Fodor's Expert Review Tenno-ji Park

The best place to get away from the noise and concrete of the city, this park contains not only the Osaka Museum of Fine Art and the garden of Keitaku-en, but also Tenno-ji Zoo. At the northern end of the park is a prehistoric burial mound, Chausuyama Kofun, which was the site of Tokugawa Ieyasu's camp during the siege of Osaka-jo in 1614–15. Visit in the morning or evening when the park is at its quietest. Leading up to the park entrance is the newly renovated Tenshiba—an area of terrace cafés and shops looking out on a grassy lawn, popular with couples and families. On weekends it often hosts various events.