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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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Takaishi
Osaka, Japan · Asia
About Takaishi
Takaishi works well as a base: 5 minutes from Izumiōtsu, 21km from Osaka Castle.
Takaishi is in Osaka, Japan, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Izumiōtsu, about 4 km away.
Takaishi Station (高石駅, Takaishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK17".
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What is there to see near Takaishi?
Within an hour or so of Takaishi: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (15 km), Universal Studios Japan (17 km), Dotonbori (18 km), Jiyuken (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Takaishi?
The nearest famous roads are Philosopher's Path and Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail.
Where is Takaishi?
Takaishi is in Osaka, Japan, about 4 km from Izumiōtsu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,511
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Osaka
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.5167, 135.4333
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 Takaishi
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.
17 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 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.
21 km · about 25 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.
36 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Nara Deer Park
A vast public park home to over a thousand free-roaming sacred deer that bow for crackers from delighted visitors.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Takaishi
- 44 kmMount YoshinoJapan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
- 65 kmPhilosopher's PathA peaceful stone-paved canal path lined with hundreds of cherry trees, connecting major temples in Kyoto's eastern hills.
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