The first time I went to Japan to enjoy the maple, I used the group mode, and took the classic Osaka Shinsaibashi shopping and Universal Studios, plus the classic itinerary of Kinkakuji Temple and Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. Although I could easily follow the leader and ride the bus at that time Walking on all fours, but limited by the relationship of group actions, it is always difficult to walk around and take pictures at will. This requires free walking to achieve your wishes.
When I went to Kyoto for the second time on my own trip, I suddenly felt a sense of curiosity. Isn’t there no good place for cherry blossom viewing in Osaka?So before the start of the Kyoto maple viewing trip, I just inserted a day and night Osaka itinerary, hoping to visit Osaka's maple viewing spots.Next, let’s share my experience in planning the autumn foliage viewing in Osaka and share articles, temporarily freeing Osaka from the constraints of shopping, parks and food, and provide you with reference cases for planning your itinerary to visit the natural scenery of Osaka.
Simple one day and one night itinerary
★ Day XNUMX: Taoyuan International Airport → Flight Meal → Kansai Airport → JR Green Window Purchase Package at KAA Counter → JR HARUKA → Hotel → Subway → Tsutenkaku → Shinsekai → Dinner → Subway → Hotel
★ Day XNUMX: Get up→Breakfast→Subway→Osaka Castle Park→Subway→Flower Expo Memorial Park→Subway→Midosuji Ginkgo Avenue→Lunch→Subway→Osaka Mohamer→Expo Commemorative Park→Osaka Mohamer→Senri Central Underground Street→Dinner→Subway→ Tempozan Ferris Wheel→Kaiyukan→Subway→Hotel
The downtown area of Osaka is dotted with various parks, which can be easily accessed mainly through the subway, as long as you purchase a subway.There is a common one-day ticket for buses, so there is almost no need to worry about transportation costs. Even if you don’t want to walk around the park all day, you can easily intersperse various shopping and theme pavilions in the itinerary. It is the beginning or the end of the cherry blossom and maple viewing in Kyoto. , Can be interspersed with one or two days of Osaka itinerary.Next, let's take a look at the detailed itinerary introduction and article sharing!
Attractions sharing, machine wine and transportation introduction
Entry Kansai: Jetstar 3K 721, Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 12 (45:16PM) → Kansai Airport (10:XNUMXPM) → KAA counter (purchase Kansai Freepass) → JR green window (purchase ICOCA HARUKA set) ticket)
Itinerary description: Originally scheduled for Jetstar's early morning flight, but two weeks before departure, I received a notice saying that the flight time was changed to noon! ?Yes, this is the risk of taking a low-cost airline. At this time, you can only set off according to the schedule of the airline obediently, so that the first day's itinerary has also been reduced.Next, after exiting at Kansai Airport, whether you go to the KAA counter to buy a transportation package or go to the JR green window to buy an airport round-trip ticket, you will encounter a crowd of people queuing to buy tickets. At this time, you really can only be casual. Face it in a relaxed mood!
At the KAA counter of the Tourist Service Center on the 1F of Kansai Airport, a variety of transportation packages in the Kansai area are available. Those who are suitable for careful planning of the itinerary and who can follow the table can choose to buy them at the KAA counter.However, with the exception of a few tickets such as the Kintetsu Five-Day Pass, the rest can be purchased at tourist centers or stations in various places. Those who like to arrange their itinerary flexibly can take it easy.As for the "ICOCA + HARUKA" package to and from the airport, because it comes with an "ICOCA" card with a stored value of 2,000 yen, if it is not for a special itinerary or accommodation, usually it is really necessary to buy in line.
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Downtown Osaka: Kansai Airport Station→JR HARUKA (Kansai Airport→Shin-Osaka Station)→Shin-Osaka Station→Rome Shin-Osaka (Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Yodogawa District, Miyahara 1-chome No. 1-XNUMX)
Itinerary description: "ICOCA + HARUKA" package can go directly to JR stations in Tennoji, Shin-Osaka, Kyoto and other three places. It is recommended to arrive at your hotel in Kansai on the first day. You can arrange it near these three stations to avoid too much boat ride on the first day. Tiredness affects the follow-up schedule and fun.This time I chose to settle at the co-constructed hotel in Shin-Osaka Station. It was immediately considered that the follow-up itinerary would be to the Kyoto area, so I went directly to Shin-Osaka Station, which is closer to Kyoto, and it is quite convenient even when traveling to various attractions in the Osaka area .
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Visiting the New World: Shin-Osaka Station→Osaka Municipal Midosuji Line (Shin-Osaka Station→Zoo Mae Station)→Tsuttenkaku→Shinsekai→Ku Toya No.XNUMX Store→Dinner→Midosuji Line (Zo Mae Station→Shin-Osaka Station)→Hotel→ overnight
Itinerary description: The entire itinerary is completely delayed due to the change of the flight schedule and the queue to buy the package on the first day of entry into Kansai, so only one attraction can be arranged to solve the dinner by the way.This time, the arrangement is to follow the craze of Naoki Hansawa in the Japanese drama, and go to Tsutenkaku where Hansawa often discusses plans, hoping to climb the pavilion to take a night view.Only when I arrived by subway, the observation deck on the top of Tsutenkaku Tower was closed, so I could only look at Tsutenkaku Tower like a Japanese TV series.However, it is absolutely necessary to enjoy a good dinner. Izakaya offering skewers and beer is definitely the first choice at night. The new world of izakaya can definitely satisfy everyone's needs.
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Tour Osaka Castle: Hotel (get up)→McDonald’s breakfast→Midosuji Line (Shin-Osaka Station→Shinsaibashi Station)→Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line (Shinsaibashi Station→Morinomiya Station)→Osaka Castle Park
Itinerary description: The next day, there is no reservation for breakfast at the hotel. I came to McDonald's in Shin-Osaka Station for breakfast, and then immediately started the day's itinerary from Shin-Osaka Station.The whole day itinerary was originally planned to go to Minoh Park to enjoy the red leaves, so I chose to use the Kansai Amazing Pass, which turned out to be a wrong decision.In fact, if there is no need to move across cities, there is no need to use the Kansai Excursion Card to purchase the Osaka Metro.The buses share a one-day ticket, which can easily handle the entire day of Osaka trip.
Considering that most of the follow-up Kyoto itinerary will be maple viewing and natural attractions, so at the beginning of the itinerary, we will first abandon the Mino Park and go to the classic attraction-Osaka Castle. The main goal is Ginkgo.The last time I visited Osaka Castle was mainly for viewing cherry blossoms, so I took a taxi straight to Osaka Castle and the castle tower. This time I came from Ginkgo biloba, so I chose to take the subway. After exiting from Morinomiya Station, walk slowly to Osaka Castle Park At this time, you can not only enjoy the park scenery of ginkgo slices, but also fully experience the daily life and small fortunes of local residents.
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- Osaka Castle Park where you can experience autumn ginkgo tablets and ordinary people’s daily life.
Flower Expo Park: Osaka Castle Park → Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line (Morinomiya Station → Tsurumi Ryokuchi Station) → Flower Expo Memorial Park
Itinerary description: This Osaka itinerary can be positioned as a one-day trip to Osaka theme park. After visiting Osaka Castle Park, take the subway Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line and go directly to the Flower Expo Memorial Park on the same MRT line.Here in 1990, Osaka held the first "Remains" of the "International Flower and Green Expo" in Asia. This relic is a large-scale park covering a wide range of areas. All kinds of flowers and trees can be found here, and you can visit it in almost all seasons. , Cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing, maple viewing and ginkgo viewing are all very suitable. The location is at the exit of MRT Tsurumi Ryokuchi Station. The traffic is really very convenient.
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Ginkgo Avenue: Flower Expo Memorial Park→Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line (Tsurumi Ryokuchi Station→Shinsaibashi Station)→そばよし Shinsaibashi Store (lunch)→ Midosuji Ginkgo Avenue→ Honmachi Station
Itinerary description: After walking through two parks in a row, you will have to have lunch to fill your stomach. This time I chose to follow the original subway route back to Shinsaibashi. After leaving the station, there are many Restaurants are available.Choosing to return to Shinsaibashi for a meal is mainly because this area is the transportation hub of Osaka. It can be said that it is quite convenient to arrange shopping trips on the spot or go to other attractions.After finishing the meal this time, I didn’t go shopping in the Shinsaibashi business district or returned to Shinsaibashi Station. Instead, I walked to Midosuji Road, walked from Shinsaibashi Station to Honmachi Station, and walked a distance of a MRT station. It happens to be able to admire the famous Midosuji Ginkgo Avenue.
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Expo Park: Midosuji Line (Honmachi Station → Esaka Station) → Kita-Osaka Express (Esaka Station → Senri Chuo Station) → Osaka Mosley (Senri Central Station → Expo Commemorative Park Station) → Expo Commemorative Park → Osaka ノレールで (Osaka Commemorative Station) Park Station→Qianli Central Station)→Qianli Central Underground Street
Itinerary description: After finishing the itinerary of dining in Shinsaibashi and admiring ginkgo, the next maple viewing itinerary is faced with the choice of going to Mino Park or Expo's Commemoration Park.As mentioned earlier, considering that the characteristics of Mino Park are similar to various attractions in Kyoto, I chose to go to Expo'1970 Commemorative Park.Yes it is!This is the "remains" of the "Japan World Expo" held in Osaka in XNUMX.The result of visiting this relic in person is really worth it. It is also a characteristic attraction that can be visited in all seasons. People who like natural scenery can definitely take it into consideration.
The transportation from downtown Osaka to the Expo'XNUMX Commemorative Park is a bit more complicated, but it is still quite convenient.First of all, take the municipal subway Midosuji Line and transfer to the privately-owned Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway. It should be noted that the two lines actually share railway tracks. Some trains do not need to be changed at all, just because some of the private railway lines are privately operated. , So the fare must be calculated specially, the Kansai Amazing Pass can cover the fare, the subway.There is an additional fee for the common one-day pass for buses.Next, transfer to the Osaka Monorail Route, and after arriving at Expo Commemorative Park Station, you have to walk across a large section of viaduct after exiting the station.
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By Ferris wheel: Kita-Osaka Express (Senri Chuo Station → Esaka Station) → Osaka Municipal Midosuji Line (Esaka Station → Hommachi Station) → Osaka Municipal Chuo Line (Honmachi Station → Osaka Port Station) → Walk → Tempozan Ferris Wheel → Sea Yukan→Osaka Municipal Chuo Line (Osaka Port Station→Honmachi Station)→Osaka Municipal Midosuji Line (Honmachi Station→Shin-Osaka Station)→Shin-Osaka Station
Itinerary description: After finishing the expansive Expo Commemorative Park, I almost used up most of my time and energy. After returning to Senri Central Station to have a meal and rest, the trip to Minoh Park was obviously hopeless. Originally, I planned to visit the night view of Osaka at Umeda Sky Building again. However, I saw an advertisement for the Kaiyukan lighting in the MRT station, so I temporarily changed my mind to the Osaka Port area that I had never visited before, and the Osaka area with dense subway lines can definitely meet the needs of this temporary change of itinerary.
When I arrived at the Osaka Port area, it was too late to enter the Kaiyukan to visit, but if you chose to take the Tempozan Ferris wheel next to the Kaiyukan, even if you give up the Umeda Sky Observatory, you can still achieve your desire to see the night view of Osaka City, not to mention the continued It can be said that you can see all kinds of lighting outside the Kaiyukan, which can be said to be a perfect end to a day's Osaka itinerary!The shortcoming of not being able to visit the Umeda Sky Observatory again is no longer a shortcoming at this time.
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Regret of the Bead
Mino Park: Mino Park should be a rare natural maple viewing spot in the Osaka area, but the location is remote, and the itinerary is extremely dependent on walking, it is best to arrange a long time to walk slowly.Therefore, considering that the characteristics of Mino Park overlap with the maple viewing spots in Kyoto, we can only reluctantly give up and make the full-day Osaka itinerary a real theme park tour.
Sky Building: When I visited Osaka for the first time, I hurried to the sky observatory of Umeda Department Store Sky Building. Before the observatory closed for business, I hurriedly looked at the night view of downtown Osaka. Of course I couldn't take pictures and browse them.Originally expected to visit again, and stop by Umeda Department Store's planned German ‧Christmas‧Bazaar event in 2013, due to time considerations, I finally chose the sights of Osaka Port that I have never been to before.
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Original plan
The above is the experience sharing of the itinerary of the Osaka Nature Theme Park one-day tour. Since you want to share, let's share it thoroughly!The original planned itinerary is listed below, and you can compare and see the difference between ideal and reality.
The main difference on the first day was the underestimation of the time between buying a package ticket at the airport and going to the hotel, and could only go to the new world for a walk and have a meal; the main difference on the second day was that the original itinerary was mainly mino noodles. It becomes a theme park-based itinerary, and it temporarily joins the Tempozan Ferris wheel and Aquarium Aquarium.To be honest, the originally planned itinerary could not be completed. It was adjusted purely according to the situation and thoughts at the time. Even so, the harvest is still quite rich!
Day 2: Kansai Airport → 800F Post Office (Wi-Ho wireless network sharing device) → KAA counter (Kansai Freepass) → JR Green Window (ICOCA HARUKA Package) → JR HARUKA → Shin-Osaka Station → Hotel (レム新Osaka)→Subway.One-day bus pass (weekdays, ￥600/person; holidays, ￥09/person) → Midosuji Line (Shin-Osaka Station → Zoo Mae Station) → Tennoji Park (锵やか光の Corridor) → Qiangqiang Alley → Tsutenkaku (00 :21-00:600, ￥XNUMX/person) → Midosuji Line (Zoo Mae Station → Shin-Osaka Station) → Hotel
第二天：關西周遊卡→御堂筋線(新大阪駅→梅田駅)→阪急電鉄(梅田駅→箕面駅)→箕面の滝→箕面公園→勝尾寺→阪急電鉄(箕面駅→蛍池駅)→大阪モノレールで(蛍池駅→万博記念公園駅)→万博記念公園(09:00-17:00，￥250/人)→大阪モノレールで(万博記念公園駅→千里中央駅)→北大阪急行(千里中央駅→綠地公園駅)→福部綠地公園→北大阪急行(綠地公園駅→江阪駅)→御堂筋線(江阪駅→心齋橋駅)→長堀鶴見綠地線(心齋橋駅→鶴見綠地駅)→花博紀念公園→長堀鶴見綠地線(鶴見綠地駅→森ノ宮駅)→大阪城公園→長堀鶴見綠地線(森ノ宮駅→心齋橋駅)→御堂筋銀杏大道→本町駅→靭公園→御堂筋線(本町駅→梅田駅)→梅田藍天大廈(空中展望台，10:00-22:30)→德國‧聖誕節‧集市(11/15-/12/25)→御堂筋線(梅田駅→新大阪駅)
