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Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Castle was originally built some 400 years ago by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A number of gates, turrets and stonework date back to the Edo Period. The pesent-day castle tower was re-constructed in 1931 based on the original design from the time of Toyotomi. Since its recent renovation in Heisei, the castle is more beautiful and durable as Osaka's landmark. |
Settsukyo
Settsukyo is a scenic area comprising of a gorge and rocky outcrops. It has a well-known hiking course and it is a popular spot for family outings and elementary-school fieldtrips. It is visited by large numbers of people every year. |
Hattori Ryokuchi Park
Established in 1950, Hattori Ryokuchi Park is a large recreation facility covering some 126.3 hectacres, including areas in Suita City. |
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Yamadanishi No.2 Park (AKA, Makifun [Coiled Dung] Park)
This park is famous as the place where Hiroshi Tamura, one of Kirin, a well known stand-up comedy duo, lived as written in autobiography. The park is nicknamed Makifun Park. (Makifun means coiled dung.) Confronted with the sudden news of his family's break-up, the young protagonist is left all alone in a park. He spends sights on a slide shaped like a coil of dung. The book characterizes the people of Osaka as being both humorous and heart-warming. The book became a bestseller, selling more than 2-million copies in Japan. The park is often visited by fans. |
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Minoh Waterfall
Cascading some 33 meters from its lip, this waterfall holds the prestige of being selected as one of Japan's "Top 100 Waterfalls." |
Daisen Park
This park is located on the southern edge of the Emperor Nintoku Mausoleum; the largest key-hole-shaped tomb in Japan. |
Hamadera Park
This park is featured in the song "Hakusa-seisho" (White sands, green pines), which can be found in the Manyoshu (The Anthology of Myriad Leaves). It is as beautiful as when the poets first described it. |
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Izumi Recycle Environmental Park
Enjoy beautiful flowers in this park throughout the spring, summer, fall and winter seasons. Visitors are also allowed to pick flowers from designated gardens. |
Shindachijuku's Nodafuji (AKA Kajimoto Wisteria)
The wisteria standing along the Kumano Kaido Road belong to the Kajimoto Family. About 30,000 blossoms of Noda-variety wisteria bloom on each individual plant each year. |
Nagaike Oasis
Nagaike (Naga Pond) and Shimoike (Shimo Pond) were initially built as a storage reservoir system for farming purposes. The Prefecture of Osaka chose to build the "Nagaike Oasis" project here |
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Cherry Blossoms at Teraike Park
This pond, a storage reservoir, is located in the Kongo Public Housing Development. Cherry trees have been planted on the banks of the pond, and visitors can enjoy cherry blossoms in the spring, with the leaves of the cherry trees tinged with red hues during the fall. This location offers wonderful scenery all year round. |
Fururu Garden, Culture Park
There are a wide variety of flowers planted in these gardens that can be enjoyed by visitors all year long. |
Sayamaike Park
Sayamaike (Sayama Pond) is designated as the first important historic landmark by the Osaka Prefectural Government. It also enjoys the prestige of being selected as one of the an important waterside districts by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It is also listed in the top 100 greenery landscapes in Osaka Prefecture. |
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Shimoakasaka Terraced Rice Fields
Terraced rice fields play an important role in preserving the natural environment. At the same time, they have a soothing effect on people's minds, providing a place where the stress and strain of urban life can be forgotten. |
Kono Mountain and Path of Faith
Mt. Kono overlooks the Osaka Plain from the east. At the foot of the mountain is the Genji no Taki Waterfall, which is some 18 meters in height. |
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