Understand
[edit]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
[edit]The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.
Get in
[edit]It takes about 20 min from Umeda (the northern centre of Osaka) to Ikeda Station via the Hankyu Takarazuka Line.
Get around
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[edit]- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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[edit]| Routes through Ikeda |
| Hiroshima ← 'Takarazuka ← | W  E
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→ Toyonaka → Suita (Osaka) |