The 6 Best Historical & Heritage Tours in Sakai, Kinki

Osaka is a bustling city chock full of "big city" things to do, but there's another side to it as well. This tour takes you from your hotel to notable temples, a historic entertainment quarter, gardens, and the famous "kofun" tombs in Osaka and south to Sakai City, all in a private, luxury vehicle. Your native or equivalent English-speaking driver/guide will ensure the trip is light and fun, while also keeping it intellectually stimulating and informative in a well-rounded, accessible way. As this is a private tour, discussions about changes to the itinerary are welcome! Depending on your request, additional charges may apply.

Inclusions: Local guide, Transport by private vehicle, Central Osaka hotel pickup

Exclusions: Entrance fees (500 yen/person total), Food and drinks, Osaka port area pickup and drop off adds 2,500 yen each way. Shin-Osaka adds 1,000 yen each way., Child seat: 1,000 yen payable on day of tour.

The city we'll visit is called "knife city Sakai," known for its knives from about 450 years ago, and still their skills are alive and improving. However, not many people don't know about how the professionals work for one knife together and their history. Even sharpening knives are not familiar with people. We'd like to share the wonderful Sakai knives with you, and how to sharpen them. Let us make your trip to Japan a bit more interesting and fascinating.

Inclusions: Apron, Tools for sharpening knives, Your knife, Coffee and/or Tea

Exclusions: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks

Sakai City has been a very famous place in Japan for many things, such as Emperors Mausoleums, and Japanese cooking knives. Its history with the development of Business with other countries during the Edo and Meiji Period makes this city very special and unique. Ride through the city to the recent World Heritage Site, The Mausoleum of the Emperor Nintoku, then though the ark to the city Museum. After that, as we all deserve to sit and relax, we will take you for a delicious lunch where you can talk and share with your guide and the other guests. We then visit the historical house of the business successful Yamaguchi Family and finish with an authentic Knife Shop, the Mizuno Blacksmith, where we will visit the forge and can also purchase high quality handmade Japanese cooking knives directly from the blacksmith.

Inclusions: Use of bicycle, within a reasonable budget, All Fees and Taxes, one bottle per guest

Exclusions: Extra Food, Extra Drinks, Shopping and souvenirs

Tour will be conducted by an experienced tour guide who knows everywhere precisely inside Asuka village. Asuka village has many spots where monolith remains are placed unlike all other cities and villages inside Japan. There is no other place like this but looking at the world, there are many othere place looking similar like Stone Henge in UK, Pyramid in Egypt, Puma Punke in South America, Machu Pitu in Peru, and Asuka village should be considered as valuable as all other places listed as all other foreign places. Asuka village is fulfilled with so many mystery that still until today many of these objects are not known who created them. Discover and experience Japanese oldest village mysterious objects and myth. When you book the tour, please book indivisually even if you are group of people. Or book for the representitive, and then pay for the rest of people on the day of the tour. In this way, please state how many people you are in your group by the email or SNS.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Ticket to facility

Exclusions: Lunch

Are you interested in the largest tomb in the world? The Daisen tomb is 496 meters in length which is more than twice as long as the famous pyramid in Egypt. Let’s figure out what kind of life the ancient people had and what they thought when building such a huge tomb. You will rent a bike and cycle around the huge tomb which is located in a residential area on this tour. It is so huge that it looks like a mountain and you can’t quite get the overall picture. That’s why they have prepared a VR device so that you can take a look at the tomb from 300 meters above the sea level. Don’t forget to book your cycling tour to visit the famous tomb, with your otomo guide!

Inclusions: Private Tour, Tour Guide, Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Exclusions: Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own, Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, Bike rental fee, The use of private van

Having flourished as the city of merchants, Sakai city has a lot of traditional crafts, especially kitchen knives are so famous that it is said that all the cooks have at least one of those knives. There are many fans from all over the world who come to buy Japanese kitchen knives, and you will surely find your favorite one in Sakai city among many famous shops! On this tour, your otomo guide will support you and translate what the craftsmen say so that you can find your best one! You will also visit a neighbourhood with traditional houses which are more than 100 years old and a historical building that represents the Japanese architecture! Don’t forget to book your tour!

Inclusions: Private Tour, Tour Guide, Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Exclusions: Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own, Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, The use of private van