15 Best Day Trips from Osaka

“Excellent trip, Himeji castle is amazing. The guide Gary explained a lot of things of history. The lunch was very delicious.”

“This excursion was absolutely delightful. The directions for reaching the rally point were clear, and from that point on all we to do was board the bus and enjoy. The seating was incredibly comfortable (a great perk after multiple flights and covering Osaka on for…”

“The weather was great and the guides were great as well. we had a small group so it was easier to manage. Loved the chair lift ride up to the Amanohashidate hill and the view was beautiful. The boat ride was good too including feeding…”

“This was a very enjoyable day trip from Kyoto. I highly recommend. It is difficult to get to these northern places without a car, and certainly difficult to visit more than one such place in a day without a car. By signing up with the…”

“This was probably our favorite guided tour of our trip. Warren was our guide and he was fantastic - so knowledgeable and fun! This was our last day trip and it was a great way to end the trip. I highly recommend it!”

“The tour ddn’t feel like a “tour”. It felt like we were just dropped off at the places we wanted to see. How I wish the guides could tell us more about the history of these places. Telling the background of the places and what…”

“We had a fun tour with guide Steven exploring the coastal areas near Kyoto. The tour was given in Chinese and English, but he sent all the pertinent background info and meetup times/places in WhatsApp to avoid confusion. The tour was self guided at each…”

“What an amazing time we had! Amanohashidate and Ine are beyond beautiful! So worth the long drive and a highlight of our trip! The bus tour itself was well organized, with assigned seating so there wasn't any difficulty finding seats togetherRead more”

“The walk is simply gorgeous, I have no words to describe it. The forest is like a fairytale, honestly. Our tour guide Kenji was really amazing as well! He took us through a very scenic route, which most people wouldn't be able to fund by…”

“This was a wonderful day away from the city. Hideoki was friendly and knowledgeable, spoke excellent English. He met us at our Osaka hotel and guided us through the metro and train (we paid our own fare - about 1000 yen total) for the triRead…”

“This is a worthwhile trip, and Harry our guide was excellent. Himeji castle is breathtaking, not to be missed! The lunch (5 course) we added was very good and kept us going the rest of the afternoon. Stops in Arima and Mt Rokko were really…”

“Sophie made the tour very interesting and enjoyable. Since I was participating alone, I felt even more comfortable and was able to ask her lots of questions. At first, I wanted to do the tour on my own, but now I'm glad I booked it.”

“¡¡excelente!! fue un tour bastante largo, pero vale la pena realizar por cada uno de los lugares, tuve la suerte de tener a César nuevamente como guía y la atención que brinda es muy buena, el poder realizar estos tour en español es algo que…”

“Really great tour which included a trip on the bullet train. Our guide June was really informative and friendly. Buffet lunch wasn't bad. Busy but a Hughes selection of food.”

“Beautiful places to visit”