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A Tour to Explore the Symbol of Osaka: Osaka Castle
4.4
27 Ratings
Osaka
Explore Osaka Castle with a professional guide, uncover samurai history, and enjoy stunning views. Book your tour now for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Osaka Museum of History - Osaka Museum of History: A museum of history which makes you feel you are a part of history. It has a floor reproducing the great council hall of “Naniwanomiya palace”, a floor which takes you on a journey throughout the city of canals: Osaka in the medieval and modern era, and many more interesting floors!
- Otemon Gate - The main gate of Osaka Castle which is an important cultural property. There are many spots you can’t miss such as the stone wall made from gigantic stones a few times bigger than human beings!
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Hokoku Shrine - Hokoku Shrine:
This shrine is enshrined to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most famous military commanders in Japanese history. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified the country, once used Osaka Castle as his headquarters. Visit this shrine with a history associated wtih Osaka Castle. - Miraiza Osaka-Jo - MIRAIZA OSAKA-JO: A facility that was reopened in 2017 as a spot with restaurants and shops! It was originally built in 1931 and used as the Osaka City Museum. It is located in front of the castle tower and popular as a place to buy souvenirs and take a rest.
- Osaka Castle - Here we are! The main attraction of this tour! They have an exhibition in the reconstructed castle and you can also take a look at the reproduced golden traditional tea ceremony room. Don’t forget to visit the observatory since the view is very beautiful and to visit a spot where you can wear costumes which samurai used to wear during a war.
What's Included
- Private Tour
- Tour Guide
- Necessary expenses for the guide during the tour
What's Not Included
- Estimated Costs of the Tour: 1000 JPY per Person
- Breakdown: Transportation: 0 JPY, Admission Fees: 1000 JPY, Meal costs: 0 JPY per Person
- Optional Experience Costs: 0 JPY per Person
Additional Information
Why not discovering the famous castle to the fullest! There are a bunch of tourists at Osaka Castle but most of them just watch the castle tower from outside of it, which is enjoyable enough but still remains a lot to discover. On this tour, you will learn the history and imagine the feeling samurai had when fighting for Osaka at the stake of their lives. There are many more things to explore Osaka Castle to your fullest such as a professional guide who will show you around the hot spots in the park and the view of the castle from the garden. Don’t forget to book your tour to discover Osaka Castle tour with your otomo guide! [Standard Tour Visit Spots] ・Osaka Museum of History ・Otemon ・Toyokuni Shrine ・Miraiza Osaka Castle ・Osaka Castle Museum ・Yamasatomaru
- All transportation costs, entrance fees, food and drink costs, etc. incurred at the visited spots, will be borne by the customer.
- Please come in comfortable clothing, as this tour involves a lot of walking.
- The tour begins and ends in different locations. If you would like to change the location of where the tour ends, please consult with your tour guide.
- If the weather is bad on the day, there is a possibility that the means of transportation, destinations, and routes may be changed.
- Please understand that tour spots might be changed to alternative spots in case of temporary closure.
- Some of the spots we will visit on the day do not accept credit cards. Please remember to bring cash.
- If you have booked a customized tour, your guide will contact you in advance to discuss the spots to be visited on the day of the tour.
- If you are unable to make it to the meeting point by the start time, there is a possibility that we might not be able to provide the full experience this tour has to offer, due to the time taken to get to the meeting point via public transport. Please ensure that you have ample time to get to the meeting point on time.
Location
Osaka Museum of History
Osaka Museum of History, in front of the entrance
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(27 Ratings)
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Erik
Jul 1, 2024
Friendly and helpful guide. - Very friendly and helpful tour guide. He adapted to our needs based on weather and hydration needs and made sure we got where we needed to be after the tour.
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E6892ojanaf
Jun 24, 2024
Amazing Rose - Rose was magnificent. She was vey knowledgeable and explained everything thoroughly. She even asked the castle staff to let me use their elevator due to my mobility problems.
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Alexry6364iy
Jun 21, 2024
A considerate, helpful guide - Michi was a very friendly and helpful guide! He even shared his takoyaki with me and waited patiently while I took forever to shop for souvenirs!
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907estebane
Jun 8, 2024
Knowledgeable and Accommodating! - I can't say enough good things about Joey our tour guide. He was so accommodating when our infant needed breaks and even escorted us back to our starting station. He would grab bags and do anything necessary to make sure we had the best experience possible. His knowledge was great and attitude was even better. Thank you Joey!
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Rijulbnrg
Jun 5, 2024
My trip to Osaka Castle and other relevant structures with Joey. - My Tour Guide Joey has been an absolute pleasure to be with. He is extremely informative and helpful. We had great chats the entire time and he helped me out with souvenir shopping and also making me understand the history of all the places we visited together. We also went to another Shrine which is related to the history of Osaka Castle which was not a part of the itinerary. He even dropped me to my hotel. Hope I get to meet him on my next trip to Japan.
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T7307rttheresam
May 27, 2024
Don’t wander be efficient - Really enjoyed the tour of the Osaka Museum and the Osaka Castle. It was nice to have the Osaka Castle ticket purchased at the museum so that we didn’t have to stand in a long line. Ma-Chan knew what we should see and how to do it efficiently.
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Aliceslab
Apr 9, 2024
Brilliant value for money - Hiroko Ohashi was an amazing guide. She shared with us so much knowledge. She is really passionate about Osaka and it was really great to interact with her. She really felt like a friend.
Through the museum tour she was able to recommend other activities for us to do and we went on to watch a Bunraku show after the tour!
It was a really lovely experience and such good value for money
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Adam_r
Jun 27, 2024
wasted money - I had booked a guided tour but a wrong month and their system is so cumbersome that it was not possible to go in and change or stop it, so wasted money, but the tour is surely very good
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Y6259wnadamr
Jun 21, 2024
couldn't change it or cancel it - I had booked a tour, but discovered that I had accidentally booked the wrong month. but i couldn't change it or cancel it, inside their website so it was wasted money. But I don't know if it's a good trip, I hope so
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Marianna_a
Mar 31, 2024
horible experience - the "tour" was the worst experience, the "guide" had no sign, we could nto find him. after spending 45 minutes trying to meet up with him, we succeeded just to find "an English tour guide" who spoke almost no English and did not tell us anythin. We laerned more just from reading the information in the displays of the museum and the castle. I contatcted Viator about our awful experience and they said "it is not our issue, its the tour operator", which is completely unacceptable as they are the business customers are booking through, getting info through, etc. Almost $170 down the drain + a lot of stress
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