Duration: | 3 Day(s) - 2 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
3 day tour to Osaka
Day 1: Departure from home country
Day 2: Arrival / Osaka
In the early morning tourists take super-speed train from Tokyo to Osaka. It takes 3 hours to Shin-Osaka. After arriving Osaka they eat lunch. The two largest shopping districts are Umeda in the north and Namba in the south. The Umeda area (also known as Kita) is served by JR Osaka Station and Umeda Station, while the Namba area (also known as Minami) is served by Namba Station. Both areas have large concentration of department stores, shopping arcades and some of Japan's most extensive underground shopping malls. Tourists take a look at these two areas and go shopping for souveniors. Then in the late afternoon they go to hotel.
Day 3: Osaka Castle / Tokyo
After breakfast they go to Osaka Castle by train. The Osaka Castle was built in the end of the 16th century by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a well-known warlord who brought the whole country under his rule in the late 16th century. It has been burned down in a series of battles in the 17th century, and reconstructed later. In the north of Osaka Castle, there is Sakura-no-miya-koen Park at Sakura-no-miya on the east bank of Okawa River.. They enjoy a beautiful view. In the afternoon they return to Osaka station to take super-speed train to Tokyo.
Rates include:
-Accommodation
-Transportation and transfers
-English speaking guide
-1 bottle of mineral water per day
Rates do not include:
-Flights (from home country to Japan)
-Meals except described
-Alcoholic beverages
-Travel insuarance
-Tips and portage