🏯⚔️ ✅ Osaka Castle Guide – A complete plan to enjoy history and spectacular views!

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Osaka Castle, Osaka's representative tourist spot, is a famous castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and is popular with a wide range of people, from history buffs to tourists.
There are plenty of attractions, such as the spectacular view from the castle tower, Osaka Castle Park with its rich nature, and historical exhibits!
Here is a strategy for enjoying Osaka Castle while avoiding the crowds✨

📍 Basic Information

• Address: 1-1 Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka

• Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)

• Closed: December 28th-January 1st

• Admission fee: 600 yen for adults, free for junior high school students and younger

🚃 Access:

• About 15 minutes on foot from JR Osaka Loop Line "Osakajokoen Station" or "Morinomiya Station"

• About 15 minutes on foot from Subway "Tanimachi 4-chome Station" or "Morinomiya Station"

🔥 Tips and Attractions

🔹 1. Enter early in the morning to avoid the crowds! • The best time to enter is right after opening at 9:00!

• From noon onwards, it gets crowded with tour groups and foreign tourists💦

🔹 2. Make sure to check out the highlights!

🏯 Castle tower

• From the top floor, you can enjoy a spectacular view of Osaka city✨

• On the exhibition floor, you can learn about Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life and the history of Osaka

🌸 Osaka Castle Park

• It's also famous as a cherry blossom viewing spot, with about 3,000 cherry trees in full bloom in spring🌸

• The vast grounds are perfect for strolling and picnics!

🏹 Toyokuni Shrine

• A shrine dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a power spot for increasing career luck⛩️

🕒 3. Recommended itinerary

9:00: Head straight to the castle tower → Enjoy the view from the top floor and view the exhibition

10:30: Stroll through Osaka Castle Park → Take a close look at the Sakuramon Gate and stone walls

11:30: Visit Toyokuni Shrine and get a goshuin stamp

12:00: Have lunch at the castle town-style "MIRAIZA Osaka Castle"🍽️

🍽️ Nearby gourmet food and cafes

• MIRAIZA Osaka Castle: A restaurant and cafe complex near the castle tower.

• Enjoy Osaka's specialty takoyaki and stylish cafe lunches!

• Osaka Castle Kitchen Car: Kitchen cars selling sweets and snacks are dotted around Osaka Castle Park🍦

🛤️ Summary

✅ Enter at 9:00 to comfortably view the castle tower!
✅ We recommend the course of visiting the castle tower → strolling around the park → visiting Toyokuni Shrine.
✅ The spring cherry blossoms and autumn foliage seasons are also spectacular!
✅ Enjoy Osaka specialties for lunch at Miraiza Osaka Castle or a food truck.

Enjoy a special time at Osaka Castle, which is full of history, nature, and spectacular views! ✨

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