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Explore The Highlights Of Southern Osaka Over An 8.5-Hour Excursion

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Fishing, Culture, History

  • Duration

    8 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, Japanese

Description

Sign up for the tour and explore the highlights of Osaka, harbouring shopping districts to ancient burial mounds to make you feel both modern and historical. Learn about the history of Japan via the Mozu Tombs and the Tsutenkaku Tower, the symbol of Osaka. Experience the culture of Osaka while shopping through Shinsekai and fishing at the Turikichi restaurant, from which your food will be prepared.

Highlights
  • Witness the Mozu Tombs, registered as a World Heritage Site
  • Try your hand at fishing in Turikichi, which you can eat afterwards
  • Shop for beautiful souvenirs at Shinsekai
  • Visit the Kaiyukan Aquarium, one of the world's largest aquariums
  • See the Tsutenkaku Tower, the symbol of Osaka
  • Explore the Highlights of Southern Osaka expand_more
    • Meet the tour guide at the Osaka station South Gate Park (9:00 a.m.). Exit the central ticket gate, go straight to the right, and after passing the Daimaru Department Store, you will reach South Gate Square. The landmark is the water clock. Travel from Osaka station to Mozu station ( via Mikunigaoka station).
    • See the Mozu Kofun, the old emperor's giant tomb in Sakai, one of the world's three largest tombs and registered as a World Heritage Site in 2019 (2,00 yen for adults, 100 yen for those under the age of 18).
    • Move from Mozu station to Shin-Imamiya station ( via Mikunigaoka station and Tennouji) at 11:00 a.m.
    • Head to the fishing restaurant, Turikichi, at 12:00. You can also experience fishing and eat the fish you caught. (Lunch price range 3000yen～5000yen depending on fish you caught and meals served.)
    • Enjoy shopping at Shinsekai or visit Tsutenkaku Tower, the symbol of Osaka ( 900 yen for adults, 400 yen for children up to the middle-upper observatory) and Tower Slider (1,000 yen for adults, 500 yen for children). (14:00)
    • Start moving towards Kaiyukan at 14:30. Go from Shin-Imamiya to Osaka Harbor station(via Bentenchou station) and 10 min. on foot.
    • Visit the Kaiyukan Aquarium at 15:30, one of the world's largest aquariums located in Osaka. You can encounter a lot of excitement in the huge aquarium where large whale sharks swim leisurely and in the area where you can experience nature. It takes 90 to 120 minutes to go around the museum once. (2,400 yen for adults, 1,200 yen for children)
    • Return to Osaka Station or dismiss at Osaka Harbor station at 16:00.
What's Included
  • Tour guide fee
What's Excluded
  • Your transportation cost 
  • Meals
  • Entrance fee for Tsutenkaku and Kaiyukan
What to bring
  • Please bring your drink and wear comfortable shoes, and dress in layers appropriate for the weather.
Know before you go
  • You should inform your guide about ingredients you cannot eat because of allergies or diseases. Also, let us know about your religiously restricted foods.
Meeting Point

Osaka Station, 3 Chome-1-1 Umeda, Kita Ward, Osaka, Japan

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 5JPY 12650 Per Group

This is a private tour
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USD 85 / group