Nagai Botanical Garden — Attraction in Osaka

Wonderfully maintained botanical garden with lots to see, learn and discover. We arrived during rose season and the bushes were so colorful we couldn't move to the peonies!!! Guarantee we wil be back to see even more the next time we visit!

The brochure that was provided really allowed us to effectively plan our photographic journey around the gardens, depending on which season you're there during there will be different types of flowers in bloom, so I'd suggest you either check in before through their website, check the brochure on arrival or ask the really helpful people at the counter. It's a huge place so you could spend the whole day here if you're the type that enjoys nature. Truly worth the ¥200. Note that the Natural History Museum is next door and it's only ¥100 more, but we were in the area for...

The park was quite busy, we had a six pm reservation. However, when we got inside, people were wandering in many directions and it didn't feel too crowded.

I got a lot of cool photos with my friends and it takes about an hour and half or two hours to stroll through if you're stopping to take a lot of photos like we did. We could have stayed longer, but we had a dinner reservation to run to.

The projection mapping is pretty fun to see, and because it's a botanical garden, I was having fun to see and smell so many different plants. The eucalyptus trees reminded me of home, so that was a nice surprise.

Great for a date or an outing with friends, or take the family. I think kids and...

200 yen + 100 more for the museum! A gem for the price. Hours of paths and lovely gardens to wander through. You may have to dodge throngs of instagrammers at some of the more popular spots, but on the whole, it wasn’t at all crowded when we went (late summer weekday afternoon). There is an interesting cafe on the East side of the lake that was set up with lots of places to sit and relax even if you hadn’t bought anything. If you do get something, it’s a little expensive, but the fries were good. Better to bring food and have a picnic. There are tables and grassy spots tucked away throughout the grounds. Great place to bring kids or escape alone...