As you know, Crystal and I won a trip to Osaka (thanks to atta.ai) and we just came back recently if you have been following the travelogues posted recently! For those asking about our 7D6N Osaka – Kyoto itinerary 2019, I’ve compiled them all here in this post for easy reading! Note that this is a relatively budget itinerary and we resisted shopping (okay, I resisted shopping).
Most importantly – we had FUN on our 2019 girls trip to Osaka-Kyoto! 🙂 #DuckyFishyOsaka #DuckyFishyKyoto
LOBANGS to SAVE $$
And of course, I have PLENTY of travel lobangs to share to help you save $$ for your trip! Traveling is expensive after all~
- Use my booking link HERE to enjoy a S$40 refund on your credit card!
**Note this refund will only be done AFTER your trip is completed and is limited to one credit card per booking with a min of $80 spending. You can also use the $40 to offset any other hotel bookings - Enjoy $45 off your Airbnb stay (min $100) OR $17 off your Airbnb Experience (min $66) if you sign up using my link HERE!
- I also HIGHLY recommend using Klook (Free $5 code on Klook: 0MF2Zso) to book your attraction tickets!
- Alternatively, you can also use atta.ai to help you plan for your trip! Our accommodation and flight was planned and booked using the atta.ai platform as a prize awarded to me in a giveaway that I won!
7D6N Osaka & Kyoto Itinerary 2019
Here’s my itinerary as below! 🙂
Day 1 Singapore – Osaka Itinerary – 2 May 2019
- Singapore Changi Airport – Clark Airport (The Philippines) via Jetstar Asia (Transit Stop)
- Clark Airport – Kansai Airport (Osaka) via Jetstar Asia
- Pick up 4G Sim Card / 1 Day Hankyu Tourist Pass at Kansai Airport
- Collect Limited Express rapi:t tickets from Kansai Airport Station
- Take train to Namba Station
- Make reservations for return trip on Limited Express rapi:t from Namba Station to Kansai Airport
- Top up IC card at the station to take local trains
- Take local train to Yodoyabashi Station (Midosuji Line)
- Check into HOTEL UNIZO Osaka Yodoyabashi
- Rest
- Train to Namba Station
- Explore Dotonbori
- Dinner at Creo-Ru Takoyaki & Okonomiyaki
- Shopping at Dotonbori
- Explore Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Street
- Drink ChaTime at Shinsaibashisuji Shopping Street
- Walk from Namba Station back to our hotel
Day 2 Osaka Itinerary – 3 May 2019
- Pick up Kyoto-Osaka Sightseeing Pass at Keihan Yodayabashi Station
- Train to Temmabashi Station
- Walk from Temmabashi Station to Osaka Castle
- Explore Osaka Castle Grounds
– Visit Miraiza Osaka-Jo for Souvenirs / Quick Bites
– Hokoku Shrine
– Shodokan - Walk back to Temmabashi Station
- Try limited edition creamy bacon potato piesen from McDonalds Japan
- Train to Dobutsuen-Mae Station
- Walk through Janjan Yokocho Alley
- Rest at McDonald’s Japan
- Explore Shinsekai (Arcade games / Tsutenkaku Tower / etc)
- Kushikatsu Dinner at Shinsekai
- Walk to Den Den Town (Night) and explore
- Visit Lawson 100
- Pop into all the arcade places like Taito Station
- Walk to Namba Station
- Train back to Yodoyabashi Station and back to hotel
Day 3 Osaka & Kyoto Itinerary – 4 May 2019
- Pop by Super Market Kohyo
- Train to Umeda Station
- Use 1 Day Hankyu Tourist Pass
- Take Hankyu special themed train “Kyo Train Garaku” to Kyoto (weekends only at selected timings)
- Train to Hankyu Katsura Station and then change train to Hankyu Arashiyama Station
- Hike up to Iwatayama Monkey Park / Arashiyama Monkey Park
- Cross Togetsu-kyo Bridge
- Lunch at traditional Japanese restaurant Choujiya 丁字屋
- Visit Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
- Pay a visit to Nonomiya Shrine
- Pop by Rilakkuma Honey Stand and Miffy Sakura Kitchen
- Walk back to Hankyu Arashiyama Train
- Take Hankyu line to Katsura Station and then transfer to Kawaramachi Station
- Explore Shinkyogoku and Teramachi Shopping Arcade
- Walk to Pokemon Centre Kyoto
- Train back to Umeda Station on Hankyu Line
- Change line / train back to Yodayabashi Station and our hotel!
Day 4 Osaka & Kyoto Itinerary – 5 May 2019
- Utilize 1 day Kyoto-Osaka Sightseeing Pass on the Keihan Line
- Train from Yodayabashi Station (Osaka) to Gion-Shijio Station (Keihan Line) in Kyoto
- Walk around Gion-Shijo (Cocoa Market and Family Mart)
- Kimono Rental Appointment and fitting at Kimono Rental Wargo Petite Gion Shijo
- Walk to Yasaka Shrine
- Stroll around Maruyama Park
- Explore Higashiyama district + Lunch at random Japanese restaurant along the way
- Walk to Kiyomizu-dera
- U-Turn and walk back to Kodaiji Temple
- Teabreak stop at Gion Cafe
- Return Kimono Rental
- Take Keihan line (Gion Shijo) to Fushimi Inari Station
- Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine (night)
- Train to Makino Station (Keihan Line)
- Dinner at Tomato & Onion
- Pop by Life Supermarket
- Train from Makino Station back to Yodayabashi Station and our hotel (Keihan Line)
Day 5 Osaka Itinerary – 6 May 2019
- Train down to Dobutsuen-Mae Station
- Lunch at Kura Sushi at Shinsekai
- Pop by Billiken Shrine and molest the feet of the Billiken Statues all around Shinseikai
- Hunt for Dango Mushi (gachapon toy) at Shinseikai
- Walk to Den Den Town
- Satisfy Crystal’s craving for decent bubble tea at Happy Balls Bubble Tea
- Explore Den Den Town + hunt for Dango Mushi (day)
- Walk to Namba Parks
- Watch Avengers: End Game at Namba Parks Cinema
- Walk to Dotonburi
- Dinner at Ichiran Ramen Dotonburi
- Souvenir shopping at Don Quijote Dotonburi
- Train back to Yodayabashi Station and our hotel
Day 6 Osaka Itinerary – 7 May 2019
- Train to Umeda Station
- Light brunch at Deli Cafe and 551 Horai
- Half Day Tour: Abandoned Fukuchiyama Railway Trail (Airbnb Experience)
– Train to Nishinomiya-Najio station
– Walk to Abandoned Fukuchiyama Railway trail hike (5km, torchlight required)
– Early dinner at restaurant on tour
– Free onsen foot bath
– Train back to Umeda Station from Takedao Station - Explore Umeda Station
- Pop by Daimaru, Tokyu Hands and Pokemon Centre Osaka
- Train back to Yodayabashi Station
- Visit Super Market Kohyo
- Back to Hotel to pack and leave for tomorrow
Day 7 Osaka – Singapore Itinerary – 8 May 2019
- Check out of hotel
- Train to Namba Station
- Pick up last minute snacks
- Take Limited Express rapi:t from Namba Station to Kansai Airport
- Check in at Kansai Airport
- Do a takeaway (dabao food) at departure hall before going through immigration
- Souvenir shopping after immigration
- Kansai Airport – Singapore Changi Airport via Scoot (Direct)
- Hitch a ride back home
- HOME SWEET HOME!
Total Costs
- Airfare + Accommodation: $1000 (All-in package price searched from atta.ai with a $1000 budget as my winning prize in a giveaway I won)
- Actual Spending (Food/Transportation/Souvenirs/Shopping/Treats/All-In: 36k yen / $450 (Note: I controlled ALOT of spending)
- Passes/SIM Card from Klook: $61.19 for 4G SIM card (3GB for 8 days) / 1 Day Hankyu Tourist Pass / Return Limited Express rapi:t tickets / Kyoto-Osaka Sightseeing Pass (Used discount coupons to offset. Free $5 code on Klook: 0MF2Zso)
- Kimono Rental: $25 (Used discount to offset)
- Airbnb Experience: $56.53 (Get $17 off your Airbnb Experience (min $66)!)
- Travel Insurance: $31.50
- Transportation in SG (Home-Airport): $14 (Grab)
Total: S$1638.22 for 7D6N Osaka-Kyoto Itinerary (Budget)
Of course, here’s reiterating my previous plug (which is also useful for you) – don’t forget to use my lobangs to help you save some money too! 
- Use my booking link HERE to enjoy a S$40 refund on your credit card!
**Note this refund will only be done AFTER your trip is completed and is limited to one credit card per booking with a min of $80 spending. You can also use the $40 to offset any other hotel bookings - Enjoy $45 off your Airbnb stay (min $100) OR $17 off your Airbnb Experience (min $66) if you sign up using my link HERE!
- I also HIGHLY recommend using Klook (Free $5 code on Klook: 0MF2Zso) to book your attraction tickets!
- Alternatively, you can also use atta.ai to help you plan for your trip! Our accommodation and flight was planned and booked using the atta.ai platform as a prize awarded to me in a giveaway that I won!
7D6N Osaka & Kyoto Travelogue 2019
(2 – 8 May 2019)
- 7D6N Osaka Travelogue 2019 – DAY 1: HELLO Osaka! x Dotonburi x Creo-Ru x Shinsaibaishi-Suji – 2 MAY 2019 #DuckyFishyOSAKA
- 7D6N Osaka Travelogue 2019 – DAY 2: Osaka Castle x Bacon Potato Piesen x Janjan Yokocho x Shinsekai x Den Den Town x Lawson 100 – 3 May 2019 #DuckyFishyOsaka
- 7D6N Osaka-Kyoto Travelogue 2019 – DAY 3: Hankyu Kyo Train Garaku (Osaka-Kyoto) x Arashiyama Monkey Park x Arashiyama Bamboo Grove x Rilakkuma Honey Stand x Miffy Sakura Kitchen x Shinkyogoku Shopping Arcade x Pokemon Centre Kyoto – 4 May 2019 #DuckyFishyOsaka #DuckyFishyKyoto
- 7D6N Osaka-Kyoto Travelogue 2019 – DAY 4: Full Day Kimono Rental in Kyoto Experience x Yasaka Shrine x Higashiyama x Kodaiji Temple x Gion Cafe x Fushimi Inari Shrine x Makino Station x Tomato & Onion Restaurant – 5 May 2019 #DuckyFishyOsaka #DuckyFishyKyoto
- 7D6N OsakaTravelogue 2019 – DAY 5: Kura Sushi x Hunting for Dango Mushi at Shinsekai and Den Den Town x Avengers Movie Night x Dotonburi x Ichiran Ramen x Don Quijote – 6 May 2019 #DuckyFishyOsaka
- 7D6N Osaka Travelogue 2019 – DAY 6: Abandoned Fukuchiyama Railway Trail (Airbnb Experience) x Umeda Station x Daimaru x Pokemon Centre Osaka – 7 May 2019 #DuckyFishyOsaka
- 7D6N Osaka Travelogue 2019 – DAY 7: Saying SAYONARA OSAKA x Scoot Flight Home x HELLO SINGAPORE! – 8 May 2019 #DuckyFishyOsaka
- Flight Report: Scoot TR701 Boeing Dreamliner 787 (Osaka KIX – Singapore)
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Last but not least, thanks always for reading and I hope that you’ve found this travelogue and itinerary useful for you to plan your trip to Osaka-Kyoto! The usual daily posts will be back again at 12pm (GMT+8) from tomorrow onwards – till my next trip ;p
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