[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tour
Joined 2024
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Anime, manga merchandise places hopping.
You can shop around for anime, merchandise, manga, figurings, retro games, etc. Also, you can go to a Japanese arcade, maid cafe, have street food, etc.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
JR Osaka station
- at JR Osaka station Chūō exit If we don't have enough time, we can meet at Nipponbashi station (subway).
Umeda Pop culture tour
We're going to
●Nintendo Osaka
●Pokemon center
●Capcom store
We can also go to
●a huge capsule toy place
●Ghibli store
●another anime merchandise store
●Japanese photo sticker booths
●shopping for general merchandise, home appliances
etc if we have time.
Otaroad for anime merchandise, manga, maid cafe, arcade
It takes around 30 minutes from Umeda area to Otaroad(close to Nipponbashi station).
We can explore Otaroad area.
It has
●manga bookstores
●retro game shops
●anime merchandise stores
●figuring shops
●arcades
●maid cafe
●computer and its parts shops
etc
Ending Point
At Nipponbashi station
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
●Guide fee
●Transportation fee 240 yen(from Umeda to Nipponbashi) or more
●Your food, drink fee
Tour Important Information
●Feel free to ask me if you want a personalized tour.
●Many stores in Otaroad close at 8 pm or 9 pm.
●My schedule isn't fixed because of my work, so sometimes I can't begin at 2 pm.
●Please let me know if you want to begin the tour earlier or later.
●You can have food or drink during the tour if you want to.
●Costs for your group(travel, food, and drink costs, etc) are not included in the guide fee.
on Tuesday this tour only starts from around 5 pm.
on Satuday this tour can start from 12 pm as well.
Important message from the supplier
I have another job and I'm usually not available in the morning.
I could make time in the morning if you book my tour a month before the date or earlier.
The schedule below is my usual available time but my work schedule is different every week, so feel free to contact me if you are interested in my tours!
I need 1-1.5 hours more to go to Kyoto. If you would like a tour guide in Kyoto, an additional fee of 3,000 yen will be added to the listed price
-Monday：from around 5 pm
-Tuesday：from around 6 pm
-Wednesday：from around 2 pm
-Friday：from around 8 pm
-Saturday：from around 2 pm
-Sunday：from around 7 pm
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
Joined 2024
About Tour Guide Kazu Y.
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Hi, I’m Kazuto! Please call me “Kazu”! I was born and raised in Osaka.
I’ve been working as a Japanese tutor and sometimes show my students around Osaka.
My students sometimes feel stressed in Japan due to the language barrier even though they study Japanese and I’ve decided to become a tour guide in Kansai to help tourists!
DO YOU WANT A STRESS-FREE TRIP?
I can be your private concierge for your trip.
Let me know if you need any help!
By the way, I like anime, manga, video games, I’m an Otaku :)
There are a lot of “otaku” places in Osaka like “Nintendo Osaka”, “Pokemon Center”, “Shonen-JUMP store”, “Universal Studio Japan” and so on.
I want to show impressive Japanese Pop Culture so much!!
Japan has limited-time anime, game or manga-collab cafes. You have to book for many of them and I can help you with the booking!
Also, I like eating out! I can offer bar-hopping tours, share good ramen restaurants, and so on!
I’m looking forward to seeing you! Let’s explore deep Osaka!
Reviews
Rachel L.
“Pop Culture Tour with Kazu”
We had a great time going in and out of shops, especially those selling retro toys and manga. He helped my son find the items he wanted, and at the last shop he took us before the tour ended, I found a Doraemon item that I have been looking for, for quite a while. Thank you Kazu for showing us around.
Dan B.
“Great Guide! ”
I booked Kazu for a 4 hour acclimatisation tour when we arrived in Osaka. It was really worthwhile, we travelled on the subway and sorted our IC cards as well as seeing some of the sights.
Kazu Y.
Thank you so much for your review! I hope you and your son had a great time in Osaka :) Also, I hope you win a prize at an arcade next time!
Vanessa H.
“Visiting from Hawaii!”
We hired Kazu for a custom tour to hit up the big pop culture spots including anime, manga, Pokemon, and end the tour with dinner and bar hopping! It was a ton of fun, great having someone who knows the area well to talk about all the major points of interest and navigating the route!!
Kazu Y.
Thank you so much for your review and pictures! Our itinerary changed from the original because we added a capsule toy tour, but I'm glad you still enjoyed it. Feel free to ask me if you need any help with your trip!
$119/ per group
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