Most Popular Places To Visit in Osaka: Top 19 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 19 places to visit in Osaka that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Shitennō-ji Temple.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shitennō-ji Temple 四天王寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,500 |
| 2 | Tsūtenkaku 通天閣 | Tower | 2,300 |
| 3 | Tower of the Sun 太陽の塔 | Museum | 2,200 |
| 4 | Katsuō-ji Temple 勝尾寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,200 |
| 5 | Sumiyoshi Taisha 住吉大社 | Shinto shrine | 1,000 |
| 6 | Nakanoshima 中之島 | Island | 600 |
| 7 | Expo '70 Commemorative Park 万博記念公園 | Park | 500 |
| 8 | Tennōji Zoo 天王寺動物園 | Park | 400 |
| 9 | National Museum of Art, Osaka 国立国際美術館 | Museum | 400 |
| 10 | CupNoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda 安藤百福発明記念館 大阪池田 | Museum | 400 |
| 11 | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 大阪中之島美術館 | Museum | 300 |
| 12 | Misaki Park みさき公園 | Park | 300 |
| 13 | Hōkoku Shrine 豊國神社 | Shinto shrine | 300 |
| 14 | National Museum of Ethnology 国立民族学博物館 | Museum | 300 |
| 15 | Isshin-ji Temple 一心寺 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 16 | Hōzen-ji Temple 法善寺 | Buddhist temple | 300 |
| 17 | Kishiwada Castle 岸和田城 | Castle | 200 |
| 18 | Tennōji Park 天王寺公園 | Park | 200 |
| 19 | Ōsaka Tenmangū 大阪天満宮 | Shinto shrine | 200 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.