Osaka Walking Tour: Explore Namba & Dotonbori

Embark on an exciting Osaka Kickstart Tour and uncover the city’s urban hotspots and hidden treasures. Choose from customized private tours or group tours and explore non-touristy areas, retro districts, traditional fish markets, and more. Get ready for a sensory overload and a great day out!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hozenji Yokocho - These elusive, winding cobblestone alleys are rich in character and tradition. The walls are adorned with Osaka’s historical depictions.
  • Dotonbori Tsuribori - A visit to Osaka’s Dotonbori River is essential and a highlight. This scenic area is surrounded by a plethora of diverse stores for your entertainment.
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What's Included
  • Private personalized tour or group tour with others
  • 1 can drink & 1 small side dish (likely 1 takoyaki ball)
  • Choose your hours: 3hrs, 4hrs, 5hrs, 7hrs
  • Tour on foot, with optional train or taxi (at your own expense)
What's Not Included
  • Entry tickets to any attractions
  • Transport Costs (normally none, or just 2 short rides of the train)
  • Food & Drink is not included (except for 1 drink & a small side dish)
Additional Information

Begin your Osaka walking adventure, day or night, with this tour featured on Channel 5’s popular series “Jane McDonald In Japan,” celebrated for its “authentic, quirky, and unfiltered glimpse of Osaka.”
Your local guide will enrich each location with personal anecdotes, historical insights, quirky facts, and a generous dose of enthusiasm and humor….

Location
2-chōme-2-8 Namba
Meet at Namba Subway station (Midosuji Line), exit 24, at the top of the stairs (its at the exact point at where the pin is on the map). Namba SUBWAY station is the very centre of Osaka.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Digby
Oct 7, 2025
Osaka done right 🙌 - Highly recommend this tour & we had an absolute blast with guide Rahat, probably the coolest dude in the business 😎👍. Showed us around a heap of great locations, including some really interesting spots hidden away from the general tourist crowds. His knowledge of the history & facts + his upbeat personality was impressive & appreciated. Great day 👏👏
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Noah_b
Oct 7, 2025
Definitely do this tour - Had a great time! Very informative! Wish I did it earlier to get all the great recommendations they had.
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Natalie_b
Oct 7, 2025
Private Osaka Walking Tour - My family and I really enjoyed our private walking tour around Osaka. James was great, and I would definitely recommend this tour to get a feel of Osaka in a day.
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Richardla1968
Oct 6, 2025
Walking tour of Osaka - Great tour led by Stephanie around the central area of Osaka which gave us a real flavour of what Osaka is really like. A really vibrant city quite different from Tokyo where we had been previously
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Paul_a
Oct 6, 2025
The tour was super... - The tour was super interesting & useful as we had just arrived in Osaka. Our guide Josh was very funny & friendly & he gave us many insights about the neighbourhood around Dotonbori which meant we were able to visit parts we would normally not have gone to. Highly recommend this tour especially if just arriving in Osaka. Did the evening tour which was especially awesome
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Megan_i
Oct 5, 2025
Very informative and... - Very informative and attentive guide! Great tour about places we normally wouldn't have noticed! Thank you!
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Anastasia_n
Oct 5, 2025
Great guided tour in the heart of Osaka - We had a great walking tour in Osaka with Mary! She was right on time and since we were the only guests, it felt like a private tour. Mary was super friendly and shared so many interesting stories about Osaka and Japan—I learned a lot, even at places we had already visited before. I wasn’t sure at first if I should join, but I’m really glad I did because I discovered so many unexpected things. We also got to enjoy tasty takoyaki and drinks, and Mary even took photos for us and shared them afterwards. Highly recommend!
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Zeina
Oct 5, 2025
Power walk your way though key hotspots on Osaka- highly recommend the 3 hour tour - Excellent short (3hr) walking tour with Radhat. Great taster of AmericaMura, Dotonbori and surrounds. Good pace and we were lucky to have a small group. Our tour guide was super knowledgeable and interesting. Complimentary drink and Takayoki thrown in which was a nice bonus. Highly recommend even though it was rainy.
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L1211bwsarahw
Oct 5, 2025
Well worth it - We had a great tour with Joseph and Bennett. They were very knowledgeable about the history of the sites and recommended spots off the beaten path. I recommend this tour!
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Dan_b
Oct 5, 2025
Very good introduction to Osaka - Mario was our very good tour guide for this Osaka experience! he was very interesting and involved us in all aspects of the tour. He has been living in Osaka for 13 years and was very knowledgable about the area. We would definitely recommend this to.ur to capture the feel of this city.
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From $32
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).