LEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka

In short

An indoor entertainment facility on the 3rd floor of Tempozan Marketplace, opened on April 23, 2015. Primarily aimed at children aged 3 to 10, it stimulates creativity and the fun of learning while playing, through over several million LEGO® bricks and hands-on attractions themed around LEGO® bricks. Being an indoor facility, visitors can spend time here regardless of the weather or temperature.

• ​MINILAND​​: A diorama recreating Osaka sights using over 1 million LEGO® bricks. As the sun sets, lights turn on across the cityscape, transforming it into a night view
• ​4D Cinema and Kingdom Quest​​: The 4D Cinema has effects of wind blowing, rain falling, and thunder rumbling, and Kingdom Quest is a ride where you board a chariot to rescue a princess. Scores are displayed at the end of the ride
• ​LEGO® Factory and Master Builder Academy​​: You can watch on a large screen how LEGO® bricks are shaped, and there is also a LEGO workshop where you can create models together with staff members

History and Highlights

​LEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka​ is an indoor entertainment facility located on the 3rd floor of Tempozan Marketplace. It opened inside Tempozan Marketplace on April 23, 2015. Primarily aimed at children aged 3 to 10, it stimulates creativity and the fun of learning while playing through hands-on attractions themed around LEGO® bricks, as well as block play.

The facility houses over several million LEGO® bricks and features a factory tour, LEGO classes, a DUPLO® playground for young children, and MINILAND, which recreates the cityscape of Osaka. Being an indoor facility, visitors can spend time here regardless of the weather or temperature.

Viewing and Experience Highlights

• ​MINILAND​​: A miniature-scale diorama recreating well-known Osaka sights using over 1 million LEGO® bricks. Soaring towers and buildings are all made entirely of LEGO® bricks. As the sun sets, lights turn on across the cityscape, transforming it into a night view.
• ​4D Cinema and Kingdom Quest​​: At the 4D Cinema, visitors can enjoy special effects such as wind blowing, rain falling, and thunder rumbling in sync with images that seem to jump out of the screen. Kingdom Quest is a ride where you board a chariot equipped with laser guns to defeat skeleton warriors and rescue a captured princess. Scores are displayed at the end, allowing you to compete with family and friends.
• ​LEGO® Factory and Master Builder Academy​​: At the LEGO® Factory, you can watch on a large screen how soft plastic is shaped into LEGO® bricks. The Master Builder Academy is a LEGO workshop where you can create models together with staff members, including Master Model Builders.

Travel Tips

Located inside Tempozan Marketplace, you can stop by while enjoying shopping and dining. The Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel is located just to the east, and walking about 150 meters to the southwest will bring you to the aquarium, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. The boarding point for the sailing ship-style sightseeing cruise ship Santa Maria is also near Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, making it easy to tour alongside other facilities in Tempozan Harbor Village.