Nakanoshima
中之島
A slender sandbar between two rivers, home to the red-brick Central Public Hall, a rose garden and several museums, making it Osaka’s most artistic waterfront district.
Nakanoshima is a sandbar about 3 kilometers long between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River, and the administrative and cultural heart of Osaka. At the eastern end, Nakanoshima Park has about 310 rose varieties that bloom in May and October. The red-brick Osaka City Central Public Hall, completed in 1918, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property and appears in countless photos. The western side has the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, the National Museum of Art, Osaka, and the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, which opened in 2022, so art lovers can spend a half day here. During the winter “Osaka Light Festival,” the Public Hall hosts projection light shows. You can cruise the rivers on the Aqua Liner water bus. It is accessible via the Keihan Nakanoshima Line, or on foot from Yodoyabashi or Kitahama stations on the subway.
Opening hours
Park open all day; art museum mostly 10:00–17:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Umeda Sky Building
- HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel
- Amerikamura
- Osaka Tenmangu
- Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi
- Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street
- Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
- Namba Grand Kagetsu