selected as a traditional building group preservation district, important cultural landscape district. It is also widely used as a location place for period dramas such as Mito Komon and Hissatsushigotonin.
Studio Plaza Ai
Would you like to take picture with Japanese kimono? Osaka is one of the historical city of Japan. When you are in Osaka trip, don’t miss to wear kimono. You can make an appointment on internet.
Package included with dressing: 9000
Suggested duration: 1~2 hours
Opening hour: Thursday~Tuesday: 12:00pm~5:00pm
Address: 542-0681, 3chome3-10, Minamisenba, Osaka, Japan
Ph: 06-6244-6737
18 locals recommend
Osaka Makers Space 大阪DIY工房
Studio Plaza Ai
Would you like to take picture with Japanese kimono? Osaka is one of the historical city of Japan. When you are in Osaka trip, don’t miss to wear kimono. You can make an appointment on internet.
Package included with dressing: 9000
Suggested duration: 1~2 hours
Opening hour: Thursday~Tuesday: 12:00pm~5:00pm
Address: 542-0681, 3chome3-10, Minamisenba, Osaka, Japan
Ph: 06-6244-6737
"Saikoji Temple" is a popular tourist spot known as a Moss Temple because the garden covered with moss is beautiful. To watch, you need a reservation, but it is also one of the places you should to visit once in a lifetime. The garden covered with moss is deprived of its beauty as if it covered a carpet of green, especially when the rain glows moss glows vividly and you can see a magnificent scenery that you lose words.
213 locals recommend
Saihoji Temple
56 Matsuojingatanichō"Saikoji Temple" is a popular tourist spot known as a Moss Temple because the garden covered with moss is beautiful. To watch, you need a reservation, but it is also one of the places you should to visit once in a lifetime. The garden covered with moss is deprived of its beauty as if it covered a carpet of green, especially when the rain glows moss glows vividly and you can see a magnificent scenery that you lose words.
The centerpiece is the garden which surrounds a lake in the center of the property.
246 locals recommend
Eikando Zenrinji Temple
48 EikandōchōThe centerpiece is the garden which surrounds a lake in the center of the property.
A monument of a huge tengu face will welcome you. It is also known as the name "Kurama Tengu", and it is also the head temple of Tengu. The worship temple of the important cultural assets and the trees that tower above it are splendid. Fire festival is also very famous.
21 locals recommend
鞍馬山大天狗
253 KuramahonmachiA monument of a huge tengu face will welcome you. It is also known as the name "Kurama Tengu", and it is also the head temple of Tengu. The worship temple of the important cultural assets and the trees that tower above it are splendid. Fire festival is also very famous.
"Isuien" located near Todaiji Temple. It is also a big staple of school excursions and features green and tranquility that is unlikely to be the city center. It is a sightseeing spot that you realize that you came to Nara. In autumn which is the best season of sightseeing, you can enjoy seeing autumn leaves in the garden and a beautiful scenery. Try to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Japan in a calm atmosphere.
40 locals recommend
Isuien Neiraku Museum
74 Suimonchō"Isuien" located near Todaiji Temple. It is also a big staple of school excursions and features green and tranquility that is unlikely to be the city center. It is a sightseeing spot that you realize that you came to Nara. In autumn which is the best season of sightseeing, you can enjoy seeing autumn leaves in the garden and a beautiful scenery. Try to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Japan in a calm atmosphere.
It is famous as "a temple of Mr. Ikkyu". It is also deeply involved with tea ceremony, and there are boundaries with many tea men including Sen no Rikyu and Kobori Enshu. Unique to Daitoku-ji, which is one of the most magnificent in Kyoto, it has many historic architecture, gardens and books.
129 locals recommend
Daitoku-ji
53 Murasakino DaitokujichōIt is famous as "a temple of Mr. Ikkyu". It is also deeply involved with tea ceremony, and there are boundaries with many tea men including Sen no Rikyu and Kobori Enshu. Unique to Daitoku-ji, which is one of the most magnificent in Kyoto, it has many historic architecture, gardens and books.
Takeda castle ruins emerging in the cloud sea. The castle seemed to emerge in the sea of clouds, and the number of foreign tourists increased due to the fact that attention was paid to foreign media as "Castle in the sky" and "Machu Picchu in Japan".
30 locals recommend
竹田城本丸跡
竹田古城山 和田山町Takeda castle ruins emerging in the cloud sea. The castle seemed to emerge in the sea of clouds, and the number of foreign tourists increased due to the fact that attention was paid to foreign media as "Castle in the sky" and "Machu Picchu in Japan".
It is said to be the oldest Japanese shrine in Japan whose history is stated in "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki" as well.
21 locals recommend
Dai Shrine
94 MinamiichōIt is said to be the oldest Japanese shrine in Japan whose history is stated in "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki" as well.
You can see the garden of Tsurugame from the eaves of the main hall. From the representative spot of Genkoan "enlightenment window" the scenery of autumnal leaves inside the circle makes you feel emotion. Leaves from the "windows of stray" symbolizing "the life of man" are also beautiful.
11 locals recommend
源光庵駐車場
鷹峯北鷹峯町-47 北区You can see the garden of Tsurugame from the eaves of the main hall. From the representative spot of Genkoan "enlightenment window" the scenery of autumnal leaves inside the circle makes you feel emotion. Leaves from the "windows of stray" symbolizing "the life of man" are also beautiful.
Parks & Nature
It is the most famous park in Osaka.
You can enjoy playing many sports.
3465 locals recommend
Osaka Castle Park
Ōsakajō-1 Chuo WardIt is the most famous park in Osaka.
You can enjoy playing many sports.
Nara Park
Nara park.
It is one of famous park in Japan.
You can enjoy with deer.
Yoshino mountain is known as the most famous cherry blossom spot in Japan, but hydrangea blossoms in full bloom in the summer when the spring cherry is over, mountains surrounded by fresh green in the summer are increasing in number as a forest bathing spot in recent years.
In the autumn the mountains will be dyed red and you can enjoy hiking along the shrine and temples tour.
And in the winter the sights and historic sites where the pure white snow scenery standing are surrounded by silence and you can feel the majestic atmosphere.
41 locals recommend
Yoshinoyama
Yoshino mountain is known as the most famous cherry blossom spot in Japan, but hydrangea blossoms in full bloom in the summer when the spring cherry is over, mountains surrounded by fresh green in the summer are increasing in number as a forest bathing spot in recent years.
In the autumn the mountains will be dyed red and you can enjoy hiking along the shrine and temples tour.
And in the winter the sights and historic sites where the pure white snow scenery standing are surrounded by silence and you can feel the majestic atmosphere.
It is said to be the botanical garden that represents Japan.
Approximately 12,000 kinds of plants are cultivated in the vast park. Not only seasonal plants such as cherry blossoms and plums, but also many places here which have the concept of "interesting" such as "Shikisai no Oka" and "Western style garden".
You can enjoy just sightseeing, just taking a walk in nature. There are many lunch restaurants and cafe around here.
253 locals recommend
Kyoto Botanical Garden
Shimogamo Hangichō Sakyo WardIt is said to be the botanical garden that represents Japan.
Approximately 12,000 kinds of plants are cultivated in the vast park. Not only seasonal plants such as cherry blossoms and plums, but also many places here which have the concept of "interesting" such as "Shikisai no Oka" and "Western style garden".
You can enjoy just sightseeing, just taking a walk in nature. There are many lunch restaurants and cafe around here.
Worm-eatery rock is a landmark representative of Wakayama prefecture, and it is designated as a natural monument of the country. It seems that rocks eroded by rain and wind are eaten by insects, so it is called such a name.
Its height is about 60 m! It is a magnificent size suitable for calling the big rock. Numerous holes in that rock! Just watching it, you can feel the wonderfulness of nature's power.
20 locals recommend
道の駅 虫喰岩
705-1 IkenoyamaWorm-eatery rock is a landmark representative of Wakayama prefecture, and it is designated as a natural monument of the country. It seems that rocks eroded by rain and wind are eaten by insects, so it is called such a name.
Its height is about 60 m! It is a magnificent size suitable for calling the big rock. Numerous holes in that rock! Just watching it, you can feel the wonderfulness of nature's power.
Arts & Culture
National Bunraku Theater
1-chōme-12-10 NipponbashiJapanese literature theater
If you are interested in Japanese anime, you should visit there.
355 locals recommend
Animate Osaka Nippombashi
1-chōme-1-3 NipponbashinishiIf you are interested in Japanese anime, you should visit there.
Osaka Museum of History
4-chōme-1-32 ŌtemaeOsaka history museum
At the UCC Coffee Museum, the process from cultivation and extraction of coffee beans, history, culture, etc. are exhibited, as well as various events and experiences programs are held.
27 locals recommend
UCC Coffee Museum
6-chōme-6-2 Minatojima NakamachiAt the UCC Coffee Museum, the process from cultivation and extraction of coffee beans, history, culture, etc. are exhibited, as well as various events and experiences programs are held.
In Osaka it is the only permanent cabin specializing in rakugo.
Weekly change in the daytime, daily change in the evening, you can enjoy a variety of rakugo from veteran to young people.
Even the first time you can touch the essence of upper rakugo.
112 locals recommend
Temma Tenjin Hanjo Tei
2-chōme-1-34 TenjinbashiIn Osaka it is the only permanent cabin specializing in rakugo.
Weekly change in the daytime, daily change in the evening, you can enjoy a variety of rakugo from veteran to young people.
Even the first time you can touch the essence of upper rakugo.
Shopping
America Village
2 Chome-11-Nishishinsaibashi Chuo WardIn this area, there are various kind of shops.
●Midosuji illumination
It is held on Midosuji-Street that is from Umeda to Namba. This illumination was certified as a world records of that scale and impact.
●Senba center building
More than 800 shops and restaurants are in this building. It is famous for good quality clothes and Yukata at a low price.
●Matsumoto Kiyoshi
Grocery store. It has anything you need on your trip.
Bar Liseur
Its an interesting Literature Bar and food court where their guest become a real reader. One can find famous books/novels while sip a drink. You can drink and spend a quality time here. If you just want to read the books it is completely free of charge.
Opening hour: 18:00~24:00
30 locals recommend
Lawson Tanimachi 4-chome
4-chōme-4-13-101 Tanimachi●Midosuji illumination
It is held on Midosuji-Street that is from Umeda to Namba. This illumination was certified as a world records of that scale and impact.
●Senba center building
More than 800 shops and restaurants are in this building. It is famous for good quality clothes and Yukata at a low price.
●Matsumoto Kiyoshi
Grocery store. It has anything you need on your trip.
Bar Liseur
Its an interesting Literature Bar and food court where their guest become a real reader. One can find famous books/novels while sip a drink. You can drink and spend a quality time here. If you just want to read the books it is completely free of charge.
Opening hour: 18:00~24:00
Apple store. If you have any trouble with Apple products you have, you can solve the problems soon.
145 locals recommend
Apple 心斎橋
1-chōme-5-5 NishishinsaibashiApple store. If you have any trouble with Apple products you have, you can solve the problems soon.
The big outlet mall.
Take the Nankai Line at Namba station and get off at Rinku town station. It takes about 40 min.
349 locals recommend
りんくうプレミアム・アウトレット
3-28 RinkūōraiminamiThe big outlet mall.
Take the Nankai Line at Namba station and get off at Rinku town station. It takes about 40 min.
Essentials
The nearest convenience store from my house.
It takes about 1 min on foot.
91 locals recommend
FamilyMart Shimanouchi Chuo
1-chōme-13-10 ShimanouchiThe nearest convenience store from my house.
It takes about 1 min on foot.
Matsumoto Kiyoshi, a pharmacy.
I give you discount tickets.
120 locals recommend
Matsumoto Kiyoshi Shinsaibashi Central
1-chōme-6-10 ShinsaibashisujiMatsumoto Kiyoshi, a pharmacy.
I give you discount tickets.