Osaka 1 Day Tour

   Enjoy a full day tour of Osaka. With a population of 2.5 million, Osaka is  Japan's third largest and second most important city. It has been the economic  powerhouse of the Kansai region for many centuries. Visit both historical sites and places of modern significance are visited for your day out in Osaka.

   Tour Highlights Include:

Osaka Castle 
Osaka Museum of History 
Shitenno-ji Temple 
Matsushita Electric Hall of Science and Technology (Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri tours only) 
Sanyo Museum (Sun, Mon, Sat tours only) 
Suita Brewery of Asahi Breweries, Ltd 
Expo Commemoration Park

   PLEASE NOTE:
   English, Chinese & Korean audio tape provided in this tour. 
   An assistant who speaks English will accompany you, but will not act as your guide.

   Osaka Castle 
Osaka-jo, the largest castle in Japan, has eight floors within and stands 55 meters high. Toyotomi Hideyoshi intended the castle to become the center of a new, unified Japan. However, a few years after Hideyoshi's death in 1615, Tokugawa troops attacked and  destroyed the castle. Osaka Castle was rebuilt by Tokugawa Hidetada in the 1620s, but its main castle tower was struck by lightening in 1665 and burnt down. It was not until 1931 that the present reconstruction of the castle was built. Major repair works gave the castle new glamor in 1997. Inside the castle is a museum that documents Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life and the history of the castle.

   Only tours on Tuesdays, go inside the castle tower. On all other days, castle is viewed from the outside only.