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Expo '70 Commemorative Park

万博記念公園

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Also known as Banpaku Park, Osaka Expo Park, Tower of the Sun, Banpaku

A green sprawl north of the city centre, anchored by Taro Okamoto's Tower of the Sun — the four-faced statue left over from the 1970 World Expo. The locals call it Banpaku. One vlogger admits the tower 'terrifies' him; the other notes the on-site ferris wheel is the tallest in Japan and comes with kotatsu cabins in winter (sake and oden included).

Type park, iconic landmark
💡 Local tip

In winter, ride the ferris wheel for the kotatsu-and-sake setup.

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10 Senribanpakukōen, Suita, Osaka 565-0826, Japan Directions ↗