Osaka is a modern city, mostly represented by Kita and Minami districts. They are the places where all the young people from the Kansai region aim to be! Fashion, gourmet, electronics, pop-culture... You will get anything you want! Come with me to discover these rival areas.
Duration
The tour starts at
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Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Sky Building, to look to Kansai, from Kobe to Osaka
Umeda Sky Building has a bold architecture. This building is 173 meters high and consists of two 40-storey towers connected at their tops by an atrium where there is a 360-degree observatory. It ha...
Umeda Sky Building has a bold architecture. This building is 173 meters high and consists of two 40-storey towers connected at their tops by an atrium where there is a 360-degree observatory. It has become over the years one of Osaka's flagship buildings. We will visit it and have a high view from Kobe to Osaka.
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Osaka Station
We meet at Osaka Station or another station in the neighborhood then we start to visit Osaka.
Osaka Kita is one of the 24 wards of Osaka. It's a business city where you have lots of shops, restaurants, cafes and other attractions, especially around Umeda, its more symbolic district. Osaka S...
Osaka Kita is one of the 24 wards of Osaka. It's a business city where you have lots of shops, restaurants, cafes and other attractions, especially around Umeda, its more symbolic district. Osaka Station is located inside Umeda, with 7 other stations. More than a simple station, it is a shopping mall with many activities inside. More than 2.5 millions passengers transit there everyday.
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Ohatsu Tenjin
Ohatsu Tenjin, Osaka protector and love story place
Tsuyunoten shrine is mostly known under its name "Ohatsu Tenjin". It is one of the most visited sh...
Tsuyunoten shrine is mostly known under its name "Ohatsu Tenjin". It is one of the most visited shrine of Osaka and protects Osaka Kita ward. The shrine is also well known because it was one of the scene of the unlucky love story between Ohatsu and Tokubei. Let's discover this story together!
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Shinsaibashisuji shopping street
Shinsaibashisuji for shopping and walk in a modern city atmosphere.
We take the subway from Umeda to Shinsaibashi station to arrive to Minami district, rival of Kita district. Shinsaibashisuji and its neighborhood is the main shopping street and district of this ar...
We take the subway from Umeda to Shinsaibashi station to arrive to Minami district, rival of Kita district. Shinsaibashisuji and its neighborhood is the main shopping street and district of this area. You have anything you want!
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American Village
American Village, meeting point of all the Kansai youngsters
Osaka and Kansai youngsters meet there. The occasion to see the latest trends from Japan and the world in Hip Hop, rap, fashion and so on.
Osaka and Kansai youngsters meet there. The occasion to see the latest trends from Japan and the world in Hip Hop, rap, fashion and so on.
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Dotonbori River
River and promenade
Dotonbori river has a promenade worth it to walk. Its main attraction, Glico man, is waiting for you!
Dotonbori river has a promenade worth it to walk. Its main attraction, Glico man, is waiting for you!
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Denden Town
Denden Town, the electronic district of Osaka
Denden Town is Kansai's and Osaka’s electronic and pop culture district. The place to be if you want all the newest electronics... or the eldest! You also have all new trends in pop culture.
Denden Town is Kansai's and Osaka’s electronic and pop culture district. The place to be if you want all the newest electronics... or the eldest! You also have all new trends in pop culture.
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Kuromon Ichiba market
Kuromon market and its good food
Kuromon market is the Osaka’s food market place, where all the gourmets trend to be. We will have lots of traditional restaurants and cafes.
Kuromon market is the Osaka’s food market place, where all the gourmets trend to be. We will have lots of traditional restaurants and cafes.
Guide fees (guide's transportation, lunch, entrance to Umeda Sky Building)
Around 2,000 JPY/person
Umeda Sky Building entrance fee (1500 JPY/person)
Transport fee (less than 1000 JPY/person/day)