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Holding - September 17 ( ) Holding - October 28 (Sun) July 5 (Thu) - August 31 (Fri)

Rooftop Beer Garden Abeno Harukas Beer Himawari Cool Breeze Beer Cruise Kirabeer+ Veggie Plus Style Garden Beer 300

Sip on a delicious beer while taking in the evening Enjoy delicious food and beer along with sparkling The open air barbeque at the Abeno Harukas sights of Osaka, the City of Water, from Temmabashi illumination from roughly 80,000 bulbs! observation deck of 's tallest building is on this special, summer-only cruise. （Place） Hachikenyahama Pier （Place） Osaka Takashimaya Rooftop Garden back again this year! (Schedule) During the period listed above, the cruise operates (Schedule) 17:30 - 22:00 (Last order 21:30) （Place） Harukas 300 Observation Deck 58th Floor Sky Garden from Wednesday to Sunday. Departs at 19:00 *Will be canceled in the event of inclement weather (Schedule) Weekdays: 15:00 - 22:00 (Price) Adults (middle school students and up): 4,000 yen Weekends: 11:30 - 22:00 *Reservations must be made at least three days Elementary school students: 2,000 yen (Price) Barbeque menu: 5,800 yen before departure. (Price) 5,500 yen Includes special Japanese-style bento 3 - 6 year olds: 700 yen Under 3: Free Barbeque all you can eat menu: 6,800 yen meal and all you can drink Time limit: 120 minutes *Both include observation deck entrance fee (Enquiry) Osaka Suijo Bus Reservation Center 9:00 - 17:00 (Enquiry) Osaka Takashimaya Beer Garden Reservation Desk (Enquiry) HARUKAS300 Information tel 06-6621-0300 tel 06-6942-6699 tel 06-6632-9419 Summerアート festival

July 24 (Tue), 25 (Wed) July 24 (Tue), 25 (Wed) July 11 (Wed) - 14 (Sat) Daigaku Festival Matsuri Festival Hiranogo Summer

See a rare Daigaku with 79 lanterns dangling on This festival is the greatest in Osaka boasting of Largest float festival in Osaka city. the 20m tall pole only at Ikune Shrine. a history of a thousand years.

(Place) Ikune Shrine (Place) Osaka Temmangu Shrine (Place) Kumata Shrine (Price) Admission Free (Schedule) 25(Wed) (Price) Admission Free (Enquiry) Ikune Shrine tel 06-6659-2821 Votive fireworks 19: 30-20: 50 (planned) (Enquiry) Kumata Jinja Shrine tel 06-6791-0208 (Price) Admission Free (Enquiry) Osaka Temmangu Shrine tel 06-6353-0025

Namba Yasaka Shrine Summer Festival July 13(Fri) July 30 (Mon) - August 1 (Wed) Sumiyoshi Festival A total of 22 boats carrying 600 people parade up and down Minami's Dotonbori river for the Funatogyo boat procession. (Place) Dotonbori River (Schedule) 18:00 - 21:00 19:30 - around 21:00, the boat procession can be viewed from both sides of the Dotonbori waterfront promenade (Ebisubashi - Nippombashi) (Price) Admission Free (Enquiry) Namba Yasaka Shrine Funatogyo Preservation Society

Taikodai Festival July 14 (Sat), 15 (Sun) Sumiyoshi Festival is the last of all the summer festivals held in Osaka. Visitors step through a large A festival in the Sensyu area featuring a big ring made of thatch to purify themselves and wish for procession. a good health. (Place) Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine (Place) Kanda Jinja Shrine (Schedule) July 30: Yoimiya-sai Festival 20:00 - (Schedule) 14th 21:00 - (Nishimachi Kosaten intersection), July 31: 17:00- (Nagoshi-harai-shinji ritual) 15th 14:00- Aug 1: around 14:00 - Togyo parade. In late (Price) Admission Free evening, Aranigo Oharae Shinji (Enquiry) Kaizuka city Information Center tel 072-432-1244 (Price) No admission charge (Enquiry) Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine tel 06-6672-0753 夏祭りArt

July 13 (Fri) - September 2 (Sun) July 7 (Sat), 8 (Sun) July 21(Sat) - October 14 (Sun) Learn and Play! teamLab Future Park ART OSAKA 2018 The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

Graffiti Nature – Mountains and Valleys YOD Gallery, ART OSAKA 2017 photo by Mayuko Uno Claude Monet, Luncheon on the Grass, 1866, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow The digital society is cutting-edge digital art Transforming hotel room into art gallery!? Since the emergence of landscape painting, artists have exhibition which has attracted six million 16th Contemporary Art Fair at Hotel Granvia painted pictures in a variety of different places. This exhibition is made up of countless depictions of visitors in Japan and abroad is drawing a lot of Osaka attention around the world. landscapes dating from the 17th to the 20th century. (Place) Hotel Granvia Osaka 26F (Place) National Museum of Art, Osaka (Place)ABENO HARUKAS Art Museum (Schedule) 7th 11:00 - 20:00 8th 11:00 - 19:00 (Schedule) 10:00 - 17:00 Closed:Mondays and September 25(Tue), (Schedule) Closed on July 23 (Mon), 30 (Mon), August 6 (Mon) * Last admission: 60 minutes before closing except Augst 13(Mon), September 17(Mon), 24(Mon), (Price) Adult: 1,400 yen (Price) 1day pass 1,500yen October 8(Mon) High school / Junior high school student: 900 yen (Free for elementry school student or younger when *Open until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays Ages 3 - Elementary school student : 600 yen accompanying guardians) *Last entry 30 minutes before closing (Enquiry) ABENO HARUKAS Art Museum (Price) Adults: 1,500yen College Students: 1,200yen (Enquiry) ART OSAKA Organizing Office tel 06-7506-9338 tel 06-4399-9050 High school Students: 600yen *Children (up to Junior high school students), disabled people with one attendant: Free.*Including "Collection 1". (Enquiry) National Museum of Art, Osaka tel 06-6447-4680 Featured event

Holding - August 5 (Sun) Tarui Southern Beach Open July 7(Sat) - August

Grape Picking in Habikino Swimming beach with white sand, blue ocean and exciting views of airplanes flying above.

(Place) Rinku Minamihama Bathing Beach (Southern Beach) (Schedule) 9:00-17:00 *Closed due to rain (Price) Changing room & shower Adult 400 yen, Child 200 yen Locker 300 yen Beach Parasol Rent 1,000 yen (Enquiry) Southern Beach Tel 072-483-5583

Heisei Osaka Legend of the Milky Way 2018 July 7(Sat) You can pick and eat as many seasonal fresh On Tanabata day, the Ogawa river transforms grapes as you want!! into the twinkling Milky Way to grant people's wishes. (Place) Korokoro Fureai Park (Schedule) 10：00 - 15：00（Last reception 14：00） (Place) Okawa river, Tenmabashi and Kitahama Area *Reservation is required for Saturday, Sunday and (Schedule) Doors open at 18:00 Launching time: 19:20 - 21:00 national holidays. For Reservertion 080-3832-6870 *Will go on as planned in the event of rain. However, in the (Price) Adult(13 years old or older): 900yen event of inclement weather or unexpected disaster, the Child(7-12 years old): 600yen: 3-6 years old: 500yen event may be canceled. 2 years old or younger: Free (Price) Premium viewing area entrance fee (Enquiry) Habikino City Tourism Promotion Division / launch ticket: 1,000 yen tel 072-947-3725 (Enquiry) Oshiteru Naniwa Association Executive Office (Public Good Juridical Foundation Kansai/ Osaka 21st Century Association)

July 31(Tue) Holding - September 28 (Fri) Holding - July 22 (Sun) Glicopia Kobe 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition - Grand Evening Fish Market Eating and Entertainment- Flowering Lotus Exhibit Glicopia 30th Anniversary Exhibit

This revival of a festival held in the Kamakura We're celebrating 30 years of Glicopia history. Experience a sensation almost like walking era features bidding in the ancient customary Videos and more displayed for the public in across a lotus pond! Roughly 200 varieties of style and spot sales of fish. the past at Glicopia Kobe will be on exhibit. lotuses are on display! (Place) Ohama Park (Place) GLICO MUSEUM (Place) Sakuya Konohana Kan (Schedule) 13:00 - 21:30 (Schedule) 10:00 - 16:00 (Last entry at 15:30) (Price) Adults 500 yen, (Price) Admission free Closed: 2nd, 4th, and 5th weekends and holidays, Students middle school age and under free (Enquiry) Grand Evening Fish Market Information August 11 - 19 (Price) Free (Enquiry) Sakuya Konohana Kan tel 072-227-8841 (Enquiry) GLICO MUSEUM tel 06-6477-8257 tel 06-6912-0055