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Osaka

3 Days in Osaka

9Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumChuo

Osaka Castle

The castle keep and its moats and park.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Osaka Castle

    Osaka Castle

  3. 19:00
    2 h

    Takoyaki and okonomiyaki in Dotonbori

    Food

    Dotonbori

Day 2Day TripFullNara

Nara

The Great Buddha and the deer park, 40 minutes by train.

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Day 3City DayFullNamba

Kuromon Market · Shinsekai

Osaka's kitchen: seafood, wagyu skewers and fruit. Retro streets under Tsutenkaku tower, with fried skewers.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Kyoto

Kiyomizu-dera and the torii gates of Fushimi Inari, 30 minutes by train.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Himeji Castle

The White Heron Castle, 35 minutes by bullet train.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Koyasan

Mountain temple town and the Okunoin cemetery, about 2 hours by train and cable car.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Sakai's Kofun Tombs

Japan's largest keyhole burial mound, 20 minutes south.

Half Day

Kaiyukan Aquarium

One of the world's largest aquariums, with whale sharks.

Half Day

Shitennoji

One of Japan's oldest temples.

When to Go

This version is for Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Sep (266 mm), driest Jan (70 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER