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is the Shimada ruins site in Osaka a real thing to visit
closed mondays, fwiw
free entry too, which helps
Only if the Monday is a national holiday, then it opens.
shimada iseki is legit, it's up in Settsu city rather than Osaka city proper, so your friend's geography was a bit loose. it's an excavated village site with reconstructed pit dwellings you can walk around, not fenced-off dirt. getting there is the annoying part, bus from Settsu-shi station. worth it only if you're already into yayoi-era stuff, otherwise it's a small site you'll see in 20 minutes
Good call on the bus, though the Hankyu line gets you closer if you don't mind a walk.
ngl the 20 minute thing is generous, its basically two huts and a sign, so dont drag anyone along who isnt into pottery shards.
the Hankyu walk is about 25 min, mostly uphill
How do I get to the Kusu tree in Kamitsushima?
the kusu tree is on kamijima in the seto inland sea, so from osaka it's a shinkansen to okayama then a train & ferry, not a day trip
yeah kamijima is right, not kamitsushima, easy mix-up. from okayama it's the seto-ohashi line to nagahama then a ferry, and the island bus runs maybe 3 times a day so check times before u commit. spring or autumn is best, summer humidity there is rough
agree it's not a day trip, but worth adding an overnight in Kurashiki or on Naoshima to break it up. last ferry back from the island is early afternoon so you don't wanna get stuck