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Must See
As well as the mammoth
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan,
the village is also home to the
Did You Know? Tempozan Marketplace – a DRINK
large center for restaurants
Instant noodles were and shopping.
invented in Osaka Matsui
in 1958. This tachinomi offers a
beer, five kushikatsu
q " (deep-fried) or yakitori
Liberty Osaka (grilled) skewers, and
(Osaka Human an appetizer for only
area, a St. Patrick’s Day Rights Museum) Y1,000 until 5pm.
Celebration. The Wizarding ⌂ 3-6-36 Naniwanishi ⌂ 3-5-1
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Forbidden Journey™ ride. The line # 10am–4pm Wed– Ushitora
latest addition is Minion Park, Fri, 1–5pm Sat ¢ 4th Fri An affordable and
inspired by Despicable Me. friendly bar, Ushitora
of month is the perfect place to
This museum provides a relax after a tiring day
0 sober ing insight into the dark exploring the city.
side of Japan, examining sub­
⌂ 15-19
Tempozan jects rarely discussed such as Nanbasennichimae
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⌂ 1-1-0 Kaigandori
 Osaka-ko stn, Chuo line leather­workers, who dis posed Tachinomi Nikou
of the dead and did other
# Daily Prepare yourself for
“unclean” jobs. Environ mental Tachinomi Nikou’s
Begun as a reclamation issues, and discrim ination unique charging
program in the 1830s, this against ethnic minorities are system. You place your
water front project in Osaka also covered. money in a basket on
Port is the new face of an the counter when you
older, Edo­period landfill. The sit down, and it is
enormous Tempozan Ferris deducted as you order.
Wheel, once the world’s tallest w " ⌂ 3 -15-11 Nanbanaka
at 371 ft (113 m), offers pas­ Shitenno-ji
sengers panoramic views of ⌂ 1-11-18 Shitennoji
the entire city of Osaka, the  Shitenno-ji Stn,
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ferris wheel can hold up to 6771-0066 # Daily complex is considered to be
480 passengers in its 60 the birth place of Japanese
cars. At night the illuminated Prince Shotoku ordered the Buddhism. The temple was
wheel is a popu lar date venue construction of the original destroyed many times by fire
for the locals. temple here in 593, and the and the current concrete
buildings date from
1965. As exact copies
of the originals, how­
ever, they are of interest
to visitors wishing to know
more about early Buddhist
architecture. The best time to
visit the temple is on the 21st
of every month, when an
excellent flea market is held
on the site.

The vermilion Saidaimon
(West Gate) at the entrance
to Shitenno-ji
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