Kita Ward Attractions: 37 Best Places, Ranked

1.Umeda Sky Building
★ 4.4(44,005)

Umeda Sky Building is an observation deck that looks down over central Osaka, reached on foot from Osaka Stati…
2.Kuchu Teien Observatory
★ 4.4(14,323)

Umeda Sky Building's rooftop observatory connects the tops of two towers in Osaka's Umeda district. During the…
3.Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
★ 4.3(10,525)

Osaka Tenmangu is a shrine dedicated to the deity of learning, located near Osakatenmangu Station and Tenjinba…
4.Hep Five Ferris wheel
★ 4.4(7,402)

Hep Five Ferris Wheel sits on the seventh floor of a commercial building in Umeda, Osaka, and looks down over …
5.Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka (NAKKA)
★ 4.4(5,894)

art-museums

The Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art displays contemporary art, paintings, and old Japanese works in Osaka Naka…
6.Osaka Municipal Housing Museum "Osaka Museum of Housing and Living"
★ 4.2(8,216)

museums

Osaka Municipal Housing Museum is an indoor local history museum that recreates old Osaka houses and buildings…
7.Natural Hot Spring Naniwanoyu
★ 4.2(7,728)

Naniwa no Yu is a large public bathhouse a 15-minute walk from Tenma, and it draws local Osaka families. It ha…
8.Nakanoshima Park
★ 4.2(6,513)

Nakanoshima Park sits along a river in central Osaka and holds a rose garden and cherry blossoms. People walk …
9.Osaka City Central Public Hall
★ 4.3(5,211)

Osaka Central Public Hall is a modern architectural landmark in Nakanoshima that is over 100 years old. Its ex…
10.Osaka Station
★ 4.1(6,379)

Osaka Station is a large JR conventional-line train station in the Umeda central district. It opened in 1874 a…
11.Tsuyuno Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin)
★ 4.2(4,919)

Tsuyunotenjin Sa is a small shrine in central Osaka, near Umeda Station and Ohatsu Tenjin Dori, where visitors…
12.The National Museum of Art, Osaka
★ 4.1(4,159)

art-museums

The National Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum in Osaka, about a 10-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Stat…
13.Nakanoshima Rose Garden
★ 4.4(1,627)

gardens

Nakanoshima Rose Garden sits on an island-like strip between two rivers in Kitahama, Osaka. The rose scent is …
14.Ōgimachi Park
★ 3.9(4,060)

parks

Ogimachi Park sits near central Osaka and has benches and a sports field for a short break. It draws families …
15.The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
★ 4.4(1,572)

art-museums

The Osaka Municipal Museum of Oriental Ceramics displays ceramics from Korea, China, and Japan by period, incl…
16.Umekita Park
★ 4.5(682)

parks

Umekita Park is an urban park with lawns and greenery in the middle of the building cluster at Osaka Umeda Sta…
17.Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library
★ 4.3(668)

Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library is a public library on the Nakanoshima riverfront in Osaka, housed in a …
18.Minamitenma Park
★ 3.9(771)

parks

Minamitenma Park is a city park along the Okawa River on the route from Tenmabashi Station to the Mint. During…
19.Hankyu Osaka Umeda Tourist Center
★ 4.3(323)

Hankyu Tourist Center Osaka Umeda is a tourist information desk on the floor below the Hankyu Line platforms a…
20.Osaka Tourist Information Center
★ 4.2(226)

Osaka Tourist Information Center sits next to Osaka Station and Umeda Station, with JR and subway lines attach…
21.Nakanoshima Park Kensaki Fountain
★ 4.1(248)

The pointed fountain at the east end of Nakanoshima Park in Osaka sits at the tip of a small island between tw…
22.Oebashi
★ 3.9(261)

Oebashi is an arched bridge on Midosuji in Kita, Osaka, near Osaka Metro Yodoyabashi Station, Osaka City Hall,…
23.Water Clock
★ 4.4(133)

Water Clock is a water clock display outside Daimaru, south of Osaka Station. Flowing water forms the time and…
24.Kaze-no-Hiroba Plaza
★ 4.5(96)

parks

Baramui Gwangjang is a rooftop garden on the 11th floor of the North Gate Building, attached directly to Osaka…
25.Osaka Tenmangu
★ 4.3(118)

Osaka Tenmangu is a shrine known for Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's three major festivals. It is a few minutes…
26.Umeda Arts Theater
★ 4.2(120)

Umeda Arts Theater stages musicals and plays and is located in Chayamachi, about an 8-minute walk from Osaka S…
27.Hoshiai Pond
★ 4.2(84)

Seonghapji is a pond site inside the grounds of Osaka Tenmangu, with a bridge and a small shrine. Visitors thr…
28.Rose Garden Bridge (Barazonobashi)
★ 4.2(82)

Barazono Bashi is a pedestrian bridge in Nakanoshima Park, Osaka, connecting the east and west rose gardens. I…
29.Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center)
★ 3.9(120)

Osaka Prefectural International Conference Center is a large international conference hall and performance ven…
30.Pyodaemun
★ 4.3(53)

shrines

The main wooden gate sits just south of Osaka Tenmangu, next to the Tenjinbashisuji 1-chome shopping street. A…
31.Saibi Park
★ 3.8(79)

parks

Seiby Park in Nakazakicho is a neighborhood park with a small playground and rest area for children. It has pu…
32.ミャクミャクモニュメント（ねそべりポーズ）（ご不在お出かけ中）
★ 4.6(28)

Myaku-Myaku Monument (Nesoberi Pose) (Temporarily Away) is a photo spot in front of Osaka City Hall on the Mid…
33.South Park - Umekita Park
★ 4.6(23)

parks

South Park - Umekita Park is an urban park in Umekita, near Osaka Station, with a large lawn plaza and several…
34.Ōyodo Naka Park
★ 3.6(77)

parks

Oyodonaka Park sits in front of Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, a large park for resting within the city center. …
35.Ao Ringo by Tadao Ando
★ 4.2(19)

A large green apple sculpture by Tadao Ando stands at the entrance of the Children's Book Forest in Nakanoshim…
36.Shozenin
★ 4.1(16)

temples

Shozenin is a Buddhist temple in a residential area of Osaka, at 3 Chome-11-3 Tenjinbashi in Kita Ward. The te…
37.Kashiku Temple
★ 3.4(38)

temples

Kashiku Temple is a small Buddhist temple set among buildings a short walk from Shinsaibashi-suji in Osaka. It…