Our Osaka 2 Day Itinerary takes things a step further, and brings in many of the popular tourists destinations, as well as places with an interesting retro and old-school charm to them.
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Discovering the charms of Osaka
Osaka Castle, Kaiyukan, Karahori Len, Dotombori, and Namba
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We'll be kicking off the day at Osaka Castle (大阪城, Ōsaka-jō), a stunning reconstruction of this historically important Japanese castle (城, Shiro). Followed by checking out Karahori Len (からほり れん, Karahori Ren), a preserved residence turned mixed-use commercial complex. There, we'll also dig into some amazing chocolate at Ek Chuah (エク チュア, Eku Chua), a chocolate specialty shop and cafe.
Then we'll head over to Tanimachi 4-chome for lunch at Shuhari (手打ちそば 守破離 谷町), which serves handmade soba (蕎麦, Buckwheat noodles) in a stylish restaurant. Before heading off to the stunning Kaiyukan (海遊館), with its massive tanks and even a whale shark.
Lastly, we'll spend the night in the Namba area where we'll try out two of Osaka's must-try food souvenir shops, Rikuro's Cheesecake (りくろーおじさんの店, Rikurō Ojisan no Mise) and 551 Horai (551蓬莱). Then we'll grab dinner at Ajinoya (味乃家), one of the oldest and most popular okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) shops in Osaka. We'll then end off the night by doing the iconic Glico Man pose at the Ebisu-bashi Bridge, and strolling down the Dotonbori (道頓堀, Dōtonbori) area along the Tonbori Boardwalk.
Itinerary Details
Start off at Osaka Station
Recommended Time:
08:40
Head over to Osaka Castle
Est.
08:40
20 mins
5 mins
300m
Osaka Station
to
Higashi-Umeda Station
Tanimachi Line
Towards Yaominami Station
Osaka Metro
Higashi-Umeda Station
to
Temmabashi Station
5 mins
Take Exit 3
10 mins
800m
Temmabashi Station
to
Osaka Castle
Est.
09:10
1.5 hours
Osaka Castle (大阪城)
Marvel at this beautiful castle
Osaka Castle has a beautiful tenshu (天守, Main Keep) that stands in the middle of the bustling city, and is one of the most accessible castles in Japan. The castle, however, is not one of the twelve original castles (日本現存十二天守, Nihon Genzon Ju-ni Tenshu) in Japan, instead being a reproduction with a modern museum inside.
Take the train to Karahori Len
Est.
10:40
13 mins
7 mins
550m
Osaka Castle
to
Morinomiya Station
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
Towards Taisho Station
Osaka Metro
Morinomiya Station
to
Matsuyamachi Station
5 mins
Take Exit 3
1 min
80m
Matsuyamachi Station
to
Karahori Len
Est.
11:05
1 hour
Closed on Wed
Ek Chuah (エク チュア)
Take a chocolate break
Ek Chuah is a chocolatier that runs a chocolate-specialty cafe in their main shop at Karahori Len (からほり れん, Karahori Ren). Get plenty of chocolate-based desserts, and chocolate-based drink in this beautiful retro cafe. A wide variety of chocolates are available to choose from, including the sweeter milk chocolates, and the more bitter dark chocolates. You can even choose how thick you want your chocolate drinks, going as high as 3x thicker.
Est.
12:05
45 mins
Karahori Len (からほり れん)
Discover crafts and shops in Karahori Len
Len is an interesting mixed-use commercial complex with many indie shops with local crafts and items, as well as cafes within this historic complex. Len is housed within a set of buildings, three of which, the Omoya (母屋, main building), the kura (蔵, Warehouse), and the hyōmon (表門, main gate) are registered as a Tangible Cultural Property as part of the Komori Family Residence (小森家住宅, Komori-ke Jūtaku).
Walk over to Shuhari
Est.
12:50
11 mins
11 mins
950m
Karahori Len
to
Teuchisoba Shuhari Tanimachi
Est.
13:10
1 hour
Teuchisoba Shuhari Tanimachi (手打ちそば 守破離 谷町)
Try out some soba in a stylish restaurant
Teuchisoba Shuhari is a handmade soba (蕎麦, Buckwheat noodles) specialty shop that does the entire soba making process by hand in-house, from grinding of the buckwheat seeds, all the way up to the cutting of the noodles. So you get the absolute freshest soba, and that really comes through in each of the dishes.
Take the train to Kaiyukan
Est.
14:10
25 mins
3 mins
270m
Teuchisoba Shuhari Tanimachi
to
Tanimachi 4-chome Station
Chūō Line
Towards Cosmosquare Station
Osaka Metro
Tanimachi 4-chome Station
to
Osaka-ko Station
15 mins
Take Exit 2
7 mins
550m
Osaka-ko Station
to
Kaiyukan
Est.
14:45
2 hours
Kaiyukan (海遊館)
Discovering a whole new world
Head over to Namba
Est.
16:45
25 mins
7 mins
550m
Kaiyukan
to
Osaka-ko Station
Chūō Line
Towards Nagata Station
Osaka Metro
Osaka-ko Station
to
Hommachi Station
11 mins
Midosuji Line
Towards Nakamozu Station
Osaka Metro
Hommachi Station
to
Namba Station
3 mins
Take Exit 11
1 min
110m
Namba Station
to
551 Horai
Est.
17:20
15 mins
551 Horai (551蓬莱)
Try out Osaka's famous nikuman
551 Horai is a nikuman (肉まん, Steamed meat bun) specialty shop that is one of Osaka's most popular food omiyage (お土産, Souvenir). Most of their stalls are typically takeout stands, selling their butaman, either freshly steamed or in a frozen form.
Est.
18:35
30 mins
Rikuro's Cheesecake (りくろーおじさんの店)
Get some cheesecake to-go
One of Osaka's most famous food omiyage (お土産, Souvenir), Rikuro's Cheesecake is a fluffy cheesecake specialty shop that serves up freshly baked light cheesecakes.
Est.
19:05
1.5 hours
Closed on Mon
Okonomiyaki Ajinoya (味乃家)
Queue up for one of Osaka's most popular okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is one of the signature dishes of Osaka, and it's no wonder that okonomiyaki restaurants are a dime a dozen. Ajinoya, however, often appears on many okonomiyaki recommendations, and also has a Michelin Bib Gourmand (ミシュランビブグルマン, Mishuran Bibu Guruman) award.
Est.
20:35
1 hour
Dotonbori (道頓堀)
Do the Glico Man Pose and walk down Tonbori Boardwalk
Part of the Minami (みなみ, Minami) district, and bordered by Shinsaibashi in the north, and Namba in the south.
End off at Namba Station
Est.
21:35
難波駅
Namba Station
NK
01
南海本線
Nankai Main Line
NK
01
高野線
Koya Line
M20
御堂筋線
Midosuji Line
S16
千日前線
Sennichimae Line
Y15
四つ橋線
Yotsubashi Line
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