Experience Osaka
Beyond the Guidebooks

We did a 3-hour walking tour in Osaka with Maria. It was a very fun way to get acclimated into a city we have never been to before. At our request, she took us around to the local spots for food, entertainment, and shopping. Also she gave some great ideas our next cities we will be traveling too. Thank you Maria.

Maria was absolutely amazing, completely slanted the tour to exactly what we wanted. I was a bit worried as I had quite sore knees , but made use of public transport and Uber as needed. The tour was exactly what we were after, and we were thrilled. I would recommend Maria a million percent, and I would do this tour again.

1 million percent recommend. Maria is THE BEST. The tour was catered exactly to us and to my sore knees. We had the greatest fun. Maria went above and beyond.

Maria was a wonderful guide who showed us the modern vibrant side of Osaka. We visited the most amazing high rise buildings with an incredible view and art gallery, tried some unusual local specialties I’d never tasted before in areas I would never have found without her. She guided us across this sprawling city with confidence and we saw and tasted so much in our time with her. She got us back to the train station so we could easily find our way back to our base in Kyoto. We learned that Osaka folks love to have fun and we saw just where the fun happens!

Thanks this was a great area orientation, we saved a lot of time and getting lost! We were shown some great spots would recommend this tour !!

Absolutely fantastic tour ! So easy and you can see all the best spots in your own pace and preferences

Kalid was friendly, communicative, knowledgeable and flexible to incorporate sights we wanted to experience that were off the beaten path. He ranks at the top of my favorite tour guides. I highly recommend experiencing Osaka with a tour and would request Kalid.

We had great time during the tour. Khalid our tour guide was excellent. He was very attentive to our needs. I greatly appreciated that he took extra care of our grandmother who was traveling with us. He brought us to eat Osaka iconic foods of takoyaki, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and kushiyaki. They were all delicious. We went to restaurants for locals as we asked which were great. We would have never found these restaurants on our own or be able to order the food due to language barrier. I would recommend the tour and Khalid.

Amazing tour, with our amazing guide Taku!! We really enjoyed our tour in Osaka, trying food in the Kuromon Market, and also Dotonbori, as well as the temple in dotonbori. Taku also made great recommendations for our stay here. 10/10

I had an amazing tour of Osaka with Taku. He took me to beautiful local spots I would’ve never found on my own and shared great insight about the city. He customized the entire experience to what I wanted and even brought me to fantastic local places to eat. The food was great, the conversation was easy, and the day felt genuinely authentic. Highly recommended.

10/10 recommend! My mom and I did the private guided tour in Osaka today - our guide was Taku and he was absolutely amazing. It was so great to get to turn off my brain for a few hours during our trip and let Taku take over navigating to different locations :) We went to Osaka Castle, a couple temple and shrines, and then to Dotonbori. Yes you can do all these by yourself BUT having our guide meant learning more knowledge in a digestible and fun way, getting shown better spots for better photo opportunities and even hidden gems and alleyways throughout our time together. Taku was so patient with us, very conversational with good English, and both my mom and I had a wonderful time. Thank you so much for showing us Osaka today!

This tour was amazing. Taku took us to some incredible tourist spots and hidden gems around Osaka. We booked the 4 hr tour and ended up walking around 15k steps, so be sure to bring comfortable walking shoes! You’ll have a blast!

Haruhi was friendly, has great communication skills and is very knowledgeable! We enjoyed our Osaka tour very much. Especially the food!

Friendly, knowledgeable.

Amazing evening- great food, great company and we learnt loads!

We wanted to start our first day in Osaka with a guided tour to make sure we could get our bearings. We met up with Harhui at 10 am and had such an amazing time! She showed us the small out of the way places that had the most delightful foods and drinks. She also advised us on the best tea to purchase and helped us with finding different places we were told we must visit. Harhui was an amazing host and we would highly recommend her to anyone. Thank you, Harhui for being a part of our day today. ❤️

What a wonderful tour.Max covered so much territory. The time flew by. He was able to manage history, customs, food, and humor. I hope you get the pleasure of touring with Max

Had a good time with our tour guide. It was interesting to see how vastly different the streets and alleys of Osaka look and feel. As if it is like different cities altogether. It was nice seeing these places! The 4 hour tour is a good amount of time to look around and then the later half to further check out other areas that were recommended.

Max was great... it felt like an old friend was showing me around the city.

Must see places in short time…adapted to your interest and speed…quick and exploring… well guided…convient timing

Helped navigating through the busy stations without losing the group.

Kanna was amazing, showed us everywhere we wanted to go and went above and beyond for our Tour! Would 100% come back and get another tour with her next time we visit Osaka. You have to choose this tour, it’s the best they offer in Osaka

We have the best tour guides all over Japan. They were all very friendly and all fabulous. Rei in Himeji was exceptional. Helpful. Planned and booked a fantastic lunch and had extra little videos to show us at assorted locations. She was perfection. She arranged our tour such that we would get to each of the different locations with less crowds, and in the least hot part of the day. She took us to locations that other people might’ve bypassed. Marie in Tokyo was SO COOL! She was knowledgeable and friendly and amazing! She had a lot of knowledge about the city and really got along with my daughter when they realize they shared an interest in the same music. We Have a great time with her. Eugene, and Kyoto was wonderful. We opted for the night tour, so even though a lot of the shrines were closed, we got to see them just not enter them, which was OK because we didn’t need to enter every single shrine in Kyoto. He told us all about Guyon and the history and the architecture And what they do to the cedar on the buildings. He told us the history of the place he told us some pop culture about the place. And he took us to an incredible Ramen place. He also took us in and around the different areas where there were less crowds, but more beauties than We even expected. In Osaka,, Kanna Took us on a food tour that was exceptional. She also managed to get us a tea room excursion after our event because a friend she had in town. Everything we tried to book was sold out, and she made one phone call and we were in by 4:30. she was incredibly funny, very helpful and oh my gosh, the food in Osaka! I can’t even. Our final Tori, Nora, with the peaceful, playful deer, ha ha, was really wonderful. Our tour guide, Eugene was fantastic. He took us first, up to the top of the building so we can see the whole city. He then took us in and around and through all of the most important parts of Nora. And he was wonderful to talk to you. Thank you so much for your incredible staff and all of your incredible tours.

Thank you so much!! We LOVED our tour guide and our tour! Kanna/Candy was utterly delightful! She knew so many great places and she even managed to get us into a last minute traditional tea ceremony!!

Thank you Alex! I had an excellent day touring Osaka with you. I loved the historical components and the sites we visited. It would’ve been fun to eat at a few more places but our time was still well spent. It was easy to meet Alex for the tour. He messaged me the day before which I found helpful and appreciate because I know I’d have a hard time planning that. Alex was very knowledgeable and engaged; he checked in with me often to personalize our tour and was very enthusiastic and energetic about sharing his unique knowledge and experiences on Japan. I could tell he was invested in me having the best experience possible which I so appreciate.

Tour was awesome and Alex was great. He took us to all the sights he had planned and we didn’t feel like we were rushed. Definitely our best tour yet.

Alex was fantastic. Very good with the kids and super flexible to their ever changing needs. Also had lots of knowledge of locations and culture which made for some great conversation for the Adults.

With a very indecisive 11yo and 1 super energetic 8yo, doing guided tours can be a challenge. Alex almost immediately put that at ease with his warm and welcoming personality. He was very accomodating of the children’s needs and had some great idea’s for things to do with them that they enjoyed very much. That alone was more than enough, however his knowledge of the area and its culture made for some very interesting conversation for the adults as well. It was an absolute pleasure and I highly recommend Alex as a guide.

Interesting tour of local spots and food with great explanations of the history behind what we saw. Thanks Kieran for a lovely informative afternoon!

Kieran was able to answer all question we had about history and current topics such as the economy and various other more present day topics. We never stopped talking. We very much enjoyed our time together.

He was a great guide. Knew his stuff, and was fun and friendly!

Kieran is an exceptional tour guide. I have been on many tours around the world and this was the best one I have been on. There was a mixup on where we were supposed to meet and he made the effort to go out of his way about 25 minutes to find me. We then spent almost 8 hours together, and I learned so much about the history and culture of both Osaka and Japan. Kieran is Canadian so the conversation in English was easy and understandable. He is also a foodie which helped make our day enjoyable. He is really a nice enjoyable guy.

Kai was our amazing tour guide. She is very knowledgeable about the history of Osaka and showed us so many things in a short 4 hours. She went above and beyond! Teaching us how to purchase ICOCA cards for public transport for the remainder of our trip through Japan and how to reserve seats on the bullet trains. She even surprised my son with a birthday cake, including candles, when we arrived back at our hotel! She made my son’s birthday even that more special! Kai is an Osaka Gem!!!

Kai is a true hidden Osaka Gem! Best tour guide in the city!

This was our best experience in Osaka with our brilliant guide, Mayura Kai. Very knowledge local, former chef and restaurant owner. Great English, friendly, well paced and delicious food everywhere we went. An excellent lunch and an incredible wander through the most expansive and best basement department food hall we have ever seen. Highly recommended.

Easy, enlightening, friendly and attentive host. We totally enjoyed our tour.

Great tour. Miki was very pleasant and entertaining. She did a great job of taking us around. We had some rain and wind and she adjusted to make the best of things!

Hello! My husband and I enjoyed our time with Miki in Osaka. She met us at the cruise ship and we started our day riding the subway to the Osaka station and visited the castle. We did a lot of walking that day and the day flew by. Miki is very responsive ahead of the tour, she’s extremely personable & provided us with a nice overview of Osaka, where she has lived her entire life. We got hungry so Miki took us to the Dotonburi area where we found a great place to eat. The rest of our time was spent having lunch and then Miki took us to the correct train and stayed with us until ours came. We didn’t get to see much but that was probably mostly our fault because we chose to walk our way to the castle instead of catching the little train and the walk took up a lot of our time. Something to note - be sure to bring enough money to pay for Miki’s transportation expense over the course of the day. I was not aware that we had to do that because I didn’t see it noted on the tour description. I didn’t mind - it was less than 1,000¥ - and I was glad I had the cash with me. Just sharing so you know in advance! We recommend and think you will enjoy your time with Miki!

Hello! My husband and I enjoyed our time with Miki in Osaka. She met us at the cruise ship and we started our day riding the subway to the Osaka station and visited the castle. We did a lot of walking that day and the day flew by. Miki is very responsive ahead of the tour, she’s extremely personable & provided us with a nice overview of Osaka, where she has lived her entire life. We got hungry so Miki took us to the Dotonburi area where we found a great place to eat. The rest of our time was spent having lunch and then Miki took us to the correct train and stayed with us until ours came. We didn’t get to see much but that was probably mostly our fault because we chose to walk our way to the castle instead of catching the little train and the walk took up a lot of our time. A few things to note - be sure to bring enough money to pay for Miki’s transportation expense over the course of the day. I was not aware that we had to do that because I didn’t see it noted on the tour description. I didn’t mind - it was less than 1,000¥ - and I was glad I had the cash with me. Just sharing so you know in advance! We recommend and think you will enjoy your time with Miki!

Our guide, Miki, is from Osaka where our tour was. She showed us some areas and shared what she loves about her city. She makes friends wherever she goes. We felt like we were connected to the people and the sites we seen. Thank you for a great day.

The variety of food, it was centrally located

Hiroki was a great guide. Friendly and a pleasure to spend the day with.

Hiroki took us on a food tour through the highlights is Osakas most famous treats. We had a wonderful evening enjoying the sites and sounds of Osaka while also experiencing the great food it had to offer.

Taiga was very engaging and very flexible throughout our walk. We asked to go in a grocery store and he obliged and we taught each other some things! Tried 3 different foods items and learned some etiquette on local dining. Would highly recommend him as your guide!

So much fun, Tiaga was a wonderful guide, we tried some of Osaka snacks and walked the streets of Shinsekai and saw the tower, we also went right up to the top to some beautiful views of the city. We tried our luck at shooting at a game to win some lollies and tried our had and archery. We had a 4 hour tour and wished it was longer !!!

Excellent food with a very flexible tour guide. It really is a cheated experience that left me completely satisfied. You won't be disappointed!

So happy we did it got to see bits of Osaka and get a bit of history as well as some tasty food . Our guide Taiga was so friendly and full of knowledge . Thank you!

Ryan is extremely knowledgeable and personable. He knows Osaka well from having lived here for at least 15 years.

We had a good walking tour with Ryan. He is knowledgeable about the history and culture of Japan and is a good story teller.

We enjoyed this tour although we ran out of time to go to the castle. Ryan was a very friendly and informative tour guide. Highly recommend!

We had a great experience with Timea touring some of Osaka. She took us through Dotonbori and Kuromon markets sharing some of her favorite foods to try. We enjoyed shopping for souvenirs and gifts for friends and family. Timea also took us to Hozen-Ji Temple, which was a lovely experience and our son even received a great blessing. Timea was very knowledgeable about the history of Osaka and navigating us through the area. We can’t wait to visit Osaka again.

Timea was very helpful with her suggestions of places and restaurants. Her class on how to use the train in Osaka was great.

La atención de Timea, fue paciente, agradable, atenta. Tenía referencias interesantes sobre los lugares que visitamos y sus recomendaciones fueron de mucha utilidad para disfrutar de este paseo y saber más sobre Japón. Timea's attention was patient, pleasant, attentive. Had interesting references about The places we visited, and their recommendations were very useful to enjoy. of this walk and know more about Japan.

Exactly the evening I was looking for!!

Jan was an excellent tour guid, he showed me around Osaka, and took me to places i didnt know excited. He showed me the historical scenes and food scenes which i wanted to experience . I highly recommend him to everyone who’s willing to visit Osaka. Thank you Jan

Jan was very informative, took us to as many sites as possible in the time frame given, he was very friendly and easy to approach with a great sense of humour.....Thank you

Our guide Jan Michael was excellent and he made our stay in Osaka memorable in our tour of Japan. He took to all the unique shops and made us taste all the items .he was very helpful in shopping and taking us to the right shop. This tour with City Unscripted is the best experience we had in Japan . Many thanks for all. We definitely do tours with you guys only.

Jan was very accommodating and extremely helpful. He did an excellent job!!