Osaka Subway Sugoroku Tour
Not where,
but who.
Our private Osaka Subway Sugoroku Tour turns Japan's classic dice game into a city adventure. Roll the dice, ride the metro and explore a board made for you with a local guide.
- 0StartMeet your guide
- 1NambaStreet food crawl
- 2NakazakichoRetro houses & cafés
- 3Tenjimbashisuji 6-chomeJapan's longest shopping street
- 4Dobutsuen-maeShinsekai & kushikatsu
- 5OsakakoHarbor views
- 6TennojiTemples & city views
- 7ShinsaibashiShopping arcades
This is only a sample. Your real board is built around the interests you share with us before the tour.
How it works
A board made for you
- 1
Tell us what you like
Before the tour, we ask about your interests through a short survey or chat: food, retro streets, culture, shopping and more.
- 2
We build your board
We design a sugoroku board of Osaka subway stations picked for you. Each square names the station and what you will find there.
- 3
Roll, ride, explore
On the day, you roll the dice and ride the Osaka Metro with your guide to wherever it lands. If a roll doesn't feel right, you can roll again.
Tour details
The practical part
- Tour
- Osaka Subway Sugoroku Tour
- Style
- Private tour for your group only
- Guide
- English-speaking local guide
- Duration
- About 4 hours
- Start times
- 10:00 or 16:00
- Area
- Osaka city, by subway
- Group size
- Up to 8 people
- Price
- US$300 per group
- Meeting point
- Your hotel or a subway station
- Paid by guests
- Subway fares only, paid directly on the day. The tour visits free spots only, so there are no admission fees.
- Booking
- Book on Tripadvisor, or email us to ask about a date.
About us
Why “marbles”?
Every guide is a marble: small, round and each one different. Put together, they make a world. That is the idea behind the name Arch of Marbles.
We believe the best travel memories come from the people you meet, not just the places you see. So we start with you, then plan the day around a guide who enjoys showing you their Osaka.
Arch of Marbles is based in Osaka and run by Sou Nakamura, who previously ran a guiding business in Kyoto.
Gallery
On the road
Contact
Ask us anything
Questions about dates, group size or what your board could look like? Send us a message.