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Konohana-ku, Osaka

Konohana-ku (此花区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan.

Konohana-ku, Osaka
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The place

Konohana-ku (此花区) is one of 24 wards of Osaka city, Japan. It stands at the mouth of the Yodo River. It is home to the popular western-style theme park of Universal Studios Japan. It was the site of Expo 2025, a World's Fair held in 2025.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Konohana-ku, Osaka

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
    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.

    2.7 km · theme park in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    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.

    2.7 km · baseball stadium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    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.

    3.8 km · aquarium in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    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.

    2.7 km · theme park area in Universal Studios · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    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".

    3.8 km · museum in Japan · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Osaka Bay Tower

    The Osaka Bay Tower, also known as ORC 1, is a mixed-use, mainly hotel and office, skyscraper in the Osaka Resort City 200 building complex located in the Minato-ku ward of Osaka, Japan. Completed in March 1993, it stands at 200 m tall, with the top floor located at 188.7 m.

    1.6 km · Japanese skyscraper · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Mount Tenpō

    Mount Tenpō, located in Minato-ku, Osaka, is Japan's second lowest mountain. The mountain's peak is 4.53 metres above sea level, and bears more resemblance to a hill than a mountain.

    3.3 km · mountain in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Osaka Science Museum

    The Osaka Science Museum is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art.

    3.7 km · science museum · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    City Tower Nishi-Umeda

    City Tower Nishi-Umeda is a high rise apartment building, situated at 7-20 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. At the time of completion in 2006, it was the highest building in Fukushima ward, and the highest apartment block in the Umeda area.

    3.6 km · building in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge

    Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge is an augmented reality dark ride that serves as the anchor attraction of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Epic Universe. The ride is based on the Mario Kart franchise, primarily on the Mario Kart 8 video game, and is manufactured by Dynamic Attractions.

    2.6 km · amusement park attraction · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Konohana-ku, Osaka

Airports
Osaka Itami (ITM), 11 km · Kobe (UKB), 22 km · Kansai (KIX), 34 km
Stations
Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station, 2.8 km · Ebie Station, 2.4 km · Nakanoshima Station, 3.3 km · Bentenchō Station, 1.8 km · Noda Station, 2.2 km
  • Tokushima → Konohana-ku, Osaka
    105 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · ¥1,510–2,060
  • Tokoname → Konohana-ku, Osaka
    130 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · ¥2,100–2,870
  • Takamatsu → Konohana-ku, Osaka
    133 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · ¥2,050–2,790
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Konohana-ku, Osaka

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Konohana-ku, Osaka. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inOsaka International Ferry Terminal is in Nankō (南港) in the Osaka Bay Area.
  • Get inThe PanStar Line operates a ferry between Osaka and Busan.
  • Get inThe ferry leaves Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at 15:10 from both Osaka and Busan and arrives the following day at 10:00.
  • Get inThe ferry holds live musical performances, magic shows, and other entertainment on the run.
  • Get inYou can take your car on the ferry, but there are documentation requirements.

From Wikivoyage: Osaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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Around it

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Konohana-ku, Osaka is 5 km from Osaka, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.