Tsurumiryokuchi Expo '90 Commemorative Park

What it is

• A large public park spanning Osaka City and Moriguchi City.
• The former site of the 1990 International Garden and Greenery Exposition.
• Originally opened in 1972 based on a 1941 air defense greenbelt plan.
• A popular recreational space attracting over four million annual visitors.

What to see

• The Sakuya Konohana Kan botanical garden and conservatory.
• A landmark windmill overlooking fields of seasonal flowers.
• International gardens remaining from the 1990 world expo.
• Tsurumi Shinzan, a thirty-nine meter mountain built from waste and soil.
• The highest geographic point located within Osaka City.

Getting there

• Located immediately next to the Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station on the subway.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.