What are nice day trips from Osaka?
Short answer
Higashiōmi-shi, Kakogawa, Wakayama and Himeji are some potential day trips within 100 km of Osaka. Takamatsu, Tokushima, Toyokawa and Handa are within 200 km of Osaka by train. We list 31 places below, including 13 coastal towns (Owase and Sumoto), 9 old-world towns (Omihachiman and Hikone), 6 lake or river towns (Echigawa and Maibara) and 5 spiritual destinations (Iwade and Hiromine). More below.
Within 100 km 23 places
By train, within 200 km 8 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Osaka, so you can check the route and journey time.
Tokushima
Tokushima, the capital of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island, sits at the water's edge and markets itself as a "water city," with mountains close by.
Kotohira
Kotohira-gū, the Shinto shrine known informally as Konpira-san, draws visitors to this pocket-sized town in Kagawa Prefecture via a staircase of 1,368 steps…
Kiyosu
Kiyosu, a town in Aichi Prefecture, was the base and castle town of the warlord Oda Nobunaga during Japan's Sengoku period, and served as the political centr…
Takamatsu
This densely built Japanese city spreading to the shore of an island-dotted inland sea, Takamatsu rewards visitors with a lively dining scene, nearby viewpoi…
Ibara
A compact Japanese town in Okayama Prefecture where a winding river lined with cherry blossom trees curves around low-rise rooftops, all set within a bowl of…
Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara, fought here in 1600, ended Japan's Sengoku Period and established the Tokugawa Shogunate, making this tiny town in Gifu Prefecture…
