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Osaka By Night Tour Code: OSA-002 Duration: 4 hours

Embrace the unmistakable beauty, history and flavors of Japan during this picturesque evening tour of bustling Osaka.

Depart the pier for the drive into downtown Osaka. Upon arrival, your tour begins with a visit to Shinsaibashi Street. This 2,500-foot-long covered street is Osaka's biggest, and runs between Shinsaibashi Bridge and Ebisubashi Bridge. Here, a wide variety of shops and specialty stores lines both sides of the street, including some that have been in the same family for generations. You will find certain shops handling specific goods, and others selling more modern products through colorful window displays. Approximately 1 hour of free time will be made available for shopping and sampling local foods on your own.

Next, you will continue on for a visit to the Floating Garden Observatory, a rooftop observation deck on the Umeda Sky Building offering wonderful panoramic views and photo opportunities of Osaka, and Awajima Island and Kobe in the distance. The floating garden was created with a unique bridge construction method that connects the two 40-story skyscrapers comprising the Umeda Sky Building. The Floating Garden is filled with delightful trees and flowers, and is open to the public. In the basement of the building, you will find Takimi Koji. This restaurant mall has recreated, through alleys and signboards, the atmosphere of Osaka from the Taisho Era to the early Showa Era from about 1915 to 1935.

Following your tour, a brief photo stop will be made near Osaka Castle during the return drive to the pier and ship.

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