Discover the history of Osaka Castle on a guided walking tour. Learn about the castle’s military design, explore the tower, and see the largest stone in the castle.
[Highlights]
・Skip the line ・City view from the top of the castle ・The castle’s military design and defenses ・The largest stone in the castle and learn how it was transported
Discover Osaka Castle’s genius military design on this walking tour. Starting at Subway Tanimachi 4-chome Station, explore outer moats and defense layers built to delay and divide attackers. See the triple moats, multi-layered gates, and masugata entrances that trapped invaders. Walk zigzagging routes enemies once faced under fire. View the castle’s largest stone, learn 16th-century transport methods, and spot hidden stone marks from master craftsmen. Understand wall angles and stonework that made them unclimbable. Explore the tower as command post and last defense, with arrow slits, gun ports, and gold used as psychological warfare. Finally, discover how this “invincible” fortress fell in 1614–1615, shaped by the fierce rivalry between Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s legacy and Tokugawa Ieyasu’s ambition.
[Meeting point]
Lawson S Otemae Rest House, 3-21 Ōsakajō, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 540-0002, Japan https://maps.app.goo.gl/jAS9kbPHNMXyvAmB6
