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Daytime among the Cherry Blossoms! Osaka in Bloom

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    March 13th – April 17th: Monday to Saturday

  • Duration

    3hrs

  • Start time

    11am to 2pm
    Please reach 15 minutes prior to the start time.

  • Meeting Point

    Make your way to the doll shop Masumuraningyoten Sueyoshibashiten right outside Matsuyamachi Station.

    So there’s no last-minute rush please arrive at the start point 20 mins early.

  • Ending Point

    Temmabashi Station area

Key Highlights

  • Experience the cherry blossom like never before with a Hanami stroll
  • Try local seasonal snacks from street food stalls
  • Visit Osaka Castle impressive sights and browse the local shops
  • Tuck-into a special lunch with local dishes and handmade soba noodles
  • Tips and tricks on taking the ‘perfect’ cherry blossom photo

Overview

Lift your head towards the pink canopy, and you can smell their sweet scents. You are in a fantasy world, walking in a wonderland. It's pretty in pink! It’s a perfect picture, a memory made. Add in some tasty food, and you have the ideal Hanami experience. It’s the spring show that takes peoples breath away. Its nature demonstrating itself at it’s most pure. It’s a tour that to capture Japan at its most refined. It's perfection. They come, and within a blink of an eye, they are gone. Yet the cherry blossom season is one of the highlights of visiting Japan. A unique treat that lives in the memory. This tour gives you an insight into one of Japan’s great traditions, a time to celebrate all that is springtime, enjoy the seasonal food and drink and ensure you become a part of this most beautiful time of the year.

Note: In case there are any dietary issues, restrictions, food allergies or cross contact (nuts, shellfish - molluscs and crustaceans, ocean/sea fishes, gluten, soy and/or lactose intolerance) that you are concerned about, don’t forget to mention them clearly in our Special Requests section while booking the tour. If this is not enough, you can always give us a call or drop us an email and we will connect with you at the earliest possible. Additionally, please make sure, in scenarios like this, that you try and make the booking along with all your dietary requests as much prior to the tour as possible. We try our best to accommodate all our customers’ health requests to the best of our abilities (after all, health is wealth) but please understand that it might not be possible to accommodate last-minute requests - especially with food, as they require preparations in advance.

Itinerary

For Japan, spring is a time for celebration and appreciating the natural beauty of the season. Think Spring here, think Cherry Blossoms. On this exclusive tour, you’ll see these most beautiful of flowers combined with the local flavours of the season. Food and flowers. It’s the perfect combination.

On this walking tour, your guide will not only take you to the best Hanami places but also provide you with the history of the area and the reasoning behind celebrating the sakura season. You’ll take in the impressive Osaka Castle, spend time in the castle grounds and surrounding neighbourhood. It’s the best area for the cherry blossoms so enjoy and take it all in. Those taste buds will be tingling, guaranteed. So you'll try the local treats and sample the local beverages. As you explore a snapshot of the local history will also be given. It’s not just about flowers and food. Finally, there will be a Japanese lunch at a delicious soba restaurant. That’s some-way to finish.

And the backdrop to all this? The cherry blossoms. This is a tour that takes in the true essence of Japan, and it’s culture. Special.

Inclusions

  • 4 food stops including a lunch set
  • One drink.
  • Try local snacks from seasonal street food stalls
  • Local lunch set.
  • Local English - speaking guide

Exclusions

  • Tips, oh go on then

Please note

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details. They’re a nice bunch, and will happily answer any logistical questions you may have. Please give them a call at least 24 hours before your organised activity to reconfirm.

In case there are any dietary issues, restrictions, food allergies or cross contact (nuts, shellfish - molluscs and crustaceans, ocean/sea fishes, gluten, soy and/or lactose intolerance) that you are concerned about, don’t forget to mention them clearly in our Special Requests section while booking the tour. If this is not enough, you can always give us a call or drop us an email and we will connect with you at the earliest possible. Additionally, please make sure, in scenarios like this, that you try and make the booking along with all your dietary requests as much prior to the tour as possible. We try our best to accommodate all our customers’ health requests to the best of our abilities (after all, health is wealth) but please understand that it might not be possible to accommodate last-minute requests - especially with food, as they require preparations in advance.

Please note for this tour the actual dates of blossom time vary year to year and we cannot guarantee the amount of blossoms or the ending date when blossoms will no longer be visible. We have estimated the dates based on average forecasts and will update throughout the season.

Yay! This tour is for everyone

Minimum 2 guests.

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