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Minoh Falls
The north-Osaka waterfall, up the stream from Minoh Station. Crowded in maple season. Katsuo-ji is the same north line later or another day — do not return to Umeda for more.
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Minoh / Expo Park
The falls and the Tower of the Sun are two north-Osaka days, not one trail.
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Meiji no Mori Minoh
The quasi-national park trail below the falls. Insect cakes are at the station; if you walk the falls, skip a city museum.
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Katsuo-ji
The temple of daruma dolls. The bus climbs from Minoh — do not cram it into the same morning as the falls.
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Minoh Park
The valley from the station to the falls. Maple in autumn, cicadas in summer. One north-Osaka day.
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Expo '70 Commemorative Park
The 1970 Expo grounds in Suita. The Tower of the Sun stands in the middle. Another north-Osaka day — not a walk on from Minoh Falls.
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Tower of the Sun
Taro Okamoto’s tower. The interior needs a timed entry. Finish in the park — do not sprint to Kyoto.
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Walk or ride one stop. A new district is another day.
Meiji no Mori Minoh
Walk · 7min
Follow the Minoh gorge path to the Meiji-no-Mori path, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: The Hankyu Mino-o Line ends at Minoh. Walk the gorge; the falls are about 30–40 minutes, depending on your legs.
After the falls, go down. Do not add Katsuo-ji. Next is Meiji no Mori Minoh.
Katsuo-ji
Bus · 22min
Bus up from Hankyu Minoh, about twenty minutes or so. Times follow that day's notice. Not a walk from the same station.
After the falls, go down. Do not add Katsuo-ji. Next is Katsuo-ji.
Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Osaka Metro · 34min
Another day — do not treat this as a same-day walk. the Hankyu Mino-o Line toward Expo '70 Commemorative Park (Osaka Monorail to Expo Park), about over half an hour. ICOCA usually taps local trains. An Osaka Metro day pass covers neither private rail nor JR. Limited express follows that day's notice.
After the falls, go down. Do not add Katsuo-ji. Next is Expo '70 Commemorative Park.