Town guide
Chuo Ward, Osaka
大阪市中央区
The Osaka of neon and street food: Osaka Castle, Dotonbori and the Glico running man, Shinsaibashi shopping and Kuromon Market.
City ward in Osaka
Advisories (minor): Thunder · Alerts for all of Japan
- places to see
- 11
- protected local foods
- 2
- traditional crafts
- 8
- Japan Heritage stories
- 8
Map of Chuo Ward, Osaka
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Things to see in Chuo Ward, Osaka
Osaka Museum of History
大阪歴史博物館A museum in Osaka, Japan.
Fushimi Building
伏見ビルA historic building in Osaka, Japan.
Sukunahikona Shrine
少彦名神社A Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan.
Osaka Castle Main Tower
大阪城天守閣A castle in Osaka, Japan.
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
玉造稲荷神社A Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan.
Ishiyama Hongan-ji Site
石山本願寺A historic site in Osaka, Japan.
Ikasuri Shrine
坐摩神社A Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan.
Entrepreneurial Museum of Challenge and Innovation
大阪企業家ミュージアムA museum in Osaka, Japan.
Osaka-jo Ongakudo
大阪城音楽堂A historic site in Osaka, Japan.
Osaka Prefectural Archive of Kamigata Comedy and Performing Arts
大阪府立上方演芸資料館A museum in Osaka, Japan.
Konishi Family Residence
小西家住宅A historic building in Osaka, Japan.
Explore by interest
Nearby towns and day trips
Japan Heritage stories in Osaka
- Hinenosho: a medieval estate next to Kansai Airport
- Kamenose: crossing the landslide heart of the Tatsuta Kodo
- Katsuragi Shugen: where mountain asceticism began
- Kawachinagano: a town where the Middle Ages live on
- Kitamaebune: the merchant ships that made Japan's port towns rich
- Nyonin Koya: the temples where women prayed instead of Mount Koya
- Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage: Japan's 1,300-year journey of the heart
Local foods from Osaka
Crafts from Osaka
Weather in Osaka this week
Today
24 Oct
Rain
High 25°CLow 20°C
Sun
25 Oct
Rain
High 29°CLow 22°C
Rain 90%
Mon
26 Oct
Cloudy
High 25°CLow 19°C
Rain 70%
Tue
27 Oct
Cloudy
High 24°CLow 17°C
Rain 50%
Warm: T-shirts and breathable clothes, plus a light layer for air-conditioned trains and shops.
Good to know
- Visit Osaka Castle Park in the morning, then head to Dotonbori after dark when the signs light up.
- Take your photo with the Glico running man sign from Ebisubashi bridge over the Dotonbori canal.
- Kuromon Market is busiest at lunchtime. Go earlier for seafood and fruit before it sells out.
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