Osaka Local Foodie Walking Tour in Dotonbori and Shinsekai

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Dotonbori Street Food Crawl and Sample Walking Tour in Osaka

3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Dedicated foodies and anyone wanting to learn more about Japanese cuisine will love this food-focused walking tour of Osaka’s Dotonbori and Shinsekai neighborhoods. With an intimate small group of other travelers, you’ll be led on a walk that takes in samurai-era merchant streets, narrow alleys, hidden gems, and even a Shinto shrine. Sample local specialties like kushikatsu, okonomiyaki, and takoyaki, and learn more about Osaka’s culture and history.

Enjoy several tastings of food in Osaka's Shinsekai and Dotonbori neighborhoods
Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour
Explore hidden alleys, temples, and hidden gems
Ideal for both first-time and repeat visitors to Osaka

What's Included

6 pieces of Kushikatsu (a Japanese dish of deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables)
1 piece of Okonomiyaki (a Japanese pancake-like delicacy with toppings)
1 box of Takoyaki ( a round, fried food made from batter, tender octopus and other ingredients)
2 drink (alcohol available)
3 hrs with a local Guide

Additional food/drinks (available for purchase)
Transportation fees (180JPY)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Imamiyaebisu Station
3 Chome-2 Shikitsuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0012, Japan
In front of the exit of Imamiya ebisu station, Nankai Kouya line. Your guide will be holding an orange sign saying "MagicalTrip"

End point

Dotonbori Glico Sign
1-chōme-10-3 Dōtonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0071, Japan

What To Expect

Shinsekai (Pass By)

Tsutenkaku (Pass By)

Dotombori District (Pass By)

Dotombori River (Pass By)

Dotombori District (Pass By)

Dotombori (Pass By)

Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street (Pass By)

Hozen-ji Temple (Pass By)

Namba (Pass By)

Dotombori Glico Sign (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
We are unable to accommodate gluten-free requests for this tour.
Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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I was unable to digest...

Marie_V, Apr 2024

I was unable to digest this food as it was too greasy and I reacted to some of the ingredients. The guide was very good and very pleasant She was very attentive to our needs

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry if the food in this tour wasn't the one you have expected. But normally this tour is very popular for most of the guests and the Osaka local foods (Okonomiyaki, Kushikatsu, Takoyaki) which will be served during the tour are liked by most of the guests. So we hope more customers will be interested in joining this tour. Thank you.

Fuka and T were great! It...

Doreen_Y, Apr 2024

Fuka and T were great! It was a great way to see a part of Osaka that we haven’t explored yet. We loved learning some basic Japanese customs and facts. No kidding on the “foodie” part of the tour. Definitely come hungry :)

Unexpectedly varied and delicious tour

Susanjselby, Apr 2024

Great tour! We ate so much! Our tour started near a shrine and progressed to different areas, as others said you’ll go to places that you would never have found! For me the highlight was the pancake. Thanks Luna!!

Great experience

Sabrina_D, Mar 2024

Noz was a really great host!! She was un and knowledgeable.. an overall pleasure to be on a tour with!

Fun local spots. Great...

Jesse_H, Mar 2024

Fun local spots. Great food. Very nice tour guide. Be ready for lots of food - I was full by the end!

Outstanding Tour guide - a definite tour to take!

Philippa_L, Mar 2024

This was a terrific tour. Luna, the tour guide, was excellent and put a huge amount of thought and effort into her preparation for the tour. We were her third ever tour and I cannot recommend her enough. Luna has travelled to many countries and her english is excellent. She was very kind and great fun. We went to places we would never have found on our own and her cultural explanations were first class. The food was delicous at each stop with plenty of choice to cater for all tastes. I wish Luna all the best and much success.

Delicious and Informative

Matthew_K, Mar 2024

Great experience. Our tour guide Kiyomi was very knowledgeable and prepared. She answered all our questions and gave us her local recommendations. An overall very enjoyable tour.

Excellent tour and super delicious food in Osaka

Shara_S, Mar 2024

Our tour guide, Luna, was excellent! She was so friendly and explained everything about the food. She had a great presentation and we learned so much about the food and the culture of Osaka which was wonderful! Everything was well organized and super delicious. So much food! Choose the afternoon tour to see the nightlife in Dotombori!

Fun night out in Osaka

Jeff_K, Mar 2024

Yuto is super friendly and informative, and we tried so much tasty food! Thank you for the wonderful evening! Highly recommend!

Fantastic tour

Leanne_v, Jan 2024

Nickolas and Yuma were fabulous guides and we had a really great time on the foodie tour. Fantastic way to see the local sites of osaka and try some delicious food. Highly recommend

Awesome Tour

Noreen_T, Nov 2023

Our tour guide Uki was awesome and very knowledgeable of the Osaka area. We had a great time and learned a lot about Osaka. Great food and good way to learn about Osaka. I would recommend this tour for anyone who is coming to Osaka for the first time?

Food amount selection poor

James_T, Nov 2023

Joshua was fantastic in every way, knowledgeable, and informative. The food and amount was poor at best. Each table recieved a small sample of hourdueves of four plates which was unacceptable for such a high price.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

First of all, we do not have any guide named Joshua in Osaka. Secondly, for this tour, we take our guests to 2 restaurants and we serve enough volume of 1 Kushikatsu set and 1 plate of Okonomiyaki which are both famous in Osaka. Not only them, we also buy 1 box of Takoyaki and let our guests try it. So in terms of the food volume, it should be enough for 1 adult and normally we don't receive this kind of comment after the tour. So we would like you to check again if it was really our tour. Thank you.

Osaka street food tour

Fiona_D, Oct 2023

Great to try some local food, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and kushikatsu .. and a couple of drinks.. you need to like batter and fried food! Which we did! Went to some back alleys we would never have found

Great way to eat through Dotonbori

Janice_M, Sep 2023

We had great food and great conversations with our tour guide, sorry we can't remember her name. We saw the sights of the area without getting lost and we learned a lot!

Meg was a great tour guide

Jason_K, Jul 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Meg. I was paired up with a family of three on tour and we had a great time. One way I would definitely describe Meg is, she’s very caring and good hearted person. We’ve been to two places and at each place we were served with a full meal. I absolutely recommend this tour to anyone who’s visiting Osaka.

Thank you Meg

Amber_D, Jun 2023

Thank you Meg for the food tour and walk around Osaka. We stopped at 2 places to eat and Meg also showed us some temples and shrines. Meg was great and captured some good photos of us.

Great tour in Osaka

Sanne_J, Mar 2023

We had a cosy and relaxed time with Nina, feeling exclusive being the only ones on the tour. Nina spent longer time on our tour than planned, and introduced us to a lot of different tastes.

Great tour!

Alexa_C, Mar 2023

Amazing tour, got more out of it than we were expecting! She took us around Osaka to see some shrines and temples to get a better understanding of some local history before taking us to some amazing restaurants and photo spots! Even got to make our own okonomiyaki which was super fun! Food was amazing and ending the trip in Dotonbori was perfect!

We had a good experience...

Kathryn_H, Jul 2022

We had a good experience and our guide, Hitomi was great! My kids loved the experience and we had so much food!

Fabulous Osaka Foodie Tour

Katrina_S, Sep 2019

We had Hitomi as our Tour Guide and she was terrific. Very knowledgeable of the area and the food. We explored the Dotonbori and Shinsekai areas and ate at a couple of differ restaurants. We had Kushikatsu (lightly breaded and fried nibbles on a stick - I had Shitake mushroom, green peppers and a cheese one), Okonomiyaki (Pancake-like mixture with veggies, egg and choice of protein) which we cooked on a griddle in middle of table and lastly the Octopus balls.....with sake of course! Generous amounts of oishi food - highly recommend.

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