Architecture in Osaka

Discover 6 places to experience unusual architecture in Osaka.

Dotonbori Hotel Front Pillars

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

Taiyoshi Hyakuban

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Maishima Incineration Plant

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

Hotel Monterey Osaka

Chapel Goedele

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Permanently Closed

Space age accommodation!

Asahi Plaza Capsule Hotel

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

Hanshin Expressway passing through the Gate Tower Building.

Gate Tower Building

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Are we missing something unusual in Osaka?