Kita-ku Famous Places Information, Osaka

＞Guide/Area F - Explorations of Famous Past and Present Osaka Spots

UMEDA-HIGASHI / OYODO-HIGASHI / OYODO-NISHI

梅田東／大淀東／大淀西 UMEDA-HIGASHI / OYODO-HIGASHI / OYODO-NISHI

  • Guide/Area F - Explorations of Famous Past and Present Osaka Spots
  • Guide/Area F - Explorations of Famous Past and Present Osaka Spots
Tsuyuten Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin) Taiyuji Temple Tsunashiki Tenjin Shrine Funairibashi Bridge Monument The ruins of Shinmeisha Shrine Hoseiji Temple (Kashiku-dera) Gote Jizo Site of Shijimigawa River and Shijimibashi Bridge Site of the Sonezakigawa River and a bronze relief of Shijimibashi Bridge Dojima Yakushido Hall The site of Sakurabashi Bridge The site of Umedabashi Bridge Osaka City Central Public Hall Osaka City Central Public Hall Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library Bank of Japan, Osaka Branch Bank of Japan, Osaka Branch Nakanoshima Rose Garden, Nakanoshima Park Tenjinbashi Bridge Naniwabashi – The Lion Bridge Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka Nakanoshima Love Central Suishobashi Bridge Oe Building Dojima Building Oebashi Bridge and Yodoyabashi Bridge Oebashi Bridge and Yodoyabashi Bridge The grain of rice monument at the Dojima Rice Exchange site Osaka Metro Sonezaki Substation Old Sakuranomiya Public Hall, Senpukan, and Mint Old Sakuranomiya Public Hall, Senpukan, and Mint Osaka Amenity Park (OAP) Gempachibashi Bridge Monument to Lord Nichira The site of a Japanese pagoda tree connected to Oshio’s rebellion The site of Kawasaki Toshogu Shrine The site of the Yukie Ikegami Reform School The grave of Koan Ogata The grave of Heihachiro Oshio The grave of Bando Yamagata Osaka Temmangu Shrine and Temma Tenjin Hanjo Tei Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street Osaka Museum of Housing and Living Pulala Temma (Temma Wholesale Market) Historic site of Meotobashi Bridge Horikawa Ebisu Shrine A monument commemorating the birth of Yasunari Kawabata The site of Soin Nishiyama’s Koeian A monument to the birthplace of glassmaking in Osaka The United Church of Christ in Japan – Temma Church Fujihara Building A monument to the Temma Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Yodogawa River Sanjikkoku Bune song A monument to the Temma Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Yodogawa River Sanjikkoku Bune song Sugaharacho storehouses Ogimachi Park Kids Plaza Osaka Tengo Nakazakidori Shopping Street Site of Honjo Maternity Hospital Hakuryu Okami Shops in renovated Nakazakicho townhouses The birthplace of Yuzo Saeki The birthplace of Yuzo Saeki Former Kema Lock No. 1 and Kema Unfortunate Stones Meganebashi Bridge Uguisuzuka Kakumanji Temple Settsu no Kuni Kokubunji Temple Sacred Camphor Tree Toyosaki Shrine Monument to Writer Kaoru Morimoto Juso Monument at Tomishima Shrine Site of Old Haginobashi Bridge Nakatsu Shopping Street Grand Front Osaka Umeda Sky Building (Shin Umeda City) Ha Shrine The site of Ryounkaku A monument on the site of Tsuruno Chaya Buson Yosa Haiku Monument Kitamuki Jizoson Site of the Umeda Graveyard Grave of Kanenaru Akatsuki Yasaka Shrine Nakanoshima Festival Tower A Literary Monument to Takitaro Minakami Daibiru Main Building Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka The National Museum of Art, Osaka Osaka University Nakanoshima Center Osaka Science Museum RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka The birthplace of modern papermaking Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka) Tsunashiki Tenjin Shrine Otabisha Temma Lullaby Memorial Stone Temma Lullaby Memorial Stone Susanoo no Mikoto Shrine (Urae Yasaka Shrine) Bullet marks in old Nagarabashi Bridge and a memorial image of Kannon (Meirin Kanzeon Bodhisattva) Namban Bunkakan

Home to new famous spots since the Meiji era


The Umeda Higashi area has been a popular sightseeing destination for youngsters since the Meiji era. Typical Osaka style incorporating the latest trends in a unique way can still be found at Grand Front Osaka and in Chayamachi. The Oyodo area, which once belonged to temples and shrines up to Umeda Higashi, is worth a visit.

    • The South Building as viewed from JR Osaka Station
    • No. 69

    Grand Front Osaka opened in Umekita, the former site of JR Umeda Freight Station, in 201...

    Grand Front Osaka
    69　118
    建造物・ビル
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Umeda Sky Building celebrated its 30th birthday in 2023.
    • 音声ガイドあり
    • No. 70

    British media likened Umeda Sky Building to world-famous landmarks such as the Taj Mahal...

    Umeda Sky Building (Shin Umeda City)
    70　123
    ビュースポット
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Pass through the Umeda EST shopping mall under the JR tracks to find this shrine.
    • No. 71

    This tooth shrine is a rarity in Japan. Although it was originally a local Inari shrine,...

    Ha Shrine
    71　93
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Located in front of Umedahigashi Community Hall, you can see a photo of Ryounkaku here.
    • No. 72

    From the mid-Meiji to early Showa periods, Ryounkaku was a tall tower located in Chayama...

    The site of Ryounkaku
    72　75
    史跡・記念碑
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Located between NU Chayamachi and NU Chayamachi Plus.
    • No. 73

    This stone monument blends into the scenery between two fashion buildings. The area got ...

    A monument on the site of Tsuruno Chaya
    73　67
    史跡・記念碑
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Every year, the Rape Blossom Trail initiative is held to brighten the city with flowers.
    • No. 74

    “Rape blossoms, the moon in the east, the sun in the west.” This poem engraved on the mo...

    Buson Yosa Haiku Monument
    74　71
    史跡・記念碑
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Locals cherish this jizo statue, who receives visitors day and night.
    • No. 75

    This jizo statue is located right next to the Kinokuniya Bookstore Umeda Main Store. It ...

    Kitamuki Jizoson
    75　95
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • The lively Bon Festival touring seven graveyards to the ringing of bells and the beat of wooden drums for frightful fun
    • No. 76

    Umeda Graveyard, which is one of the famous seven Osaka cemeteries, was built during the...

    Site of the Umeda Graveyard
    76　66
    史跡・記念碑
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • The name “Kanenaru” is engraved on the bottom right back side.
    • No. 77

    Kanenaru Akatsuki was an ukiyo-e artist and fiction writer active during the waning year...

    Grave of Kanenaru Akatsuki
    77　74
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • The shrine is located on the north side of Urae Park and is home to an inari shrine.
    • No. 78

    This shrine is popularly known as Daini Yasaka Shrine because of the old name of the are...

    Yasaka Shrine
    78　75
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西