Osaka Castle

07:00 - Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 - In the morning, a guide awaits you in the hotel lobby and an excursion to the city of Osaka on a comfortable bus!
Osaka is Japan's second largest city.

During the tour you will visit:

Osaka Castle is a symbol of the city. In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose a city to build his castle and the city would probably become the next capital of Japan if Tokugawa Ieyasu did not complete the era of the Toyotomi clan and did not move the capital after Hideyoshi's death to remote Edo (Tokyo).
Osaka Castle (1586, destroyed and reconstructed in the 17th century, restored in reinforced concrete in 1931). And in 1997, the castle was reconstructed - elevators appeared in it, scenes from the history of Japan are shown on large screens. The facade of the building has been completely renovated. Currently, the castle houses a museum. Here are documents about Hideyoshi's life, as well as the long history of the castle.
Around Osaka Castle is a park. Sakura trees, abundantly growing in the park, paint in spring the banks of the ditches dug around the castle in pale pink. In autumn, the park turns into red-yellow colors. You will take a walk around this colorful corner of Japan. Quite often, various exhibitions of folk art are held here.

Umeda Sky building

Japan has an amazing combination of antiquity and modern progress.
You will feel it when you see the high-rise building Umedo, go up to the observation deck. Umedo Building is the seventh tallest building in the Japanese city of Osaka, one of the most recognizable landmarks of the city (173 meters high, 40 floors) connected at the top by an "air garden".
It consists of two main towers that are connected to each other by the "Floating Garden Observatory" on the 39th floor. Takimi-koji restaurant alley, an exact replica of an early Japanese street. The connection of the two office towers with high aisles has led to elegance not found in other high-rise buildings. Also in this way provides increased earthquake resistance of the structure. You will go up to the observation deck of the Umedo Sky Building - you will have breathtaking views of the whole city! Osaka is the personification of modern Japan, striving for a dynamic future. All this creates features of the rapid pace of life of the city, which is also called "Japanese cuisine". So they began to call him not only for the constant fussiness of its inhabitants, but also for the fact that in numerous restaurants you can eat very tasty and varied.

13:00 - Lunch at a local restaurant. The guide will help you with the menu choice.

Namba area

14:00 - Continuation of the tour.

You will visit the Namba District. The central part of the modern city of Osaka is divided by riverbeds into two districts: northern (whale) and southern (minami). Umeda is the shopping and entertainment center of the northern region, Namba is the southern. These opposite areas are connected among themselves by one of the central highways of the city - Midoshu-ji. Namba includes the neighborhoods of Dotombori, Sennitimae, Shinsaibashi. Here is the new building of the Kabuki Theater, the National Bunraku Puppet Theater.

Sennitimae are theaters, cinemas and shops that stretch in a straight line on both sides of the street.
Located along the Dotombory canal is the city’s largest entertainment district, a real paradise for gourmets and lovers of a noisy feast. An evening stroll through the sparkling Dotombori advertising lights resembles participating in a colorful festival.

Shinsaibashi - Osaka's main shopping center

Shinsaibashi is the main shopping center of Osaka, large department stores lure buyers with regular sales.

18:00 - Return to the hotel.