Best Architecture around Osaka Spot List

This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask

A 300-m-high, one of Japan's highest buildings, Abeno Harukas is a landmark of Oasaka that features a department store, an art museum and a hotel.

Shitenno-ji Temple is the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in Japan, established in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The architectural structures seen today are faithful reproductions of the temple's original appearance.

A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

The historic, symbolic spot of Namba. Always popular with tourists

A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”

Marvel at the sight of money being produced before you

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

With a history of over 100 years, Tsutenkaku Tower is a symbol of Naniwa, Osaka, and is protected by the third-generation blonde Billiken.

An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants

The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”

This shrine is mentioned in the ancient book Nihongi