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Organic Building
Before setting off to see the sights of Shinsaibashi and Dōtombori, we recommend a quick stop at the Organic Building, a whimsical building covered with giant flower pots (hence the name). It's three blocks north and two blocks west of exit 3 of Shinsaibashi subway station on the Midōsuji line.
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Osaka City Hall
Sandwiched between Dōjima-gawa and Tosabori-gawa, this island ( M0638) is a pleasant oasis of trees and riverside walkways in the midst of Osaka's unrelenting grey. It's also home to Osaka City Hall, the Museum of Oriental Ceramics and Nakano-shima-kōen. The latter park, on the eastern end of the island, is a good place for an afternoon stroll or picnic lunch.
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Osaka-Jo castle
The Osaka-Jot castle was built as a display of power by Toyotomi Hideyoshi after he achieved his goal of unifying Japan. One hundred thousand workers toiled for three years to construct an 'impregnable' granite castle, finishing the job in 1583. However, it was destroyed just 32 years later, in 1615, by the armies of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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