Five best castles in Osaka. Did you know these hidden sightseeing spots?

Ikeda castle -Ikeda city-

“Ikeda castle” is located to the north of Hankyu Ikeda station.
It opened in 2000 as a park in ruined castle residence site of Ikeda, who controlled the whole Ikeda city from Muromachi period to Sengoku period.
From the view spot on top of Yagura(a turret)-style resting space, not only the city scape of Ikeda and the park but also the Shin-Inagawa-Ohashi(a great bridge as known as a big harp) across Hanshin highway can be seen clearly.
No admission fees are charged and all the facilities and buildings are open freely.

Moriguchi Castle -Moriguchi City-

Here is the next castle, “Moriguchi castle”.
It is in a convenient location; 5 minutes walk from Subway Tanimachi line Moriguchi Station, 8 minutes walk from Keihan main line Moriguchi-shi Station.
This is a mysterious castle with a trade mark Nansyuji temple. When has it built? Who built it? So many things are still unproved about this one.
No parks or facilities are adjusted to this castle. So please have a look around from outside.
There is a place where Edogawa Rampo, a famous Japanese author and critic, used to live. It is a nice historical place to walk around and think about the old past times in here.

Shinsekai Castle -Shinsekai Area Tennoji Ward-

Lastly, we will introduce a castle, but not a castle called “Shinsekai castle”.
This name only derives from the location Shinsekai, so even Osaka local people cannot tell if there was a castle.
To be precise, this is NOT a castle although it does look like one.
This is what we call a fashion hotel, “Hotel Daigo”.
Be careful that this is not an actual castle, but it is interesting to have a look if you are in Shinsekai area.

Summery

How did you like them?
They are hidden sightseeing spots still not known by many people, and Osaka is such an interesting and deep city you can never discover enough.
Hope you will have a nice trip and please enjoy these hidden castles in Osaka!