Osaka Museum of Housing and Living Tours

Visiting the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living is like stepping back in time to the streets of mid-19th-century Osaka to see how they might have looked during the Edo Period.
The museum is laid out in a series of recreated houses, each depicting an element of daily life, including merchant houses, a bath house and a town hall. For an additional fee, visitors can rent traditional kimonos to wear while walking around to really immerse themselves in the scene and to create better photo opportunities.
After you’ve toured the recreated Old Osaka on the building’s ninth floor, head downstairs to see the impressive scale model of “New Osaka” as it looked just after World War II. The tenth-floor observatory makes for a prime spot to people-watch, as museum-goers pass just below.
Practical Info
The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living is located on the eighth floor of the Housing Information Center Building in Kita-ku, so it’s a little difficult to see from the street. The easiest way to get there is by taking the Tanimachi line to Tenjinbashisuji-rokuchōme.
Address: 6-4-20 Tenjimbashi, Osaka, Japan
Hours: Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (last admission 4:30 p.m.)
Admission: Adults - 600 yen, Junior High students and younger are free
7 Tours and Activities to Experience Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
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Muslim-Friendly Private Tour of Osaka
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Get acquainted with the highlights of Osaka on a Muslim-friendly walking tour, a great way for first-time visitors to orient themselves in the bustling city. In a small group limited to eight, you’ll visit Osaka Castle (Osaka-jo), Dontonburi, and Kuromon Ichiba Market. Convenient hotel pickup and a Halal lunch are included.
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$135.38
Price varies by group size
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$135.38
Price varies by group size

The Most Instagrammable Foods In Osaka
Osaka is a famous foodie destination, but as well as tasting good, Osaka cuisine looks so pretty. On this food-themed tour, your local guide will introduce you to some of the most photogenic food in the city, certain to up your Instagram game. You’ll answer a questionnaire beforehand, so you can be paired with the best guide for your interests. Taste—and take pictures of—amazing cocktails, street food snacks, desserts, and more. Food-loving travelers shouldn’t miss this tour.
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$150.16
Price varies by group size
From
$150.16
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
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One Day Tour : Making Fun Memories in North Osaka
Osaka is Western Japan’s largest city. World-wide events will be held in the near future so that the city is getting more attention from all over the world.
In this tour, you can enjoy four things. Firstly, you will get an overview of Osaka’s history at a museum giving you a deep understanding of the city. Then, you will explore one of Japan’s biggest castles with a beautiful main tower, and learn about the life of a great samurai hero who has been loved by Osaka people for generations. Thirdly, you will visit the longest market street (1.6 miles) in Japan which is filled with small shops where tourists rarely visit and can compare to the old days in a museum. Lastly, you will make your own cup noodles at the very place where instant noodles were invented. You can take them back home as a souvenir.
Furthermore, you will also enjoy three different train-rides including Osaka Metro, JR, and Hankyu lines in one day.
This tour will be a memorable one!
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$191.75
Price varies by group size
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$191.75
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
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Osaka Castle & Dotonbori Lively One Day Tour
In this tour, we offer you the most impressive and efficient itinerary so that you can make the best use of your stay in Osaka. Firstly you will experience the living history of the samurai warriors and the common people in Osaka by visiting museums and the castle. Secondly, you will explore Japan’s longest shopping street that is being loved by local people. Then you will visit and explore Dotonbori and find out why Osaka is called Japan’s food capital. Our guide will pick you up at your hotel in Osaka.
Transportation and admission fees are all included and you don’t have to wait in a long queue at Osaka Castle on this tour.
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$151.38
Price varies by group size
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$151.38
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
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Sightseeing & tasting in Osaka: Essential tour for first visitors.
Through this walking tour, you get to experience Osaka from history to food. Unlike some other tours, the tour can be entirely personalized to offer you the best and unique tour that matches your interests. We will support you enjoying unforgettable experiences not only during the tour. We will be there for you to answer any questions you might have about your coming trip in Japan.
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$394.24
per group
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$394.24
per group
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
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Local Style Osaka Day Trip with an a Native English Speaker in Japan 36 years!
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Find an oasis of peace amid the hustle and bustle of Osaka. Escape the busy crowds on an intimate small group tour of Osaka’s oldest and most famous shrines and temples. After making your offerings, enjoy sake and appetizers with your new friends (personal expense). Then see Osaka from above at the Tsutenkakku tower. This all inclusive tour lets you relax while your guide does the navigating.
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$383.99
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$383.99

Private Tour - Walking Through the Longest Shopping Arcade with Kimono!
Tenma, Osaka used to be one of the biggest business districts in Japan during the Edo period and it still has the longest shopping street in Japan! You can wear a “kimono”, traditional Japanese clothing and walk around the area.
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living which you will visit on this tour is a hot spot where you can play with traditional toys and watch old housing.
The shopping street is also fun with many shops such as a clothes store where you can buy clothes from your head to toe for only JPY1,000 and a shop where you can prepare your own “matcha”, green tea served in ceremonies.
Don’t forget to book your tour to discover the ancient and modern area: Tenma!
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$100.92
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$100.92
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Guides required to regularly wash hands
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