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Deep Backstreet Osaka Tours: Explore Ghetto, Retro Zone, Redlight District and More
4.9
1,035 Ratings
Osaka
Discover the ghetto, retro zone, yakuza, redlight district, illegal gambling dens and the intriguing neighbourhoods of Osaka with your quirky, knowledgeable & affable tour guide.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- During this award winning tour (No. 1 walking tour in the whole of Japan in 2019/2020) you’ll taste delicious local food at two different street run, family stalls.
- See bizarre & outlandish shops in the Osaka retro zone
- Delve into a network of old, twisting, narrow alleys full of charm
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Enter an astonishing abandoned houses zone
-Set foot in Osaka’s most important, but unknown, place of worship - Explore a unique, historical red light district with links to the yukuza.
- Venture into the intriguing ghetto area with a controversial past.
- Option Dinner: Taste authentic Osaka “soul food” at an izakaya you’ll never find on other tours. Tonpeiyaki, Kaarage, Nikudofu, Yakitori & includes desserts. This food is as local as you could ever find! It’s a vegetarian friendly too.
Points of Interest
- Nishinari Dobutsuen-mae Deep Osaka Street
What's Included
- Post-tour assistance for local entertainment
- Included dinner
- Food stall taste testing experience
What's Not Included
- Drinks at restaurant no included but very reasonable prices for all drinks.
Location
FamilyMart MYS Daikokucho Station
Meet at Daikokucho Station (Midosuji Line), Exit 1, at the top of the stairs (In front of "Family Mart" Convenience store.
Note: Only 1 stop away from Namba station. Only 6 stops away from Umeda station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kettrade1
Aug 18, 2024
Outstanding Walking Tour of Osaka - Highly recommend this tour. Nice variety of Shrine tour, food tasting, general background knowledge of the area, some red light spots too. Very well balanced and entertaining.
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Meldills
Aug 13, 2024
Really important cultural experience and great tour guide. - A very appreciated, enjoyed (the people we met at dinner were amazing!), and important cultural experience but well, maybe not for the faint of heart. The "grit" of Japan to balance out its zen gardens. Our guide was just so amazing. A real local. He really knew how to showcase the colourful culture of his city. He took the time to show us the intricacies of it and answer our questions. Dinner with the locals.... just fabulous! We got to go to one of those spots a tourist would just never know was there! True local experience and flavour. The people were so warm and friendly and the food was amazing (and very plentiful!). Highly recommend! Just really know what you are getting into!
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Andy_a
Aug 6, 2024
Fun way to explore Osaka - Fun and educational. Adam was a great guide and it was a cool way to explore and navigate Osaka and see areas you may not normally visit in the city
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Odyssey32176371079
Aug 4, 2024
Walk and learn - A great tour with tips and knowledge that is not obvious to us tourists. I am very glad I took the tour and regret not also adding the dinner as you can’t change your mind later.
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Jonas_a
Jul 27, 2024
Highly memorable! - I was originally recommended this tour by a friend and the tour did only exceed my expectations.
Brian was the best tour guide, walking us through the history of the spots we passed by, as well as giving us a context for the locations based in the Japanese culture. This trip was my third time in Japan and the guide showed me things I surely would have missed on my own.
All in all, a memorable experience and a great contrast to the temple and castle tours.
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Jenny_d
Jul 19, 2024
Osaka: After Dark Edition - This tour really ‘opens the kimono’ on Osaka’s edgy side and gives great insights into some of the lesser known sides of the culture. Tommy was fun and kept everyone engaged with his awesome story telling! This was one of the highlights of my time in Japan, I definitely recommend it.
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Kanga_downunda
Jul 16, 2024
First night tour - Great experience thoroughly enjoyed by all. Easy level stroll around town and would recommend for singles or groups..
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Elisabeth_b
Jul 15, 2024
Big recommendations - Adam was great, we had so much fun and learned a lot! It was very interesting to get to know the other side of japan or osaka
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Micheal_w
Jul 14, 2024
Awesome, interesting and fun - Our tour guide was so knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We had a great time and also had fun with our group of people. Definitely recommend taking this tour.
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Tracy_m
Aug 22, 2024
Missed it - Unfortunately we got our dates mixed up and miss it. I'm sure it would have been as good as the other experiences we booked
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