Matsubara
Matsubara is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Matsubara is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 16.66 square kilometres (6.43 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Matsubara
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.
- 01Abeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas.
7.7 km · skyscraper in Osaka · Wikipedia - 02Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Nagai Stadium, a.k.a. the Yanmar Stadium Nagai for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan.
4.5 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Shitennō-ji Temple
Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji, or Mitsu-ji 御津寺.
8.4 km · Built in 593 A.D., this famous Buddhist temple features a five-story pagoda, statues and turtle ponds · Wikipedia - 04Tsūtenkaku
Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company.
8.6 km · observation tower · Wikipedia - 05Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi-taisha, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines.
6.1 km · Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium, a.k.a. “Nagai Ballgame Field”, is a stadium located in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
4.7 km · building in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Row House in Sumiyoshi
Row House in Sumiyoshi, also called Azuma House, is a personal residence in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando in his early career.
6.1 km · building in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Abenobashi Terminal Building
Abeno Harukas is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas.
7.7 km · station building in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Tennōji Zoo
Tennōji Zoo is a 11-hectare zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.
8.6 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 10Tennōji Park
The Tennōji Park is a park with botanical garden at 1–108, Chausuyama-cho, Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan.
8.3 km · Park in Osaka, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Matsubara
- Airports
- Osaka Itami (ITM), 24 km · Kobe (UKB), 30 km · Kansai (KIX), 33 km
- Stations
- Tennōji Station, 7.8 km · Yao Airport, 5 km · Imamiya Station, 9.4 km · Imazato Station, 9.5 km · Shuntokumichi Station, 8.5 km
- Tokushima → Matsubara106 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · ¥1,740–2,370
- Tokoname → Matsubara123 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · ¥2,100–2,870
- Takamatsu → Matsubara140 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · ¥2,270–3,090
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Matsubara
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 Matsubara. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- 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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Next door to Matsubara
Matsubara is 8 km from Sakai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.