Osaka

＜Dotonbori＞

Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshū, the designated city under the Local Law . The capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshi Area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, Osaka is the third largest city by population after Tokyo and Yokohama. (by Wikipedia) Please visit the Osaka-Info website ; http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/

　Kantetsu Express Bus "Yokkape Kansai" from Tsukuba

　 Operates between Mito Station and Osaka Abeno-bashi
　 You need to make a reservation for seat. 029-852-5666 (9:00 - 17:00)
　 The fare is 9,900yen for one way adult.
　
　　Internet Reservation is here ：https://secure.j-bus.co.jp/hon (Japanese)

Timetable	Tsukuba Center	22:53	6:29 am
	Subway Umeda (Osaka Sta.Mae)	7:13 am	22:10
	Osaka Abeno-bashi	7:54 am	21:30

　 There are other highway bus from Tokyo to Osaka, Please see here .
　
　 JR Shinkansen <Timetable >

　Takes 2 hours 36 min. from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka by Shinkansen"Nozomi", Fare is 13,620 yen for one
　way.

　The place that can purchase a ticket of the Shinkansen in Tsukuba is JTB.( Seibu Department Store 1
　floor) The reservations over the telephone do not accept.
　＜Around Tsukuba Center(Seibe Department) Map ＞

　Inside of KEK, You can purchase a ticket of the Shinkansen between 12:00 and 13:30 on every
　Thursday at Cafe(Prime)
　The person (He understand English) of the travel agency comes on every Thursday there.
　You cannot purchase the ticket just before the departure.

　Please see the Website of JR East : http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/ticket/index.html

　HYPERDIA Website is the convenient site that can check timetables and routes in English and Chinese.
　　　
　　　　http://www.hyperdia.com/en/

　 Osaka Castle : http://www.osakacastle.net/index.html
　 Osaka Information : http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/ 　
　 JTB Sunrise Tours (From Oska):https://www.jtb.co.jp/shop/itdw/info/e/list2011.asp#srAnc2