Hi,
Me and the wife will be travelling to Osaka in January. We really want to have a focus on food and sight seeing and experience. We appreciate any help not to burn ourselves. lol
Likely to stay in Chuo Ward(near Kitahama Station) but open for recommendations which is the best area to stay and which pass is the best to get based on our itinerary. Here’s what our one week itinerary looks like (subject to change based on feedback). Thank you so much! Kanpai!
Day 1 – Tuesday
Arrival: 6:40 PM
GU-Uniqlo/Malls(Umeda)(Buy winter clothes)
Dinner – Dotonbori Area if still open or somewhere near Uniqlo Umeda(open to recommendations)
Day 2 – Wednesday
Get passes including Amazing Osaka Pass or Rent bikes
Tsukemen Ide
Hanadako-Takoyaki
Umeda Sky Building Art Museum & Observatory, Osaka Museum of Living and Housing and The National Museum of Art
Osaka Castle/Gram Pancake
Izakaya Toyo-King of Tuna
Namba Yasaka Jinja Shrine
Barista Map Coffee Roasters
Tombori River Cruise
Matsuya Katsu
Dotonbori Area
Day 3 – Thursday
Osaka Aquarium
Tempozan Ferris Wheel
Osaka Maishima Seaside Park
Osaka Gokoku Jinja
Sumiyoshi Taisha
TeamLab Bottanical Garden
Shinsekai Market
Day 4 – Friday – Day trip to Kyoto then Uji
Fushimi Inari Taisha and Secret Bamboo Forest(Skipping Arishima since it's far.)
Gion
Maccha House
Kiyomizu temple or Toji Temple
Byodo-in Temple
Nakamura Tokichi Honten
Day 5 – Saturday – Kobe
Mount Rokko Snow Park
Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway(We can skip this.)
Tor Road Steak Aoyama or Kobe Beef Steak Ishida (Which do you prefer?)
Day 6 – Sunday(Is it that crowded on a weekend?)
-USJ
Day 7
Departure : 7:45PM
-Stroll around or Massage(Best place to have one.)
-Homeward bound
by SumoNismoB13