Osaka Tours of the City

TaiKoen Yodogawa-tei, Osaka © JNTO
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Sunrise Tours (tel: (03) 5796 5454; website: www.jtbgmt.com/sunrisetour) organise guided walking tours in Osaka.

The Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (website: www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/english) organises several morning, afternoon and one-day bus sightseeing tours, some of which also include trips by boat and streetcar. For information in English, contact the Municipal Traffic Information Center (tel: (06) 6311 2995) at the Umeda Subway Station (JR Osaka Station).

In addition, the City of Osaka operates a sightseeing taxi (tel: (06) 6345 2189 website: www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/yumetaku/en) service with certified English-speaking guides. Reservation is required for this service.

Osaka River Cruise (tel: (06) 6942-5511; website: www.keihannet.ne.jp/suijobus/index.html) runs the Aqualiner, a futuristic-looking tourist boat cruising the Okawa River within the city. The company also offers scheduled and charter cruises further north in the river as well as in Osaka's bay further south.
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