Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Castle Park is a public urban park and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: park
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Osaka castle and Osaka-jō Hall.
Osaka castle
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The Osaka Castle area is in Osaka city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to Osaka-castle, Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.
Osaka-jō Hall
Theater building
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Osaka-jo Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of Osaka Castle and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984. Osaka-jō Hall is situated 430 metres northeast of Osaka Castle Park.
Osaka Castle Museum
Museum
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Osaka Castle Museum is situated 160 metres northwest of Osaka Castle Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Joto-ku.
Minami
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Minami is the largest commercial area in Osaka, Japan. All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Minami Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.
Joto-ku
Suburb
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Jōtō-ku is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from Higashinari and Asahi in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became Tsurumi in 1974.
Higashinari-ku
Suburb
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Higashinari-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: Jōtō-ku ward, the core city of Higashiōsaka, and the wards of Ikuno-ku, Tennōji-ku, and Chūō-ku. Higashinari-ku is situated 2½ km southeast of Osaka Castle Park.
Osaka Castle Park
- Categories: urban park, castle ruin in Japan, historical park, general park (Japan), castle park, and recreation area
- Location: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.68658° or 34° 41′ 12″ northLongitude
135.52725° or 135° 31′ 38″ eastInception
November 6th, 1931Open location code
8Q6QMGPG+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 35457792OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q150118
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Osaka Castle Park” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “parc del castell d’Ōsaka”
- Chinese: “大阪城公园”
- Chinese: “大阪城公園”
- French: “Ōsaka-jō kōen”
- French: “parc du château d’Osaka”
- French: “Parc du château d’Osaka”
- Hungarian: “Oszakai kastélypark”
- Indonesian: “Taman Istana Osaka”
- Japanese: “Ōsaka-jō kōen”
- Japanese: “おおさかじょうこうえん”
- Japanese: “城天”
- Japanese: “大阪城公園”
- Javanese: “Taman Istana Osaka”
- Javanese: “Taman Kadhaton Osaka”
- Korean: “오사카 성 공원”
- Korean: “오사카성 공원”
- Russian: “Замок в Осаке”
- Slovenian: “park gradu Osaka”
- Spanish: “Parque del Castillo de Osaka”
- Vietnamese: “Công viên thành Osaka”
- Wu Chinese: “大阪城公园”
- Yue Chinese: “大阪城公園”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toyotomi Stone Wall Museum and Reservoir.
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