Osaka-Himeji Customize Tour with Pickup and DropOff

Aki is a professional, excellent guide who loves to share Himeji history. He will personalize each tour and go out of his way to leave you with an unforgettable experience ... and dozens of photos, too!

My tour to Himeji castle was filled with interesting sights, conversation, and history. I truly had a wonderful time with Aki-San and his co-worker, Ken-San. Although the itinerary was not planned, I had seen everything I wanted to see and more due to Aki-san suggestions. He provided interesting information and I learned a lot of Japanese history. He was concerned about my safety and made the tour easy to be out all day. I would highly recommend him as a guide. You’ll be happy with your experience just as I am.

Aki was our guide and he did an excellent job of coordinating a full day of activities for my wife, son and I. We did the Himeji Castle and garden tour and we also had a lunch, sweets eating workshop, and tea ceremony. Additionally, we had a kimono experience and wore them throughout all the activities! Aki did a great job providing info on history and culture and took pics/videos during all the activities. Thanks Aki for making our day so enjoyable!

Don’t miss this tour! I learned so much about Japan’s culture. Our guide was excellent! I felt safe driving in these very large cities, and smaller towns. Our every need was taken care of, he anticipated our needs before we did!!

Mr. Yabuuchi is an excellent tour guide. We signed up for a tour of Himeji Castle from Osaka. Mr. Yabuuchi took the time to make a small detour to Kobe only because we mentioned we were in Kobe on a previous trip. He also arranged a tour of a knife museum in Sakai, following our tour of Himeji Castle. The stop in Sakai was as good and as amazing as Himeji Castle. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour. If we ever make it back to the Osaka area, we will definitely book another tour with him.

The best tour and best guide you can take in osaka for all important places in Himeji, the operator is the best of all tours i take because do the best for see all important places in precise time, confortable vehicle too and atention all time

Excellent services, Mr. Akihito Yabuuchi drove a very comfortable A/C with his assistance, Ms. Chen (provided excellent language service, very helpful for us) accompanied our family (5 senior adults) for this guided tour. They took care of us in very details, very flexible for our needs, and made very good tour arrangements, so we can visit and see what we wanted. They are also very knowledgeable, and were able to answer our questions during the tour. We indeed very enjoyed the tour, and most importantly they are able to conclude the tour in an efficient way, and took us back to the cruise port at exactly the promised returning time. Overall we were very happy about this tour, and will definitely sign up for their tour service when we come back to visit this area, as Yabuuchi San conducted many tour services in the area, ranges from Koyto, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji , and nearby attraction scenery sites. Thanks again for their very professional tour service!

My husband and I had the great pleasure of having Aki as our driver and tour guide on a day trip from the Hilton Castle Hotel in Osaka to Himeji in early October. His pre-arrival communication was outstanding including arrangements for our considerably customized itinerary, meal choices, and special needs. Aki was the consumate Japanese host- gracious and eager to share the history and culture of his country, of which he is extremely proud. He is an attentive listener, and answered our many questions about modern life in Japan with frankness and humour. He was continuously solicitous of our comfort and enjoyment throughout the day. His friendly,accommodating manner, luxurious vehicle, and expertise made our excursion quite wonderful. Arigato, Aki. Mary Lynn and Paul from London, Ontario, Canada.

Aki is great. He is very knowledgeable about Japanese history and a good teacher. He is also most passionate about sharing his love for Japanese culture with visitors. His English is excellent too. We had a wonderful day with him visiting Himeiji Castle and would recommend this trip to others.

Hi Akihiko, Thanks very much for an amazing day. You really made my trip to Japan go from good to an unforgettable experience. Thank you so much for making it so memorable & happy to have a great friend in Japan. I hope your tourism journey lasts and you make many, many friends from around the globe. If you are ever in the Toronto area hit me up & we both can have good food & sake together!