A Osaka Kyoto trip even total beginners can succeed with by following this

:If your accommodation is near Namba Station, I recommend the Rapi:t! :It's very fast, taking just 35 minutes one way :It uses a reserved-seat system (similar to KTX)!! (Even more recommended for family trips) :However, the trains run about once every hour, so if you're unlucky, you may have to sit around at the airport for an hour!! :It's about 12,000 won per person (buying tickets in advance in Korea and exchanging for a physical ticket at the exchange counter is cheaper). :After going up to the 2nd floor by escalator at Kansai Airport, cross the overpass and go straight to find the ticket purchase and exchange counter!

This is a service that takes you from the airport to your accommodation I recommend booking it in advance in Korea!! Once you arrive at the station, there's no need to move your luggage and go through all that process It takes you straight from the airport to the accommodation you booked, so it's super convenient! (Especially recommended for family travelers!)

Namba is the center of Osaka sightseeing. When you come to Osaka? You'll end up visiting it at least n times This is where the famous Glico Man and Dotonbori are!! Think of it like Myeongdong or Seomyeon It's convenient to book your accommodation around here too! (Umeda area accommodation is also recommended)

Search on Google Maps: Fukutaro Osaka's No. 1 okonomiyaki spot It usually boasts a wait of at least an hour, and the other famous spots also have at least a 40-minute wait Just write your name on the waiting list paper in front and wait (If you came to Osaka, I recommend trying the ㅇㅇ-yaki series!!)

A Dotonbori takoyaki place already quite famous among Koreans. They only take cash! But there are a lot of people waiting, so I recommend visiting in the morning

Another Dotonbori takoyaki shop. The large, obvious takoyaki-shaped sign makes it stand out. You order using a vending machine where you need to insert cash. Maybe because they add crispy tempura flakes inside the takoyaki, it feels like crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with an extra crispy inside too! The crunchy texture is appealing.

This is also in Dotonbori, and the obvious octopus-shaped sign makes it easy to spot. The shop has separate seats where you can see the Dotonbori river, which is nice!

Glico Man photo-taking] -Under the bridge rather than on the bridge! The bridges crossing the Dotonbori River are always crowded with people, so it's hard to take photos. If you go down the stairs on the bridge opposite Glico Man, there are far fewer people and the photos come out much better. -At the smaller bridge slightly below the main bridge! For those who still want to take photos over the river even though the bridge is crowded! There is another bridge that goes slightly down in the middle. It's less crowded and the photos come out better

Since this is a market, it opens early and closes early~! (Opens between 9 and 10 a.m. - closes between 4 and 5 p.m.) But since it's in Namba, if your accommodation is near Namba, I recommend visiting in the morning!! (But I wouldn't recommend buying anything here—it's expensive I recommend it just for looking around a Japanese market)

Since on the first day you usually can't start early in the morning, it's better to include an observatory in the itinerary!! :The highest and most recently built observatory in Osaka :Even people who aren't usually very interested in observatories or night views will like it, so it's not something people strongly love or hate =>Even though for most attractions there isn't a big difference from the ticket price bought in Korea, Harukas 3000 is cheaper if bought in Korea, so I recommend buying domestically and then exchanging the ticket.

Day 2 starts in Umeda! (Daimaru Department Store opens from 10:00 AM) I mixed shopping + sightseeing!! Usually, an itinerary like this is what I recommend most for family trips or people visiting Japan for the first time! => Umeda Daimaru Department Store: this is also a place with lots to shop for.

There is no Pokémon Center in Korea!! Pokopia is also popular these days, so go 한번 and adopt one cute Pokémon!!

As expected, if you're going to Japan, visiting a Nintendo Store is a must!!! If you’ve played Nintendo games a bit, go there and buy some cute stuff too, and get it cheaper than in Korea!!

Motomura Gyukatsu Umeda branch (there is a wait, but less than the Namba branch) Izumo, a famous eel rice bowl place, is located nearby There are many things to look around at, such as the Disney Store and Ghibli Shop.

Of course, the wait here is long too, but it's shorter than the Namba location Motonmura Gyukatsu is a chain, but if you're visiting Japan I absolutely recommend it. At a reasonably decent price (still expensive since it's gyukatsu) you can be assured of pretty good quality!

This is also a popular restaurant located inside LUCUA Department Store! If you're in Japan, you should try eel rice bowl at least once!!! There's a wait here too, so I recommend going slightly outside lunchtime

A large-scale department store famous for being connected to Umeda Station! Before going, აუცილებლად make sure to get the guest coupon (5%) discount!!!! (Passport required) From Comme des Garçons, which is perfect to buy when you travel to Japan, to the food hall where you can buy premium alcohol, there’s lots to look around at!!

Especially if it's your first time in Osaka or you're traveling with family, I highly recommend it!! It really gives you that feeling of "I came to Japan!!". That said, it's a little far from the Namba-Umeda area It’s perfect for taking a walk and photos in the nearby park (Do not go inside the castle, it's not worth it and it's not the kind of castle.. you might be expecting it's made a bit more modern, so it's not that great. It feels a bit like one of those small exhibition halls at tourist spots that people don't really go to..)

Since it's next to Osaka Castle, I recommend taking a walk!

As the day is slowly getting darker, I recommend Umeda Sky Building It's a sunset spot, so it's good to go at the right time, but keep in mind that it's always crowded around that time

Honestly, I recommend staying at Universal Studios Japan all day! Especially if it's your first trip to Japan, I recommend it even more Even if you go from opening run to closing, there are so many people that it's hard to see everything