Osaka Castle reigns as top draw among foreign visitors to Japan: survey

Osaka Castle was the most popular of Japan’s castles among foreign visitors in 2025, topping rankings for both Asian and Western tourists, according to an analysis by travel app provider Navitime Japan Co. While the two visitor groups showed different preferences further down the rankings due to travel styles, Osaka Castle reigned as the universal favorite between January and December last year, in rankings based on an association list of 100 notable castles in Japan.Tokyo-based firm Navitime Japan used GPS data and survey responses gathered from users of its travel service app for forei…READ FULL ARTICLE