Amagasaki

Worth seeing in and around Amagasaki

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Koshien Stadium

   Hanshin Koshien Stadium, commonly referred to as simply Koshien Stadium, is a baseball stadium located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The stadium was built to host the national high school baseball tournaments, and opened on 1 August 1924 – the name Kōshien comes from said year rendered as the first pairing in the sexagenary cycle system i.e.

   3.7 km · baseball park in Nishinomiya, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Universal Studios Japan

   Universal Studios Japan is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States.

   8.2 km · theme park in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Umeda Sky Building

   The Umeda Sky Building is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan. Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space.

   8.8 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kyocera Dome Osaka

   The Kyocera Dome Osaka, officially the Osaka Dome, is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes.

   10 km · baseball stadium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

   The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is an aquarium located in the ward of Minato in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, near Osaka Bay. When it opened in 1990, it was the largest public aquarium in the world.

   9.2 km · aquarium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Takarazuka Revue

   The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan that was formed in 1913. Women play all the roles in Broadway-style productions of musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, shōjo manga, and Japanese folktales.

   9.5 km · Japanese all-female theatre troupe · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Super Nintendo World

   Super Nintendo World is a themed area at Universal Studios Japan, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Epic Universe. A result of a partnership between Nintendo and Universal Destinations & Experiences, the area is based on Nintendo video game franchises, primarily the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises.

   8.2 km · theme park area in Universal Studios · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kwansei Gakuin University

   Kwansei Gakuin University, colloquially known as Kangaku, is a private, non-denominational Christian coeducational university in Japan. The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to around 25,000 students in almost 40 different disciplines across 11 undergraduate and 14 graduate programs.

   6.2 km · private university in Hyōgo, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   National Museum of Art, Osaka

   The National Museum of Art, Osaka is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 10 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka. The official Japanese title of the museum translates as the "National Museum of International Art".

   9.6 km · museum in Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hirota Shrine

    Hirota Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The town's name, "Nishinomiya", means "shrine of the west", and the town is named for Hirota Shrine.

    5.9 km · Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Most of Amagasaki consists of factories.

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Where to eat

There is a tiny gem just north of Kuise Station (杭瀬) called Ka Ka (カカ). This Nepalese restaurant has excellent curry and an amazing lunch special.

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Getting to Amagasaki

Airports

Osaka Itami (ITM), 6 km · Kobe (UKB), 20 km · Kansai (KIX), 37 km

Stations

Osaka International Airport, 6.8 km · Shin‐Ōsaka Station, 9.1 km · Ōsaka Station, 9.4 km · Amagasaki Station, 2.3 km · Ashiya Station, 8.5 km

• Tokushima → Amagasaki

  106 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · ¥1,470–2,010
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• Tokoname → Amagasaki

  131 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · ¥2,070–2,820
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• Takamatsu → Amagasaki

  132 km · quickest by road, 3h 46m · ¥2,010–2,750
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