One day tour of Osaka

Highlights

Makoto Y.

4.95 / 5
(101 reviews)
Osaka
English, Japanese
7 hours
Private tour (only you and your group)
Up to 6 people

Osaka has been developed as international commercial city historically. People have developed the special culture in food, entertainment. This tour covers the historical sight-Osaka castle, Downtown-Dotonbori, and new Osaka station area with Umeda Sky building. We may add some more spots depending upon the interests of the customer. You enjoy the local gourmet dining, entertainment, and historical sights. You will catch the energy of Osaka people as the international city.


Meeting Point

At Osaka station or the hotel in Osaka

Osaka Castle: Symbol of Osaka, Originally this castle was built in 1583, and reconstructed after firing twice.(Castle museum@600 yen)

Dotonbori: Hot spot with billboard of Gloco, Kanidoraku, etc. Variety of local foods and sweets are available for your try.

Hozenji-Yokocho Alley: Located at Dotonbori. Good old world of original Namba, downtown. Many good restaurants.

Umeda Sky Building: Floating garden observatory to view whole city of Osaka. @1500 yen. B1 is restaurant arcade with retro Osaka.

Ending Point

At Osaka station

What to Expect

- To enjoy the local gourmet dining, entertaiment, and historical sights.

You will catch the energy of Osaka people as the international city.

- To understand the Japanese castle history and construction with the visit on Osaka Castle.

- If the weather is good, you will see the best sunset view at Umeda Sky Building.

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee, hotel pick-up in Osaka

What‘s not included

Transportation fee (you and guide): About 1000 to 1500 yen for train/subway

Entrance fee at Osaka Castle Museum, and Umeda Sky Building

Important Information

No special conditions

-Osaka Castle tour will take two to three hours and need to walk through the castle garden.

-Please consider the tour starting time to be at 9AM or after as I come from the local area of Nara in the morning.

-Depending upon the interest of the customer, the following place may be considered to add the tour.

In this case whole schedule will be reviewed/adjusted for the review of the customer.

*Osaka sightseeing cruese: AquaLiner --- One hour river cruise @ 1700 yen

*Osaka Museum of History --- Many exhibits showing the history of Osaka back to 1400 years ago to date.

*Shitennoji temple ---- Famous historical temple. Originally this temple was built more than 1400 years ago

*Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku tower --- Norstagic street with restaurants and entertainments

Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Reviews

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Marinella M.

4 / 5
Aug 11, 2024

Una piacevole passeggiata in mezzo ai cerbiatti

Makoto è stata una guida tranquilla e premurosa, al nostro arrivo ci ha fornito ad ognuno di noi le copie del percorso, spiegandocelo minuziosamente. Inoltre ci ha fornito di un utilissimo ventaglio per sopportare meglio il caldo. E’ stata una giornata davvero piacevole.

Makoto Y.

Era una giornata calda, ma mi sono anche divertito molto. Per favore, torna in Giappone quando i fiori di ciliegio sono in fiore. Grazie per avermi scelto come guida. Makoto

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Michel M.

5 / 5
Jul 31, 2024

Exceptional Guided Tour with Makoto in Osaka

We had a private guided tour in Osaka with Makoto an exceptionally knowledgeable and available guide. From our first meeting, he made us feel comfortable and provided us with detailed documents for our visit. Makoto was clearly well-prepared for the tour, knowing the history and anecdotes of the sites we visited perfectly. Furthermore, he was able to adjust to our preferences by taking us to see the places that interested us the most. Additionally, he gave us a subway map and explained how to use it, which was incredibly helpful for the rest of our stay in Osaka. Thanks to his guidance, navigating the city became much easier and more enjoyable. Thanks to Makoto, we were able to discover aspects of the city that I would never have been able to discover on our own. His passion for Osaka was palpable and contagious, and I truly enjoyed every moment spent in his company. We highly recommend Makoto guided tour to anyone looking to explore Osaka in an authentic and enriching way. A big thank you to the Makoto for this memorable experience!

Makoto Y.

Dear Michel, Thank you so much for your nice comments. This was so nice comments as you are my 100th customers provided the comments for my tour. I also enjoyed the guide as you always showed good interests in Japanese history and cultures. Thanks again for your choosing me of your guide. Makoto

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Tamara C.

5 / 5
Jun 29, 2024

Great introduction to Nara

We enjoyed our tour with Makoto. He was friendly and generous, adjusting the tour to suit my 13year old, we especially loved feeding the deer, visiting the shrines & temples the opportunity to try on yukata. I highly recommend a guided tour Makato. Thank you for showing us around Nara.

Makoto Y.

Dear Tamara, Thanks for your nice comments on my tour. I am so glad to know that you enjoyed the tour. I have recognized that you and your daughter are nice animal lover and Origami lover. I was surprised that your daughter arranged the deer Origami, the foot of which was so real. She must have some special talent. Nara is nice city especially in springtime. I hope that you visit Nara again. Thanks again for your choosing me of your guide. Best regards, Makoto

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Oleg V.

5 / 5
Jun 25, 2024

Excellent tour with Makoto

Makoto was a wonderful guide. He is very details oriented, provided us with a detailed itinerary, maps, and valuable history information before we even started the tour. Makoto was flexible and adjusted the itinerary to what we really wanted to see. He has a wonderful sense of humor as well and we had a fun day having him as a guide!

Makoto Y.

Dear Oleg, Thanks for your nice comments on the tour. It was nice judgement for you to visit Toji temple and Sanjyusangendo, as the visiting time is limited but they shows good Japanese history. I enjoyed guiding you Kyoto and also the history of Osaka very much. Thanks for your choosing me of your guide. Makoto

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