OSAKA
Osaka’s best days out.
The 15 most popular tours in Osaka. The ones worth building a day around, with what they cost, how long they run and who you book through.
Drive a go-kart through Osaka in a funny costume, hitting Namba and Dotonbori with insurance and fuel included.
Most Popular“We had a wonderful experience. The guide was friendly, professional and knowledgeable. The tour was awesome. Seeing Osaka at night with the city lights was fantastic.”
Osaka’s Shinsekai food crawl packs 13 dishes across five local spots, with two drinks and an English guide in 3 hours.
“BOOK THIS TOUR. Excellent tour, amazing food, great conversations. Taka is an absolute legend. Even if you’ve been to Osaka before, do this tour. Wife and I had an excellent time. Well worth the time and money.”
Osaka Shinsekai food tour with 13 dishes at 5 local eateries, 2 drinks, and a small-group guide over about 3 hours.
“Our tour was excellent- highly recommend. We had a very small group and our guide was friendly, excellent English and easy to get along with. The restaurant stops on the tour gave a good cross section of Japanese food in places we wouldn’t have found on our own. We tried many new foods and drinks…”
Hungry Osaka Street Food Tour through Shinsekai: 15+ tastings, 3 drinks, and local neighborhood stories in about 3 hours.
“We had such an excellent tour of Shinsekai with Adam. He was a very entertaining and knowledgeable tour guide. We were paired up with an Australian family and had a great time talking with them as well. All of the food was delicious and we ended the tour stuffed. Our entire family, including two teenagers,…”
Walk Osaka’s top streets and lesser-known lanes with a local guide, street food stop, and options up to Osaka Castle and more.
“This was a great introduction to seeing the city. Our tour guide, Dom was an amazing guide who provided us with a lot of the insight in the city, its history, cool parts of the town, but most importantly showed us the local cultures and was overall the great guy. Would highly recommend this tour…”
Osaka backstreet food tour with street tastings, alleys, and red-light history. Add dinner at an izakaya with vegetarian options.
“Great tour, really got to see some unique places. It is a lot of walking over about 3 hours. Rat, our tour guide, was a lot of fun.”
Osaka’s Shinsekai to Dotonbori food walk with kushikatsu, takoyaki, and okonomiyaki plus temple stops and iconic neon photo spots.
“We ate a lot of fried foods at mediocre fast food places. We would have liked to experience more variety in the food preparations.”
Night bar hopping in Osaka’s Namba: 3 izakaya stops, 6 tastes, Hozenji Temple, and Hozenji Yokocho lanes with a local guide and small-group vibe.
“I had a solo trip back in July 2024! I felt so safe and comfortable on this tour! I’d definitely recommend!”
Osaka backstreets after dark: retro streets, two side-dish tastings, Taisho-era red light district, taboo stories, and optional dinner.
“Genuinely blown away with how cool this tour was. Knox was extremely informative, friendly and professional. I especially liked that Knox was able to give personal perspective along the route from his own experiences living in Osaka. 10/10”
Street go-karts in Osaka with costume rentals and guides. Drive Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori for about 1–1.5 hours from $43.77.
“Was great and exciting to drive around Osaka in these little karts. My wife and I never felt unsafe and our guide was excellent.”
Walk Osaka’s iconic sights plus side streets with street food at Kuromon and Dotonbori, then finish in Shinsekai’s retro lanes.
“The guide was extremely knowledgeable about the culture, the history and the current situation in Japan”
Hit Kyoto’s top temples in one day by air-conditioned coach. Torii at Fushimi Inari, Golden Pavilion, Kiyomizudera views, Arashiyama bamboo.
“expend more time on the highlights at least 30 min more”
Four-hour guided walk through Osaka Castle Park, Koreatown, Harukas views, Shinsekai, Namba, Dotonbori, Kuromon and Doguyasuji.
“Kevin was an excellent tour guide. Kevin provided us with some history, cultural info, fun facts. It was a pleasure to have him tour us around. It was an interesting activity. Thank you, Kevin!! Calgary, Alberta, Canada”
Hungry Osaka Street Food Tour in Shinsekai: 15 Osaka dishes plus drinks with an English guide, from kushikatsu to oden and udon.
“Had a great time. Andy was a great guide. Made the tour memorable.”
Private Osaka walking tour tailored to your interests: Umeda and Namba shopping, Shitennoji, Hozenji alley, and neon Dotonbori canal.
“We had the absolute pleasure of experiencing a personalized walking tour of Osaka with Maria, and it was truly unforgettable. From the very beginning, Maria impressed us with her deep knowledge of Osaka’s history and culture. She didn’t just share facts—she brought the city to life with engaging stories and insights that gave us a…”
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