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Osaka Free Walking Tour - The Official

Duration: 2h and 30min
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Registered on February 24, 2020

The official Osaka Free Walking Tour. Professional English speaking guide. History, fun facts, food, culture, what are you waiting for!? Free walking tours in Osaka, come join us for a walk! **MAKE SURE TO DIRECT MESSAGE US HERE TO FIND OUT WHEN THE LATEST TOURS FOR THE WEEK ARE SCHEDULED! THANK YOU! **

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  • No minimum number of attendees
    No minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Join the official Osaka Free Walking Tour and you will find out why Osaka is called the “Kitchen of Japan”, you will learn about the unique Otaku culture and will travel back in time to the beginning of 20th century visiting the old New World of Osaka. During this 2 to 2,5 hour trip, we will take a walk through Dotonbori street with its huge billboards, hundreds of restaurants and food stalls selling local foods including the famous Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki. Then we will pass through Kuromon market, a traditional Japanese market offering different foods with a great choice of seafood. For Manga and Anime fans the Nipponbashi DenDen town would be a paradise on earth with its numerous shops specializing in selling manga, anime goods, figurines, etc. We will see the famous maids, girls wearing maid uniforms trying to get new customers into one of the many maid cafes in the area. The tour will end in Shinsekai , the New World, with its Tsutenkaku, the Osaka Eiffel tower, Kushikatsu and Billiken , the God of wealth and money. 

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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    1chme816 Nanba Chku Osaka 5420076 Japan
    1chme816 Nanba Chku Osaka 5420076 Japan
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    The guide will hold an Osaka Free Walking Tour Sign, same as in our logo. Outside exit 15B (NOT B15) of Namba Metro (NOT JR) station on ground level. Exit 15B will be next to Namba HIPS.

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Dotonbori Glico Sign
  • 2
    Outside visit
    dotonbori
  • 3
    Outside visit
    Kuromon Market
  • 4
    Outside visit
    Nipponbashi Denden Town
  • 5
    Outside visit
    shinsekai

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

110 ratings
4.7
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Professionalism
4.69
Fun
4.51
Expression
4.59
Quality
4.55
Route
4.55
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Galen 24 Mar 2024
Nanaimo

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Travelled in couple - Mar 2024
Masa was a great guide, funny and informative. The route went through several main areas of Osaka and we were given good history and recommendations of each.
Stewart 20 Mar 2024

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Travelled in couple - Mar 2024
Top notch! Great guide to the city, culture and vibe of the city!
Anna 06 Mar 2024
Denmark

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Travelled alone - Mar 2024
Masa was very fun and nice. I also met a lot of other nice people attending the event and we ended up continuing to go to some more places which Masa had recommended! Overall a really good experience!
Yong 04 Mar 2024
Guangzhou

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Travelled alone - Mar 2024
good tour good guide
LORENZO 02 Mar 2024
Brussels

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Travelled alone - Mar 2024
The tour was a useful and interesting introduction to Osaka, however, I would have preferred it to focus more on history as well as on certain peculiar traits and features about the city, such as Anime.
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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.

What should you know?

Minimum of attendees
There is no minimum number of people required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Only cash payment is accepted.
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