Even if you have plenty of time to tour, I wouldn't recommend spending any time visiting this castle. Instead our highlight in Osaka was to visit the 100 year old communication tower and shopping street. It was fascinating and we had one of the best meals of our entire 3-week trip in one of the "local" restaurants there.

Very pretty from the outside but very disappointing once you go inside. They completely remodeled in a very modern way, what a shame.

The castle is really impressive. You can go all the way to the top floor for views across Osaka. The exhibits on the lower floors are also really interesting. Highly recommended!

We checked out the Osaka castle to see what we hoped would give us a feel for what an old Japanese castle looks like. We were hugely disappointed to find that the entire inside of whatever it used to look like hundreds of years ago has been ransacked and remade into a museum. There are PLENTY of museums in Japan... More

Having waled through the great park and over many ramps and steps and two moats the front of the Castle was disappointing arising from a lift/elevator erected to gain access for disabled to the left hand side. This lift has not been designed to take into account the environment and history of the castle and this shows in any photographs... More

a Great Park and a beautiful castle which is used as a small museam. You can climb to the top or take the lift if you have walking difficulties. There are stalls where you can eat and drink.

What a pleasant park. We did not expect to see such a beautiful park in Osaka. The castle is nice to look at and if you go inside you'll have a view of Osaka. Easily accessible by subway.

I'm definitely glad that I went to see this castle. I will say that most of the castles look the same-ish, but they all have something unique about them. Osaka castle is very new & very touristy. You can take the elevator to the 5th floor & the stairs the rest of the way (to the 8th floor) or you... More

One of the cultural spots you must see in Osaka. The park is also great for promenading and jogging early in the morning.