Osaka in 3 days: kuidaore — eat until you drop. Japan's street food capital where the Glico Man runs and 1,200 sacred deer bow for crackers in the ancient capital next door.
The mechanical crab, the Glico Man, giant puffer fish signs — 500m of pure Osaka.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideOctopus balls with okonomiyaki sauce and bonito flakes — the snack that defines this city.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide580 stalls since 1822 — the professional chef's market where you can eat while you shop.
Osaka's savory pancake grilled at your table — pork belly and cabbage with sauce and mayo.
The canal at night with all competing signs at maximum intensity — the most visual hour in Japan.
Hideyoshi's 1583 fortress — the finest castle park in Japan with massive stone moat walls.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe district that time forgot — Coney Island meets Paris in 1912 Japan. Billiard halls intact.
Deep-fried skewers at the 1929 original — the sacred rule: one dip only in the shared sauce.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideRub the God of Things-as-They-Ought-to-Be's feet for luck. The most Japanese observation deck.
Japan's first capital (710 AD) with 1,200 sacred deer bowing for crackers in the park.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe Daibutsu cast in 743 AD using Japan's entire bronze production. Still breathtaking.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideBronze and stone lanterns from 768 AD in Japan's most ancient protected forest.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideGrill your own wagyu kalbi and beef tongue on tabletop charcoal — the most social meal in Japan.