Best City parks in Osaka, Japan to visit (UPDATED December, 2023)

Nonhoi Park, Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park

Zoo

Urban green space with animal enclosures, full-scale dinosaur models, rose gardens & water rides.

4.40 (5.6K reviews) (~174.99 km from centre)

Maruyama Park

City park

Popular green space with an outdoor music hall, bronze statues & colorful, seasonal cherry blossoms.

4.30 (5.4K reviews) (~37.86 km from centre)

Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden

Plant nursery

Trails past aquatic plants like water lilies & lotus flowers in a tranquil garden with a restaurant.

4.40 (505 reviews) (~53.53 km from centre)

Nagai Park

City park

Large tree- & flower-filled park with open, grassy lawns, a baseball field & swimming pool.

4.20 (7K reviews) (~14.19 km from centre)

Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park

Memorial park

Large park & botanical garden with a pond, sports facilities & tulip farm with quaint windmill.

4.20 (6.3K reviews) (~6.14 km from centre)

Nakanoshima Park

City park

Founded in 1891 as Osaka's first public park, featuring a library, rose garden & ceramics museum.

4.20 (5.4K reviews) (~5.39 km from centre)

Tonami Tulip Park

City park

Botanical park with indoor & outdoor displays of colorful tulips all year, plus an annual festival.

4.20 (2.6K reviews) (~248.3 km from centre)

Nakanoshima Park Lawn Square

City park

👍 As others said, nice open space, wide enough to have a picnic. She loves an open space!

4.30 (474 reviews) (~5.45 km from centre)

Suma Rikyu Park

City park

Spacious park featuring multiple flower gardens, plus water features, a cafe, a playground & more.

4.20 (2.3K reviews) (~37.8 km from centre)

Murou Art Forest

Park

Outdoor installations by artists Inoue Fukichi & Dani Karavan set amid pines, ponds & grass mounds.

4.30 (458 reviews) (~52.18 km from centre)

Asuwayama Park

Park

Sloths, monkeys & capybaras in enclosures surrounded by parkland cherry trees & French hydrangeas.

4.20 (1K reviews) (~158.67 km from centre)

Takaragaike Park

City park

Park featuring a small, artificial lake Edo-period lake, with walking trails & serene views.

4.20 (1K reviews) (~42.78 km from centre)

Nagisaen Park

Campground

Island in Lake Hamana with tennis courts & a baseball field, plus BBQ facilities & a camping ground.

4.20 (915 reviews) (~191.06 km from centre)

Kanjōji Park

City park

👍 I am doing my best to maintain it. Be aware that the location of the site you choose will affect the distance to the garbage dump, charcoal dump, and toilet. There are auto sites and free sites, but rain free sites are the worst flooded without equipment and knowledge. It's cheap, so it's best if t...

4.30 (338 reviews) (~242 km from centre)