KANSAI Tourism Bureau and JTB Australia presents

Unforgettable Day Experience Program in Osaka

A myriad of vibrant local cultures and activities, all within a short reach

Description 

If you are coming to Osaka for EXPO2025, it would make sense to spend 2 nights and parts of three days in Osaka.

You will find easily spend a day in Yumeshima Island for the site of EXPO2025 and other day with this program which makes you could forget feeling bored.

Itinerary

10:00-11:30       Discover Noh! Experience Programs

Noh is a masked drama built around a structure that combines chant (utai) and instrumental music (hayashi) with movement based on stylized kinetic units (kata). Noh, which flourished back in the Muromachi Period, is said to be the oldest existing art of stage performance in the world, and is a Japanese traditional art that has been declared UNESCO’s intangible cultural asset. Ohtsuki Noh Theatre makes efforts to spread the charm of Noh by presenting not only traditional pieces but also newly-written Noh plays. Please come and have an experience.

12:30-13:30       Lunch at Tennoji & Abeno Station

Popular spot Tennoji, Abeno area located in south more than Osaka Namba!
Abeno Harukas, the tallest building in Japan, and Abeno Q’s Mall, one of the largest mall-type shopping centres in Osaka, are very popular spots!

MIYAKO CITY Osaka Tennoji Hotel –  The Sky Restaurant

The restaurant offer a buffet style dining with menus featuring Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes based on the concept of seeking the effective cooking methods and combinations that enhance the “”nutritional values in foods”” and bringing out the “”UMAMI flavor,”” the secret of delicious dishes.

14:00-15:00       Harukasu 300 Observation Deck

The observation deck offering 360 views of Osaka from the 60th floor.  The views are spectacular. Stop reading another review and go experience it for yourself. Allocate about 60 minutes.

15:30-16:30       Samurai & Ninja Experience

Enjoying an one hour private course

Experience includes:  (1) Seiza and bow  (2) Explanation of the sword  (3) Change into Kimono  (4) Practice basic Katana and movements of the sword fight  (5) Practice standing around  (6) Film the fight scene  (7) Take a commemorative photo

17:30-19:00       The Sumo Hall Hirakuza – Sumo show experience in Namba

Osaka has now created an all-new experience-based entertainment show hall themed on Japan’s national sport: sumo. Held on a ring specially set up for the show, this exhibition features impressive performances from former wrestlers.