Osaka's Top 10 to visit by our Travel Angel, Yann 大阪のトップ10

Cosmopolitan, cheerful, and gourmet, Osaka is a city apart. The economic capital of the Kansai region is well worth visiting for a day or more. To make your visit a success, here are our recommendations:

• Osaka Castle and its park, symbols of the city and its feudal history.
• The typical district of Dôtonbori, to discover especially at night for a stroll in Osaka by night , under the bright neon lights.
• The Shin-Sekai district, the "New World" at the same time young, frenetic and old-fashioned, beneath the Tsûtenkaku Tower.
• The Osaka Kaiyûkan aquarium, a stone's throw from the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest aquarium in the world in terms of volume!
• To take a break, stroll through the city's many parks . To name just one: the Ryokuchi Kôen and its open-air museum of traditional Japanese farms.
• The Umeda Sky Building, the city's architectural feat.
• Always close to the sky, Abeno Harukas. Built in 2010, the tallest inhabitable tower in Japan rises to 300 meters.
• Universal Studios Japan, the second-largest amusement park in the country after the Tokyo Disney Sea. Don't miss Harry Potter Park!
• Taste Osaka's many culinary specialties, including takoyaki and yakiniku, have earned it the nickname "Cuisine of the Nation".
• The Shitennô-ji temple, oldest Buddhist temple administered in Japan.