must-see osaka
Aug 16, 2025
Karl van Es

MUST-SEE: OSAKA

Check out Osaka's must-see buildings below:

Church of the Light

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Architect: Tadao Ando Built: 1989 Type: Church Address: Japan, 〒567-0048 Osaka Prefecture, Ibaraki, Kitakasugaoka, 4 Chome−3−44 4 567 0048 Open to the Public: Yes Website: ibaraki-kasugaoka-church.jp

Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Historical Museum

Architect: Tadao Ando Built: 1994 Type: Museum Address: Japan, 〒585-0001 Osaka Prefecture, Minamikawachi District, 河南町東山299 Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Website: www.chikatsu-asuka.jp/?s=english/top

Fukoku Life

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Architect: Dominique Perrault Built: 2010 Type: Office Address: 2-4, Komatsubara, Kita-ku, OSAKA, Japan Open to the Public: Yes

Namba Parks

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Architect: The Jerde Partnership Built: 2003 Type: Office & Shopping Center Address: Japan, 〒556-0011 Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Naniwa Ward, Nanbanaka, 2 Chome−10−70 Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Daily: 11:00am - 9:00pm Website: www.nambaparks.com/

Kansai International Airport (KIX)

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Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Built: 1994 Type: Airport Address: Izumisano-shi,Osaka, Japan Open to the Public: Yes Website: www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/map/

National Museum of Ethnology

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Architect: Kisho Kurokawa Built: 1977 Type: Museum Address: Japan, 〒565-8511 Ōsaka-fu, Suita-shi, Senribanpakukōen, 10−1 Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Thursday to Tuesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Cost: ¥ 420 Website: minpaku.ac.jp

National Museum of International Art

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBcDgJl_c7/?tagged=pelliclarkepelliarchitects&hl=en Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Built: 2015 Type: Museum Address: Japan, 〒530-0005 Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Kita Ward, Nakanoshima, 4 Chome−2−55 Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm (8:00pm on Friday & Saturday) Website: nmao.go.jp

Sayamaike Museum

Architect: Tadao Ando Built: 2001 Type: Museum Address: Japan, 〒589-0007 Ōsaka-fu, Ōsakasayama-shi, Ikejirinaka, 2 Chome−4 Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Website: sayamaikehaku.osakasayama.osaka.jp

The Suntory Museum

Architect: Tadao Ando Built: 1994 Type: Museum Address: Japan, 〒552-0022 Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Minato Ward, Kaigandori, 1 Chome−5−10 Open to the Public: No (Permanently Closed) [mappress mapid="90"]