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Our guide
Mount Tenpō in Minato Ward, Osaka, is Japan's second-lowest mountain: its peak is just 4.53 m above sea level, more hill than mountain. There is a small port nearby, and much of the mountain has been made into a park.
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is about 500 m away in a straight line. Universal Studios Japan is about 700 m off, and Sakurajima Station on the Sakurajima Line about 450 m.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- The summit of Mt Tempozan — KishujiRapid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mount Tempo — Sotetsuyama · CC0 · source · resized
- Mount Tempo Top — Sotetsuyama · CC0 · source · resized
- 天保山山頂から - panoramio — suzune konoo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 天保山山頂から - panoramio - suzune konoo — suzune konoo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 天保山 - panoramio (1) — kanesue · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- MET DP114887 — Yashima Gakutei · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Mount Tenpō (天保山), located in Minato-ku, Osaka, is Japan's second lowest mountain. The mountain's peak is 4.53 metres (14.9 ft) above sea level, and bears more resemblance to a hill than a mountain. A small port is located nearby, and much of the mountain's surface has been converted into a park.
Background text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Mountain
Nearby station
Nearby station: Sakurajima (Sakurajima Line), about 450 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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