Ikeda (池田) is a city in the north of Osaka Prefecture.

Itsuo Art Museum

Understand

Ikeda city boasts a naturally rich and beautiful environment such as the breathtaking greenery of Satsukiyama and the clean water of the Ina River.

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Get in

It takes about 20 min from Umeda (the northern centre of Osaka) to Ikeda Station via the Hankyu Takarazuka Line.

See

• 1 Itsuo Art Museum (逸翁美術館), 12-27 Sakaehonmachi, ☏ +81 72-751-3865. 10:00-17:00, closed M. This museum features works collected by Kobayashi Ichizo, the founder of both Hankyu Railway and the Takarazuka Revue, in his former home. ¥700. (updated Jul 2019)
• 2 Ikeda Castle (池田城), 3-19 Shiroyamacho (10 min walk north of Hankyu Ikeda Station), ☏ +81 72-753-2767. The original castle was built by the Ikeda clan in 1334. The modern reconstruction was built in 2000. (updated Jul 2019)
• 3 Ikeda City Museum of History and Folklore (池田市立歴史民俗資料館), 1 Chome-10-12 Satsukigaoka. Outlines the city's history with information and artifacts. (updated Sep 2022)
• 4 Cupnoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda (カップヌードルミュージアム 大阪池田), 8-25 Masumi-cho (200 m from the south exit of the Ikeda station), ☏ +81 72-752-3484. W-M 09:30-16:30. Retells the story of the cup noodles brand and its founder Momofuku Ando. Free, ¥500 if you want to make your own cup noodles. (updated Mar 2023)

Go next

• Minō
• Toyonaka
• Suita
• Osaka
• Itami
• Amagasaki
• Takarazuka
• Nishinomiya
• Kawanishi

Routes through Ikeda

Hiroshima ← 'Takarazuka ←

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→ Toyonaka → Suita (Osaka)