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VMG Hotels & Unique Venues
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Osaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden
A state guest house at the foot of Osaka Castle
What makes it special
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Pure Japanese architecture recreating Nijo Castle's Shiroshoin, with the level of finish that implies. G20 leaders dined here in 2019.
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Nishinomaru Garden gives the best sightline to the Osaka Castle keep in the entire grounds. In spring the lawn is under full cherry blossom.
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The building is hired whole, and the Koraimon Gate - normally closed - is opened for banquet guests to arrive close to the entrance. Advance arrangement required.
About the venue
Osaka Geihinkan is a former state guest house, built in 1995 to receive world leaders at APEC and modelled on the Shiroshoin of Nijo Castle in Kyoto. In 2019 it hosted the banquet for the G20 Osaka Summit. It is not a hotel ballroom dressed as something grander - it is the building Japan uses when it wants to impress heads of state.
It stands inside Nishinomaru Garden, on the grounds of Osaka Castle, which means the castle keep is your view rather than a stop on the photography route. The whole building is taken exclusively for one event, so your guests are the only people on site.
Spaces
| Space | Size and capacity |
|---|---|
| Banquet Room | 190 sqm · 102 seated course · 120 standing · 150 theatre |
Capacities vary by layout and menu. Confirm final numbers with the venue at the time of booking.
Getting there
Ten minutes on foot from Tanimachi 4-chome Station (Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line). Fifteen minutes by car from Osaka Station. Inside Osaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden.
2 Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0002, Japan
Venue information and photography courtesy of VMG Hotels & Unique Venues. Official venue page →
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Begin
Tell me your date and guest numbers. I will come back with what this venue can and cannot do for the day you have in mind - honestly, and in English, Cantonese or Mandarin.