English
List of major destinations covered in this guide

Hokusetsu area

Kawachi area

1

CUPNOODLES Museum Osaka Ikeda

2

Minoh Falls Road and Minoh Waterfall

3

Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Minoh
Kanko Hotel

4

Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park

5

NIFREL

6

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery

7

Ikeda’s Billiken-san

8

Rakugo Museum

15 Tondabayashi City Agricultural Park

Savor Farm

16 Tondabayashi Jinaimachi
17 Prince Shotoku Mausoleum andKaminotaishi Eifuku-ji Temple

18 Kawachi Wine-kan

6

JR Tokaido
Shinkansen

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2

9

Azuma

10

Ikeda Castle Ruins Park

11

Kobayashi Ichizo Memorial Museum

12

Katsuo-ji Temple

13

Yuzuriha Café and Gallery

14

Ryuan-ji Temple3

9 8 10 11
7

HankyuTakarazuka Line

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4

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Keihan Main Line

5

Senri-Chuo
Kita-Osaka
Kyuko Railway
Osaka Metro
Midosuji Line

Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun
Kishiwada Castle

36

Danjiri Kaikan

37

The Open-Air Market by Izumisano
Fishermen’s Cooperative Association

Kuromaro Village

26 Kanshin-ji Creative Vegetarian Cuisine

KU-RI

Terraced Rice Fields

Osaka

Kintetsu Keihanna Line

Higashiminato

39

Inunakiyama Onsen

40

Sennan Long Park (Sennan Rinku Park)

41

Tsukigesho Factory

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46

31 32

31 Koma-jinja Shrine

Kintetsu Osaka Line

Preservation Association

33 Kyuhoji Ryokuchi Park

19

45 44

Kintetsu
Nagano LineJR Hanwa Line

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17

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
Group (Mounded Tombs)

42

Nankai Koya Line

15

27 28

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42 Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka

Museum30 Kawachi-Nagano
24

43 Roadside Station Shiratori-no-Sato

26 25

Habikino

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44 Konda Hachimangu Shrine
45 Ojin-tenno-ryo Kofun

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46 Sakai City Museum

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31 Kensho-ji Temple
32 Kawachi Cotton Indigo Dyeing

Kintetsu
Minamiosaka Line

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36 35

(Chihaya Akasaka Museum)

31 Ripple Cafe

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Nankai Main Line

23

30 Koya-kaido Road (Sakagura-dori)

Kyuhoji

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47 Mozu

28 Birthplace of Kusunoki Masashige

Kyuhojiguchi Station

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Hankai Tramway
Hankai Line
Shukuin

22

29 Roadside Station Chihaya Akasaka
TennojiShin-Imamiya

JA Osaka Senshu Farmer’s Market
Rizumie Kotarina

Seiryu25 Kanshin-ji Temple

JR
Namba
Namba

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23 Higashiosaka Ishikiri Onsen Hotel

27 Shimoakasaka Castle Ruins and

JR Osaka Loop Line34

22 Ishikiri Tsurugiya-jinja Shrine

24 Roadside Station Okukawachi

JR San-yo
Shinkansen

Senshu area

20 Panasonic Museum (Konosuke

21 Sugi Gohei

MinohHankyuMinoh Line

Ikeda

19 Domyo-ji Tenmangu Shrine

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Theme-based Guide to Osaka

Matsushita Museum and Hall of
Manufacturing Ingenuity)

JR Tokaido Line

20

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Osaka... the entire
the prefecture isa museum!

47 Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center
47 Daisen Park and Japanese Gardens

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47 Café IROHA
48 Richu-tenno-ryo Kofun
49 Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko*The names of some rail lines and stations have been omitted. The locations of some sites as portrayed on the map may differ from their actual locations.

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Discover new things! Take a trip!
Trips that will energize your heartand mind alike

Guidebook layout
This guidebook divides Osaka Prefecture outside theCity of Osaka into three areas–Hokusetsu, Kawachi, andSenshu–and introduces example itineraries for each ofthem, along with the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, whichis Osaka’s only World Heritage site. Itineraries areaccompanied by an introduction to each area’s handson or experiential facilities, local delicacies, and gourmet
opportunities, along with other information.
In addition, you’ll find a feature introducing upcoming
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan at the end of theguidebook.

Itinerary typeDISCOVER O SAKA IND EX
Hokusetsu area

P3 - P8

P3

A trip of nature walks to experience the history of industry
and the four seasonsP3

A walking trip of surprises and warmth

P5

Improve your fortune by touring lucky destinations

P6

Experiential facilities in the Hokusetsu area

P7

Gourmet dining and local delicacies in the Hokusetsu area

Indicates the type of itinerary, based onwhether it involves walking, cycling, or driving.

Category
Indicates the destination’s category with an icon.

The appeal of Osaka as a tourist destination

Facility name

Minoh Park (Minoh City)

Provides information including the facility’s
name, address, and hours.

is not confined to popular sightseeing

Hokusetsu

attractions within the City, but rather extends

P9 - P14

P9

A trip featuring historic sites in Minamikawachi and local
products

P9

A trip of history-inspired walks and farm-to-table cuisine

P11 Trace the history of the Hero Kusunoki Masashige by bicycle

Example itineraryareathroughout Osaka Prefecture.

Kawachi area

Provides a map and travel time for the itinerary.

P12 Take a leisurely stroll through an elegant, old townscape
P13 Experiential facilities in the Kawachi area

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues,

P14 Gourmet dining and local products in the Kawachi area

people’s approach to travel is changing, andattention is focusing on local trips by small
groups, a phenomenon known as micro-

Senshu area

tourism. Reflecting that trend, we’ve put

P15 A trip to learn about Senshu while sampling local delicacies

Kawachitogether 11 itineraries that connect appealing

P15 Experience Sennan Bay through outdoor activities andgourmet diningarea

sightseeing destinations across the prefecture,

P15 - P18

P17 Experiential facilities in the Senshu area

including natural attractions, the outdoors,

P18 Gourmet dining and local products in the Senshu area

history, and hot springs, via drives, walks,
bicycle trips, and other means so that peopleof every age can enjoy them.

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After consulting this guidebook and taking

Scan the QR Code with a smartphone or otherdevices to view a video.

Senshusteps to keep yourself safe from infection,
you’ll be ready to take a trip to look for new
excitement and other discoveries, either by
yourself or with friends or family.

area

Hoshida-Enchi Park (Katano City)

Mozu-Furuichi
Kofun Group area

P19 - P20

P19 A trip to explore a World Heritage site
P19 Visit, appealing sites in the Mozu Kofun Group

What’s “Osaka, the Museum”?
“Osaka, the Museum” is an initiative of Osaka
Prefecture to showcase the “Bright, Fun, andExciting Town of Osaka.” The town as a whole is amuseum where, together with the citizens of theprefecture, visitors can discover and rediscover
Osaka... the entire
charming local resources and disseminate the the prefecture isappeal of Osaka, both inside and outside thea museum!
prefecture. More than 1,200 destinations andevents are currently registered.

Learn more here.

The photographs, articles, and data in this booklet are current as of
September 2021. Business hours, days of operation, fees, and otherinformation may have changed since publication, so it’s recommended tocheck before your trip.

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Sennan Long Park (Sennan City)

Special Contents
ROAD TO EXPO 2025

Expo 2025 Osaka,
Kansai, JapanP21 - P22

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By car

On foot

By bicycle

By trainExperiences

Sightseeing

Dining

Shopping

Nature/parks

Temples/shrinesAccommodations

Hot springs

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Hokusetsu area
Pleasure trip itinerary 6-7 hours by car
Itinerary

Example itinerary

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A trip of nature walks
to experience thehistory of industry
and the four seasons

See the legacy of the Osaka Expo ’70 andfeel the healing effects of cute animals.
This cultural park occupies the site of the Japan
World Exposition (Osaka Expo), which was held in
1970. Don’t miss the “Tower of the Sun,” thesymbol of the Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park.

Based on the concept of “appealing to yoursenses,” this “living museum” represents a new
type of facility that’s part aquarium, part zoo, andpart art museum.
[Address] 2-1 Senribanpakukoen, Suita City
[Phone] 0570-022060[Hours] Weekdays, 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays,
Sundays, and public holidays,
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Doors
close 1 hour before closing
time.) [Admission] Adults (highschool students and older),¥2,000; Children (elementaryand junior high school students), ¥1,000; Infants (age 3 and over),¥600 [Closed] Open year-round *Closed irregularly from time to time.

This hands-on museum, which is dedicated to dietary education,
was founded based on the desire of Ando Momofuku, theinventor of chicken ramen, to communicate the importance of
invention and discovery to children. My CUPNOODLES Factory,
the only place in the world where you can make your very own
original “cup noodles” flavor, is popular with visitors.

[Address] Minoh-koen, Minoh City [Phone] 072-723-1885 (Minoh
Transportation and Tourist Information Center)

Minoh Falls Road andMinoh Waterfall

2

About 15 min. by car

Ooedo Onsen Monogatari
Minoh Kanko Hotel

3
Tour Japan’s first malt whiskey distillery.

About 25 min. by car

Welcome to the hometown of Yamazaki, a single
malt whiskey with a worldwide following. Here you
can learn about the whiskey by taking a guided
tour of the whiskey manufacturing process.

4

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery

OR About 45 min. by car[Address] 5-2-1 Yamazaki, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun[Phone] 075-962-1423 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Doors close
at 4:30 p.m.) *Reservations required. [Admission] Yamazaki
Distillery tour (about 80 min.): Fee applies, Yamazaki Whiskey
Museum (no manufacturing process tour): Free [Closed] New Year’s
and any time the plant is closed *Closed irregularly from time totime. *Please be sure to make a reservation by phone or online
before your visit.

Expo ‘70
Commemorative
Park and NIFREL
Suntory
Yamazaki Distillery

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Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Minoh Kanko Hotel[Address] 1-1 Onsencho, Minoh City [Phone] 0570-041266[Lunch hours] 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (Last dish served at
1:30 p.m.)

Experience Ikeda’s long tradition of comic
storytelling (rakugo) by viewing historicmaterials and watching an actual performance.

Example itinerary

In addition to exhibits depicting kamigata-style rakugo, thismuseum includes an area where visitors can watch DVDs. It
also hosts rakugo performances on a regular basis, offering
opportunities to experience this interesting art from up close.

A walking tripof surprises
and warmth4

Rakugo Museum (Municipal Museum of Kamigata Rakugo)

3[Address] 7-3 Sakaehommachi, Ikeda City [Phone] 072-753-4440[Hours] 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. *Admission is free. (Tickets are required for rakugo
performances.) [Closed] Tuesdays and New Year’s (When Tuesday is a holiday,
closed the following day.)Learn about the founder of Hankyu Railway
and the Takarazuka Revue.
Visit a reconstruction of the former residence of Kobayashi
Ichizo, an industrialist who’s closely associated with Ikeda City.
The facility introduces a variety of materials documenting his
accomplishments. Gazoku Sansou has been designated a registeredtangible cultural property by the Japanese government.

1[Address] 7-17 Tateishicho, Ikeda City [Phone] 072-751-3865 (Hankyu Culture
Foundation) [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Doors close at 4:30 p.m.) [Closed]
Mondays and New Year’s (When Monday is a holiday, closed the following day.)[Admission] ¥300 (free for juniorhigh school students and under)

Experience the old-fashioned
flavor of Osaka’s oldest udon
noodle shop.

Relax in a park with outstanding scenery.

See the parkin 360° VR!

This park occupies the site of the former castle where the powerful
Ikeda family, which ruled this area, resided. The tower-like observation
and rest building at the park features panoramic views of Ikeda City.
Easter lilies in the park’s beautiful Japanese garden bloom in June.
[Address] 3-46 Shiroyamacho, Ikeda City [Phone] 072-753-2767 [Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(November to March, open until 5:00 p.m.) *Admission to the park is free. [Closed] Tuesdays andDecember 29 to January 1 (When Tuesday is a holiday, closed the following day.)

People line up during lunchtime at thisudon noodle shop, which was foundedin 1864 and is said to be the oldest suchshop in the prefecture. Try the famous sasameudon noodles.

Azuma[Address] 6-17 Nishihonmachi, Ikeda City
[Phone] 072-751-3644 [Hours] 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Closed] Tuesdays *Closed irregularly from time to time.

Wishing you thebest of luck!

Here he is again! Billiken-san, a mascot of Osaka.
You can find Billiken-san, of Tsutenkaku fame, in Ikeda, too! The
statue, which was installed because Tamura Komajiro, who
registered Billiken as a trademark, was from Ikeda, has become asymbol of Ikeda as a community of good fortune.

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About 7 min. on foot from Hankyu Ikeda Station

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Ikeda’s Billiken-san
About 1 min. on foot2

Rakugo Museum
About 2 min. on footKobayashi Ichizo Memorial Museum

3

CUPNOODLES Museum
Osaka Ikeda

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About 30 min. by car

Don’t miss this extensive
buffet, which includes
about 100 items. Eat yourfill of this hotel’s creative cuisine.

2

Ikeda Castle Ruins Park

4

Enjoy a popular lunch buffet.
There are a total of fourtypes of manholes whose
designs feature baby chicks
in Ikeda City. See if you canfind them all.

Pleasure trip itinerary About 4 hours on footItinerary

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Minoh Falls Road and Minoh Waterfall[Address] Senribanpaku-koen, Suita City [Phone] 0120-1970-89[Hours] 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Gate closes at 4:30 p.m.)[Admission] <For both the natural/cultural gardens and Japanesegardens> Adults, ¥260; Elementary and junior high school students,¥80 [Closed] Wednesdays (When Wednesday is a holiday, closed
the following day.) *Open continuously from April 1 through Golden
Week, and during October and November.

Learning while having fun with a tourof exhibits and various experiences.

[Address] 8-25 Masumicho, Ikeda City [Phone] 072-752-3484 [Hours] 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Doors
close at 3:30 p.m.) [Closed] Tuesdays and New Year’s (When Tuesday is a holiday, closed thefollowing day.) [Admission] Requires purchase of a museum ticket that includes admission to My
CUPNOODLES Factory (¥400 each).

You’ll find souvenir shops, cafés, and otherbusinesses in the park. Enjoy a leisurely stroll whilesampling maple leaf tempura, a local delicacy, andsweets prepared with citron, a small citrus fruit.

Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park

NIFRELCUPNOODLES Museum Osaka Ikeda

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Experience nature through shopping,dining, and the Falls Road.

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Azuma
About 8 min. on foot4

Ikeda Castle Ruins Park
About 10 min. on foot5

Kobayashi Ichizo
Memorial Museum

About 13 min. on foot to Hankyu Ikeda Station

Ikeda’s Billiken-san[Address] At Pocket Park in Sakaehommachi, Ikeda City
[Phone] 072-750-3333 (Ikeda City Tourist Association)

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Experiential Facilities
Hokusetsu area

Pleasure trip itinerary About 6 hours on foot3

Improve your fortune
by touring lucky
destinations

Increase your ability to compete byvisiting a temple considered a“power spot” that confers good luck.
Many people visit this temple, one of Osaka’s most
famous “power spots” which is known as the “goodluck temple” and the “kachi-daruma temple,” insearch of good luck in competition. Make an offeringof a kachi-daruma, or decorate the temple’s groundswith a daruma fortune slip. Either way, be sure not tomiss the many cute, daruma-themed gifts.

See the temple
in 360° VR!

Katsuo-ji Temple[Address] Katsuoji, Minoh City [Phone] 072-721-7010 [Hours] Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.; Sundays and public holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

This enormous outdoor park was installed in a forested
location in the former site of the Osaka Prefectural
Comprehensive Outdoor Activity Center. It’s an experienceoriented spot that’s extremely popular as a playground in
the woods where kids and adults alike can have fun with all
their might. There are plenty of attractions, including a“mega-zipline” more than 500 meters in length, making it
one of the longest ziplines in Japan.

Example itinerary

1

Boken-no-mori in Nose
[Address] 437-1 Shukuno, Nose-cho, Toyono-gun [Phone]
090-4643-4010 [Hours] Weekdays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. (Reception closes at 3:00 p.m.) [Admission]
Adventure Course, ¥3,800; Challenge Course, ¥2,200; andothers *Busy-season admission applies from April 29 to
May 5 and from August 7 to 15 (reservations required).

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Draw strength from the majestic
appearance of a dynamic, powerfulwaterfall.
After a walk of about 40 minutes along the Falls Road,
which starts at Minoh Station, you’ll find Minoh
Waterfall. The majestic appearance of this enormous
waterfall, which cascades from a height of 33 meters, will give
you strength.

Minoh Waterfall[Address] 2-2 Minoh-koen, Minoh City [Phone] 072-723-1885 (Minoh
Transportation and Tourist Information Center)5

Become luckier with money at the
temple where the first lottery was held.
Ryuan-ji Temple, the oldest in Japan to enshrine thegod Benzaiten, is also known as Minoh-no-Bentensan. You’re sure to profit from a visit. The temple is lit
up during fall foliage season, giving the structure a fantastic
ambiance.

33 min. by Hankyu Bus from Kita-Osaka Kyuko
Railway Senri-Chuo Station

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Have fun any way you

likein this large, green plaza!

This verdant park was built around Ama, the site of a
Yayoi-period settlement. A history facility introduces life
during the Yayoi period through videos and replicas. The
park, which includes a variety of plazas and playequipment, promises relaxed, day-long fun as you like, withfamily members or a pet.

NEW

Ama Site Park
[Address] 12-3 Hacchonawatecho, Takatsuki City
[Phone] 072-648-4725[Hours] Open 24 hours (BørneLund Park Center is openfrom 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)[Closed] Varies by facility

Recommended hot spring hotels

Katsuo-ji Temple
About 45 min. on footRyuan-ji Temple[Address] 2-23 Minoh-koen, Minoh City [Phone] 072-721-3003[Hours] 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Reception closes at 3:30 p.m.)3

Unleash your playful side by having free
and unrestrained fun in a natural setting!

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Yuzuriha Café and Gallery
About 10 min. on foot4
Enjoy a luxurious lunch in a stylish
natural setting.
This hideaway Café is located in Minoh Park. Its
healthy and extremely popular lunches are served in astylish space.

Yuzuriha Café and Gallery[Address] 2-5 Minoh-koen, Minoh City [Phone] 072-745-2020[Hours] 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. [Closed] Tuesdays

5

Soothe your mind and body at one of
the Kansai region’s leading hot springs.
Day-trip baths welcome
This popular hot spring facility has a natural hot spring
known as Bihadayu (“beautiful skin bath”), a bedrockbath, a sauna, and a restaurant.

Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Minoh Onsen Spa Garden[Address] 1-1 Onsencho, Minoh City [Phone] 0570-041266[Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (Reception closes at 10:45 p.m.)

Ryuan-ji Temple
About 10 min. on foot (to elevator)

5

Ooedo Onsen Monogatari
Minoh Onsen Spa Garden

About 3 min. on foot to Hankyu Minoh Station(from elevator)

Soothe both mind and body in an open-air bath in a richnatural setting.

This hotel's natural hot spring is popular for the silky-smoothfeel of its water on the skin.

This hotel’s open-air bath lets you enjoy a radon hot spring, which is known
as a “radioactive spring,” in a rich natural setting. Another aspect of its appeal
is that it’s only about 30 minutes by car or train from Osaka.

Fushiokaku Onsen Hotel, Fushio Onsen[Address] 128-1 Fushiocho, Ikeda City [Phone] 072-751-3540 [Day-trip bathing] 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
[Admission] Adults, ¥1,600; Children, ¥800 *Please inquire for information about overnight plans.

Surrounded by the beautiful, mountainous landscape of Nose Town, Nose
Onsen is a relaxing inn situated in an attractive natural setting. Guests enjoy
natural hot spring water drawn exclusively from the site’s own spring, with noother water added.

Nose Onsen[Address] 409-81 Yamabe, Nose-cho, Toyono-gun [Phone] 072-734-0041 [Day-trip bathing] Weekdays: 3:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Reception closes at 8:00 p.m.); Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays: 11:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. (Reception closes at 8:00 p.m.) *Advance notice required. [Admission] Weekdays: Adults, ¥800;
Children, ¥600; Children younger than elementary school age, ¥300 Saturdays, Sundays, and public
holidays: Adults, ¥900; Children, ¥700; Children younger than elementary school age, ¥300 *Special pricing
applies during the Golden Week, Obon (mid-August), and New Year’s holidays. *Please inquire for information
about overnight plans.

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An entire crocodile arm
deep-fried like chicken!

04 Crisp fried chicken (karaage) preparedrestaurants or at home!

by chicken ramen in batter

Local delicacies in the
Hokusetsu area

Experience arich variety of flavor
from local delicacies to new gourmet dishes!

A sake born of the traditionalfukuro-shibori technique

09 Enjoy the flavor offragrant Minoh citrons

08 “Machikane meat,”in sweet confections

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Settsu Torikai
eggplant: A legendary

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09 YUZUYA Hashimototei

traditional vegetable

Franc et élégant YUZUYA opened in2020 at Hashimototei on the Falls
Road. “Little Treasure,” a flavorfulhalf-Japanese, half-Western dessert
prepared with rare seedling citrons
raised from seeds, is popular.

Featuring a completely roundshape and chewy texture

Satozuto Café and7

T’s Star Diner

Ikeda City Tourist[Address] 2-5-37 Minoh, Minoh City
[Phone] 072-720-5135[Hours] 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. *Hours may
be shortened under some circumstances.
[Closed] Closed irregularly

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02 Takatsuki Honten

03 Warehouse

04 Information Center05 Kametani Honten

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07 Kiyotsuru Shuzo

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GarageAt this café, you can sample farelike lunch plates prepared using
local ingredients and coffee roasted
by the staff. You can also purchasemiscellaneous goods and otheritems made by local artists.

This diner’s American-size burger,
which is prepared with local
ingredients, won first place in aburger contest! The interior
recreates the ambiance of an
American diner.

This bottle shop and pub is locatednext to the head office of Minoh Beer,which has won numerous awards ininternational beer contests. The shop
also sells seasonal beers that aren’t
available anywhere else.

In addition to tourist information for
Ikeda City, this facility also has afull-featured dining area. You cantry a creative menu of chicken
ramen dishes as well as Ikeda craft
burgers and other fare.

This restaurant serves wild boar
meat year-round. Its most popular
item, a boar meat hot pot withudon noodles stewed in miso, is ahearty dish prepared with plenty of
locally grown vegetables.

This shop sells locally grownvegetables and snacks. The tea
shop serves local cuisine preparedwith fresh ingredients. It’s also
popular as a great place to relax in
Hokusetsu.

This sake brewery continues to bring the
traditions of Tonda Sake, which was
described as having “winning flavor,” to thepresent day. Visitors can also tour brewing
operations on Saturdays and Sundays in
February every year (reservations required).

This Western-style izakaya (a sort ofJapanese pub) serves various dishes
prepared using “machikane meat”(crocodile meat), a new Toyonaka
specialty. It also serves gyoza and shumai
dumplings prepared with crocodile meat.

[Address] 224 Morigami, Nose-cho,
Toyono-gun [Phone] 072-743-0578 [Hours]
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last order at 4:30 p.m.)[Closed] Mondays and Tuesdays (However, thebusiness remains open on public holidays.)[Address] 1st floor, Minamizono Building, 2-11-5
Johokucho, Takatsuki City [Phone] 072-672-0721[Hours] Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (onSaturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, to 2:30
p.m.); dinner, 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Hours may
be shortened under some circumstances.)[Closed] Open year-round[Address] 3-14-18 Makiochi, Minoh City
[Phone] 072-725-7234[Hours] Shop, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; pub,
11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (last order at 8:30 p.m.)[Closed] Thursdays[Address] 2-7 Masumicho, Ikeda City
[Phone] 072-737-7290[Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[Closed] Tuesdays (When Tuesday is a holiday,
closed the following day.)[Address] 143-3 Yoshikawa, Nose-cho,
Toyono-gun [Phone] 072-738-1122[Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[Closed] Mondays and the second Tuesday of
every month[Address] 1131 Nagatani, Ibaraki City
[Phone] 072-649-3328[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (November toMarch, open until 4:00 p.m.)[Address] 6-5-3 Tondacho, Takatsuki City
[Phone] 072-696-0014[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Closed] Saturdays and Sundays[Address] 1-9-19 Tamaicho, Toyonaka City
[Phone] 050-5368-4744 [Hours] 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (Last orderat 11:00 p.m.) *Hours may be shortened undersome circumstances. [Closed] Sundays

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A trip featuringhistoric sites in
Minamikawachi
and local products

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Enjoy wine and grapes produced in Osaka.
Kawachi Wine is an old and respected winerywith more than 80 years of history. The winery
offers tours of the wine manufacturing process aswell as tastings. At Konjikido, a restaurant located in arenovated storehouse, you can enjoy cuisine that pairs wellwith the winery’s products.

Kawachi Wine-kan[Address] 1027 Komagatani, Habikino City [Phone] 072-956-0181[Hours] Weekdays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays,
and public holidays, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. [Closed] New Year’s[Winery tour cost] For small groups (six or less): ¥1,650 per person*Free and fee-based plans are available for larger groups.

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Enjoy seasonal flowers or have a barbecue.
Pick your own grapes and strawberries, or
experience the vegetable harvest.
This agriculture-themed park lets visitors
experience the land’s bounty for themselves. Its
spacious grounds are filled with seasonal flowers
and verdant greenery. At Niko-niko Market, which sells
produce direct from the farm, you can enjoy shopping for
fresh local produce.

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About 30 min. by car

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Tondabayashi City Agricultural Park Savor Farm
[Address] 2300 Kannabi, Tondabayashi City [Phone] 0721-35-3500[Hours] April through September: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (last entry at
5:00 p.m.) January through March and October through December:
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last entry at 4:00 p.m.) [Closed] Mondays
and December 29 to January 3 (When Monday is a holiday, closed
the following day.) [Admission] Adults (high school students andolder), ¥710; Children (ages 4 through junior high school), ¥300

Tondabayashi City Agricultural
Park Savor Farm

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Tondabayashi Jinaimachi
About 15 min. by car

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Prince Shotoku Mausoleum andKaminotaishi Eifuku-ji Temple
About 15 min. by car

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Kawachi Wine-kan
About 10 min. by car

5Retrace the footprints of Prince Shotoku,
who died almost 1,400 years ago.
This ancient temple in Taishi Town, in Minamikawachi-gun, isalso known as Kaminotaishi. In addition to Prince Shotoku,
his mother, Empress Anahobe no Hashihito, and his wife,
Kashiwabe no Ooiratsume, are buried here. The temple
continues to attract the veneration of people who idolize
Prince Shotoku.
Prince Shotoku Mausoleum and Kaminotaishi Eifuku-ji Temple[Address] 2146 Taishi, O-aza, Taishi-cho, Minamikawachi-gun [Phone] 0721-98-0019[Hours] 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (temple office: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) *The treasure house is only open
for visitors on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from March to November.
[Admission] Donation (treasure house: adults, ¥300; elementary school students, ¥100)

Stroll through an Edo-period townscapethat’s been chosen as one of the 100
most beautiful roads in Japan.
This town, which is the only community in Osaka
Prefecture to have been designated an Important
Traditional Building Preservation District by theJapanese government, offers a glimpse of a townscapeconsisting of Edo-period temples and merchant houses.

Tondabayashi Jinaimachi[Address] Vicinity of Tondabayashicho, Tondabayashi City [Phone]
0721-24-5550 (Tondabayashi Kirameki Factory Tourism Exchange),
0721-26-0110 (Jinaimachi Exchange Hall) [Admission] Former
Sugiyama residence: Adults (ages 16 and over), ¥400; Children (ages
6 to 15), ¥200 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [Closed] Mondays and
New Year’s (When Monday is a holiday, closed the following day.)

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Visit a site connected to Sugawara
no Michizane, the god of scholarship.
There stored a poem by Sugawara, who
occasionally visited this temple. He referred to thisregion as his “hometown” in his poems. The treasure
house stores numerous invaluable cultural properties.

Domyo-ji Tenmangu Shrine[Address] 1-16-40 Domyoji, Fujiidera City [Phone] 072-953-2525[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Charms and seals are available forpurchase from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) [Admission] Free (adjacenttreasure house, ¥300) *The treasure house is only open as scheduled.

Experience harvesting vegetables and enjoy homemade
farm-style cuisine prepared with organically grown vegetables.

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using organic methods, which are good for both health and the environment, arepopular with guests.

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A trip of historyinspired walks
and farm-totable cuisine
Visit Ishikiri-san, which is famous for the belief that it can cure
cancer and for inspiring repeat pilgrimages of 100 visits, and walkalong the nostalgic Ishikiri pilgrimage road.
This temple, which is known as “Ishikiri-san,” attracts large numbers of pilgrims from around thecountry. The shopping district on the pilgrimage road still has an old-fashioned feel to it, and you canenjoy shopping for gourmet dishes and gifts as you stroll along the route.
Ishikiri Tsurugiya-jinja Shrine

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Sugi Gohei[Address] 1-951 Sugisemedani, Hirakata City [Phone] 072-858-0070 [Hours] By reservation only 11:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (last order at 5:30 p.m.) *Hours are subject to change.
[Closed] Tuesdays (When Tuesday is a holiday, closed the following day.)1

Wash away the fatigue of your journey while gazing at the expansive
Osaka Plain below.
Welcome to Ishikiri Onsen at Hotel Seiryu at the foot of Mt. Ikoma.
You’ll enjoy panoramic views of the Osaka Plain from a hot springat an elevation equivalent to 70 stories. Don't miss the nightscape,which looks like scattered gems across the sky.

Higashiosaka Ishikiri Onsen Hotel Seiryu

3 41[Address] 1-11-12 Kamiishikiricho, Higashiosaka City [Phone] 072-981-5001

Panasonic Museum(Matsushita Konosuke Museum andHall of Manufacturing Ingenuity)

About 40 min. by car

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Sugi Gohei
About 45 min. by car

Learn about Matsushita Konosuke and thehistory of manufacturing.

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Domyo-ji Tenmangu Shrine

This museum was founded to pass down the thinking of
Matsushita Konosuke, founder of Panasonic (formerly Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), and the company’s products during
its long history to the next generation.

Photograph courtesy of Panasonic Corporation

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Ishikiri Tsurugiya-jinja Shrine
About 5 min. by car

4Higashiosaka Ishikiri
Onsen Hotel Seiryu

Panasonic Museum(Matsushita Konosuke Museum and Hall of Manufacturing Ingenuity)
Photograph courtesy ofPanasonic Corporation

Photograph courtesy ofPanasonic Corporation[Address] 1006 Kadoma, O-aza, Kadoma City [Phone] 06-6906-0106 [Hours] 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [Closed] Sundays, public holidays, Obon holiday, and New Year’s[Admission] Free

[Address] 1-1-1 Higashiishikiricho, Higashiosaka City [Phone] 072-982-3621

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Pleasure trip itinerary About 8 hours by bicycle
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Trace the history of the hero
Kusunoki Masashige
by bicycle

Take a leisurely stroll
through an elegant,old townscape

Energize yourself at a temple
that’s connected to Kusunoki
Masashige.
This temple is connected to Kusunoki Masashige,a Minamikawachi hero who’s also known
affectionately as “Nanko-san.” A mound in which
the severed head of Kusunoki was buried can befound on the grounds.

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A centrally located temple in Jinaimachi
that’s known for having been used bymonks from Kyuho-ji Temple.
Kyuhoji Jinaimachi developed around thistemple, which was originally founded as Saisho-ji
Temple by the priest Rennyo of Hongan-ji Temple. Manyof the buildings on its grounds, including its main hall, havebeen designated cultural properties by Osaka Prefecture.

See the temple
in 360° VR!

Kanshin-ji Temple[Address] 475 Teramoto, Kawachinagano City [Phone] 0721-62-2134[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last reception at 4:30 p.m.)[Admission] Adults, ¥300; elementary and junior high school students, ¥100
*A special admission price of ¥1,000 applies on April 17 and 18, when the temple’s main
Buddhist statue is open to the public.

Kensho-ji Temple[Address] 4-4-3 Kyuhoji, Yao City [Phone] 072-993-1144

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Vegetarian cuisine served in astylish space that combines
Japanese and Western culture.

A convenient roadsidestation where you can learn
about tourist attractions in
Chihaya akasaka Village.

Sample a varied menu of vegetarian
cuisine in the kitchen (the KU-RI
temple kitchen) of Kanshin-ji
Temple, which was built about 450 years ago.

This roadside station receives
fresh vegetables from local
farms in Chihaya akasaka
Village. A variety of information isavailable at the tourist information center.

Kanshin-ji Creative Vegetarian Cuisine KU-RI[Address] 475 Teramoto, Kawachinagano City
(located on the grounds of Kanshin-ji Temple)[Phone] 050-3746-8600 [Hours] 11:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. (by reservation only) *Only 20 meals
are prepared each day. [Days] Mondays,
Tuesdays, and Wednesdays *Reservations are
accepted two months in advance on the firstday of every month (starting at 9:00 a.m.).

Roadside Station Chihaya Akasaka[Address] 7 Nigarabe, Chihaya akasaka
Village, Minamikawachi-gun[Phone] 0721-21-7557 [Hours] 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. [Closed] Tuesdays

Experience the charm ofbeautiful terraced rice fields
that change colors with theseasons.
The picturesque landscapecreated by the terraced rice fieldsof Shimoakasaka, which extend
below the ruins of Shimoakasaka Castle,
has been chosen as one of the 100 mostbeautiful terraced rice fields in Japan.

Birthplace of Kusunoki Masashige(Chihaya Akasaka Museum)[Address] 266 Suibun, O-aza, Chihaya akasaka
Village, Minamikawachi-gun[Phone] 0721-72-1588 [Hours] 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. (Doors close at 4:30 p.m.)[Closed] Mondays (When Monday is a holiday,
closed the following day.)

Enjoy cycling with an electric bicycle.
You can rent an electric bicycle at the
Tourist Information Center in front ofNankai/Kintetsu Kawachi-Nagano Station.

Kawachinagano City Tourist
Information Center [Rental bicycles][Address] 1st floor, Novaty Nagano South
Building, 5-1-114 Naganocho, Kawachinagano
City [Phone] 0721-55-0100 [Hours] 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. [Closed] Second Wednesday of
every month, New Year’s [Admission] Electricbicycles: 3 hours, ¥500; 1 day, ¥1,000

Terraced Rice Fields of Shimoakasaka

Junction of roads leading to Mt. Koya.

[Address] 25 Azumazaka, Chihaya akasaka Village, Minamikawachi-gun [Phone] 0721-26-7128(Chihaya akasaka Village Office) Note: Please use public transportation as there is no parking lot.

Koya-kaido Road (Sakagura-dori)Site of the decisive battle known for the
Siege of Akasaka Castle.
Akasaka Castle was built by Kusunoki Masashige. In 1934,
the Akasaka Castle Ruins were designated an historic site by
the Japanese government.

Shimoakasaka Castle Ruins[Address] 25 Azumazaka, Chihaya akasaka Village, Minamikawachi-gun[Phone] 0721-26-7128 (Chihaya akasaka Village Office)11

Retracing the steps of thehero Kusunoki Masashige
in his birthplace.
Kusunoki Masashige is said tohave been born here. The
Chihaya Akasaka Museum islocated close to the stone monument.

A convenient stop for people
traveling by car

Since the Heian period, people making apilgrimage to Mt. Koya have walked along
this road. Multiple roads from Kyoto,
Osaka, and Sakai all come together toform a single road, the Koya-kaido Road,
in front of Kawachi-Nagano Station. You
can see rows of traditional townhouses
decorated with sugitama (balls of cedar
branches) on Sakagura-dori, a street ofsake breweries close to the junction whosestone pavement is rich in ambiance.

Roadside Station Okukawachi Kuromaro Village

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Kawachinagano City Tourist
Information Center [Rental bicycles]
About 22 min.
by bicycle

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TempleKanshin-ji Creative
Vegetarian Cuisine KU-RIWalk to various temples andshrines while experiencing theambiance of an old townscape.

Experience the soothing effect of ashrine with more than 1,100 years ofhistory.

Jinaimachi has more than 450 years of history. The
community retains its original checkerboard layout tothis day, along with an old-fashioned ambiance thatderives from prestigious temples and shrines, old townhouses,
and the vestiges of old moats.

Because it was a shrine dedicated to warding off
epidemics known as “Kyuhoji no Gozu Tenno” during
the Edo period, many people visit it today seeking
protection against misfortune or healing.

Kyuhoji Jinaimachi[Address] 5-4-8 Kyuhoji, Yao City [Phone] 072-923-4235

Inquiries: Yao City Machinami Center[Address] 3-3-20 Kyuhoji, Yao City [Phone] 072-924-6371

Koma-jinja Shrine

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Akasaka

Stroll through Kyuhoji Jinaimachi.

Koma-jinja Shrine and Kensho-ji Temple

Ripple Café
About 10 min. on footAbout 5 min. by bicycle

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About 10 min. on foot3

Shimoakasaka Castle Ruins
and Terraced Rice Fields
Birthplace of Kusunoki Masashige

JR Kyuhoji Station

About 3 min. on footAbout 30 min. by bicycle

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(Chihaya Akasaka Museum)

Kawachi Cotton Indigo
Dyeing Preservation
Association
About 15 min. on footAbout 35 min. by bicycle

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Koya-kaido Road
(Sakagura-dori)
About 2 min. by bicycle

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Return bicycleAbout 2 min. on foot to Nankai/Kintetsu
Kawachi-Nagano Station

This roadside station has a variety of facilities, including the Okukawachi Visitor Center, restaurants,
and a farmer’s market. If you’re traveling by car, it’s recommended to switch to a rental bicycle here.

[Address] 1218-1 Tako, Kawachinagano City [Phone] 0721-56-9606 [Hours] Hours vary by facility. [Closed] Dec.31 *The facility is also closed on other dates.

A dining hall in Jinaimachi
that's easy to stop by.
This dining hall is located in a
100-year-old row house in
Kyuhoji Jinaimachi. Try thechef’s choice meal, which changes
every day (the restaurant only prepares
15 meals a day).

Ripple Café
[Address] 3-8-25 Kyuhoji, Yao City
[Hours] Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays:
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (lunch time), 2:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. (tea time); second Monday of
every month: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
[Reservations] Send an Instagram DM to makea reservation.
https://www.instagram.com/ripple_since2021/

Experience the appeal of
Kawachi cotton, a
traditional handicraft.

Warm your heart withbeautiful natural sceneryand unique tree stump art.

In addition to providing
information about Kawachi
cotton, this facility offers
workshop tours and opportunities forvisitors to try their hand at indigo dyeing.

In addition to enjoying seasonal
flowers and trees, you can view
distinctive tree stump art
throughout the park.

Kawachi Cotton Indigo Dyeing Preservation
Association (an incorporated nonprofit organization)[Workshop tours and indigo dyeing experiences][Address] 1-10-10 Suehirocho, Yao City
[Phone] 072-923-1589 *Be sure to call inadvance if you’re interested in a tour orhands-on experience.
[URL] http://www.kawachimomen.com/

Kyuhoji
Ryokuchi Park
[Address]
323 Nishikyuhoji,
Yao City[Phone]072-992-2489

5Kyuhoji Ryokuchi ParkTo JR Kyuhoji Station(Or Kintetsu Kyuhojiguchi Station)
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01 Premium domestically produced duck with

Kawachi area
Have healthy fun cyclin

by verdant

greeneryAt this bicycle-themed sports park, you can enjoy a variety
of fun attractions. There are lots of bicycles that you can’tride anywhere else, including Unique Bicycles (a collectionof unusual bicycles) and Sky Cycle Walker, which lets you
ride eight meters above the ground! There are also a pool(summer only) and campground (*reservations required), soguests can enjoy a day-trip barbecue or spend the night.
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Take a walk through the air on one of Japan's longest suspension bridges in
the middle of a vast forest. The panoramic, 360-degree view from thebridge, which is 280 meters long and as high as 50 meters, is breathtaking.
There’s also a popular climbing wall that lets you enjoy an authentic climbing
experience, complete with classes for beginners so that anyone can give it a try.

Yao Grand Hotel[Address] 5-101 Yaogikita, Yao City [Phone] 072-994-3591 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following
morning [Day-trip bathing] Adults, ¥2,400; Children, ¥1,000 / Evening (starting at 5:00 p.m.): Adults, ¥1,200;
Children, ¥700 / Additional late night fee (starting at 1:00 a.m.): Adults, +¥1,500; Children, +¥800 / Early
morning (4:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.): Adults and children, ¥900 *Please inquire for information about overnightplans.

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04 Amanosake,a famous brand resurrectedby an old and respected sakebrewer in Kawachinagano

Hoshida-Enchi Park at Forest of Osaka[Address] 5019-1 Hoshida, Katano City [Phone] 072-891-0110[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (suspension bridge: 9:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.) [Closed] Tuesdays (open continuously during
April, May, October, and November) and from December 29 toJanuary 4 [Admission] Free

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At this fishing spot in Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, you canenjoy fishing for trout in the clear-flowing Chihaya River. Then you can eat
your catch at the adjacent restaurant, which specializes in river fish.

Big Fight Fishing Chihaya River[Address] 1262-4 Chihaya, O-aza, Chihaya akasaka Village,
Minamikawachi-gun [Phone] 0721-74-0116[Admission] Full day (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), ¥3,900
Half day (8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), ¥3,000*Separate fees apply for poles, bait, and creels.
[Closed] Open year-round

Recommended hot spring hotels

The historic Yao Natural Hot Spring has long been beloved as a little-known
hideaway. Enjoy the healing effects of its ample water volume and remarkableproperties. Its theater, which performs popular dramas, is also a favorite.

Higashiosaka

02 Kawachi soul food:[Address] 1304 Amanocho, Kawachinagano City
[Phone] 0721-54-3101 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(*Hours are subject to change.)[Closed] Tuesdays (open continuously during Golden Week
as well as spring and summer vacation; closed some days
during winter) [Admission] Adults (junior high school
students and older), ¥800; Children (ages 3 throughelementary school), ¥500; Seniors (ages 60 and over), ¥400
*Separate fees apply to attractions.

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01 Tsumura Honten

02 Ebisu Kasu Udon

To produce top-brand duck meat,
Tsumura Honten breeds its ducks
from a mix of domestic and wild stockand raises them on organic feed in a
carefully managed environment. Taketime to savor Kawachi duck meat,
which was featured as an ingredient at
the G20 Osaka Summit in 2019.

These udon noodles are prepared withoil meal, a local Kawachi ingredient.
The oil meal gives the soup stock asavory flavor, creating a rich andfragrant dish that will leave you craving
its delicious flavor.

[Address] 8-10-24 Bessho, Matsubara City
[Phone] 072-334-1111[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Closed] Sundays and during special vacations(summer and New Year’s)[Address] 3-2-5 Minamikameicho, Yao City
[Phone] 072-990-0331 [Hours] Mondays andThursday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Tuesdays
and Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.;Sundays and public holidays, 11:30 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. [Closed] Open year-round

Patisserie

Bakery03 Narutoya(Yaenosato Branch)04 Amanosake(Saijo Brewery Co., Ltd.)

05 Kissa Ganbi

06 Aile BlancheThis rugby ball-shaped curry bread
was created in Higashiosaka’s
Hanazono district, which is famous
for rugby. Slowly stewed beefsinew lends a pleasing texture to
the moderately spicy curry. The
popular bread has already become
Narutoya’s flagship product.

Founded in 1718, this old andrespected sake brewery continues
to operate on Koya-kaido Road in
Kawachinagano. It was Saijo
Brewery, the brewery’s operator,
who resurrected Amanosake, afamous brand originally made at
Amanosan Kongo-ji Temple.

This tea shop is run by the Ibaraki
Bee Garden, which operates anapiary that produces honey inKatano City. Once you taste thepopular honey toast, its delicious
flavor will keep you coming backfor more. The exterior of thecabin-style shop is also attractive.

These crisp-texture pies are made bymixing Kadoma lotus root powder
with high-quality domestically
produced wheat, folding in richly
flavorful fermented butter, andcarefully baking them one at a time.
These exquisitely delicious sweets
also have a “realistic” appearance.

[Address] 3-2-24 Kosaka, Higashiosaka City
[Phone] 06-6782-0732[Hours] 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (For the time
being, closed at 8:00 p.m.)[Closed] January 1[Address] 12-18 Naganocho, Kawachinagano
City [Phone] 0721-55-1101[Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Closed] January 1 *Closed irregularly from time
to time.

[Address] 3-2-2 Kisaichiyamate, Katano City
[Phone] 072-892-4132[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Closed] New Year’s[Address] 1-1 Ishiharacho, Kadoma City
[Phone] 06-6902-2244 [Hours] 10:30 a.m. to 9:30
p.m. [Closed] Closed irregularly *Hours will be
shortened during a period of pandemic-related
state of emergency or quasi-emergency measures.

Enjoy hot springs and cuisine while experiencing the shiftingof the seasons.
This inn’s appealing hot spring, which contains large amounts of naturalradon, is said to be offer benefits for both health and beauty. The inn is also
popular for its seasonal cuisine and beautiful Japanese garden.

Amami Onsen Nanten-en[Address] 158 Amami, Kawachinagano City [Phone] 0721-68-8081[Day-trip bathing] 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (open until 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays, days before public holidays,
and specific days) *Plans include a meal and bathing in the hot spring. It’s not possible to use the hot springalone. [Cost] Starting at ¥6,600 (per adult) *Please inquire for information about overnight plans.

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Pleasure trip itinerary About 6 hours by car
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A trip to learn about
Senshu whilesampling local
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Photograph courtesy of the City of Sakai

Learn about kofun burial mounds,
which have World Heritage status.
Learn about one of Japan's largest
keyhole-shaped burial mounds in the Mozu areaof the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, which was
registered as a World Heritage site in 2019. The area issurrounded by three concentric moats and dotted withsmall and medium-size kofun mounds.

Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun[Address] Daisencho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City
[Phone] 072-228-7014 (Sakai City World Heritage Section)

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Enjoy fresh seafood at a Senshu fish market.
This open-air market, which is home to about 30
shops, sells fresh seafood that was harvested
from the ocean that day. There are also
restaurants and sushi bars where you can sample themarket’s fresh fish on the spot.

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Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun

The Open-Air Market by Izumisano Fishermen’s
Cooperative Association[Address] 2-5187-101 Shinmachi, Izumisano City
[Phone] 072-469-2340 (Open-air Market Office) / 072-462-3025(Izumisano Fishermen’s Cooperative Association) [Hours] 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. *Some shops may be closed to customers from 4:30
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. as they prepare to close. [Closed] Wednesdays

About 40 min. by car

Kishiwada Castle andDanjiri Kaikan

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About 20 min. by car

The Open-Air Market by
Izumisano Fishermen’s
Cooperative Association3

About 15 min. by car

JA Osaka Senshu Farmer’sMarket Rizumie Kotarina

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About 15 min. by car

Enjoy a garden that’s been
designated a national scenic siteand learn about the Danjiri Festival.
Kishiwada Castle looks out majestically over the surrounding
townscape. Kishiwada Castle Garden (also known as
Hachijin Garden) has been designated a national scenic site.
It’s also famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms.
Photograph courtesy of
the City of Kishiwada

Kishiwada Castle[Address] 9-1 Kishikicho, Kishiwada City [Phone] 072-431-3251 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last entry at 4:00 p.m.)[Admission] Castle tower: Adults, ¥300 (free for junior high school students and younger) [Closed] Mondays (open when
Monday is a public holiday and during the Castle Festival [April 1 to 15]), December 29 to January 3, and while exhibits
are being changed (closed irregularly)

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Experience the history of theKishiwada Danjiri Festival, whichboasts 300 years of tradition,
through exhibits of actual festival
floats and a large multi-vision screenwith remarkable impact.
Photograph courtesy of the City of Kishiwada

Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan[Address] 11-23 Honmachi, Kishiwada City [Phone] 072-436-0914[Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last entry at 4:00 p.m.)[Admission] Adults, ¥600; Children (elementary and junior high school
students), ¥300 [Closed] Mondays (open when Monday is a public
holiday) and December 29 to January 3

Explore a large selection of
fresh produce like Senshu
mizunasu eggplant.

Soothe your fatigue at Inunakiyama Onsen,
which you can also enjoy new greenery inspring and changing colors in fall.

This farmer’s market is packed with fresh produce
like mizunasu eggplant delivered from local
farmers. It attracts not only locals, but also manyout-of-prefecture visitors.

This hot spring village is situated in a verdant
natural setting. It’s been considered a sacred placeby practitioners of the Shugendo religion sinceancient times and popular as a “power spot” in recent years.

JA Osaka Senshu Farmer’s Market Rizumie Kotarina

Inunakiyama Onsen[Address] 3-1-1 Shofudai, Izumisano City [Phone] 072-458-0070[Hours] 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [Closed] Third Thursday of each month[Address] Ogi, Izumisano City
[Phone] 072-469-3131 (Izumisano City Tourist Association)

Inunakiyama Onsen

Pleasure trip itinerary By car, with one overnight
Itinerary

Example itinerary2

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Experience the Sennan
Bay area through outdoor
activities andgourmet dining

1 4

A “food exchange” thatbrings together local
specialties.

The site was born in the summer of 2020 on the shore
opposite Kansai International Airport. Measuring about 2
kilometers along its north-south axis, the enormous site
consists of four areas where visitors can enjoy themselves with ahigh degree of freedom: an activity area, a community area, a market
area, and a glamping area. Overnight plans are also recommended!
[Address] 2-201 Rinkuminamihama, Sennan City [Phone] 072-479-5317[Closed] Open year-round [Cost] Varies by facility

15This general food exchange in
Sennan City, which is also loved by
locals, includes specialty productshops and a dining area.

See the bay
in 360° VR!

Experience sports, dining, and leisureactivities at one of the Kansai region’slargest recreational destinations.

Sennan Long Park (Sennan Rinku Park)

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Irazu soft-serve ice cream
is popular with couples.
(Sold by Milk Bar Cow Bellin Sazan-pia)

Sazan-pia

Stay overnight at
Sennan Long Park.
Home to an artificial turf field and a hot
spring facility, Sora Rinku can be usedby individual guests as well as for
retreat-style camps by sports teams.
You can also stay overnight at the
Urban Camp Hotel, which offers
glamping experiences, or at the
Recamp Rinku auto campground.
Experience the fun of nightlife at
Sennan’s beaches!

[Address] 4-201 Rinkuminamihama, Sennan City
[Phone] 072-482-0277 [Hours] 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Cow Bell: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (*Hours
vary by season.) [Closed] Wednesdays (openwhen Wednesday is a public holiday)

This beach, which is covered withbits of white marble, is beautiful forboth its contrasting blue and whitecolors in the early afternoon and its
otherworldly sunsets. Its heart monument is
a popular place to take photographs as a“lovers’ Mecca.”

SennanMarble Beach(Popular as a“lovers’ Mecca”
and chosen as thesite of one ofJapan’s 100 mostbeautiful sunsets)

Enjoy a lunch of fresh barbecued Sennan
seafood.
Seafood is shipped direct from nearby Okadaura Fishing
Port. Sample the seafood you’ve purchased in the freebarbecue area.

Umi Marche Market

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Experience romance at a“lovers’ Mecca.”[Hours] Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(open irregularly on public holidays)

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Trace the secret tothe delicious flavor of
Tsukigesho.
Tour the process by which Tsukigesho,
a famous brand of sweet milk buns, aremanufactured. Naturally, you can also
taste freshly made Tsukigesho during
the tour. The sweet milk aroma will
leave you feeling happy and content.
Dessert classes are also popular withparents and theirchildren. The shop
and cafe offer someitems that can't befound anywhere else.

Tsukigesho Factory[Address] 453-15 Kuroda, Hannan City
[Phone] 072-470-2525 [Hours] Factory tours,
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last entry at 4:30
p.m.) / Shop: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. /Tsukigesho Cafe: 10:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
(Last order at 4:45 p.m.) [Closed] January 1[Cost] Factory tours: Free / Dessert Classes(reservations required): Fees apply

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Sennan Long Park
(Sennan Rinku Park)Umi Marche Market
Sennan Marble Beach(popular as a “lovers’ Mecca” and chosen as thesite of one of Japan’s 100 most beautiful sunsets)

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Accommodations

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Sazan-pia
About 10 min. by car

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Tsukigesho Factory (factory tours)

16Experiential Facilities

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Enjoy seasonal flowers and greenery and pet animals at thisagricultural park. In addition to an array of playgroundequipment and activities, there’s a variety of programs,
including gourmet dining and craft experiences.
Sakai Greenery Museum Harvest Hill
[Address] 2405-1 Hachigamineji, Minami-ku, Sakai City
[Phone] 072-296-9911 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(last entry at 4:00 p.m.) [Closed] Wednesdays in June,
July, and December through February (except during
summer and winter vacation); January 1[Admission] Adults (junior high school students and older),¥1,000; Children (ages 4 and older), ¥600; ages 3 andunder, free

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Enjoy authentic natural experiences at thebeach and in the mountains!

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Satoyama Nature School Kisen Waiwai Mura
[Address] 207 Shindachitsuzurabata, Sennan City [Phone] 072-485-0661 [Hours] 10:00 a.m. to
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Experience what it’s like to catch fish with gill nets andfishing baskets as you watch airplanes flying overhead at
Tajiri Fishing Port, close to Kansai International Airport. You
can barbecue and eat the fish you catch.
Tajiri Fishing Experience[Address] 1 Rinku Port Kita, Tajiri-cho, Sennan-gun[Phone] 072-465-0099 (Tajiri Fishery Association and Tajiri
Ocean Community Center) *Reservations required.
[Dates] April 1 to November 30 (starting at 10:00 a.m. and12:00 p.m.)[Cost] Adults, from ¥3,500; Elementary school students,from Y2,000 (excluding tax)
[Closed] Tuesdays

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Morning Market
attracts crowds of people
Customers love a “half rice bowl”
topped with half raw and half scalded whitebait.
Every room in this unique villa-type hotel features an oceanview. Thanks to private patios with Jacuzzi hot tubs anddining areas where you can barbecue, you’ll enjoy an
out-of-the-ordinary glamping experience.
URBAN CAMP HOTEL Marble Beach[Address] 4-201 Rinkuminamihama, Sennan City (at Sennan Long Park) [Phone] 072-479-8113(9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) [Closed] Closes irregularly. [Reservations] Reservations can be made on
the hotel's official website. https://digiq.jp/bbq/marblebeach/

Recommended hot spring hotels

06 Rare Japanese blue crabs

looking for fresh seafood.

Matsuiizumi Sakai

are a prized treat.

01 Conger Eel Restaurant

02 Minamitei

This old and respected restaurant
serves nothing but conger eels
prepared with its uniqueconnoisseurship and skill in an effort tospread the delicious flavor of Sakai’s
famous conger eels nationwide. You’lltaste the difference with just one bite,and the savory flavor will excite you.

Hidden away in a beautiful natural
setting in Inunakiyama Hot Spring
Village, this traditional inn servesdelicious seasonal cuisine and Inunaki
pork hotpot dishes, a Senshu
specialty.

[Address] 3-1-26 Kusunokicho, Sakai-ku, Sakai
City [Phone] 072-245-1779 [Hours] 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. (Saturdays, to 2:00 p.m.)[Closed] Wednesdays, Sundays, and public
holidays[Address] 2236 Ogi, Izumisano City (Inunakiyama
Hot Spring) [Phone] 0120-12-3731[Cost] Please inquire for information about
overnight plans. *Day-trip plans combining hot
spring use with a meal are also available.

03 Brewery

Naniwa Sake

04 Senshu Seafood

Kinchakuya

05 Sunday Morning Market

Tajiri Fishing Port

06 Kappo Matsuya

This old and respected sake brewery, one of
Senshu’s finest, has more than 300 years ofhistory. It’s well known for Naniwa Masamuneand has won numerous Gold Prizes at theAnnual Japan Sake Awards. Visitors can tour
the brewery building and main residence,
which have been designated Tangible Cultural
Properties by the Japanese government.

This restaurant offers an extensive
menu featuring fresh seafood andOsaka-produced whitebait landed at
the port across the street. Its mostpopular dish is a bowl of rice topped
with raw whitebait. It attracts anever-ending stream of customers
starting first thing in the morning.

The Sunday Morning Market isopen from 7:00 a.m. to noon every
Sunday. In addition to fresh
seafood from Osaka Bay, you canbuy Senshu-grown vegetables.
Things get crowded as soon as themarket opens, so the early bird
gets the worm!

Japanese blue crabs from Senshu
are distinguished by their sweet,rich flavor. This restaurant, which
specializes in Japanese blue crab,
invites you to enjoy this precious
food to your heart’s content. By
reservation only, limited to threeparties per day[Address] 3-13-6 Ozakicho, Hannan City
[Phone] 072-472-0032 [Hours] Sake shop:
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Saturdays, Sundays,
and public holidays, to 4:00 p.m.) [Brewery
tours] Available upon request with reservations(tour time: about 60 min.)[Address] 7-1 Jizohamacho, Kishiwada City
[Phone] 072-436-3866 [Hours] Weekdays, 8:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, andpublic holidays, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.;
late-night hours: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only)[Closed] Wednesdays[Address] 1 Rinku Port Kita, Tajiri-cho,Sennan-gun[Phone] 072-465-0099[Hours] Sundays 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

[Address] 2-312-3 Ichibahigashi, Izumisano
City [Phone] 072-462-3740 [Hours] Lunch,
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (last order: 1:30 p.m.)
Dinner, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (last order: 9:00
p.m.) [Closed] Mondays and the first and third
Tuesdays of every month (except January,
August, and December)

A Senshu hideaway rich in travel ambiance where you’ll findsoothing relaxation in a quiet mountain village.
This orchard raises about 60,000 strawberry plants in an enormous greenhouse ofabout 7,300 square meters. Try all the freshly picked strawberries you want with its“all-you-can-eat” (30 minutes) option. There are also classes that teach how to makehomemade jam and strawberry jam-filled rice cakes.

Izumi Kogawa Strawberry Farm (strawberry picking)[Address] 2043 Butsunamicho, Izumi City [Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [Phone] 0725-92-3232 (strawberry
picking only) *Reservations required. [Closed] Mondays (When Monday is a holiday, closed the following day.)[Dates] January through May

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This natural sodium hot spring is also known as a “beauty bath.” Its open-air bath,where you can bathe while gazing at the beautiful natural surroundings and listening
to the sound of flowing water from the nearby river, is particularly appealing.

Okumizuma Onsen[Address] 3159 Kotsumi, Kaizuka City [Phone] 072-478-8511 [Day-trip bathing] 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(day-trip bath use on weekdays only) *Not available for day-trip bath use when closed, days before closures,or during the busy season. [Cost] Adults, ¥1,000; Children, ¥600 *Please inquire for information about
overnight plans.

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Mozu-Furuichi
Kofun Group area
Pleasure trip itinerary About 6 hours by car
Itinerary

Example itinerary

1

A trip to explore aWorld Heritage site

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Learn about the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
Group, which has World Heritage
status, and Sakai’s historical culture.
In addition to the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group,
which has World Heritage status, the museum
collects and exhibits materials related to history,art, folk culture, and other noteworthy aspects of Sakai’s
heritage. The Mozu Kofun Group Theater allows visitors toexperience the grandeur of the Mozu Kofun Group via a
video using computer graphics.

Sakai City Museum[Address] 2 Mozusekiuncho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City (in Daisen Park)[Phone] 072-245-6201 [Hours] 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (last entry at
4:30 p.m.) [Closed] Mondays (open when Monday is a public holiday)
and New Year’s [Admission] General admission, ¥200; High school
and university students, ¥100; Elementary and junior high school
students, ¥50 *Special fees apply during specially designated dates.

Take a walk through Hachimangu Shrine,
which is believed to be the oldest shrine inJapan, and the Furuichi kofun mound, whichis the largest such burial mounds in Japan.

11Believed to have been built during the second half ofthe sixth century, the shrine inspired belief on the partof military commanders and warriors during the ruleof Minamoto no Yoritomo in Japan’s medieval period and down
through the ages. The current main hall and worship hall wererebuilt by the order of Toyotomi Hideyori. The shrine attracts
belief as a god that ensures safe childbirth and wards off evil.

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Roadside Station
Shiratori-no-Sato Habikino
About 15 min. by car

Konda Hachimangu Shrine[Address] 3-2-8 Konda, Habikino City [Phone] 072-956-0635

3This kofun mound is one of Japan's largest keyholeshaped burial mounds, and the largest burial mound in
the Furuichi area of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group,
which was registered as a World Heritage site in 2019. The moundis surrounded by two concentric moats and an embankment.

Konda Hachimangu Shrine
and Ojin-tenno-ryo Kofun
About 35 min. by car

4

Sakai City Museum &Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun[Address] Konda, Habikino
City[Phone] 072-947-3917(Habikino City World
Heritage Section)

Learn at a museum
specializing in the Kofun era.

Fresh local produce makes the ideal gift.

This museum, which is located adjacent toChikatsu Asuka Fudoki-no-Oka Historical Park,
explores the formation of the ancient Japanesestate and international exchange at the time.

Photograph courtesy of the City of Sakai[Address] 299 Higashiyama, O-aza, Kanan-cho, Minamikawachi-gun [Phone] 0721-93-8321[Hours] 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (entry to exhibit galleries: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) [Admission] Adults, ¥310;
High school and university students, guests ages 65 and older, ¥210; Junior high school students andyounger, free *Special fees apply to special and planned exhibits. [Closed] Mondays and New Year’s (When
Monday is a holiday, closed the following day.) *Closed irregularly from time to time.

Pleasure trip itineraryThis roadside station has a farmer’s market, bakery, cafe, andbarbecue area, among other attractions. In addition to a market
selling fresh locally grown vegetables, there’s a grass plaza andplayground equipment.

Learn about one of Japan's largest keyhole-shaped
burial mounds in the Mozu area of the Mozu-Furuichi
Kofun Group, which was registered as a World
Heritage site in 2019. The area is surrounded by three concentricmoats and dotted with small and medium-size kofun mounds.

Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum

Roadside Station Shiratori-no-Sato Habikino[Address] 975-3 Hanyuno, Habikino City
[Phone] 072-957-6900 (general office), 072-957-8318 (Asuka Tekurude
Farmer’s Market), or 072-957-8180 (Takerukan Commerce, Industry,and Agriculture Center)[Hours] 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [Closed] Thursdays and New Year’s

Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun[Address] Daisencho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City
[Phone] 072-228-7014 (Sakai City World Heritage Section)
Photo courtesy of Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum

About 6 hours
by foot and tram

Example itinerary2

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Visit appealingsites in the
Mozu Kofun
Group

5

Trace the lives of two remarkablepeople while experiencing thehistory of Sakai.

A beautiful Japanese garden featuring
Sakai’s culture and natural features.
This strolling garden, which incorporates artificial hills and ponds, draws
on traditional garden-making technology to convey a sense of Sakai’s history and naturalfeatures, along with continuously changing seasonal beauty.
Daisen Park andJapanese Gardens

Learn about the basics of
kofun mounds to enhanceyour expectations.

Complete your exciting visit
to the area’s kofun moundswith a popular, local burger.

Experience the grandeur of
keyhole-shaped kofun
mounds up close.

Be sure to visit this facility before
viewing the real thing. You canlearn about kofun mounds startingwith the basics through compelling video
and exhibits of associated materials.

This popular cafe is located in
Daisen Park. Its famous “Kofun
Burger” is served on a plate
shaped like a kofun mound.

This keyhole-shaped kofun moundis the third largest such burial
mound in Japan. Don’t miss the
panoramic view from the viewing spot on
the north side of the mound.

NEW

See the garden
in 360° VR!

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Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu
Asuka Museum
About 20 min. by car

Ojin-tenno-ryo Kofun

Itinerary34[Address] Daisen-nakamachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City (at Daisen Park) [Phone] 072-247-3670[Hours] March through November: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; December through February: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. (last entry 30 minutes before closing) [Closed] Mondays and New Year’s (When Monday is a holiday,
closed the following day.) [Admission] Adults, ¥200; Children (including junior high school students), ¥100

This museum lets you experience theculture and history of Sakai through thelives of Sen no Rikyu and Yosano Akiko,both of whom were born in Sakai. You can also
sample powdered green tea and Japanese
sweets at a ryurei-style traditional tea ceremony
hosted with chairs to make it more approachable
and easier to enjoy.

Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko[Address] 2-1-1 Shukuinchonishi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City
[Phone] 072-260-4386 [Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(last entry at 5:30 p.m.) [Closed] Third Tuesday of every
month and New Year’s (When Tuesday is a holiday,
closed the following day.) [Admission] Adults, ¥300; Highschool students, ¥200; Junior high school students andyounger, ¥100 [Tea ceremony experience] 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. (last entry at 4:45 p.m.)

Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor Center[Address] 2-160 Mozusekiuncho, Sakai-ku, Sakai
City [Phone] 072-245-6682 [Hours] 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. [Closed] New Year’s

Café IROHA[Address] 2-204 Mozusekiuncho, Sakai-ku, Sakai
City (in Daisen Park) [Phone] 072-245-0168[Hours] 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. [Closed] Mondays(When Monday is a holiday, closed the followingday.)

Richu-tenno-ryo Kofun (viewing spot)[Address] Ishizugaoka, Nishi-ku, Sakai City
[Phone] 072-228-7014 (Sakai City World Heritage
Section)A Sakai landmark where
you can enjoy interactingwith nature.

Rental bicycles offer aneasy way to visit parks
and kofun mounds.

Located next to theNintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun, thispark is loved by the people ofSakai City. On its expansive grounds
totaling 380,000 square meters, you
can encounter verdant greenery andseasonal flowers while experiencing
beautiful natural landscapes.

Rental electric bicycles make it easy
to get around the expansive groundsof Daisen Park or visit the area’s kofun
mounds.

Daisen Park
[Address] 2 Mozusekiuncho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City
[Phone] 072-241-0291 (Daisen Park Office)Mozufuru Rental Bicycles[Location] Daisen Park Tourist Information
Center (at the Mozu Mounded Tombs Visitor
Center) *Bicycles can be rented andreturned at four other facilities, too.
[Phone] 072-245-6207 [Cost] ¥1,000 per
day *If you return the bicycle to the facility
where you rented it, ¥500.

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About 5 min. on foot from JR Mozu Station

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Mozu Mounded Tombs
Visitor Center

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Daisen Park and &Japanese Gardens

About 1 min. on footAbout 10 min. on foot3

Café IROHA

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Richu-tenno-ryo Kofun

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Travel by tram

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Sakai Plaza of
Rikyu and Akiko

About 15 min. on foot(viewing spot)
About 25 min. on foot to Hankai Tramway
Higashiminato Station
About 7 min. to
Shukuin Station

About 1 min. on foot to Hankai Tramway Shukuin Station

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ROAD TO EXPO 2025
Making a success of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Ensuring that both prefectural residents and visitors
to Osaka all experience the diverse appeal that every
area of the prefecture has to offer will help make the2025 Japan World Expo (Expo 2025 Osaka- Kansai) asuccess. Visitors can sample Osaka cuisine,
experience the area’s natural beauty, encounter its
history and culture, and sample its entertainment. By
moving past the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring
everyone enjoys the entire community of Osaka as
one giant museum, we can revitalize Osaka’s tourism
industry. It’s not long until 2025. Osaka welcomes
your high expectations as it undergoes a rebirth.
Courtesy of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

The Expo 2025 venue as seen from a height of
252 meters
Hours
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. *Last entry at 9:30
p.m.
◎Closed: Mondays (When Monday is aholiday, closed the following day.)◎Underground parking is available (feeapplies).

Admission
Adults (high school students and older),¥800; Children (junior high school andelementary school students), ¥500

Getting HereVia the Osaka Metro New Tram:
3 min. walk from Trade Center Mae Station

Sakishima Building
Observatory
1-14-16 Nankokita,
Suminoe-ku, Osaka City
TEL 06-6615-6055

History of expositions held in Osaka Prefecture

A bridge of hope connecting the present to the future
1970

1990

2025

Japan World Exposition

The International Garden andGreenery Exposition

Japan World Exposition

The Japan World Exposition was held in
the Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park (inSuita City) with a theme of “Progress andHarmony for Mankind.” A total of 77
countries participated. It was a symbolic
event for Japan, which after a period ofhigh economic growth had become theworld’s second largest economy. With
video phones, electric cars, and other
innovations, the venue offered plenty of
glimpses into the future.

Senribanpakukoen, Suita City
Phone: 06-6877-7387[Closest stations] Osaka Monorail Banpakukinenkoen
Station and Koen-Higashiguchi Station

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The Japan World Exposition will be held in
Yumeshima in Konohana-ku, Osaka City,in 2025 with the theme of “Designing
Future Society for Our Lives.” It's also
known as Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. The
logo, which was chosen as part of an
open-submission process, became anationwide topic due to its extremely
unique design. Construction is currently
proceeding at an urgent pace, including an
extension of the Osaka Metro.

Cosmo Tower, formerly the World Trade Center Building, now houses Osaka
Prefectural Government offices. There’s an observation deck on its top floor,
252 meters above the ground. The deck offers panoramic, 360-degree viewsof Osaka City as well as the Expo 2025 venue, which currently is being built.
Try gazing out over Osaka as you ponder the city’s glittering future.
Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park

1970 Osaka Expo

The International Garden and Greenery
Exposition was held at Tsurumi Ryokuchi
Park (in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka City) with atheme of “Striving to Create a Rich,
Fulfilling Society for the 21st Century by
Exploring the Relationship between
Flowers, Greenery, and Human Lifestyles.”Even today, people continue to visit the
Sakuya Konohana Kan, which features one
of Japan’s largest all-glass greenhouses.

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Flower Expo Commemorative Park
Tsurumi Ryokuchi

Courtesy of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

2-163 Ryokuchikoen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka City
Phone: 06-6911-8787[Closest station] Osaka Metro
Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Station

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