Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle (大阪城 Osaka-jō) [2] Osaka’s best known sight, although it’s a concrete reconstruction that pales in comparison with, say, Himeji Castle. Still, it’s pretty enough from the outside, especially in the cherry blossom season when Osakans flock to the castle park to picnic and make merry. Open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, adult admission ¥600 (Children up to middle school free). Closed at the end and beginning of the year. The park can be accessed on a number of lines, but the castle is closest to Osaka-jo Koen station on the JR Osaka Loop Line. Osaka Castle viewed from Nishinomaru Garden, April 2005 by Midori Osaka Castle viewed from Nishinomaru Garden, April 2005 In the Osaka Castle picture above you can see the Cherry Blossom on the left. Under the Cherry Blossom you can see one the defensive walls, that works together with the higher inner wall on the left to create some very formidable defences for the Osaka Castle. Wall around Osaka-jo koen (Osaka Castle Park) by Jan Eglinger The picture above shows what is now part of the outer wall of Osaka Castle Park. Historically this was just another outer wall or defence for Osaka Castle and the buildings close to the castle. Return to Osaka Travel Guide. Osaka Accommodation Looking for accommodation in Osaka? Please support our site by using our Osaka hotel reservation system. Osaka Hotel (Article based on Wikitravel article by Wikitravel users Based on work by  Jpatokal. Based on work by Sakurai Midori, Jose Ramos, Mark Jaroski, Craig Fryer, Ted O’Neill, Yann Forget and Paul N. Richter, Wikitravel user(s) Nikita Borisov and Nils and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.  Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.) |