Osaka

City in Japan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Osaka Castle 02bs3200

Osaka Castle 02bs3200: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Osaka is a city in Japan. About 2.8 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Japan in our atlas.

It lies at 34.69° N, 135.50° E, about 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tokyo time zone.

Location

Red dot: Osaka. Green dots: other major cities of Japan. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Osaka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 1,753 mm (69 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.

6°-1°Jan668°-1°Feb8012°2°Mar11618°7°Apr13522°12°May15925°17°Jun21329°21°Jul22030°22°Aug17826°18°Sep22521°12°Oct19215°6°Nov939°1°Dec76mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Abeno Harukas
Abeno HarukasSkyscraper in Osaka
Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Sky BuildingSkyscraper in Osaka
Kyocera Dome Osaka
Kyocera Dome OsakaBaseball stadium in Osaka, Japan
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
Osaka Aquarium KaiyukanAquarium in Osaka, Japan
National Museum of Art, Osaka
National Museum of Art, OsakaMuseum in Japan
Tennōji Park
Tennōji ParkPark in Osaka, Japan
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts
Osaka City Museum of Fine ArtsMunicipal museum in Osaka City
Tennōji Zoo
Tennōji ZooZoo

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in JapanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Osaka Castle 02bs3200: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Abeno Harukas Osaka Japan01-r: Oilstreet, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • 2018 Umeda Sky Building: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Kyocera Dome Osaka1: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Osaka Kaiyukan01s3872: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • NMAO01s3200: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tennoji park01s3200: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Osaka municipal museum of art01s3200: 663highland, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tennoji-Zoo1: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)