I am from Nagoya, but I like Osaka Castle better 🏯

I am from Nagoya, but I will be honest.

When it comes to castles, I like Osaka Castle better.

Around Osaka Castle, there is a big park.

It is about 105 hectares.

It is even bigger than 20 Tokyo Domes.

In the park, there is also a running course, and the long course is 3.5 kilometers around.

The sidewalks are wide and well kept.

Riding a bike around and around, or running, it just feels so good.

Maybe because I am Japanese, being surrounded by stone walls and trees somehow makes me feel very calm.

Nagoya Castle also has Meijo Park right next to it, and you can run while looking at the castle.

But I felt Osaka Castle is more relaxed and easier to relax at.

Another big thing is the entry fee.

At Osaka Castle, you can go right up to the foot of the castle for free.

(You only pay when you go inside the castle tower.)

At Nagoya Castle, you have to pay an entry fee just to go onto the castle grounds.

(I had AI look this part up.)

The Nagoya Castle entry fee is 500 yen for adults now.

It seems it will go up to 1,000 yen from October 2026.

Also, you cannot go inside the Nagoya Castle tower since 2018, because of construction to rebuild it in wood.

It seems it will be finished in 2032 or later at the earliest.

Overall, I felt Osaka Castle beats it in everything.

...No, maybe not everything.

Nagoya Castle has its own good points.

It has the golden shachihoko, too.

But if I am walking slowly around a castle, I am on Team Osaka Castle.

Even though I am from Nagoya.