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Chūō-ku, Osaka: sights

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Osaka Castle
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Osaka Castle

Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan

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Osaka Castle Park
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Osaka Castle Park

park

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Osaka Museum of History
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Osaka Museum of History

Japanese museum

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Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka
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Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka

church building in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Amerikamura
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Amerikamura

Large retail and entertainment area in Osaka, Japan

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Hōkoku Shrine
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Hōkoku Shrine

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Ikasuri Shrine
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Ikasuri Shrine

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Yuki Museum of Art
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Yuki Museum of Art

museum in Japan

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Namba Shrine
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Namba Shrine

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Glico Man
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Glico Man

billboard

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Osaka International Peace Center
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Osaka International Peace Center

World War II history museum in Japan

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Kyoikuto
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Kyoikuto

memorial tower in Japan

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Hōzen-ji Temple
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Hōzen-ji Temple

building in Chuo-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Sukunahikona Shrine
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Sukunahikona Shrine

Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Osaka

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Ebisu Bridge
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Ebisu Bridge

bridge in Japan

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Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
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Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Goryō Shrine
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Goryō Shrine

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Kōzu-gū
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Kōzu-gū

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Naniwa Palace
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Naniwa Palace

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Mitsu-tera Temple
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Mitsu-tera Temple

buddist temple in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

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Osaka Shochikuza
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Osaka Shochikuza

theatre in Osaka, Japan

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Mitsugū
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Mitsugū

Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Hongan-ji Tsumura Betsu-in Temple
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Hongan-ji Tsumura Betsu-in Temple

building in Chuo-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Hossho-ji Temple
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Hossho-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Chūō-ku, Japan

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🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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