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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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Kishiwada
Osaka, Japan · Asia
About Kishiwada
Kishiwada works well as a base: 5 minutes from Tadaoka-higashi, 29km from Osaka Castle.
Kishiwada is in Osaka, Japan, with about 210,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tadaoka-higashi, about 4 km away.
Kishiwada (岸和田市, Kishiwada-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 24 September 2025, the city had an estimated population of 205,561 in roughly 90,822 households and a population density of 2,800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 72.72 square kilometres (28.08 sq mi). The city is wellRead more
known for its Danjiri Matsuri.
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What is there to see near Kishiwada?
Within an hour or so of Kishiwada: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (22 km), Universal Studios Japan (23 km), Jiyuken (25 km), Dotonbori (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Kishiwada?
The nearest famous roads are Philosopher's Path and Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail.
Where is Kishiwada?
Kishiwada is in Osaka, Japan, about 4 km from Tadaoka-higashi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 205,561
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Osaka
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.4667, 135.3667
Emergency & Services
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 Kishiwada
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
25 km · about 30 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
34 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Tomogashima
An uninhabited island off Wakayama covered in overgrown red-brick Meiji-era artillery forts, tunnels and magazines. Reached by a short ferry from Kada; the batteries are linked by footpaths.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Kishiwada
- 48 kmMount YoshinoJapan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
- 73 kmPhilosopher's PathA peaceful stone-paved canal path lined with hundreds of cherry trees, connecting major temples in Kyoto's eastern hills.
- 79 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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