Osaka Castle
Local name: 大坂城
Located in Chūō Ku, Osaka City Coordinates: 34°41′14″ N 135°31′32″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- ITM Osaka Itami International Airport13 km
- UKB Kobe Airport28 km
About Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic site. Location: Chūō Ku, Osaka City.
Osaka Castle (Japanese: 大坂城 or 大阪城, Hepburn: Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1583
- Heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan, Historic Site of Japan, Special Historic Site
- Official website
- osakacastle.net
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Osaka Castle
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Climate of Osaka Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 223 km southwest18°
- Fujinomiya · 288 km east18°
- Fuji · 293 km east20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 33°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (215 mm)
- Driest month
- December (37 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 14° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 31° | 33° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 13° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 60 | 100 | 133 | 143 | 215 | 172 | 111 | 183 | 113 | 69 | 37 |
How to get to Osaka Castle
The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Higashiosaka, 6 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 13 kmnorthwest
- Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 28 kmwest
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 39 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Higashiosaka Population: 493.9K 6 kmsoutheast
- Moriguchi Population: 143.1K 6 kmnortheast
- Kadoma Population: 131.7K 7 kmnortheast
- Suita Population: 385.6K 8 kmnorth
- Daitō Population: 119.4K 9 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Osaka Castle
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 43 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km14 places
- Mount Shigi Mountain 16 kmSE
- Yamato Gawa River 11 kmSW
- PL Peace Tower Landmark 21 kmS
- Mukogawa River River 15 kmW
25–60 km49 places
- Mount Rokkō Mountain 26 kmNW
- Mount Miwa Mountain 36 kmSE
- Mount Amanokagu Mountain 34 kmSE
- Mount Miminashi Mountain 32 kmSE
60–100 km31 places
- Awaji Island Island 72 kmSW
- Kumozu River River 94 kmE
- Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 75 kmSE
- Mount Kunimi Mountain 73 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
National Museum of Ethnology Museum, Suita Shi14 km N -
PL Peace Tower Landmark, Tondabayashi Shi21 km S -
Tenpō Zan Mountain, Minato-ku9.1 km W
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Yamato Gawa River, Japan11 km SW
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Ikoma Yama Mountain, Ikoma-shi14 km E -
Mount Shigi Mountain, Heguri-chō16 km SE -
Mount Iwakura Mountain, Takarazuka Shi23 km NW -
Kizu River River, Osaka9.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Kita-ku Municipality, Osaka City2.9 km NW
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Joto-ku Municipality, Osaka City2.6 km NE
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Higashinari Ku Municipality, Osaka City2.5 km SE
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Miyakojima-ku Municipality, Osaka City2.7 km N
Sources & licences
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