Travel in Style Osaka Tour
This is an all-day tour in a van, taking you and your group to a selection of interesting areas in Osaka.
On your car tour of Osaka, you’ll:
- Stroll through the beautiful grounds of imposing Osaka Castle and relive what it was like to enter through the massive gates and fortifications as a samurai. Discover the interesting history of the ambitious peasant who became warlord and built this castle.
- Come face-to-face with the fearsome warlord who built this stronghold in the 16th century and visit the shrine built in his honour (where you can pray for success in your career and marriage).
- Wander through the extensive grounds of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temple, built by Prince Shotoku in 593 to introduce Buddhism to Japan.
- Relax in a peaceful priest’s garden, fashioned on Buddhist Paradise, while being lulled by the resounding gong of the large temple bell.
- Experience a traditional Osaka lunch at the best okonomiyaki restaurant in Osaka, eating this delicious Osaka soul food prepared by the affable Ono brothers, and washing it down with a cold beer (or other beverage of your choice).
- Get a bird’s eye view of Osaka from the tallest building in Japan and browse the beautiful Japanese sweets in the building’s confectionary area. Watch as experienced hands fashion a traditional sweet at lightning speeds.
- Stand under Osaka’s version of the Eiffel Tower and relieve an age 110+ years ago in this retro amusement area of Osaka.
- Rub Billiken’s feet for good luck, watch old men playing Shogi (Japanese chess) in an ancient parlour, try your hand at shooting for prizes at an antique cork gun shooting gallery, and peruse the sometimes “risque” posters at the old world movie theaters hidden in the back streets of this old “new world”.
- Explore a street dedicated to cooking, where you’ll encounter giant cook pots, rows upon rows of Japanese knives for every kitchen task, a large beckoning cat, and plastic food.
- Discover a tiny alley that most don’t even know exists and take a step back in time to an earlier era.
- Marvel at clacking giant crabs, slithering dragons, sushi large enough to feed an army, and other excessive storefront decorations as you head over to mimic the famous Running Man.
What’s included in your all-inclusive tour?
- Pickup and dropoff at your hotel in Osaka City (pickup and dropoff at locations outside the city limits can be arranged but may incur an extra charge).
- Transportation from place to place in a comfortable van.
- 8-hour guided tour with a native-English-speaking driver/guide who knows Osaka better than many who grew up here.
- A tasty Osaka soul food lunch at a charming down-to-earth restaurant, including a cold beer or other beverage of your choice.
- Entrance to a priest’s garden fashioned on the Buddhist Paradise.
- All parking fees.
Tour time:
- Starts at your accommodation at 9:00 AM.
- Ends at your accommodation (or other choice of dropoff) at 5:00 PM.
Tour price (group size): $465 (1-3), plus $30 per extra member
Maximum number of guests: 9
No payment required at this time. Osaka Day Tours will soon contact you and confirm tour date availability. If your chosen date is available, you will be able to lock in your tour at that time.
Travel Like a Local Osaka Tour
This is an all-day tour by local trains and on foot, taking you and your group to a selection of interesting places in Osaka.
On your walking tour of Osaka, you’ll:
- Cross over moats and through massive gates to saunter up to Osaka Castle like a samurai of old.
- Come face-to-face with the fearsome warlord who built this stronghold in the 16th century and visit the shrine built in his honour (where you can pray for success in your career and marriage).
- Wind your way through a labyrinth of tiny covered streets, where you’ll find colourful stores and a bustling market – selling fish, chicken, a myriad of cuts of meat, containers of spicy kimchi, and tasty Korean pancakes.
- Experience a traditional Osaka lunch at the best okonomiyaki restaurant in Osaka, eating this delicious Osaka soul food prepared by the affable Ono brothers, and washing it down with a cold beer (or other beverage of your choice).
- Walk off your lunch as we head to the extensive grounds of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temple, built by Prince Shotoku in 593 to introduce Buddhism to Japan.
- Relax in a peaceful priest’s garden, fashioned on Buddhist Paradise, while being lulled by the resounding gong of the large temple bell.
- Step back in time as you wander along a street of shops selling all manner of teas, spices (including my favourite Yuzushichimi), and other interesting goods.
- Get a bird’s eye view of Osaka from the tallest building in Japan and browse the beautiful Japanese sweets in the building’s confectionary area. Watch as experienced hands fashion a traditional sweet at lightning speeds.
- Walk through a favourite picnic spot for Osakans and past the old zoo.
- Rub Billiken’s feet for good luck, watch old men playing Shogi (Japanese chess) in an ancient parlour, try your hand at shooting for prizes at an antique cork gun shooting gallery, and peruse the sometimes “risque” posters at the old world movie theaters hidden in the back streets of this old “new world”.
- Stand under Osaka’s version of the Eiffel Tower and relieve an age 110+ years ago in this retro area of Osaka.
- Enter a shrine dedicated to commerce, where the local god Ebisu can grant you success in business. Hang an Ema (prayer plaque) at the shrine to present your prayers for good business to Ebisu.
- Explore a street dedicated to cooking, where you’ll encounter giant cook pots, rows upon rows of Japanese knives for every kitchen task, a large beckoning cat, and plastic food.
- Marvel at clacking giant crabs, slithering dragons, sushi large enough to feed an army, and other excessive storefront decorations as you head over to mimic the famous Running Man. It’s the end of your day exploring Osaka – but just the beginning of your night in Osaka’s entertainment and eating district.
What’s included in your all-inclusive tour?
- 8-hour guided tour with a native-English-speaking driver/guide who knows Osaka better than many who grew up here.
- A tasty Osaka soul food lunch at a charming down-to-earth restaurant, including a cold beer or other beverage of your choice.
- Entrance to a priest’s garden fashioned on the Buddhist Paradise.
- Group prayer plaque to hang for business success at Ebisu’s shrine.
- All train fares from the meeting place to the end of the tour.
Tour time:
- Starts at the designated meeting place at 9:00 AM.
- Ends at the Dotonbori at 5:00 PM.
Tour price (group size): $365 (1-3), plus $30 per extra member
Maximum number of guests: 9
No payment required at this time. Osaka Day Tours will soon contact you and confirm tour date availability. If your chosen date is available, you will be able to lock in your tour at that time.
All prices are in US Dollars. Tour prices shown on the website are subject to change due to fluctuations in exchange rate and costs. However, your price is guaranteed as soon you have booked and paid for your tour.