10 Best Things to Do in Osaka in Spring
Osaka Spring Travel Guide: What to Do in Osaka in Spring
Are you going to Japan in the spring? Spring is the best season to travel around Japan because cherry blossoms are blooming and the temperature and weather are pretty good.
Osaka is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan. Osaka has many good places to view cherry blossoms all over the city. In addition to cherry blossoms, there are many kinds of spring flowers. The flowers from high buildings or with a city’s night view are more attractive. It should be a good relaxing time to eat some Osaka local food while viewing the flowers.
Here are the 10 best things to do in Osaka in spring. Let’s check it out!
1. Viewing cherry blossoms at Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Castle Park is one of the most famous places for viewing cherry blossoms in Japan. Osaka Castle Park is designated as one of the 100 best cherry blossom places in Japan. There are 3,000 cherry blossoms in the park, especially 300 trees in Nishinomaru Park. Many people visit here to see the elegant collaboration of blooming cherry blossoms and the castle tower.
There is a standard cherry blossom tree of Osaka in Nishinomaru Park, which is used as a standard for the blooming expectation of cherry blossoms. Yozakura, watching illuminated cherry blossoms at night, is a popular event.
2. Walking through a pinky road at Osaka Mint Bureau
Osaka Mint Bureau is an organization to create bills and metal crafts. There is a path of 560 m in length called the “Cherry Blossom Passage”. A lot of cherry blossoms create a romantic and fantastic pink tunnel over the path. At night they’re lit up in spring.
Near Osaka Mint Bureau, there is another riverside park, Kemasakuranomiya Park. There is a cherry blossom street over the Okawa River. The pinky road reflecting on the surface of the river is popular as a photogenic spot for SNS.
3. Enjoying various kinds of cherry blossoms in Expo’70 Commemorative Park
Expo’70 Commemorative Park is a popular tourist site in Osaka and has a symbolic tower, The Tower of the Sun. The huge park has a playground, a BBQ area, and a hot spring so everyone can enjoy it, from kids to adults.
Many kinds of cherry blossoms such as Someiyoshino, Yamazakura, Shidarezakura, and Higanzakura are blooming amazingly in the spring. It is also registered as one of the 100 best cherry blossom places in Japan. In particular, a passage toward The tower of the Sun is the best spot to view the spring flowers in the park. There are 500 cherry blossoms along the street. The views with the tower should be kept in your photo memory.
4. Viewing Nemophila in Osaka Maishima Seaside Park
Nemophila is a small blue flower, which blooms in spring. Nemophila is from North America and 20 cm in height and expands many branches in the lateral direction. Nemophila colors the whole planted ground vivid blue like the sky.
Osaka Maishima Seadide Park is the first place that was focused on Nemophila in Osaka. The park used to be famous for its Lily till 2018 but it changed its symbol flower to Nemophila in 2019. There are about 1,000,000 roots of Nemophila, which is the biggest scale in the West part of Japan.
Nemophila Flower Festival is held in Osaka Maishima Seaside Park from the beginning of April to the beginning of May every year. Don’t miss the best shot of Nemophila with Osaka Bay behind.
5. Admiring different flowers at Flower Expo Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi
Flower Expo Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi was a main venue of The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, in 1990. After that, some buildings like the tower of life and a windmill remained as memorial monuments, and the park was rearranged as a city park.
There are many attractive places to look around. Seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms and cornus floridas are blooming amazingly on the windmill hill. Its Japanese garden has a classic Japanese tea room. The international garden is popular for its unique flowers as a photogenic spot.
In addition to these gardens, there are the sports area and BBQ area so both kids and adults can enjoy the park.