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A visit to Osaka & Kyoto
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Osaka and Kyoto are not far apart and together they
constitute a great opportunity of seeing one of
Japan's largest and most modern cities, Osaka, and
Japan's stronghold of history and culture, Kyoto.
Osaka is Japan's second largest urbanised area after
Tokyo-Yokohama and the metropolis offers
everything you can possibly want from a modern big
city. Next to the skyscrapers lie beautiful historic
buildings as witnesses of the city's rich past, e.g. the
Osaka Castle, an example of true Japanese
architecture.
Kyoto is Japan's number one city in preserved
historic buildings. It used to be the capital of Japan,
and all the monumental palaces, temples, pagodas,
etc. from that period of greatness are preserved.
Kyoto, therefore, is a must-see if you wish to get
the best possible picture of Japan's history.
Osaka and Kyoto are close to each other and it
takes no time at all to get from one to the other by
train. Both cities are absolutely fascinating.
Have a nice journey!
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Historical outline
Osaka
The history of Osaka dates back a long way, but the
city's development into one of Japan's biggest and
most important cities started in the 16
th
century.
After having led the unification of Japan, Toyotomi
Hideyoshi decided to build a castle there.
Traders moved to live next to the castle and the city
fast became the leading commercial centre of the
area. When the Tokugawa shogunate was established
in 1603, the government left it entirely to Osaka to
continue its growth and commercial success, which
was a highly contributory factor in the cementation
of its position as this part of Japan's leading
economical centre – a position the city still holds
today.
Osaka was, among other things, known for its textile
industry, but the industrialisation of the area in the
20
th
century brought with it a change to heavy
industries and the founding of several financial
institutions. Osaka was the driving force in Japan
until Tokyo took over.
The headquarters of many companies have been
moved from Osaka to the capital Tokyo, but the city
has maintained its position as the power centre of
the region. Internationally Osaka stood out as the
host of the Japanese World Exhibition in 1970. In
that context the new part of the city to the north was
laid out with the Shin-Osaka railway station at its
centre.
The economic development of the city is mirrored
by the very modern city, but at the same time you
can see its historical roots in the amazing temples
and, of course, in the old castle of Toyotomi
Hideyoshi.
Kyoto
Emperor Kammu made Kyoto the capital of Japan
in 794 after 10 years of imperial residence in the
neighbouring city of Nagaoka. Kyoto held on to
that status until 1868 when Tokyo was made the
country's imperial government city.
Kyoto is built in accordance with traditional
Chinese geometry in its planning. One of the
models was the capital of the Tang Dynasty,
Chang'an, in the province of Xi'an in mainland
China. However, through the centuries the Japanese
citizens of Kyoto developed their own version
based on Japanese culture, the so-called hiragana,
apparent in the countless historic buildings in the
elegant city.
For long periods of time Kyoto wasn't only the
capital in name, it was the economical, cultural, and
administrative centre. However, from time to time
another city would be political government city, e.g.
Kamakura in the 13
th
and 14
th
centuries, and Edo
from 1603 to 1868.
Mongolian armies would invade Japan in the final
years of the 13
th
century, but they were defeated by
a typhoon, the so-called divine wind, Kamikaze.
Peace was re-established by Emperor Go-Daigo.
Also under Go-Daigo began a cultural boom in
Kyoto – the Ashikaga Period. Many beautiful
temples and gardens remain from that period.
However, the tensions between regional leaders
grew in the rest of Japan and in 1467 the 10 year
long Onin War began. Tough battles were fought
right into the centre of Kyoto which was partly
ruined. Still, the city prevailed – also as capital – but
the following decades were marked by a large
number of regional fights.
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The Emperors Nobunaga and Hideyohshi united the
country under the central power in Kyoto and
rebuilt the city in 1568-1590. The city then
numbered more than 500.000 inhabitants.
During Edo's position as the country's political
centre of power from 1603, Kyoto remained the
spiritual and cultural centre. No other city in the
empire had temples and cultural institutions which
could match Kyoto's, and that is still the case today.
During the 2nd World War Kyoto was spared
bombardments because of the city's unique cultural
and architectural inheritance. After the war the city
was maintained as focal point for traditional
Japanese culture and as an educational centre. The
University of Kyoto has produced many winners of
the Nobel Prize.
During the long economical boom after 1945, the
industry of the city was also developed, but the
culture is still the trademark of the beautiful city.
From the 1970's the tourism in the city has risen
greatly.
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Tour 1: Osaka/ᄢ㒋
1. Tennoji Park/Tennżji Kżen/⥟ᇎ݀೦
Chausuyama-cho, Tennoji-ku
Metro/train station: Tennoji
Tennoji Park is a green space by the Tennoji Station,
Osaka's southern transportation entrance. The park
is very beautiful and has a zoological garden, a
traditional Japanese garden and is home to the
Osaka Museum of Art.
2. Osaka Museum of Art/
Żsaka Bijutsukan/䯾㕢㸧仼
1-82 Chausuyama-cho, Tennoji-ku
http://osaka-art.info-museum.net
Metro/train station: Tennoji
The museum is situated in Tennoji Park. In one of
the two symmetrical wings of the museum (there) is
an exhibition of antique arts, and in the other, an
exhibition of modern art.
3. Tsutenkaku Tower/Tsƈtenkaku/
䗮䭷
1-18-6 Ebisu-Higashi, Naniwa-ku
Metro/train station: Ebisucho
The 103 metres high Tsutenkaku Tower is one of
Osaka's landmarks. It is situated in the
entertainment quarter of Shinsekai, and from the
observation deck 94 metres up you have a fine view
of the area.
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4. Shitennoji Temple/Shitennżji/
ಯ⥟ᇎ
1-11-18 Shintennoji, Tennoji-ku
Metro/train station: Shitennoji-mae
Shitennoji Temple is Japan's oldest Buddhist temple.
It was built in 593 by Prince Shotoku. The temple
buildings, including the beautiful central pagoda,
have been ravaged by fires numerous times. The
present buildings are therefore the result of various
reconstructions of the original temples.
5. Ikutama Shrine/Ikutama Jinja/
⫳⥝⼲⼒
13 Ikutama-cho, Tennoji-ku
Metro/train station: Tanimachi-kyuchome
Emperor Jimmu had the Ikutama Shrine built
where the Osaka Castle now lies. It was built in
connexion with the now burnt down
Ishiyamahonganji Temple. In 1583 Hideyoshi
Toyotomi moved the shrine to its present location
in connexion with the building of Osaka Castle.
6. Hozenji Temple/Hżzenji/⊩ᇎ
1-2-16 namba, Chuo-ku
Metro/train station: Nippombashi Station
Hozenji Temple is a small temple with a nice and
cosy Japanese ambiance with the temple buildings,
the old statues and hanging lanterns.
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7. Shin-Kabukiza Theatre/
Shin Kabukiza/ᮄ℠㟲Ӣᑻ
4-3-25 Namba Chuo-ku
www.shinkabukiza.co.jp
Metro/train station: Namba
The beautiful Shin-Kabukiza Theatre is built in the
style of the Momoyama Period.
8. Naniwanomiya palatial ruins/
Naniwa-no-miya Ato/䲷⊶ᆂ䎵
4 chome, Otemae, Chuo-ku
Metro/train station: Tanimachi-yonchome
Osaka was never Japan's official capital, but the city's
Naniwanomiya Palace was functioning as the
country's government residence in the 7
th
century,
before Kyoto and Nara became residential cities for
emperors and administrators.
Today only the foundations of the palace can be
seen, but they give an impression of the size of the
palace. In the museum nearby you can see a
reconstruction model of the palace which shows
how the palace may have looked like when it was
still occupied.
9. Osaka Castle/Osaka-jo/ഖජ
1-1 Osaka-jo, Chuo-ku
www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en/castle
Metro/train station: Tanimachi-
yonchome/Morinomiya
Osaka Castle towers over the city with its massive
central tower and it makes an impressive view from
the very large surrounding park. The castle was built
by Hideyoshi Toyotomi by the end of the 1500s
and is a typical example of the Japanese
architectural style used for building castles of that
time.
9a. Osaka Historical Museum/ ņsaka Rekishi
Hakubutsukan/
䯾ⅈम⠽仼
www.mus-his.city.osaka.jp
In the tower of Osaka Castle is a historical museum
which portrays the city's, the inhabitants' and the
Toyotomi family's history. The exhibition shows
archaeological findings from Osaka's earliest times
to the modern city of today. From the castle tower
you also have an amazing view of Osaka. You may
want to visit the section at 1-32 Otemae 4-Chome,
Chou-ku.
10. Osaka's coin/Zżhei Hakubutsukan/
䗴ᐷम⠽仼
1-1-79 tenman, Kita-ku
Metro/train station: Tenmangu
The country's only place where they stamp coins
was founded in Osaka, on the banks of the Yodo
River, in 1871. Today you can access parts of the
park and the Coin Museum. The museum has an
interesting collection of Japanese and foreign coins,
and the history of Osaka's coin is also told.
11. Museum of Oriental Ceramics/
Żsaka Shiritsu Tżyż Tżji Bijutsukan/
䯾Ꮦゟᵅ⋟䱊⺕㕢㸧仼
1-1-26 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku
www.moco.or.jp
Metro/train station: Yodoyabashi / Kitahama
In the Nakanoshima Park, on the island with the
same name, lies the wonderful Museum of Oriental
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Ceramics. The museum's collection of antique
ceramics from China and Korea is unique.
12. Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine/
Ohatsu Tenjin Jinja/ǟ߱⼲⼲⼒
1-8 2 chome, Tenjin, Kita-ku
Tunnelbana/S-tåg: Higashi Umeda Station
Metro/train station: Higashi Umeda Station
This shrine is known as the place in which the Edo
Period's most famous play, ”Sonezaki Shinju”, took
place. The historical acts were dramatized by
Monzeamon Chikamatsu in the beginning of the 18
th
century. Today the Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine is
surrounded by buildings in the Sonezaki
entertainment quarter.
13. Kita quarter/Kita-ku/࣫ऎ
Metro/train station: Osaka Station/Umeda
Station
The modern Kita quarter around Osaka and Umeda
Station is a showroom for modern Japan with its
many skyscrapers and large subterranean shopping
centres.
14. Umeda Sky Building/
Umeda Sukai Biru/ṙ⬄ɁȳȬɛɳ
1-1-18 Ohyodo-naka, Kita-ku
Metro/train station: Osaka Station
The impressive Umeda Sky Building consists of two
skyscrapers which are joined 170 metres up by a
Japanese floating garden. The observatory in the
building gives a nice view of large parts of Osaka,
not least the modern northern part.
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15. Toji Temple/Tżji/᧲ኹ
403 Kujo-cho, Nishi Hairu, Hachijo Omiya,
Minami-ku
Metro: Kujo
The Toji Temple was built in 796, and despite
several fires many original works of art in the
different buildings have been preserved. The Toji
Temple is also the place where you can see the
elegant four stories and 56 metres high pagoda –
the tallest in Japan.
16. Tofukuji Temple/Tżfukuji/᧲ኹ
778, 15 chome, Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku
Metro: Jujo
In the temple buildings of Tofukuji Temple you can
see examples of early Zen architecture. The temple
was built in the 13
th
century and is mostly known
for its gardens – for example, a traditional Japanese
stone garden.
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17. Sanjusangendo Temple/
Sanjƈ Sangen Dż/ਃචਃ㑆ၴ
657, Sanjusangendo-mawari-cho,
Higashiyama-ku
Metro: Shichijo
This temple was originally built in 1164 but was
ruined and rebuilt in 1266. The temple is home to an
impressive collection of statues of the Goddess of
Mercy. The collection comprises more than 1 000
statues; the one in the middle is made by the famous
sculptor Tankei.
18. Kyoto National Museum/Kyżto
Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan/੩ㇺ࿖┙ඳ‛㙚
527 Chaya-machi, Higashiyama-ku
www.kyohaku.go.jp
Metro: Shichijo
Kyoto National Museum was founded in 1897 by
the empirical household, which began the extensive
collection now consisting of more than 10 000
different works of art from the temple, palaces and
shrines.
19. Kiyomizu Temple/Kiyomizu-dera/
ᷡ᳓ኹ
294 1 chome, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku
Tunnelbana: Gojo
Metro: Gojo
The fine Kiyomizu Temple lies beautifully on a steep
hill and that is perhaps the reason why it is one of
Japan's most popular temples. The temple was built
in 798, although most of the present buildings are
from 1633.
The narrow road to the Kiyomizu Temple is
remarkable with its elegant Japanese ambiance of
the many shops selling Japanese souvenirs and not
least, Kiyomizu ceramics.
20. Chion-in Temple/Chion-in/⍮ᕲ㒮
103 Tanaka Monzen-cho Sakyo-ku
Metro: Shijo
Chion-in Temple is one of Japan's largest and most
famous temples. It was founded in 1234. The
present buildings, however, were built in the years
1619-1641 and the place is headquarters of the
widespread Jodo sect.
21. Shoren-in Temple/Shżren-in/
㕍⬒㒮
Ohara Syorinnin-cho, Sakyou-ku
Metro: Shijo
The temple was founded in 1144 and for a long
period it was the residence of the Tendai sect's
religious leaders. The buildings you can see today
are from 1895. The temple garden is one of Kyoto's
finest. It was laid out by the famous masters Enshu
and Soami.
22. Museum of Modern Art/
Kyżto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan/
੩ㇺ࿖┙ㄭઍ⟤ⴚ㙚
Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku
www.momak.go.jp
Metro: Keihan-Marutamachi
The museum was established in 1963 as a part of
Kyoto's National Museum. The present museum
buildings were built in 1986, and the collection
consists of 20
th
century art. You can find
international art here, but the focus of the museum
is modern art from the Kyoto and Kansai regions.
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23. Heian Shrine/Heian Jingƈ/
ᐔች
97 Okazaki Nishi Tenno-cho, Sakyou-ku
Metro: Keihan-Marutamachi
The exceptionally beautiful building of the Heian
Shrine was built in 1895. It is built as a downsized
copy of Kyoto's first empirical palace, which was
built by Emperor Kammu in 794. The Heian Shrine
was built to celebrate Kyoto's 1100
th
anniversary.
You should also take a walk in the beautifully laid
out back garden.
24. Higashi-Honganji Temple/
Higashi Honganji/᧲ᧄ㗿ኹ
754 Karasu-dori Nanajo Agaru Tokiwa-cho,
Shimogyo-ku
Metro: Kyoto Station
The temple was founded in 1602 by the first
Tokugawa shogun. The present buildings are from
1895 and the central temple is the largest wood
construction in Kyoto.
25. Nishi-Honganji Temple/
Nishi Honganji/ᧄ㗿ኹ
Horikawa Hanayamachi Shita, Shimogyo-ku
Metro: Kyoto Station
The temple grounds are seen as one of the finest
Buddhist buildings in Kyoto. It was founded in the
city of Higashiyama in 1272 and moved to its
present location in Kyoto in 1591. The Nishi-
Honganji Temple is together with the Higashi-
Honganji Temple nearby one of the most important
shrines of the Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism.
26. Nijo Palace/Nijż-jż/ੑ᧦ၔ
Nijojo, Nakagyo-ku
Metro: Oike/Marutamachi
The large Nijo Palace was built by shogun
Tokugawa in 1603. It was supposed to be his
residence, but he rarely stayed here. The palatial
grounds are a noble example of the building style of
the period with the many finely crafted details in
each palatial building.
27. Kyoto City Museum/Kyżto Bunka
Hakubutsukan/੩ㇺᢥൻඳ‛㙚
Sanjo-Takakura, Nakagyo-ku
www.keikyo.com/museums/museums/kyoto/
museum_of_kyoto
Metro: Oike
It's a highly interesting museum which portrays the
history of Kyoto. The exhibition both shows the
development of the city itself, the life, art and
history of the empirical court and the life of the
ordinary inhabitants of the city.
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