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POINT!
①You can see the Osaka-Kansai Expo site from the sea.
②You can experience a sharpening knife and receive a personalized knife as a souvenir.
③Enjoy a tea ceremony experience in Sakai, where Sen no Rikyu is said to have grown up!

【Tour Dates】
①Fri.11 OCT,2024 ②Sun. 13 OCT,2024


【Application deadline】
17:00, Mon.30 NOV, 2024(JST)

【Minimum passenger count】
①Knife sharpening experience course 15person
②Sado tea ceremony experience course 15person
③Boat tour course (Sakai to Osaka city) 15person

【Max passenger count】
①Knife sharpening experience course 45person
②Sado tea ceremony experience course 45person
③Boat tour course (Sakai to Osaka city) 100person

【Tour conductor】
①Knife sharpening experience course :with tour conductor (English guide)
②Sado tea ceremony experience course :with tour conductor (English guide)
③Boat tour course (Sakai to Osaka city) :No tour conductor

【Participation conditions】
 Because it is a monitor tour, participants need to answer the
 questionnaire after the tour.

【Course information】
①Knife sharpening experience course
・schedule
Universal City Port (meeting at 8:45am / departure at 9am) ~Tour around the Osaka and Kansai Expo sites~ Sakai Old Port (arrival around 10am)
Sakai Old Port (10:15) ==== Izumi Riki Seisakusho (10:30-12:15) Knife sharpening experience === Osaka Bay Plaza Hotel (lunch: 12:30-13:15) === Mozu Tomb Group Visitor Center (13:30-14:10) === Shimano Bicycle Museum (14:30-16:00) === Osaka Station (around 17:00)
breakfast:×  lunch:〇 dinner:× 
adult・child JPY 3,000

②Sado tea ceremony experience course
・schedule
Universal City Port (meeting at 8:45am / departure at 9am) ~Tour around the Osaka and Kansai Expo sites~ Sakai Old Port (arrival around 10am)
Near Sakai Old Port (10:15) === Sakai Denshokan (10:30-11:00) === Mozu Tombs and Visitor Center (11:20-12:00) === [Train Window Tour: Start]=== (Approx. 10 mins) === Emperor Richu's Mausoleum === (Approx. 10 mins) === Nisanzai Tomb === (Approx. 10 mins) === Nagayama Tomb === (Approx. 10 mins) [Train Window Tour: End] === Mimiu (Lunch:12:40-13:40) === Sakairisyo no Mori (13:50-15:20) VR experience, tea experience, tour of the building === Osaka Station (Around 16:20)
breakfast:×  lunch:〇 dinner:× 
adult・child JPY 1,000

③Boat tour course (Sakai to Osaka city)
・schedule
Sakai Old Port (10:30) ~ ~ Osaka Kansai Expo Site Tour ~ ~ Universal City Port (Arrival around 11:30)
breakfast:×  lunch:× dinner:× 
adult・child JPY 500

①Registration and Tour Application

After registering personal information, the tour application can be realized.

①Click
[NEW USER] in the upper left corner of the screen and read the instructions.
②Click [LOGIN] and click [Registration for New User] on the next page.
Please review our policy for protecting your personal information. You will have to agree to our policy before proceeding. After you select "Agree," you will see the next page [Personal Information] for registering your user ID (email address), password and other details.
③ After you complete the form, you can log in with your email address and password to make online registration or application.
* Please note that the tour reservation is not complete only with [Registration for New User]. Please apply for tour from [Tours] in the left part of the screen.

②Payment

Please realize the payment after applying tour.
①Please click the [Payment] icon on the left and follow the instructions to process your payment.
②The payment should be realized within 3 days after the reservation.
 (In case you apply 3 days prior to the deadline, you should pay by 18:00 on the deadline date(Japan Time).

③Reservation acceptance/Cancellation


①We will accept the tour reservation by 30 Sep(Japan time).
②* You may be charged a fee depending on when you cancel your reservation. The following table lists the relevant fees and dates.
* “Cancellation date” is the date we, Nippon Travel Agency, receive your cancellation notice. If you send us your notice while our office is closed, it will be received on the next business day.


Cancellation DateCancellation Fee
11 days or more prior to the tour dateNo charge
8 days or more prior to the tour date20% of the tour cost
7 - 2 days prior to the tour date30% of the tour cost
1 day prior to the tour date40% of the tour cost
On the tour date 50% of the tour cost
Cancellation without notice or No show 100% of the tour cost

③When it is difficult to carry out the tour due to stormy weather etc, we will notify you by e-mail of cancellation by PM5:00 the day before(Japan time). We will refund the tour fee.

⑤Final Information

①We will send you the final confirmation by e-mail at least 7 days before the tour date. If you do not receive the e-mail, please contact us.
②The emergency contact number for the day will be announced in the final confirmation.
③Please register our domain "@nta.co.jp" in order to receive e-mails from "sakai_tour@nta.co.jp".

For application, please visit the website below

Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
Osaka Corporate Sales Headquarters
Yamaguchigen Bldg. 6F, 3-4-1, Bingomachi,
Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-0051 JAPAN
E-mail: sakai_tour@nta.co.jp
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 JST (UTC+9) *Closed on Japan public holidays.