3/4/5 Hours Private Tour in Osaka with Local Guide
Description
We offer you a totally private and personalized visit according to your tastes and desires. We take care of picking you up directly at your hotel in order to put you in the best conditions. The visit will be at your own pace, if you particularly like a place, we can stop where you want and when you want! Are you looking for a particular figurine or something to buy? Want to eat like a local? Want to maximize your day and soak up Osaka? Or do you simply want to learn more about Japan by spending the day alongside a local? Allow us the privilege of guiding you and making your day a moment that will remain in your memory.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will go to Osaka Castle after a walk in the huge park that surrounds the castle. You will learn more about its rich history intimately linked to the history of Japan. If and only you wish, we will go inside the castle which serves as a museum on the history of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, a man who changed the destiny of Japan.
Although it is a very touristy place, we will discover the Dotombori district and the famous "running man" in the center of Namba, the leisure district. You will discover in detail what this place has to offer so that you do not miss anything from your experience.
Our guide will be happy to explain what you can see in this atypical street food market. From local specialties to fugu (poisonous fish) and shellfish stalls, this visit is sure to whet your appetite. As this is a personalized tour, we can also stop to eat if and only you wish according to the recommendations of your guide.
The Shin Sekai district, a very unique working-class district in terms of its history and architecture, will no longer hold any secrets for you. If and only you wish, we can stop to taste one of the local specialties.
An American district in Osaka? Let's explore together this trendy neighborhood very popular with local youth. We will go to the "triangle Park" a constantly lively place where young and old like to meet. We will stroll through this contrasting district between modernity and discreet sanctuaries.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The guide goes directly to the hotel to pick up clients provided that the hotel is located in Osaka within the designated area. If the hotel is not located in Osaka, the meeting place will be agreed directly with the client at a train station.
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
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(225)
Hugo replied promptly and was able to accommodate us on short notice due to another company not turning up for our tour. He was knowledgeable and great company. He was happy to build our experience around us. We would like to highly recommend him as a tour guide. Thank you Hugo 👍
Hugo, thank you again for an amazing tour of Osaka. We learned so much from you and walked away with an even deeper appreciation for the city. You were kind, personable, and attentive from start to finish. I’m especially grateful for how quick and resourceful you were in helping me solve my phone dilemma. My mother kept saying how patient you were, and she truly enjoyed the conversations you shared together. We’re wishing you and your family all the best—and hopefully one day you’ll make it to Jamaica. Yeah Mon!!! 🇨🇦🇯🇲
The range of sights on our walking tour was impressive and Hugo gave us an excellent insight into the districts of Osaka we visited and historic facts about the city and famous figures. Hugo was immediately friendly, attentive and personable and gave us a memorable experience of this exciting city. We would recommend his services unreservedly! (There is just one aspect to the presentation of this tour that needs attention but it does not concern the tour guide. It is as follows. We sought a private tour for a half-day that we expected to be like the Viator full day private tour of Tokyo…which involved a private vehicle drive round the city. Unexpectedly, it proved to be a walking tour! There are 3 ways to find this Osaka tour - only 1 of them comes under the heading of “walking tours”. The tour description itself does not contain the word “walking” on the Viator website. The other 2 ways of finding the tour are: (i) via the search under ‘private tours’ on the Viator website, and (ii) on the Tripadvisor website …neither state this a “walking” tour. Please make sure this is clearer in future to help customers decide about choosing the tour?)
Arnaud was absolutely brilliant. Great commentator and very knowledgeable. He has a great grasp on how to make our tour better because he understands the client. We were able to see everything we wanted to see with him. Can’t say enough about his work. Jim & Shelly
Hugo was fantastic. We’d told him that, rather than visit Osaka’s main tourist attractions, we wanted him to tell us about to the city and the people who live there, to learn about the culture and generally see beyond the main sites. And that is exactly what we did. One of the best tours we’ve ever done. Highly recommended.
We chose the 4 hour private tour (10am-2pm) which was the perfect amount of time, and means we had the flexibility to make tour choices on the go rather than being tied to a set route (worth the money!). Our guide, Arnaud, was friendly, knowledgeable, accommodating and a pleasure to do the tour with - very convenient and much appreciated to be picked up at our hotel, as well! It was an excellent combination of traditional meets modern, including some lesser visited shrines and active temples, which we loved. The drop off at downtown was perfect to grab something to eat afterwards. Thank you to Arnaud for his guidance and recommendations that we followed up afterwards. Highly recommend!
We had the best time with our tour guide, Hugo! He knew the history of all the places we visited and asked us if there was any particular place we wanted to visit! It was a fun filled day and so worth while having a private tour guide, as there was no way we would have seen so many sites on our own. I highly recommend Hugo to anyone that wants to tour the city of Osaka.
Hugo sent us a message exactly where and when he would meet us at the cruise terminal. He was flexible with the itinerary so we could fully experience Osaka. He was informative, fun and took great pictures!! Osaka Castle was a surprise in that the park was beautiful and he even taught us a few traditions that we were unaware of at the Shrine. We even saw a couple get engaged in front of the Castle! The Dotombori District is bustling with crowds, restaurants, shopping and history. A walk through the Shinsekai district was eye opening with honest conversations. The Kuromon Market was fun. Hugo was wonderful ordering for us and showing us what is delicious to try! Our final stop was the America Mura, a trendy and lively neighborhood. Hugo really showed us Osaka. His patience, flexibility and wonderful conversation truly made our tour a special day in Osaka.
This was me and my husband’s first time in Osaka and Hugo showed us some great neighborhoods. He took us to some nice historical sites and recommended some fun and quirky local restaurants and bars. He was super friendly and very easy to talk with. He was flexible and accommodating and changed the starting time as we requested and modified the tour to our needs. We loved it and would highly recommend him.
Our guide Hugo welcomed us very well. Very good knowledge of the city of Osaka. We had a wonderful time. Thank you, Hugo.
