Osaka - Japan One day Trip Itinerary
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DAY 2 – Osaka
Summary
Time | Places | Travel | Duration |
07:00 | Wake up and refresh Buy ticket on every metro trip or Osaka Metro Daily pass, Klook | ||
08:00 | Kuromon Market | Walk | 4 mins |
09:30 | Osaka Castle | Train | 33mins |
11:30 | Tsutenkaku Tower in Shinsekai | Train | |
16:00 | Hotel | Train | |
17:00 | Dontonbori | Walk | 3-4mins |
Prepare for next day
1. Check JR Card Activation Location and timing
Details
1. Kuromon Ichiba Market
Walk 4 minutes from Hotel to Kuromon Ichiba Market for breakfast and tour the market
Opening Hour | Stalls usually Open around 8 - 9am. Best to visit before 11am to get freshest buy! Close at 6pm. |
How to go | |
2. Osaka Castle
After that take train to Osaka Castle (about 33 minute ride)
Opening Hour | 9:00am - 5:00pm (4:40 pm last admission) |
Ticket | - Castle Tower: 600yen - Nishinomaru Garden: 200yen (Closed on Mondays (or following day if Monday is a national holiday) |
How to go | - Walk to Nippombashi Station - Take Sakaisuji Line to Sakaisuji Hommachi Station - Change to Chuo Line - Align at Tanimachiyonchome Station |
3. Tsutenkaku Tower & Shinsekai
After visit Osaka Castle, take train to Tsutenkaku Tower & Shinsekai (both at the same place)
Tsutenkaku Tower
The "Tsutenkaku Tower" is a landmark tower of Osaka and registered as a national tangible cultural property. If you go to the golden observation platform where you can have an entire view of the hustle and bustle of Osaka, you will meet the “Billiken” statue that is said to bring good fortune to those who touched the soles of his feet.
The original tower was built in July 1912 as a symbol of an entertainment facility called Luna Park, and was made to look like the Eiffel Tower was on top of the Arc de Triomphe. It measured about 75 meters tall and was the tallest building in the East at the time, with the name literally meaning “a tall building leading to the heavens.” Due to a fire in January 1943, the original Tsutenkaku was dismantled. Later in 1956, the 2nd Tsutenkaku was rebuilt with the backing of the local residents. The 2nd tower was 108 meters tall, including the lightning rod. The designer was Tachu Naito, who was also the designer of Tokyo Tower which was being built during the same period. In recent years the tower continued to evolve as it added a special outdoor observation platform and the Tower Slider.
Opening Hour | 10am - 8pm (7:40pm last admission) |
Ticket | 900 yen |
How to go | - Walk to Tanimachiyonchome Station or Morinomiya station - Take Chuo Line to Sakaisuji Hommachi Station - Change to Sakaisuji Line - Align at Ebisucho Station |
Website |
Shinsekai
Shinsekai (新世界, lit. "New World") is a district in Osaka that was developed before the war and then neglected in the decades afterwards. At the district's center stands Tsutenkaku Tower, the nostalgia-evoking symbol of Shinsekai.
The area was developed into its current layout following the success of the 1903 National Industrial Exposition, which brought over five million people to the neighborhood within just five months. Shortly after the expo closed its doors, work began to improve and update Shinsekai.
Things to do Shinsekai:
a. Eat Kushikatsu
One of Osaka's best known specialties. Many of Shinsekai's kushikatsu restaurants are open 24 hours.
Try kushikatsu Daruma with Google rating of 4.1
Opening Hour | 10:00am – 8:00pm |
Ticket | Start from 1,200 yen (depends which you are going) |
How to go | Walk from Tsutenkaku |
Website |
4. Back to hotel to leave our things, proceed to Dontonbori
Walk around for drug stores and foods! If you do not know what to eat? Open up google map and see the ratings and comments! I would suggest for high rating (<3.9) with more than 100 comments!
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