Excursion to Osaka - hotel in Tokyo.

06:30 Breakfast at the hotel in Tokyo.
07.15 Independent transfer to Shinagawa station in Tokyo.

08.07 Shinkansen superexpress Nozomi 207 in Osaka (both ways are included in the cost of the tour).

10.33 Arrival at Shin-Osaka. Meeting with the guide on the platform by the train car.

10.45 Excursion to Osaka, the third largest city in Japan (entrance included). The history of Osaka goes back centuries as it is one of the oldest ports in Japan. You will visit the Osaka Castle, the museum, climb to the observation deck of the watch tower. The city on the site of modern Osaka appeared long before the emergence of Kyoto and Tokyo. Then it was called Naniwa. Under this name, this place has been known since the end of the 4th century, when Emperor Ojin built here the first city in the country, in the center of which stood the imperial palace, surrounded by ramparts and moats. Since the 15th century it has been called Osaka. The heyday of the city occurred under the shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the legendary Japanese military commander of the 16th century. He managed to put an end to the feudal fragmentation of the country, subjugating the previously hostile clans to his power. In fact, having become the ruler of all Japan in 1582, he decided to make Osaka his residence, and the construction of Osaka Castle begins the next year. It is almost entirely made of stone, the first stone structure of this scale in Japan. About 30,000 people were involved in the grand project. In the masonry of the walls of 11 stones weighing more than 100 tons. The largest of them is the Octopus Stone (Tako-ishi) weighs 140 tons. The castle has five floors; three more underground levels go deep into the embankment.

13.30 Lunch in one of the Japanese restaurants (payment on the spot).

15:00 Osaka is located in the Gulf of the Pacific Ocean. On the shore of Osaka Bay is one of the world’s largest Oceanarium, which represents the life of the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. Visit the shopping and entertainment district of the old center of Osaka - Dotombori. The tour will end with an ascent on a glazed escalator to the second highest (after the Mori Tower in Tokyo, 248 m) in the country, the outdoor observation deck of the Umeda Sky Bilding building with a height of 173 m. A magnificent view of the evening city, the Yodogawa River with countless bridges. The Umeda Sky Building is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city. The skyscraper consists of two 40-storey towers connected at the top by bridges and an escalator crossing a peculiar atrium in the center.

Alternatively, for an additional fee, you can climb to the observation deck of the tallest skyscraper in Japan, 300 m high Abeno Harukas. If time permits, you can look at the city from above from the Ferris wheel near the Oceanarium, go to the Nippon Basi electronic street, ride the Santa Maria caravel, which runs from the Oceanarium along the bay (additional entrance tickets are paid).

18.15 Arrival at Osaka Station. The guide escorts you to the train car.

18.37 Shinkansen superexpress Nozomi 48 in Tokyo.

21.06 Arrival in Tokyo at Shinagawa Station. Self-transfer by taxi to the hotel.

21:45 Return to the hotel in Tokyo. Independent dinner.