Next stop Osaka

→ Grand Front Osaka · Follow the Shin-Umeda walk to the north-exit link, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave JR Osaka Station by the north exit, then walk toward Shin-Umeda, about 10 minutes to the linked towers.

→ Osaka Station · Follow the north-exit link to the station atrium, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Enter Grand Front straight from the JR Osaka north exit, without crossing a road.

→ HEP FIVE · Follow the station atrium to Hankyu east street, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: In the atrium, split north exit, south exit and Hankyu. The three Umeda metro stations are not one paid area.

→ Daimaru Umeda · Follow the Hankyu store link to the south-exit link, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Follow signs for the Hankyu Kyoto Line platforms. The store gates and the railway gates are not the same.

→ Chayamachi · Follow Kitashinchi street to Chayamachi street, about about a quarter hour. No train. Exit: JR Kitashinchi Station, or about 10 minutes on foot from the Osaka Station south exit.

→ Ogimachi Park · Follow the Tenmangu approach to the Ogimachi park path, about about a quarter hour. No train. Exit: JR Osaka-Temmangu or Minami-Morimachi. Follow signs for the shrine.

→ Osaka Tenmangu · Ride Sakaisuji Line to Tenjinbashisuji 6-chome, then at Osaka Tenmangu switch to JR Loop to Osaka-Temmangu. About about 10 minutes. When you change company, read the station signs. ICOCA or PiTaPa taps the gate. An Osaka Metro day pass is Metro only — not JR.

→ Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street · Follow the Nakazakicho shopping street to Tenjinbashisuji, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Tanimachi Nakazakicho Station exits into the shop lanes.

→ Tenma · Follow the east side of Ogimachi Park to the Tenma market street, about about a quarter hour. No train. Exit: About 5 minutes on foot from Ogimachi Station.

→ Nakanoshima Library · Follow the Tosabori riverbank to the riverbank on the library side, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Yodoyabashi or Keihan Oebashi, cross the bridge, about 5–10 minutes.

→ Museum of Oriental Ceramics · Follow the riverbank on the library side to the east side of Nakanoshima Park, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Keihan Oebashi and follow the river. It is the same stretch as the public hall.

→ Osaka Science Museum · Follow the west end of Nakanoshima to west of Watanabe Bridge, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Keihan Watanabe Bridge exits at the west end.

→ Yodoyabashi · Follow in front of the Nakanoshima Museum of Art to north of Yodoyabashi, about about a quarter hour. No train. Exit: From Keihan Watanabe Bridge walk west. The black box is at the river end.

→ Osaka Castle Park · Follow Gokuraku Bridge to the moat loop, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Tanimachi 4-chome walk toward Gokuraku Bridge, about a quarter hour to the keep. JR Osaka-jo Koen is the park exit, but it is JR.

→ Osaka Museum of History · Follow the Nishinomaru garden path to the path on the Naniwa Palace side, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Gokuraku Bridge the garden comes before you decide on the keep.

→ Hokoku Shrine · Follow the path on the Naniwa Palace side to the approach inside the park, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Tanimachi 4-chome on the Naniwa Palace side. The museum is there.

→ Sakuranomiya · Ride Tanimachi Line to Tanimachi 4-chome, then at Sakuranomiya switch to JR Loop to Sakuranomiya. About about a quarter hour. When you change company, read the station signs. ICOCA or PiTaPa taps the gate. An Osaka Metro day pass is Metro only — not JR.

→ Glico Sign · Follow both sides of the Dotonbori canal to the Ebisubashi deck, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Midosuji Namba toward the Dotonbori canal, about 5–10 minutes. Follow the station signs for the exit.

→ Shinsaibashisuji · Follow the Ebisubashi deck to the Shinsaibashi arcade, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Namba walk toward Ebisubashi, about 5–10 minutes. The running man is on the bridge.

→ Hozenji Yokocho · Follow Ebisubashi to Hozenji Yokocho, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Namba walk toward the canal. The bridge crosses Dotonbori, about 5–10 minutes.

→ Tombori River Cruise · Follow Hozenji Yokocho to the Dotonbori pier, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: The narrow lane is south of Ebisubashi. The ground is wet.

→ Dotonbori · Follow a side lane off Dotonbori to both sides of the Dotonbori canal, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Namba walk into the side lane off Dotonbori, about 5–10 minutes.

→ Daimaru Shinsaibashi · Follow the Shinsaibashi arcade to the north end of the arcade, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Midosuji Shinsaibashi into the north end of the arcade. Daimaru is at the exit.

→ Shinsaibashi PARCO · Follow the north end of the arcade to the east side of the arcade, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Daimaru at the north end of the arcade is the closest door from Shinsaibashi Station.

→ Sankaku Park · Follow the streets around Triangle Park to Triangle Park, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Shinsaibashi Station walk west. Triangle Park is the centre.

→ Midosuji · Follow the Horie shopping street to the ginkgo avenue on Midosuji, about about a quarter hour. No train. Exit: Yotsubashi Line Yotsubashi Station exits into Horie.

→ Namba Parks · Follow the Namba concourse to the Parks link, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Split Nankai, Kintetsu and Metro gates before the exit. Airport: Nankai. Nara: Kintetsu. Umeda: Midosuji.

→ Nipponbashi Den Den Town · Follow Kuromon-suji to Sakaisuji through Den Den Town, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Nipponbashi follow Kuromon-suji, about 5 minutes. Use the station signs for the exit.

→ Namba Yasaka Shrine · Follow Sakaisuji through Den Den Town to the Namba Yasaka approach, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Nipponbashi enter Den Den Town on Sakaisuji. It is not the Kuromon lane.

→ Kuromon Market · Follow the Nankai Takashimaya side to Kuromon-suji, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Nankai Namba on the Takashimaya side.

→ Shinsekai · Follow in front of Tsutenkaku to the Shinsekai main street, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Sakaisuji Ebisucho or Midosuji Dobutsuen-mae. The tower is about 5 minutes, and the two exits are not the same side.

→ Janjan Yokocho · Follow the Shinsekai main street to Janjan Yokocho, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Ebisucho or Dobutsuen-mae you see the tower. Face it before you cross.

→ Tennoji Zoo · Follow the kushikatsu street to in front of the zoo, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Ebisucho Station exits onto the kushikatsu street.

→ Daruma Kushikatsu · Follow Janjan Yokocho to the kushikatsu street, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Walk from Dobutsuen-mae into the food lane.

→ Tennoji Mio · Follow straight up from Tennoji Station to the Tennoji concourse, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Harukas is straight up from Tennoji Station. Follow signs for the observatory.

→ Abeno Harukas · Follow the Yuhigaoka slope to straight up from Tennoji Station, about about a quarter hour. No train. Exit: Leave the Tanimachi Line at Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka and walk uphill.

→ Shitennoji · Follow Tennoji Park to the Yuhigaoka slope, about about 10 minutes. No train. Exit: Use the park exit at Tennoji Station.

→ Tennoji Park · Follow the Keitakuen path to Tennoji Park, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Use the park exit at Tennoji. The garden is inside the park.

→ Tempozan Ferris Wheel · Follow the sea side of Tempozan to Tempozan plaza, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Leave Chuo Line Osakako and walk the sea side of Tempozan, about 5–10 minutes to the door.

→ Tempozan Marketplace · Follow Tempozan plaza to Tempozan Marketplace, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: The same Osakako exit as Kaiyukan. The wheel is beside the aquarium.

→ Santa Maria Cruise · Follow Tempozan Marketplace to the Tempozan pier, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: About 5 minutes from Osakako. The mall is where you exit the aquarium.

→ Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary · Stay on Chuo Line to Osakako to Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary, about about 20–30 minutes. Same company — do not buy a second metro ticket for this hop. ICOCA or PiTaPa taps the gate. An Osaka Metro day pass is Metro only — not JR.

→ Universal CityWalk Osaka · Follow in front of Universal City Station to CityWalk, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: JR Sakurajima Line Universal City Station exits at the park front. No extra metro.

→ Maishima Incineration Plant · From CityWalk, bus to Maishima, about twenty minutes. It is not an in-park ride. Times follow that day's notice.

→ Universal Studios Japan · Bus from Maishima back to Universal City, about twenty minutes, then into the park. Times follow that day's notice.

→ Meiji no Mori Minoh · 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.

→ Katsuo-ji · The falls path does not reach Katsuo-ji. Return to Minoh Station and take the bus up, about twenty minutes or so. Times follow that day's notice.

→ Minoh Park · Bus down from Katsuo-ji to Minoh Station, then the gorge. About twenty minutes or so. Times follow that day's notice.

→ Tower of the Sun · Follow the Expo Park paths to in front of the Tower of the Sun, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: Enter from Osaka Monorail Bampaku-kinen-koen. Rules follow that day's notice.

→ Expo '70 Commemorative Park · Follow in front of the Tower of the Sun to the Expo Park paths, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From the monorail into the park. The tower is in the centre.

→ Kiyomizu-dera · Ride JR Nara Line to Inari, then at Kiyomizu-dera switch to Keihan to Kiyomizu-Gojo. About about 20–30 minutes. When you change company, read the station signs. ICOCA taps this JR hop. An Osaka Metro day pass does not cover JR.

→ Gion · Stay on Keihan to Kiyomizu-Gojo to Gion, about about 10 minutes. Same company — do not buy a second metro ticket for this hop. ICOCA usually taps local trains. An Osaka Metro day pass covers neither private rail nor JR. Limited express follows that day's notice.

→ Nijo Castle · Ride Keihan to Gion-Shijo, then at Nijo Castle switch to Kyoto subway Tozai Line to Nijojo-mae. About about a quarter hour. When you change company, read the station signs. ICOCA usually taps local trains. An Osaka Metro day pass covers neither private rail nor JR. Limited express follows that day's notice.

→ Fushimi Inari Taisha · Stay on JR Kyoto Station to Fushimi Inari Taisha, about about a quarter hour. Same company — do not buy a second metro ticket for this hop. ICOCA taps this JR hop. An Osaka Metro day pass does not cover JR.

→ Nara Park · Follow the Nara Park approach to Nara Park, about 5–10 minutes. No train. Exit: From Kintetsu-Nara walk through Nara Park, about a quarter hour to the Great Buddha Hall.

→ Kasuga Taisha · Follow Nara Park to the Kasuga approach, about about 10 minutes. No train. Exit: Kintetsu-Nara Station exits into the park.

→ Naramachi · Down from Kasuga Taisha, through the park toward Naramachi, about a quarter hour or less. No second train.

→ Todai-ji · From Naramachi follow the park path back to the Great Buddha Hall, a bit over 10 minutes. No second train.

→ Kitano Ijinkan · Stay on JR Kobe Line to Kobe to Kitano Ijinkan, about about a quarter hour. Same company — do not buy a second metro ticket for this hop. ICOCA taps this JR hop. An Osaka Metro day pass does not cover JR.

→ Arima Onsen · Another day — do not treat this as a same-day walk. JR Motomachi toward Arima Onsen (Kobe Electric Railway to Arima Onsen), about longer — count it separately. ICOCA taps this JR hop. An Osaka Metro day pass does not cover JR.

→ Nankinmachi · Stay on JR Sannomiya, then uphill to Nankinmachi, about about 10 minutes. Same company — do not buy a second metro ticket for this hop. ICOCA taps this JR hop. An Osaka Metro day pass does not cover JR.

→ Kobe Harborland · Another day — do not treat this as a same-day walk. Kobe Electric Railway to Arima Onsen toward Kobe Harborland (JR Kobe Line to Kobe), about longer — count it separately. ICOCA usually taps local trains. An Osaka Metro day pass covers neither private rail nor JR. Limited express follows that day's notice.

→ Nintoku Mausoleum · Ride Nankai Sumiyoshi-Taisha, then at Nintoku Mausoleum switch to JR Hanwa Line to Mozu. About about 20–30 minutes. When you change company, read the station signs. ICOCA usually taps local trains. An Osaka Metro day pass covers neither private rail nor JR. Limited express follows that day's notice.

→ Sumiyoshi Taisha · Ride JR Hanwa Line to Mozu, then at Sumiyoshi Taisha switch to Nankai Sumiyoshi-Taisha. About about 20–30 minutes. When you change company, read the station signs. ICOCA taps this JR hop. An Osaka Metro day pass does not cover JR.