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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
One of the world's largest public aquariums in Osaka featuring a massive Pacific Ocean tank with whale sharks.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Izumi
Osaka, Japan · Asia
About Izumi
Izumi works well as a base: 5 minutes from Izumiōtsu, 24km from Osaka Castle.
Izumi is in Osaka, Japan, with about 180,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Izumiōtsu, about 4 km away.
Izumi-Fuchū Station (和泉府中駅, Izumi-Fuchū-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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What is there to see near Izumi?
Within an hour or so of Izumi: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (19 km), Universal Studios Japan (20 km), Jiyuken (21 km), Dotonbori (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Izumi?
The nearest famous roads are Philosopher's Path and Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail.
Where is Izumi?
Izumi is in Osaka, Japan, about 4 km from Izumiōtsu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 184,615
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Osaka
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.4833, 135.4333
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Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Izumi
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Universal Studios Japan
Osaka's blockbuster theme park featuring world-class rides, the Wizarding World, and Super Nintendo World.
20 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Jiyuken
An Osaka institution open since 1910, serving meishi curry with the rice already mixed through the sauce and a raw egg on top, to be stirred in with Worcestershire sauce.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Dotonbori
Osaka's dazzling neon-lit entertainment and street food district along the Dotonbori canal, famed for its giant animated signs.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Osaka Castle
A Japanese castle that played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century, set among sprawling urban parklands.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Koyasan (Mount Koya)
A sacred mountaintop temple settlement and headquarters of Shingon Buddhism, where visitors can stay in temple lodgings and walk through an ancient cemetery.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
World's longest suspension bridge spanning 3,911 metres across the Akashi Strait between Kobe and Awaji Island.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mount Yoshino
Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Izumi
- 43 kmMount YoshinoJapan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
- 68 kmPhilosopher's PathA peaceful stone-paved canal path lined with hundreds of cherry trees, connecting major temples in Kyoto's eastern hills.
- 78 kmKumano Kodo Pilgrimage TrailAn ancient network of pilgrimage routes through the mountainous Kii Peninsula, one of only two UNESCO-listed pilgrimage trails in the world.
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