Takatsuki

Just located between Osaka and Kyoto, Takatsuki has a lot of

Getting to Takatsuki

directions

shopping and gourmet spots in the town center. On the otherhand, once you extend your visit a little bit more, you could feel

Osaka MonorailItami Airport
Hankyu Kobe Line
Kobe
Sannomiya

3min

JR Kobe Line

3min

3min

Takatsuki-shi

3min

Kanmaki

31min

Kawaramachi

15min

ShinOsaka

Settsu 3min
Tonda

12min

Takatsuki

Kyoto

9min

Otsu

Osaka Metro
Midosuji LineJR Osaka Loop Line8min

Namba■From Kyoto①JR Line : Kyoto → Takatsuki

Do you know12min by Special Rapid Service Train

7min②Hankyu Line : Kawaramachi → Takatsuki-shi

21min by Express Train

Tennoji

40min■From Osaka

JR Limited Express Train “Haruka”

JR Hanwa Line

Nankai Line

32min

Kansai International
AirportTAKATSUKI?

①JR Line : Osaka → Takatsuki

15min by Special Rapid Service Train②Hankyu Line : Umeda → Takatsuki-shi

21min by Express Train■From Kansai International Airport
JR Line : Kansai International Airport → Takatsuki

70min by Limited Express Train “Haruka”※All necessary times for access to Takatsuki are approximate.

By carHanshin Expressway
Route 11 Ikeda Line

Itami Airport

Shin-Meishin Expressway
7km

Meishin Expressway
Hanshin Expressway
Route 3 Kobe Line

15km

Suita JCT

12km

10km

Toyonaka IC

Kobe

enjoy “TAKATSUKI TIME”?

Takatsuki City

JR Kyoto Line

OsakaUmeda

20min

Minami 6min
Tonda
Ibaraki

14min

Juso

the great nature and ancient Japanese culture.
Before setting off to Osaka or Kyoto, why not have a break andHankyu Kyoto Line

25min

Sannomiya

By public transportation

23min

12km

7km

Osaka

Nishinomiya IC

10km
Higashi-Osaka JCT

Kansai International
AirportHanshin Expressway
Route 13
Higashi-Osaka Line

51km

Oyamazaki IC

Otsu IC

Kyoto

3km

●15min drive to the west from Oyamazaki IC●20min drive to the east from Ibaraki IC

Matsubara JCT
38km

Izumisano JCT
24km

Takatsuki City

KinkiExpressway

10km

Hanshin Expressway
Route 5 Bayshore Line

8km

Ibaraki IC
3km

18km

Takatsuki JCT・IC

Hanwa Expressway※All necessary times and distance for access to Takatsuki are approximate.

●Published and edited in July 2018 by : Takatsuki tourist association

TEL : +81-72-675-0081 http://www.takatsuki-kankou.org

Spring - cherry blossoms -Autumn - colored leaves -Settsu-kyo Park

Takatsuki

nature- Breathtaking beauty of the ravine -Settsu-kyo Park is just 25 min. bus ride from JR Takatsuki station. Easy to get there, andthe great nature you could feel there. Taking a walk along the clear stream, you could see
beautiful waterfalls and oddly-shaped rocks. Settsu-kyo Park is also famous for cherry
blossoms in spring and colored leaves in autumn.

Tonda local sake

Takatsuki

sake- Sake breweries since 400 years ago -Tonda area used to be famous for production of good sake in Edo period (From 1603 to1868) because plenty of clean water and harvested rice is available in the area. Now, twosake breweries remain and keep producing sake. Once you step into one of the alleys inonda, you could enjoy old Japanese townscape, including the sights of old sakestorehouses.

Kotobuki brewery

A sunrise scene from the Park

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom

Established in 1822, Kotobuki brewery produces
several brands of high quality sake, includingaward winning high quality sake, “Kuni-no-cho”.
Just as its motto “Challenge to make somethingnew”, the brewery also makes original craft beer
beside sake.

Kiyotsuru brewery
Established in 1856, Kiyotsuru brewery keeps its
traditional sake brewing technique handed downfrom Edo period to produce Tonda local sake.

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Takatsuki

castleUkon Takayama- The Christian feudal lord -Shiroato Park

Shiroato
history museum

Autumn - colored leaves -Takatsuki
Catholic Church

Hot springs and restaurants- relaxing time after walking Just like Osaka has Osaka castle, Takatsuki used to have Takatsuki castle. Unfortunately,
the later was demolished around 150 years ago. The site was enhanced afterward and is
now used as a public park, and a museum of history was built nearby. Ukon Takayama,aChristian feudal load in 16th century, is the key person in the castle’s history. Known as aversatile, good looking, and great warrior, he became the lord of Takatsuki castle as young
as 21. Also as a devour Christian, he had never surrendered even after Tokugawa
shogunate banned Christianity in 1613 and kept his faithta.
Sifor life. He was beatified by the Vatican as a Catholici-shkumartyr in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of his death.
atsTakHis bronze statue proudly stands in Shiroato Park.
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Restaurant
A lot of restaurants and cafesin this area.

How to get there

Takatsuki
CatholicChurch

Bijin-yu Syofuen

Address:
3-2-2, Oazahara,
Takatsuki-city, Osaka,569-1051, Japan

Address:
4-20-3, Tsukawaki,
Takatsuki-city, Osaka,569-1036, Japan

TEL: +81-72-687-4567
E-mail:info@sansuikan.com
Website:http://www.sansuikan.com/en/※Sansuikan is Japanesestyle inn. you can reservefrom website.

TEL: +81-72-689-6700
E-mail:info@syofuen.co.jp
Website:http://www.syofuen.co.jp/

Two hot springs are available near the park.This is a good place for simple natureexperience and relaxation throughSansuikan
all four seasons.

How to get there
Ukon’s bronze
statueWalk south from Takatsuki-shi Sta.
of Hankyu line for approx.15min.
School

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Sansuikan

School Shiroato
history
Shiroato museum
Park

Take Takatsuki city bus 50 or 51 Lineat the bus stop No.2 of the north exitof JR Takatsuki Sta.
Get off at Tsukawaki stop, walk forapprox.10 min along the road.

Settsu-kyo
ParkBijin-yu
SyofuenTsukawaki03

What is “Kofun”?
“Kofun” are ancient mound tombs in which people of high position like emperors orkings in that era were buried, and were constructed between the late 3rd century
and the late 6th century. “Kofun” vary in shape, except enormous ones, most ofwhich are keyhole-shaped. And from “Kofun”, many clay figures, shaped likehumans, animals, houses and others, have been unearthed. These are called,“Haniwa”, and considered to be placed to worship emperors in ancient times.

Takatsuki

Imashirozuka Kofun

heritage - A tomb of an ancient emperor in Japan Built in the early 6th century, “Imashirozuka Kofun” is the largest key-hole shaped Kofun
in the Yodogawa basin extended across Shiga, Kyoto, and Osaka. Now, the site has beendeveloped into a historical park, called “Imashiro Daio-no-Mori Park”, where you could go
up the mound of Kofun, or look at arrays of “Haniwa”.
A historical museum with a souvenir shop is attached to the park. This is the place you canfeel ancient Japanese culture handily.

“Imashirozuka museum”
next to Imashirozuka Kofun“HANITAN”-Takatsuki city mascot character“Hanitan” is the official mascot characterof Takatsuki city. It was designed after asolider-shaped Haniwa excavated from
Imashirozuka Kofun.

A souvenir shop and cafein the museum

Restaurant Sanadamaru（Sushi Bar）

Open: 11:00 〜 14:30
17:00 〜 21:00(closed on Monday)
TEL: +81-72-669-9855
Address: 53-1, Okamoto-cho, Takatsuki-city, Osaka,569-1137, Japan

How to get there① Take Takatsuki city bus 72 Line either at the bus stop No.6 of the north exit of JR Takatsuki
Sta or the bus stop No.1 of JR Settsu-tonda
Sta. Get off at “Imashirozuka kofun
Mae” stop in front of the museum.

Aerial photograph of Imashirozuka Kofun(keyhole-shape)

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Imashirozuka
Kofun Mae

Sanadamaru② Take Takatsuki city bus 71-75,81 andHuman-shaped Haniwa
excavated from Imashirozuka Kofun

85 Line either at the bus stop No.6 of thenorth exit of JR Takatsuki Sta or the bus
stop No.1,3 and 4 of JR Settsu-tonda Sta.
Get off at “Himuro” stop and walk forapprox.3 min.

Imashirozukamuseum

HimuroImashirozuka
Kofun05