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Osaka Local Foodie Walking Tour in Dotonbori and Shinsekai

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Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours 30 minutes

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Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity.

◼︎Feel the nostalgia of the past in Shinsekai with your palate with local foods such as Kushikatsu◼︎

This 3-hour food journey will start with visiting the Shinto shine in Shinsekai. You will see an old busy commercial district with the Tsutenkaku Tower as the symbol of this area.

◼︎Step in time as your guide takes you through a food alley from the past◼︎

You wouldn't believe how much you can explore in this narrow alley which is only 1.2m in width.

◼︎Stuff yourself like you mean it at Dotonbori, the "nation's kitchen" with local foods like okonomiyaki and takoyaki◼︎

Dotonbori has been the symbol of Osaka for a long time! Historically a merchant city and during the Edo period, it served as a center for the rice trade.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.

All ages are welcome on this tour.

You do not need to cover the cost of the guide’s food and drinks.

Japan's climate has become more extreme, with summer temperatures reaching up to 40°C (110°F) and winter lows dropping to -5°C (20°F). Please prepare accordingly for the tour.

Gluten-free and Vegan CANNOT be accommodated on this tour.

For a vegetarian course, please choose the option upon booking, or request in advance, by the day before at latest. ※Request made on the tour day cannot be accommodated.

At the Kushikatsu (Deep-fired skewers) spot, dashi (pork broth) is still used even in the vegetarian Kushikatsu. If you're not able to consume dashi, kindly let us know in advanced so that we can prepare other vegetarian dishes.

Please inform us at least one day before the tour if you have any dietary requests or allergies to mention.※ Requests made on the tour day cannot be accommodated. Please kindly understand that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free meals, accommodation of dietary restrictions or the substitutions, as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to us.

This tour may visit places where smoking is allowed. Please note that we might not be able to change the tour venues in this case.

Out of respect for all guests and to ensure the best experience for everyone, the tour will start on time. You will not be able to join the tour, receive a refund, or reschedule if you arrive late and miss the group.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

3 drinks (Both alcohol and non-alcohol available)

1 piece of Okonomiyaki (a Japanese pancake-like delicacy with toppings)

1 box of Takoyaki ( a round, fried food made from batter, tender octopus and other ingredients)

6 pieces of Kushikatsu (a Japanese dish of deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables)

3 hrs with a MagicalTrip certified local Guide

Transportation fees (180JPY)

What To Expect

1

Shinsekai

This 3-hour food journey will start with a visit to the Shinto shrine in Shinsekai. You will learn how Shinto is related to the lives of Japanese people at this shrine, which millions visit every New Year season! As you step into the heart of Shinsekai, you'll encounter an old bustling commercial district with the Tsutenkaku Tower as its symbol. Over 60 years ago, when this 103-meter observation tower was built, it caused great excitement among the people of Osaka. Enjoying Kushi-katsu in the center of Shinsekai before heading to Dotonbori, you'll feel the nostalgic atmosphere of this town!

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable
2

Tsutenkaku

Take photos in front of Tsutenkaku in Shinsekai The official character of Tsutenkaku Tower is “Billiken”. It is known as a tourist attraction and symbol tower of Osaka. The name “Tsutenkaku” means “a tall building that reaches to the heavens”[ and was named by Meiji-era Confucian scholar Fujisawa Nangaku.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Vegetarian Course

Vegetarian Course: ※Pork broth is still used for Kushikatsu. Vegan/Gluten free is not available. Please add remarks for any allergies you have.

Regular Course

Regular course: Vegan/Gluten free is not available. Please add remarks for any allergies you have.

Reviews

4.84

879 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Our Kyoto foodie walking...

    Peter M,

    Aug 16, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Our Kyoto foodie walking tour with Hide was fantastic. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the experience both fun and informative. We learned so much about the city and culture, and the food was delicious. Highly recommend!

  • Eating Fast Foods in Osaka

    Ingrid K,

    Aug 1, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    We ate a lot of fried foods at mediocre fast food places. We would have liked to experience more variety in the food preparations.

  • Well intentioned guide bur not a foodie tour

    Amy R,

    May 25, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    Hiro was very nice and shared a lot about day-to-day Japanese culture. He’s still getting his sea legs as a tour guide. It would have been good to learn more about the cultural info surrounding the food we ate and temple and shrine we visited. We also only got to eat 2 of the 3 foods listed in the tour (missed the takomaki). The first spot for the fried skewers seemed quite local but the 2nd place we went to for the pancake was clearly a tourist spot.

  • Disappointing

    Rooman Y,

    May 23, 2025

    - Viator

    2.00

    Hide our tour guide was great. However this was advertised as a foodie food tour. Myself and the others in the group felt it wasn’t this. I felt it was quite overpriced compared to the amount of food we got. I would suggest it gets rebranded as an Osaka city tour with some snacks rather than anything else.

  • Not a tour for foodies

    Kimberly M,

    May 22, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    For our family, the restaurant/food choices and activities on this tour were disappointing. We didn’t find any “hidden gems” along the way … it was like visiting Manhattan and staying the whole time in Times Square. The food was plentiful, but mediocre. On the positive side, the guide was very friendly and tried hard to be helpful (but he wasn’t in control of the agenda) and our fellow travelers were fun to meet (our family took up 4 of the 7 slots). I just wouldn’t recommend this tour to fellow “foodies.”

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4.84
879 reviews
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