Otemon Gate
Otemon Gate is a city gate in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Otemon Gate is situated nearby to the historic building Tamon-yagura Turret, as well as near the grassland Dry Moat.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Osaka castle and Osaka Castle Park.
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 Castle Park
Park
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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. Osaka Castle Park is situated 420 metres northeast of Otemon Gate.
Osaka Museum of History
Museum
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Osaka Museum of History opened in Chūō-ku, Ōsaka, Japan in 2001. The project architects were César Pelli & Associates and Nihon Sekkei. It is adjoined by an atrium to the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Center, which was designed by the same architects and built at the same time. Osaka Museum of History is situated 340 metres southwest of Otemon Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Sōemon.
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.
Sōemon
Neighborhood
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Sōemonchō or Soemonchō is an entertainment district in Chūō-ku, one of the wards of Osaka, Japan. The district borders on two other entertainment districts, Shinsaibashi to the north and Dōtonbori to the south.
Joto-ku
Suburb
Photo: 聖石大戦ぶぅぶぅ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Joto-ku is situated 2½ km northeast of Otemon Gate.
Otemon Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.68508° or 34° 41′ 6″ northLongitude
135.52305° or 135° 31′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMGPF+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 48123163OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Otemon Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大手门”
- Japanese: “大手門”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tamon-yagura Turret and Dry Moat.
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