From Kansai Airport (関西空港)
Take a Nankai train to Nankai Namba (南海なんば駅) for the walk below. For a hotel by JR Osaka Station (大阪駅) in Umeda, compare the JR options before you board.
Osaka (大阪)
Walk through Namba for market snacks and a canal-side evening in Dotonbori. On a second day, take a train from Osaka-Namba to Nara.
Start at Namba
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From Shin-Osaka or Umeda
From the Shinkansen at Shin-Osaka (新大阪駅, M13) or from Osaka Metro Umeda (梅田駅, M16), follow the red M Midosuji Line (御堂筋線) south to Namba (なんば駅, M20). Use the operator name on your map when choosing among the Namba stations.
Kuromon Market to Dotonbori
Start at Namba in the afternoon if you want to visit the market, then finish by the canal as the signs light up. Walk north from the bridge through the shopping arcade for Shinsaibashi Station (心斎橋駅, M19).
- Kuromon Market (黒門市場). Browse for seafood and snacks. Check individual shops if you plan to come late. Map.
- Hozenji Yokocho (法善寺横丁). Take the stone-paved lane past Hozenji Temple on the way to the canal. Map.
- Ebisu Bridge (戎橋). See the Dotonbori (道頓堀) signs from the bridge, then look for takoyaki or okonomiyaki nearby. Map.
Day trip to Nara (奈良)
Board a Kintetsu train for Kintetsu-Nara (近鉄奈良駅) at Osaka-Namba (大阪難波駅). Walk east through Nara Park (奈良公園) to Todaiji (東大寺) for the Great Buddha. Check the temple’s opening hours if you leave Osaka in the afternoon.