Start
Start at Tenjinbashi Rokuchome Station on the Tanimachi subway line
Walk
1 minute
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living offers visitors a unique glimpse of the streets of Osaka during the Edo Period (1603-1868) through a small recreated town street which visitors can enter.
Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street
From the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, walk south along the covered Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street which claims to be Japan's longest shopping arcade with a length of 2.6 kilometers.
Tenma Station
JR Osaka Loop Line
5 minutes
Osakajokoen Station
Osaka Castle
The vast park around Osaka Castle contains lots of green space and impressive fortifications and moats. The castle keep is a reconstruction from the 1930s and contains a museum and observation deck.
Walk
5 minutes
Osaka Museum of History
The Osaka Museum of History museum boasts various impressive exhibits that chronicle Osaka's history, from ancient times up to the modern era. Great views can be had of the nearby castle from the museum's top floors.
Tanimachi Yonchome Station
Tanimachi Subway Line
5 minutes
Shitennoji-mae-Yuhigaoka Station
Shitennoji Temple
Established in 593, Shitennoji Temple is free to enter but contains multiple areas for which admission must be paid, including an inner precinct with the main hall and a five-storied pagoda, a traditional garden and a treasure house showcasing various important artifacts.
Shitennoji-mae-Yuhigaoka Station
Tanimachi Subway Line
5 minutes
Tennoji Station
Hankai Tramway
15 minutes
Sumiyoshitorii-mae tram stop
Sumiyoshi Taisha
Founded in the 3rd century before the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, Sumiyoshi Taisha displays one of the oldest styles of shrine architecture, called Sumiyoshi-zukuri, that shows little influence from the Asian mainland.
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