Osaka 4hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

Andy was great . On time and patience with our walking tour since we had a 14 yr old with us. Very informative and picked us up and dropped us off our hotel. Thank you Andy for showing us Osaka

We had an incredible 4-hour tour of Osaka with Rie! She reached out two days in advance to tailor the itinerary exactly to our interests. She provided fascinating history at Osaka Castle. On top of that, she took some amazing photos for us. Highly recommend her for a personalized and memorable experience!

The tour guide did a good job on the locations she selected to tour. She also had appropriate commentary, but lacked offering historical facts /dates/ historical figures/ etc. that should be part of the narrative at all locations. Osaka is SO old, and the history is centuries old - it would have been nice to hear more of the history of Osaka and the influence it had on Japan in general. What REALLY disappointed me was the fact that she did not ONCE contact me directly until the day before we were meeting. It was VERY stressful to travel from the US, book this tour 6 months in advance, and not hear from the actual tour guide until less than 24 hours prior to the tour. I flew into Osaka and had no idea if I was going to have a tour or not. She needed to be more fluent in English, speaking and comprehension. Even after we indicated that we did not want to walk too much. We would have preferred 3-4 miles - instead of the 6-7 our watch indicated. We also told her that instead of subways or busses, we would pay for taxis or Ubers - she still put us on a bus that was painfully slow - and she offered no narrative of the "sights" while we rode by. My suggestion is to NEVER put your tourists on a public bus unless they request public transport only, or it is the last resort. She was a really nice person, so I am troubled to give her such a poor review, but hopefully she will respond to this criticism and improve her tour skills.

The tour was both very informative and incredibly picturesque, while also serving as some good exercise. The guide was pleasant throughout and easy to understand so the experience was a lot of fun overall. We would recommend the tour to anyone looking to see the sights of Kyoto through the lens of someone with a deep understanding of Japanese culture.

We had only half a day in Osaka so opted for the 4 hour tour with a Government Guide. We were allocated Yuki and she got in touch by email shortly after I had booked the tour to discuss the itinerary. We agreed on what we wanted to see and left the rest to Yuki. She met us at the cruise terminal and took us into Osaka to visit Osaka Castle. Afterwards we visited the shopping area and then we were on a quest to find Japanese Pokemon cards for our grandson. Yuki was informative and interesting, her English was good and we enjoyed our trip in the time that we had. Thank you Yuki

Our tour was amazing. The guide, Ms. Sachiko Ogura, was great. She communicated well prior to the tour and helped create an itinerary for a very picky tourist (me). She knew exactly where to go and how to navigate busy metro stations and streets. She was friendly and patient with us. She even took pictures of us with her iPad and sent them to my son's phone. This was above and beyond my expectations. Thank you so much Sachiko!

Sachiko Ogura gave us the tour of Osaka. She contacted me a few days in advance to share various options we could choose from. She is flexible and a teal professional. We had a wonderful tour through Osaka! Thank you Sachiko Ogura.

Yuka-san was amazing, warm, and professional! My boyfriend and I had a wonderful time learning about her hometown. She taught us a lot about the history of Osaka castle and knew great photo spots! We also went to Sumiyoshi Taisha thanks to her recommendation, which was wonderful because of the scenery and the various shrines there. My favorite moment was how she showed us how to read our fortunes and follow proper temple etiquette which was important to us. We learned so much about Japanese culture and even walked away with some new phrases! It was important to us to have a guide who we could befriend and talk to, and Yuka-san was kanpeki (perfect!) Ookini, Yuka-san!

Thank you for a wonderful day. We learned a lot and had so much fun with you!

Masa was punctual and we met her where she told us. She helped us get all day subway passes so we could make the most of our 4 hour tour. We answered a questionnaire in advance so we could see what we wanted in the time we had. She kept us on schedule. She answered all our questions and gave detailed information for the places we visited. She gave interesting little tidbits besides the history. She recommended places for dinner and shopping. She also gave candy prizes when we answered questions correctly. It was a fun and informative tour.