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Osaka Castle & Samurai History Guided Tour

Name: Osaka Castle & Samurai History Guided Tour
Brand: Waug
SKU: 162612
Price: 67.41 USD
Availability: InStock

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Duration: 3 hours
1 person
Meeting at the designated location
Mobile voucher
Use only on the selected date
Cancellation available
English

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Highlights

Explore Osaka Castle with an English-speaking guide and learn its history from Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the Tokugawa shogunate. See defensive features such as the massive stone walls, moats and gates, and with options that include the main tower, tour the museum exhibits with commentary before taking in the view of Osaka from the observation floor. Choose what suits your schedule and interests, from a 90-minute small-group main tower highlights tour to private tours adding the castle park, the Osaka Museum of History or the stone wall museum.

Program

Follow 400 years of Osaka Castle history
with a guide

Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a symbol of his power during the unification of Japan. Listen to your guide explain how the Toyotomi clan fell in the Siege of Osaka and how the Tokugawa shogunate later rebuilt the castle on an even grander scale.

See the massive stone walls, moats and gates

Beyond the main tower, explore the massive stone walls, defensive gates and moats as your guide shows how the castle was designed and rebuilt through different periods of Japanese history.

Tour the main tower museum and go up to the observation floor

The current main tower was rebuilt in 1931 with donations from the people of Osaka and houses a museum on Osaka Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the samurai era. With options that include the main tower, tour the exhibits with your guide’s commentary, then enjoy a panoramic view of modern Osaka from the upper floor.

Depending on your option, explore the park and museums

The main tower highlights tour lasts about 90 minutes. Private options allow more time for questions, and you can choose courses that walk longer through the castle park or add the stone wall museum or the Osaka Museum of History. The option without the main tower is a guided walk around Osaka Castle Park.

※ The route, duration (1.5–3 hours) and places included vary by option.
※ Osaka Castle can be crowded, especially on weekends and holidays.

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Information

What's Included

Professional English-speaking guide
Guided Osaka Castle tour according to the selected option
Osaka Castle Museum admission for options including the castle tower
Osaka Museum of History admission if the museum option is selected

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Round-trip transportation from the meeting point

How To Use

Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.
Meet the guide holding a yellow sign with the DeepExperience logo at the meeting point for your option.
Valid only on the selected date and time.

Meeting point (Main tower highlights & stone wall museum options) :
In front of the Zannen-ishi stone monument
1-1 Osakajo, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

Meeting point information:
Look for the guide with a yellow sign in front of Zannen-ishi, located just below the Osaka Castle main tower.

Meeting point (Castle park options) :
In front of Lawson S Otemae Rest House
Osakajo, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

Meeting point information:
Meet in front of Lawson S Otemae Rest House near Banbacho.

Meeting point (Osaka Museum of History option) :
In front of the Osaka Museum of History ticket office
4-1-32 Otemae, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

Meeting point information:
Meet the guide with a yellow sign in front of the Osaka Museum of History ticket office.

Please check the meeting point and time specified on your voucher before use.Please check the meeting point and time specified on your voucher before use.

※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.