Experience Osaka
Beyond the Guidebooks

We had Maria as our personal guide who listened to our wishes and on top of that gave us lots of good advices and suggestions. She was so nice, took pictures for us and gave us lots of information about history of the things we visited and stayed tuned on our behalf all way through. Highly recommendable and a different and enlightened way to experience Osaka.

We had a short stop in Osaka on our way back to Tokyo from Kyoto and wanted to see some of the city. We met up with Maria and took off. She was amazing! Great personality, full of knowledge and crazy about her city. We hit a lot of sites in a very short time and got to see several districts. Booking was smooth and simple. Maria reached out right away to start planning the tour with our interests in mind. I would def recommend this tour and Maria to everyone!

Maria went out of her way to make us feel comfortable. She was very cheerful & enthusiastic.

Maria was a great tour guide; she was accommodating and patient. She was knowledgeable and passionate about the city. I totally recommend her

Fumiko was a fantastic guide who knew all of the best hidden gems around Osaka. She was very helpful, knowledgeable, and fun throughout the entire tour.

Fumiko was an amazing guide who really knew the best spots around Osaka. She personalized the tour to my interests and was really helpful in navigating the city and giving me ideas on what I would enjoy for the rest of my trip.

Our tour guide Fumiko was good. She gave us valuable information about the places we visited. She also took us to a really good coffee shop as well as a really good Okonomiyaki shop.

We had a beautiful day full of unforgettable memories in Kyoto with our guide, Fumiko. She is such a kind and thoughtful person — it was truly a wonderful experience!

This tour was wonderful, our guide, Khalid, was extremely knowledgeable on both the history of the area and he was able to make fantastic recommendations on local food to eat and other attractions we were interested in seeing. I strongly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a great day in Osaka.

Great 5 Starts!!

We had an amazing tour with Khalid, who is an extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. An immigrant, whose love of Japan is palpable, he provides an interesting perspective. His itinerary included a diversity of sites from cultural to artistic to off the beaten path. He adjusted the pace to fit our needs and is a very smart and kind person. We got a great sense of the city thanks to Khalid. We highly recommend him!

Khalid shared his love of his adopted country of Japan and specifically, Osaka. He put together a diverse and interesting itinerary and was flexible with our group of four women as to quick photo and shopping stops. He is very knowledgeable, personable and kind. We highly recommend Khalid!

Loys was fantastic. He took both of our unique and individual preferences into account when selecting stops on the tour. The conversion was great and so was the food. He even took extra time to help us find a store we had been looking for. It was a wonderful experience and he is an awesome guide. Thank you Loys!

Our guide Loys was terrific. The two types of food we tried were excellent.

Excellent knowledge and good at keeping us at pace through the busy streets. Was really good use of time.

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. ❤️

Haruhi listened to what we were interested in and planned out a wonderful 3 hour tour of Osaka. We highly recommend her as a tour guide.

Haruhi gave us a wonderful introduction to "Japan's Kitchen" on our recent trip to Osaka. Our afternoon was well planned offering us chances to sample several of Osaka's most interesting specialty flavors while enjoying the street scene that makes this city unique. Pace was perfectly casual.....and flexible enough for us to stop as we wished. Haruhi is an absolute delight to be with. Eat as much as or little as you like...and enjoy every morsel. We did!!!

There was a lot fit into our 4 hour tour in Osaka. Taku showed us all the highlights and some extra small hidden gems that really added to the experience. A well rounded and balanced tour between history and culture.

It is 100% recommended, Taku is a very professional and pleasant person. Unforgettable market, really a good place to visit in Osaka.

Taku was a wonderful guide- we will request him again when we come back next year!

Taku was a fantastic guide in introducing us to his favorite food and places. We enjoyed every minute of it! Highly recommend. Big thank you!

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!!

Kanna was excellent, friendly, and pleasant. I enjoyed my tour.

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.

We were a group of 4. Max Yahagi was amazing. He explained the highlights of Osaka thoroughly and he personalized to trip around us. We were greatly appreciated that he made us feel as a friend. He was a very friendly tour guide.

The guide was knowledgeable and tailored the sites to our interests. We learned so much about the city and the culture. It was a great day.

Max went above and beyond in guiding us through Osaka. He was willing to meet us and explain the subway system; as well as, point out the best restaurants for us to dine in after our tour.

Max was lovely taking us around Osaka. It is a very interesting town and he pointed out many of the highlights for us. He also ensured we got the obligatory family photos, saw the market, and tried the Kushikatsu.

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.

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.

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.

Despite a non-stop tour schedule and almost no sleep, Hiroki was wonderful and we enjoyed the sights around Nara, particularly the "Giant Buddha" temple, Nara deer park, and the (exhausting) climb and views from Mount Wakakusayama. It was a jam-packed day but highly enjoyable!

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!

Our guide Ryan was American and very friendly had a lot of knowledge about Osaka and the area took us on subway.

EXCELENT VERY NICE GUY PERFECT ENGLISH GAVE US MANY INSITES. No stingy on time. Tour was beyond expectations. Well worth value for your money.

Ryan was not only knowledgeable and informative, he was easy to talk to and made for a wonderful enjoyable experience!

Mayu was amazing! She was fun, knowledgeable, and great to hang out with. She speaks English very well, which made for a great conversation. She went the extra mile, staying past our ending time to ensure I got the perfect final thing I wanted to purchase. Thank you so much, Mayu!!

Really enjoyed the tour. Mayu did a great job creating a tour that fit our interests and made everything personable. We got a taste of Osaka from a true local point of view.

Excellent luncheon at a local Tempura restaurant.

We recently completed a half-day walking tour of Osaka with our guide, Shingo, and it truly exceeded our expectations. The tour was jam-packed from start to finish, allowing us to see an incredible variety of sights, including a stunning castle, beautiful temples, and shrines, as well as two vibrant city markets. Shingo was a wealth of knowledge, sharing fascinating insights about each location we visited. He had a remarkable way of engaging with everyone in our group, which included our kids, making the tour enjoyable for all ages. His sense of humor added an extra layer of fun to the experience, turning what could have been a simple sightseeing tour into a memorable adventure. This tour was an excellent way to get a real feel for Osaka, its culture, and its history. Shingo’s enthusiasm for the city was contagious, and we left feeling like we had not only seen the sights but also gained a deeper understanding of the local way of life. If you're looking for a fantastic way to explore Osaka, I highly recommend this walking tour with Shingo. It’s perfect for families and anyone wanting to experience the city in a fun and engaging manner!

SHINGO is The Man ! we had a fantastic time, or guide was very informative, attentive and knowledgeable. would highly recommend this tour for first timers or repeat travellers.

From the start this tour was amazing. Shingo was very communicative from the start, asking what we wanted to see and go. He planned it according to what we wanted. He was flexible with the itinerary, made suggestions and kept lines of communication open from the moment I booked the tour. Being from Osaka he’s very knowledgeable in the history of Osaka and Japan in general. He’s the kind of guide that you’d love to have through out your stay in Japan. We had such a fun time with him, we asked him to join us for dinner to celebrate my husband’s birthday. We would definitely book him again the next time we return to Japan.

We had a spectacular visit to the Shitennouji Buddhist temple where we witnessed and participated in a chanting ceremony led by the head monk. This was quite serendipitous and a lovely experience. Shingo introduced us to a fantastic knife store in the Douguyasuji arcade where we bought five beautiful additions to our kitchen collection. We had lunch in the Green Earth vegan restaurant and saw gorgeous cherry blossoms in the grounds of the Osaka castle. Altogether a very lovely day. Thank you Shingo.