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Deep Backstreet Osaka Tours: Explore Ghetto, Retro Zone, Redlight District and More
4.9
1,005 Ratings
Osaka
Discover the ghetto, retro zone, yakuza, redlight district, illegal gambling dens and the intriguing neighbourhoods of Osaka with your quirky, knowledgeable & affable tour guide.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- During this award winning tour (No. 1 walking tour in the whole of Japan in 2019/2020) you’ll taste delicious local food at two different street run, family stalls.
- See bizarre & outlandish shops in the Osaka retro zone
- Delve into a network of old, twisting, narrow alleys full of charm
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Enter an astonishing abandoned houses zone
-Set foot in Osaka’s most important, but unknown, place of worship - Explore a unique, historical red light district with links to the yukuza.
- Venture into the intriguing ghetto area with a controversial past.
- Option Dinner: Taste authentic Osaka “soul food” at an izakaya you’ll never find on other tours. Tonpeiyaki, Kaarage, Nikudofu, Yakitori & includes desserts. This food is as local as you could ever find! It’s a vegetarian friendly too.
Points of Interest
- FamilyMart MYS Daikokucho Station
What's Included
- Post-tour assistance for local entertainment
- Included dinner
- Food stall taste testing experience
What's Not Included
- Drinks at restaurant no included but very reasonable prices for all drinks.
Location
FamilyMart MYS Daikokucho Station
Meet at Daikokucho Station (Midosuji Line), Exit 1, at the top of the stairs (In front of "Family Mart" Convenience store.
Note: Only 1 stop away from Namba station. Only 6 stops away from Umeda station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ted_e
Jun 14, 2024
Great tour - The tour was extremely interesting and our tour guide was extremely funny and enthusiastic. Our guide was one funny Irish man.
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Wonderingnut
Jun 13, 2024
WHAT FUN!!! - We had such a good time. Our tour guide was so much fun and the wealth of knowledge concerning the seedier areas of Osaka. It was truly a backstreet tour with a walk-through the red light district. What an eye-opener. Never in my life have I done such a thing and yet it was so amazingly interesting. I totally recommend this tour to anyone who wants to know about the wild side of Osaka and walk-through it. Lol!
Thanks also to our tour guide who told us about the Warner Brothers Studio Tour in Tokyo and the Abeno Harukas Observatory where we could see a 360° view of Osaka.
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Janna_w
Jun 10, 2024
Great time - Rhat and Sasha were great guides! We saw things that were off the beaten path and they talked about the cultural day-to-day life that you don’t typically hear about.
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Qiuchen_l
Jun 8, 2024
Kevin is awesome! Such a unique experience! - It’s always surprise to throw another side of a giant Modern city And to get to know the story behind them, Kevin is Amazing guy Who lead us this tour, First funny and thoughtful, Anyone wants to experience a different Osaka you cannot miss it.
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Sarah
Jun 7, 2024
Best tour yet! - An informative, unique experience! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Adam and Rahat in Osaka. I know we wiould never have learned what we learned or saw what we saw without this tour. I feel so enriched! Thank you so so much for all the information, generosity, and jokes :)
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Grace_d
Jun 6, 2024
An Adventurous Escapade - We love Adam and Rohat! They’re so funny and personable. We learned so much about Japanese history and culture that you can’t find in any book or Wikipedia page.
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Dgray1989
Jun 5, 2024
Great tour! - Great tour and the food at the end of it was amazing! Great info and the tour guide was great as well. I definitely recommend this tour.
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R1325rejamesl
Jun 5, 2024
Best Tour so far - This was the best tour we have taken so far. Our guide Kevin was fantastic. He was nice and provided alot of great information. There was alot of general information about Osaka, and plenty of personal stories about osaka and the backstreets. Do yourself a favor and grab a drink at the beginning of the tour and whenever Kevin stops at the alcohol vending machines. We had a blast and would absolutely do it again as long as Kevin is available. Cheers!
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Peter
Jun 5, 2024
Interesting journey to the dark side. - Fast paced tour that delved deep into the side of Japanese culture that is often overlooked. Our guide Mico was very knowledgeable and answered all questions asked of him. It was easily the best tour of this type we have done. The only negative was the dinner at the end of the tour seemed quite expensive.
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Dominique_g
Jun 4, 2024
Great tour! - Great tour to check out alot of Osaka in a short amount of time. The guide was great and the food at the restaurant at the end was amazing! I definitely recommend this tour.
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