Tokyo To Osaka: Fastest and Cheapest Ways To Get There

Above, Osaka Castle. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

To get a fuller flavor of Japan, one should venture out of Tokyo and head to rural areas and cities.

One city travelers to Japan ought to visit is Osaka. Besides Osaka itself, it is conveniently close enough to Kyoto that all it takes is a commuter train ride to get there.

But what of getting from Tokyo to Osaka? There are several ways to reach Osaka from Tokyo and Tokyo Cheapo has an article on the fastest and cheapest ways there.

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Osaka: cheaper, dirtier and a whole lot friendlier than Tokyo. A vibey city of 2.7 million, it’s bigger than neighboring Kyoto and also more down to earth. Osaka, a port city, was once the business hub of Japan, with merchants from all over selling their wares and serving up good grub. The food culture prevails—Osaka is known as the kitchen of the country. Whether you’re heading from Tokyo to Osaka to chow down, check out Universal Studios Japan, or you’re on a secret mission, here are the fastest and cheapest ways of getting there.

Above, a bullet train view of Mount Fuji en route to Osaka. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If one is taking a Shinkansen (bullet train) to Osaka from Tokyo, on clear days Mount Fuji can be seen from the starboard (right side) of the train.

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