Chuo-ku, Dotombori, Chuo, Osaka 542-0076 Osaka Prefecture

The heart of Osaka nightlife, this area is filled with theaters, restaurants, cafes, bars, arcades and nightclubs.

1-1 Osakajo, Chuo, Osaka 540-0002 Osaka Prefecture

Once the largest castle in Japan when originally built in the 1580s, this castle has an observation platform with city views and a history museum that uses holograms, 3D pictures and other technologies to describe the history of the castle and the period during which it was built.

1 Osakajo, Chuo, Osaka 540-0002 Osaka Prefecture

Formally the home of the wife of 16th-century Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the 15-acre Nishinomaru Garden is one of Osaka's most beloved cherry blossom viewing spots, with the Osaka Castle Tower enhancing the backdrop.

Chuo, Osaka 542-0085 Osaka Prefecture

2-4-1, Nippombashi, Chuo, Osaka 542-0073 Osaka Prefecture

Namba, Chuo, Osaka 542-0076 Osaka Prefecture

1-6, Dotombori, Chuo, Osaka 542-0071 Osaka Prefecture

4-1-32 Otemae, Chuo, Osaka 540-0008 Osaka Prefecture

11-6 Nambasennichimae, Chuo, Osaka 542-0075 Osaka Prefecture

Namba Nihon-bashi, Ebisu, Nippombashi, Chuo, Osaka 542-0071 Osaka Prefecture

Chuo-Ku, Shinsaibashisuji Kita-ku to Chuo-ku, Chuo, Osaka 542-0081 Osaka Prefecture

1, Namba, Chuo, Osaka 542-0076 Osaka Prefecture

Harkening back to the quieter, more intimate Osaka of the 19th century, small food shops and historic souvenir purveyors lie under paper lanterns on each side of the narrow, stone-paved lane.

1-2-16, Namba, Chuo, Osaka 542-0076 Osaka Prefecture

Nishi Shinsaibashi, Chuo, Osaka 542-0086 Osaka Prefecture

Also called America Village, America Mura offers a daily fashion show of Osaka's most out-there fashion trends, many of which come from the area's J-pop culture stores.

Sennichimae, Chuo, Osaka 542-0074 Osaka Prefecture

Serious shoppers will be sure to find something they like along this huge underground shopping street. It also serves a functional purpose as a passage connecting multiple train stations.