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Amerikamura district located in Namba central Osaka is popular with Japanese youth. Amerikamura features many fashion shops and bars.

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Chuo literally means the center, in this case, the center of Osaka and historically this meant Osaka Castle as the focus of the city. Chuo attractions also include Osaka Prefecture Government Office and Osaka Museum of History.

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Dotonbori is a popular tourist destination in Namba Osaka. Dotonbori is famous for its giant crab and other restaurants.

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Kansai Airport is the main international airport servicing the Kansai region of Japan including Osaka and Kyoto.

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Located near the border of Osaka, Kyoto and Nara prefectures, Kurondo-enchi is a popular hiking area among the locals. Kurondo-enchi is right next to the residential area but you will be amazed with its rich flora and fauna and the rocky forest walking tracks.

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Japanese street fashion on Japanese women in Kuzuha, a suburb of Osaka Japan.

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Modern Transport Museum Osaka displays an extensive range of trains along with a few early cars and planes, but prize display item is the very first Shinkansen.

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Nakanoshima is an area of central Osaka focused around the island of Nakanoshima in Yodo River. Nakanoshima includes many important government buildings and museums.

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Nakanoshima Park is a green urban oasis in central Osaka. Nakanoshima Park features a rose garden, 4000 trees and waterfrontage.

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Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami ("South") area of Osaka. Namba is famous for its giant crab and other restaurants in the Dotonbori area.

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Osaka Business Park is a district of Osaka located close to Osaka Castle with many skyscrapers.

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Osaka Castle (a Japanese Castle) is the most famous landmark in Osaka. The Japanese gardens around Osaka Castle are very popular in cherry blossom season.

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Osaka Castle Park is a large (106 hectare) park with many gardens, sporting venues and cultural buildings with Osaka Castle at its center.

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Sakishima also know as Nanko or Sakishima Island is part of the Osaka Bay Area of Osaka. Sakishima features the Osaka Maritime Museum, WTC Cosmo Tower and the ATC.

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Shitennoji Temple Osaka was the first Buddhist temple in Japan. Shitennoji Temple was originally built in 593 by Prince Regent Shotoku Taishi. Shitennoji Temple, located in Tennoji, is a large complex with a five story pagoda.

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Sumiyoshitaisha Shrine is the most famous shrine in Osaka, and the headquarter of some 2000 Sumiyoshi shrines throughout Japan. Sumiyoshitaisha Shrine is located in Tennoji Osaka.

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Tempozan is a recently redeveloped area in the Osaka Harbor area. Tempozan has many attractions including the Tempozan Ferris Wheel and Osaka Aquarium.

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Osaka Tenmangu Shrine is the most famous of all the many Tenjin/Tenmangu shrines throughout Japan. It hosts Osaka's biggest festival ‘Tenjin Matsuri’ in July. It is one of the three greatest festivals of Japan and the world's greatest boat festival.

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Tennoji includes Shinsekai is a colorful district of Osaka with fugu and kushi-katsu restaurants, Tsutenkaku Tower, Tennoji Zoo, Spa World and the first Buddhist temple in Japan, Shitennoji Temple.

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Tennoji Park Osaka features many scenes with statues made with wire and covered with flowers. Tennoji Park also includes the traditional Japanese garden Keitakuen, Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Tennoji Zoo and Chausuyama Tomb.

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Tsuruhashi area is the Korean town of Osaka. Tsuruhashi is famous for Korean restaurants.

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Umeda (Osaka) is a traffic hub, shopping and hotel district with over 40 skyscrapers in the district. Umeda features the iconic Umeda Sky Building which is 170 metre high and provides 360 degree views from its public observatory.

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Umeda Sky Building is a landmark iconic building in Umeda Osaka with a 170 metre high 360 degree view public observatory deck.

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Universal City Osaka district is located in Osaka Harbor. Universal City Osaka includes Universal Studios Japan, hotels and shopping centre.

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WTC Cosmo Tower, located in Sakishima Osaka, is a trade information center linked with 282 cities around the globe. With 3 stories underground and 55 stories above ground, the WTC Cosmo Tower has a height of 256 meters, which is the highest tower in western Japan.

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