Osaka
One day in Osaka, Japan
A day through Osaka’s best-known sights that lie close together: Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka, Osaka Museum of History, Osaka Castle, Osaka Castle Park, Osaka Business Park and Fujita Art Museum. 6 stops, about 2.5 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of OsakaCathedral · On the map

- Osaka Museum of HistoryMuseum · 0.7 km on from Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka · On the map

- Osaka CastleCastle · 0.7 km on from Osaka Museum of History · On the map

- Osaka Castle ParkCastle · Next to Osaka Castle · On the map

- Osaka Business ParkPark · 0.6 km on from Osaka Castle Park · On the map

- Fujita Art MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Osaka Business Park · On the map

6 stops, 4.1 km on foot along the streets: about 57 min of walking.
More for Osaka
- Things to do in Osaka, Japan · 39 places to see, led by Osaka Castle and Universal Studios Japan
Day trips from Osaka
- Kyoto43 km awayKinkaku-ji Temple6 stops in a day, starting at Jurakudai
- Nagoya139 km awayNagoya Castle39 places to see, led by Nagoya Castle and Museum Meiji-mura
- Nara-shi28 km awayHistoric Monuments of Ancient Nara6 stops in a day, starting at Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Okayama143 km awayOkayama Castle6 stops in a day, starting at Okayama Castle
Photo credits
- Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Osaka Museum of History: 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- Osaka Castle: 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- Osaka Castle Park: 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- Osaka Business Park: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fujita Art Museum: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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