Kuromon Ichiba Fish Market is located in the centre of Osaka, Minami. The name Kuromon came from the blackened (Kuro) gate (Mon) of the nearby Enmyoji Temple. This temple was destroyed in the great fire of 1912. The most famous fish at Kuromon Market are the conger pike in summer and Fugu in winter. At least 10% of the seafood shop in Kuromon specialise in Fugu and Hamo. A lively and roofed market which stretches about 580m, there are about 150 shops and is always bustling with people. This market has everything you want. From fresh seafood, blow fish and soft shelled turtle speciality shops, to restaurants, fruit and vegetables shops, butchers, pickled goods, dried food, Japanese sweets and Western cakes. Kuromon Market is full of great energy, with local tantalising sights and aromas – you will never be bored strolling down this street.

Since ancient times, it has been called "Naniwa Shita no Miya" and has been worshipped as the guardian deity of the Naniwa area. It once prospered with seven buildings and twelve sub-temples, but it fell into decline after being destroyed by fire during war. After the Meiji Restoration, the temple was abolished due to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism, and the main building was burned down in an air raid in 1945. The current main building was rebuilt after the war. The votive plaque hall, 12m high, 11m wide, and 10m deep, made in the shape of a giant lion's head, is particularly eye-catching. The tug-of-war ritual, which is held every year on the third Sunday in January, was started based on the storey of how the enshrined deity, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, defeated the Yamata no Orochi (Eight-headed Serpent) and relieved the people of their hardships. In 2001, it was designated as the first intangible folk cultural property in Osaka City.

Tennoji Park is a large green space in Osaka with a zoo, a traditional landscape garden, and open spaces for relaxing or picnicking. This park also contains the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. The Fifth National Industrial Exhibition was held there in 1903. The portion of the park called Tenshiba is closest to Tennoji Station and is made up of a sizable open grassy lawn that is a favourite spot for picnics and entertainment. There are numerous stores, eateries, and cafés located close to the grass where you can get ice cream, dinners, and snacks. Keitakuen Garden features a sizable pond, a pavilion, stepping stones, and bridges. Jihei Ogawa, a well-known landscape designer from the Meiji era, created the garden. The Tokugawa and Toyotomi clans engaged in a bloody fight here in 1614 in the Chausuyama area of the park. The event is memorialised by an old burial mound on the park's northern edge.

Shinsekai (新世界, lit. "New World") is a district in Osaka that was developed before the war and then neglected in the decades afterwards. At the district's centre stands Tsutenkaku Tower, the nostalgia-evoking symbol of Shinsekai. The area was developed into its current layout following the success of the 1903 National Industrial Exposition, which brought over five million people to the area. Shortly after the expo closed its doors, work began to improve and update Shinsekai. Paris was chosen as the model for Shinsekai's northern half, while the southern portion was built to imitate Coney Island in New York. Tsutenkaku Tower was constructed in 1912 after Paris' Eiffel Tower. Although it was scrapped during WWII, the tower was reconstructed soon afterwards in 1956. The current tower is 103 metres high, with the main observatory at a height of 91 metres. In addition, the tower offers an open-air deck on top of the main observatory and a 60 metre long slide at the base of the tower