15 Best Day Trips from Osaka

“Our guide Harry, was great. he told us many interesting stories. we had option with dinner which was in Japanese restaurant, and was very tasty, even my 10yo son ate (almost) everything.”

“The staff was great! Everyone was lovely. The experience was just enough to get out the city & try something new. It was fun but peaceful.”

“Seriously, this trip was incredible! We had such a fantastic time and everything was so well run. Our tour guide, Nick, was a comedian and a historian—super knowledgeable but also really fun and engaging. If you want a genuine Japan experience outside of the main…”

“Perfect fall day! The temples were stunning and so were the leaves changing fall colors. Loved the scenic walk from waterfall to next temple. Warren was a great guide!”

“Though the guide had rough english, overall it was fun trip. We had fun feeding birds, looking at local specialties and enjoying the views. I'd say it was a great trip overall.”

“Our host Lily was a gracious, friendly and knowledgeable guide. Our tour bus driver was smooth and accomodations comfortable. This tour turned a difficult to plan day trip into a breeze, especially since we were staying in namba and other public transport options started quite…”

“It's a full day of tour. Wish we had more time in each stop, but understand that in order to go to all the spots, it has to be done this way. Alex, our tour guide was awesome. Very attentive, helpful, friendly, and also humorous.…”

“This was a wonderful experience! Our guide, Ichi, was so knowledgeable, helpful and kind. His English was excellent. If he did not know the answer to a question he made the effort to find out. I recommend this tour 100 percent! It was a lot…”

“I’m giving this a mixed review. First— the tour guide (named Taka) was great—he gets five stars. He was friendly, fun, informative—tops. The sites we visited also get five stars. The castle is beautiful. The onsen was relaxing. The scenery grRead more”

“Toshi was an excellent guide! He took us to several spots on the way to the waterfall that were unique, local favorites. He was extremely personable and made sure we had fun together. Minoh falls and Katsuoji were beautiful and having Toshi there only improved…”

“Very interesting thoroughly enjoyable took lots of photos and tour guide Saiko very knowledgable and friendly”

“Ich hatte den Tagesausflug auf Englisch gebucht. Kurz vor Beginn unseres Trips habe ich mir nochmal die Bewertungen angesehen und gelesen, dass bereits jemand von seinen Erfahrungen berichtet hat, dass trotz der englischsprachigen Buchung alles auf Chinesisch stattgefunden hat. Dies kann ich bestätigen. Ich war…”

“The tour ran efficiently, though the initial meetup was a little confusing as there are two pickup points, Osaka and Kyoto. I was in Kyoto, but received a message from the tour operator about the Osaka meetup. The sites were beautiful, but I had trouble…”

“this tour was really great. it is somewhat of a long ride via bus and train to get there but having the guide to navigate it eliminated all the stress. we absolutely loved the tour if katsuo-ji temple in december. the weather was perfect. the…”

“Excellent services, Mr. Akihito Yabuuchi drove a very comfortable A/C with his assistance, Ms. Chen (provided excellent language service, very helpful for us) accompanied our family (5 senior adults) for this guided tour. They took care of us iRead more”