Osaka Self-Guided City Exploration Game: Food Origins

Explore Osaka's Dotonbori through a self-guided app-based city exploration game, flexible to play in about 2 hours at any time.

Getting started

Download the app to your smartphone, make sure you have a mobile internet connection, and head to the starting point in Dotonbori. Once you are there, open the self-guided app-based city exploration game and follow the on-screen prompts to begin. You move at your own pace, so you can decide when to start, take breaks, or continue exploring.

What to expect

Dotonbori

Dotonbori is one of Osaka's busiest districts, known for its food spots, bright signs, and historic streets. You explore it through location-based challenges and stories that unlock as you walk.

Features

• The self-guided app-based city exploration game leads you through Dotonbori with clues and tasks that reveal the history of the area in a fun, interactive way, so you do not need a physical tour guide.
• Along the route, you uncover insights into Dotonbori itself, learn about local cuisine in the heart of the Kansai area, and discover curious facts about some of the most delicious dishes you will encounter.
• Several stops focus on rituals at Japanese temples, giving you insights into temple rituals and how they shape daily life and traditions in Osaka.
• You have full flexibility to start, pause, and resume at any time, with 24/7 availability every day and an approximate 2-hour game duration with no time limit, plus free participation for children so families can join together.