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We want you to cherish every moment spent in Maishima.
A day that can only be experienced at The Day Osaka.

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20 minutes by car from inner Osaka City. Access to the Expo site is easy and guests can also enjoy sightseeing in the surrounding facilities.

Start your tour of Osaka
with our resort in Maishima as your base.

A trip will vary greatly depending on where you are based.
Maishima is close to the heart of Osaka and is conveniently located to enjoy the "Universal City Station" and the "Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan" in the Osaka Bay area.
You can move smoothly to the developing area of Umeda in the north and Shinsaibashi and Namba in the south.
You can enjoy tour of Osaka during the day and be healed at Maishima during the night. Please enjoy a little luxurious trip.

1. World's Largest Aquarium, the Osaka Aquarium "Kaiyukan"

The "Kaiyukan" in Osaka is the world's largest aquarium. There are many impressive experiences to encounter here, including the huge tank where big whale sharks swim leisurely and various areas in the aquarium where you can experience nature. Let's take a dynamic trip around the Pacific Ocean at the Kaiyukan!

By car:15 minutes Train and bus:30 minutes
大阪にある世界最大級の水族館『海遊館』の外観。赤と青を基調とした建物で、正面には太平洋をイメージしたデザインが施されています。

By car

(travel time: approx. 15 minutes)
  • Yumesaki Tunnel (free)

  • Osaka Port Sakishima Tunnel (Free)

By bus and train

(travel time: approx. 30 minutes)
  • Take the Cosmo Dream Line

  • Get off at Cosmo Square Station
    on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line

  • Walk for five minutes from Osakako Station
    on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line

By bus and shuttle

(travel time: about 35 minutes)
  • Take the Maishima Active Bus

  • Get off at
    JR Universal City Station

  • Get on the Captain Line

  • 2. Maishima Sports Island

    Maishima Sports Island is a comprehensive leisure facility located in the Osaka Bay Area, where you can intimately experience the land, sea, and air

    10 minutes on foot
  • 3. Maishima Pottery Facility

    The Maishima Pottery Facility is located within the city of Osaka and is fully equipped with a noborigama climbing kiln. It also holds hands-on classes on Naniwazu-yaki as well as other forms of pottery, and offers classes on hand-kneading, the potter's wheel, and other pottery related techniques and tools

    2 minutes on foot
  • 4. Osaka City Environment Bureau Maishima Incineration Plant

    Instantly recognized from afar, this original and colorful building was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser

    5 minutes by car
  • 5. Osaka Castle

    A Japanese castle that was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the Azuchi-Momoyama period and renovated in the Edo period

    20 minutes by car / 60 minutes by train and bus
  • 6. IKEA Tsuruhama

    IKEA offers well-designed furniture and interior goods at reasonable prices

    20 minutes by car / 1 hour and 30 minutes by train and bus
  • 7. ISK Osaka Maishima

    A facility where you can experience being a professional racer on a circuit.

  • 8. Amenotori Candy Sculptures Shop

    A specialty store for Amezaiku in Osaka. Live candy crafting demonstrations showcasing the charm of Amezaiku.

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We want you to cherish every moment spent in Maishima.
A day that can only be experienced at The Day Osaka.