2. Tips:
Get “Osaka Amazing PAss” for entry@
- Train ticket
- River cruise
- Faeeris wheel
- Sky building
- Osaka castle
“The Osaka Amazing Pass is very handy and easy to use.
Just by presenting the transportation pass, you can use
not only trains and buses but free admission facilities!!
Enjoy about 40 sightseeing spots for free! You can
choose 1-day or 2-day pass. The pass can be purchased
at the Kansai Tourist Information Center @ Kansai
International Airport and the Kansai Tourist Information
Center @ Kyoto Tower. We bought ours directly from
#klook app #klookjapan. It costs ¥2,800/person.
Visit https://www.osp.osaka-info.jp/en/ or klook for more
details.”
3. Tips 2:
✨Put your Suica pass on your phone and the app is in English! I recommend getting this if your prone to losing the card. Suica can be used
for train and bus pass, easy topup n can be installed on phone
✨Get an esim! It’s a lot easier and cheaper than a physical sim. Some plans go as low as 4.50$ for a weeks worth of data. It’s fast, reliable,
English friendly and it’s easy to install. @airalocom
✨Use DeepL instead of google translate! DeepL has more accurate and up to date translations. The camera option has live translations.
It’ll come in handy for those Japanese only menus. @deeplhq
✨Use TABELOG! It’s like the Japanese equivalent of Yelp. You can use it to make reservations, check reviews, and the details of the
restaurant. Skip the lines and use this app! @tabelogofficial @tabelogno_mawashimono
Withraw cash from 7eleven, they have the best rate
4. Tips 3:
Add this $2 Zen garden train to your
Japan bucket list
🍃 No reservation required, it only runs
on the weekend (you can tap to pay
with pasmo on your Apple wallet)
🍃 You can ride anywhere between
Osaka Umeda to Kyoto, I took the train
to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
🍃 Pause to see the time table in the
video
5. Etiquette
● Dont eat in metro train
● Dont take call on metro
● Dont eat while standing
11. Shinsekai Street
Things to do here;
Climb Tsutenkaku
Try “Mix Juice” Apparently the most
famous drink @ Kissaten or Sennariya
vintage Cafe
Typical Sushi for Osaka: Battera Sushi
16. Fushimi Inari
This place engraves your name on
chopsticks for free It only takes 5 mins
and is such a good present for friends
or family
They have shops in Fushimi Inari and
Gion, you can’t miss them!
on Google maps this place is listed as
“Chopstick Store” in Fushimi Inari 😊
20. 📍Fushimi Inari
Taisha
📍Fushimi Inari Taisha - imagine
seeing 30,000 traditional gates lining a
mountain to a beautiful overlook of
Kyoto! Arrive between 6-8am to avoid
the crowds and have the place all to
yourself!
21. 📍Kinkaku-Ji
📍Kinkaku-Ji - this temple is completely
covered inside and out in gold leaf 🤯 It is
estimated to be covered in 8 million dollars
worth of Gold and is one of the oldest
temples in Kyoto! It is worth the visit if you
love architecture, history, and want to learn
more about the culture
22. 📍Arashiyama
📍Arashiyama - this is the famous bamboo
forest in Kyoto and is so stunning! Arrive
between 6-8am to avoid the crowds, but
even when we visited at 12pm we could find
gaps in the busyness to enjoy!
23. 📍Kiyomizu-dera
MUST SEE
📍Kiyomizu-dera - this was one of our
favorite spots of the entire trip 🤯 watching
the sunset go down here with a beautiful
view over Kyoto is incredible! Highly
recommend catching a sunset up here, but
be prepared for the crowds!
24. 📍Hokan-Ji
📍Hokan-Ji - this area is filled with fun
markets, beautiful streets, and a towering
pagoda over the area. We enjoyed this area
early in the morning from 6am-9am as
Kyoto woke up and we could take in the
area without the crowds.