Kita (Japanese for north) is the northern part of central Osaka and is the location of Osaka’s central business district, the retail district of Umeda as well as the home of the famous Osaka-jo Castle.
Also located at in Kita at Shin-Osaka station is Osaka’s main Shinkansen bullet train terminal connecting Osaka with the rest of Japan.
Kita in Japan means the northern centre and that’s exactly what Kita in Osaka is. Kita is well known for it’s huge and energetic shopping district. The area is jam packed with skyscrapers, shopping malls, huge department stores and a large range of restaurants, cafes and entertainment halls and is home to what was Japan’s first underground shopping mall. Kita is also home to Osaka Station which is JR Rail’s largest terminal in Japan.
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The HEP Five shopping centre is regarded as one of Osaka’s best shopping and entertainment complexes and houses over 150 specialty stores and restaurants. The centre is a very popular place for fashion shopping particularly for the young and is home to a Snoopy Store and Mickey and his friends at the Disney Store.
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The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living might sound like a strange name for a museum but his is one of the most innovating museums in Japan. It has some amazing detailed displays which bring back the streetscapes of Osaka from days gone by. The museum has painstakingly recreated entire streets which really show how life was in the past.
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Nakanoshima is a small island sandwiched between the Dojima-gawa river and the Tosabori-gawa river in central Osaka and is home to much of the city’s cultural and administration buildings.
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The Osaka-Jo Castle dates back to 1583 and was once the largest castle in the whole of Japan. Today it is one of Osaka’s most popular tourist attractions along with the Osaka city museum which is located beside the castle.
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Osaka’s Panasonic Centre is a high tech showcase of one of Japan’s leading electronic companies Masushita Electrical Company better known as Panasonic. This fascinating centre is on the banks of the Neyagwa River in the Osaka Business Park.
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The Umeda Sky building is probably one of the most recognized buildings in Osaka, comprising two 40 story towers that are connected together at the top via a large observation deck and garden.
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The Osaka Science Museum is located on the island of Nakanoshima. Built in 1989 its predecessor, the City Electric Science Museum was both Japan’s first Electric Science Museum and Planetarium and dated back to 1937.
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