Private Osaka Tour with Government Licencsed Guide and Vehicle (Max 7 persons)
Description
The vibrant city of Osaka is calling but the subway can be confusing and challenging for those with walking limitations so we are happy to provide this customizable, private guided tour with a vehicle! From Osaka castle, to Dotonbori District’s legendary Takoyaki, and the retro vibes of Shinsekai District with its famous giant blowfish lantern, Osaka’s many dynamic sights will enthrall you. Hungry? The kitchen of Japan, Osaka, is more than happy to tempt you with its many local dishes. Book a tour with us to find the best places to eat okonomiyaki! Once a reservation is made, a guide will be in touch to plan your personalized tour. Choose 3 to 4 spots that you wish to visit and your guide will plan a personalized itinerary. If you do not know where to go, ask the guide to send you their recommended itinerary. We welcome you to explore the unique culture of Osaka with us! Or as they say in the Osaka dialect, “Maido”! Maximum 7 participants.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will take a walk through Dotonbori street with its huge billboards, hundreds of restaurants and food stalls selling local foods including the famous Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki.
Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street is a must-visit in Osaka. This giant shopping arcade of cosmetics stores, apparel shops, and restaurants extends 600 meters. Read this detailed guide to learn about this lively Osaka neighborhood and how to get to the area!
Osaka Castle is certainly one of the most famous landmarks in Japan, and for good reason. This five-story castle is one of the most visually spectacular creations in the country, with a history that dates back almost 450 years!
The most famous fish at Kuromon Market are the conger pike in summer and Fugu in winter. At least 10% of the seafood shop in Kuromon specialize in Fugu and Hamo. A lively and roofed market which stretches about 580m, there are about 150 shops and is always bustling with people. This market has everything you want. From fresh seafood, blow fish and soft shelled turtle specialty shops, to restaurants, fruit and vegetables shops, butchers, pickled goods, dried food, Japanese sweets and Western cakes.
Sumiyoshi-taisha, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. However, the oldest shrine that enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin, the three Sumiyoshi kami, is the Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata.
Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji, or Mitsu-ji.
The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル) is a spectacular high rise building in the Kita district of Osaka, near Osaka and Umeda Stations. It is also known as the "New Umeda City". The 173 meter tall building consists of two towers that are connected with each other by the "Floating Garden Observatory" on the 39th floor. The observatory offers great views of the city through its windows and from its open-air deck. In the basement, there is a restaurant floor that replicates a town of the early Showa Period, while offices occupy most other floors.
Shinsekai , the New World, with it’s Tsutenkaku, the Osaka Eiffel tower, kushikatsu and Billiken , the God of wealth and money. Shinsekai is also home to Spa World, a huge bath complex with a large number of pools on a European themed floor and an Asian themed floor (enjoyed naked and gender separated).
The National Museum of Art, Osaka (also known as NMAO) is an underground museum housing a major art collection on the island of Nakanoshima in central Osaka.
A 150 meter long shopping street lined with specialty stores with every cooking utensil and kitchen item available. The Doguyasuji Festival on October 9 (Tool Day) is an event where various tools are on sale, and where the Garapon Lottery will also be held. In addition, you can take part in hands-on food sample making and glass-etching experiences, as well as an ever-increasing number of artisanal restaurants.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If your hotel or desired pick up point is not on the list, please contact us. Please be at your pick up point 10 minutes before the tour starts.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- There are only a limited number of car seats and booster seats. Rear-facing car seats are not available. You must contact us directly if you need them.
Reviews(13)
Highly recommend booking with Yama San for unforgettable experience! He taught us history, traditional rituals, culture etiquette and helped us with best authentic street food. Many Thanks for being our friend.
I appreciate your most kind and thoughtful comment. I am very much glad to know that you have enjoyed the tour with me. I have also had a very happy time with you. I suppose that you must have been very tired from visiting the spots because of very high temperature on that day. The soft serve ice cream at Dootombori Street was good, right? I sincerely hope that the three stones of Go Dai Riki at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine will make your dream come true someday, but in such case, you have to return there, do you remember that? Ha ha ha! Doomo Arigato Gozaimashita, - Yama
We had just 24h drive in Osaka and this was a great way, comfortable and with a good Price quality ratio for a couple to get to know the essential of the city.
We appreciate your kind feedback and our guides do too! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with your guide. We look forward to your next visit to Japan. Japan Guide Agency
Our tour guide Yama-San and our driver were both wonderful! Our tour guide was very pleasant, knew alot, and we highly recommend him! There were two people in our group in their late 80’s, and they were so accommodating and helped us find an itinerary that worked for us. Yama-San had so many wonderful stories and we really enjoyed learning about the castle and the shrine, and he was wonderful about taking pictures. It was really lovely to have so many candid photos after the trip, absolutely give our highest rating! Our first trip to Japan started off perfectly with this tour!
I appreciate very much your most kind and thoughtful comment. I am very much glad and honored to hear those comment. I have also had a very nice and happy time with you and your beautiful family. I do hope those three small stones will make your hope and dream come true. Please remember you have to come back to the shrine to return the stones once your dream and hope come true. Of course, as I told you, you can send them to me by FedEx. Hahaha! I sincerely hope I can see you again, maybe, in my city of Kobe next time. Doomo Arigato Gozaimashita, Yama
HORRIBLE is how I described this experience to my family. The guide, Yuki, was nice but she did not speak or understand English so we didn’t learn anything and had to cut short the tour. Very disappointed with j.g.a and this tour.
Thank you very much for your review. We have reviewed your case and the guide. Your email directly to us immediately after the tour was finished was responded to with professionalism and speed from our staff. Yuki is highly rated, often requested, speaks English well, and made a great effort to speak with your group as some of them were hard of hearing. We stand by our guide at this time. Sincerely, Japan Guide Agency
kaori was a wonderful woman who is very patient and dedicated guide. she walked with us to the sites and explained things to us. she had a driver pick us up.. very pleasurable day
Thank you for having me! I also had a great time with you! Please come back again with your friends for cherry blossoms! Thank you! Kahori
We had a tour with Mrs. Yuki. After the reservation she contacted and introduced herself. A few days before the trip, she sent us an exact itinerary with the note that it is changeable if we want to change anything else. Since she has planned a short lunch break, she has asked if we have any food allergies. We met at the train station in Osaka and she showed and explained the city, the main points and sights. She brought us closer to the historical background and also told us anecdotes. We ate the regional okonomijaki in Osaka. It was a very interesting viewing and experience. We can highly recommend the organizer and also Mrs. Yuki. Thank you very much for a nice day!
Thank you for your wonderful comment. I also had a lot of fun with you. It was a really lovely spring day. You could see plum blossoms and early-blooming cherry blossoms. Shitennoji Temple was the week of the equinox, so there were a lot of flea markets and you were able to buy some nice souvenirs. You also had the chance to interact with local people at the okonomiyaki restaurant and enjoy a leisurely meal. Yuki
Sachiko was very knowledgeable, professional and fun. She took time for us to ask questions and gave us ability to adjust our schedule on the fly. Highly recommend her and this itinerary
Thank you very much for your kind message. It’s encouraging and made me happy. It’s pleasure to explore Osaka while talking about differences of our cultures. I hope your daughter will start her new life well with her sweet cat.
All the places we visited were very beautiful , nice experience the tour , the guide had a good knowledge of the places and was very punctual
Thank you for your review. I enjoyed the tour with you and your mother. How's she doing? It was really nice to be able to visit all the places we had planned. Please visit Nara next time. Thanks again. Rie
This private tour in Osaka was at the end of our trip in Japan and after 2 weeks all over the country our guide had to be very creative impresing us with something special. Yuko, our nice guide did precisely that with courtesy and excellense. She chose the best Osaka has to show about the city, their people and their customs. She was very interactive with us and acomodate the time and places to our needs. If in Osaka your best guide: Yuko Kishihara. Kudos to her.
Thank you for your wonderful message! I really enjoyed sharing the time with you especially at the sushi restaurant. I hope we will meet again someday! Con amor y gratitud, Yuko
Yama’san was great…. Humorous, informative, and flexible to our wants and needs. Venturing on an entire 1/2 day foot tour allowed us to experience the sights, sounds, aromas, and foot traffic of Osaka in addition to history and landmarks. In essence we were able to experience the good, the bad, and the ugly. Yama’san, a job well done!
We appreciate your kind feedback and our guides do too! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with your guide. We look forward to your next visit to Japan.
