This is customized private tour in Osaka which guest can make easily by selecting any spots from a list of recommended tourist spots.
The list consists of 17 tourist destinations divided by 3 area,North, South and Bay area that are popular among foreign tourists.
After the guest's selection guide will arrange best itinerary with cost and feedback the guest proper offer for formal booking.
At your hotel in Osaka
[ North: N01 ] Osaka Castle {Its castle tower in a vast park is must-see symbol of Osaka is highlighted with many culrural asset exhibitions inside.} (A.F. 600 -> 0 yen )
[ North: N02 ] Osaka Museum of History {You can experience ancient to present day Osaka through replica of acient palace and models of modern townscape.} (A.F. 600 -> 0 yen )
[ North: N03 ] Osaka Museum of Housing and Living {Time travel back to the town in Edo period 200years ago can be done which was replicated to the actural size. Optional : easy kimono-clad strolling (500yen).} (A.F. 600 -> 0 yen )
[ North: N04 ] Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden {Unique skyscrapers feature the open rooftop observatory commanding 360°citycrape.} (A.F. 1000 -> 0 yen )
[ North: N05 ] Shopping in north area of Osaka. {Guide popular shopping places in north Osaka like Daimaru, Hanshin, Gran Front Osaka etc.} (No A.F. )
[ South: S01 ] Dotonbori {One of the most popular entertainment and people watching area in Osaka.} (No A.F. )
[ South: S02 ] Kuromon Market {The most well known central food markets in Osaka serving freshest and tastiest gourmet food.} (No A.F. )
[ South: S03 ] Tsutenkaku/Shinsekai {Tsutenkaku is Osaka's symbolic tower with a unique lucky god surrounded by Shinsekai,nostalgic entertainment district } (A.F. 700 -> 0 yen )
[ South: S04 ] Shitennoji-temple {The first state temple in Japan constructed by Prince Shotoku} (A.F. 300 -> 0 yen )
[ South: S05 ] Osaka Tennoji Zoo {A city zoo with about 1000 animals living in comfortable environment.} (A.F. 500 -> 0 yen )
[ South: S06 ] Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum {You can join optional Japanese woodblock-painting (Ukiyoe) workshop with many local exhibits of Osaka Ukiyoe.} (A.F. 500 -> 0 yen )
[ South: S07 ] Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine {One of Japan's oldest shrines heading over two thousand Sumiyoshi shrines found across Japan enshrining Shinto gods who protect fishermen and sailors at sea} (No A.F.)
[ South: S08 ] Shopping in south area of Osaka. {Guide popular shopping places in south Osaka like Namba, Shinsaibashi, Nipponbashi etc.} (No A.F.)
[ Bay: B01 ] Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan {Very popular and unique aquarium exhibiting 30,000 creatures in 14 large tanks.} (A.F. 2300 -> 2200 yen )
[ Bay: B02 ] Tenpozan Marketplace {It consists of shops, restaurants, amusement establishments etc offering various Osaka specialties and delicacies in nostalgic venue.} (No A.F. )
[ Bay: B03 ] Cruise Ship Santa Maria Day Cruise {A sightseeingh boat travel around Osaka Harbor modeled after the flagship of Columbus reaching the New world.} (A.F. 1600 -> 0 yen )
[ Bay: B04 ] Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel {One of the world's biggest Ferris Wheel with a hight over 110m} (A.F. 800 -> 0 yen )
Remarks: [ ] Area:spot ID, { } Spot overview, ( ) A.F. Admission fee for adult : regular price -> special price with
At your hotel in Osaka or final destination
The guest can expect easy customization of their private tour in Osaka so as to meet their needs.
After guest's selection and needs the guide can arrange best itineray of the tour and feedback it to the guest with proper tour cost and time.
• guide fee
• hotel pick-up in Osaka city
• Transportation cost for you and guide.
• Entrance fee for each facility (as the guide will be free of charge at main spots) .
• Lunch
• dinner for you and guide.
The hourly rate of guide is 4,000yen and possible tour time is ranging from 6 to 9 hours, the guide fee from 24,000 to 36,000 respectively (up to 7 guests) based on the guest's needs.
The tour making process goes as follows.
Step 1. A guests select some spots by spot ID from the recommended list that he or she want to visit and date of the tour.
(and if possible guest's hotel location) and inform them to the guide with prioritized list of spots.
Step 2. The guide estimates tour time to be taken and offer formal guide fee based on the tour time required to the guest by modifying the original tour.
If there is any excessive selection over 9 hours, the guide suggests the guest proper modification.
Step 3. With the latest offer from the guide, the guest will book the tour formally after checking the tour contents.
Guide will suggest guests to buy "Osaka Amazing Pass" costing 2700yen for adult to cover transportation cost and get reasonable advantage of many facilities depending on tour content.
Thank you so much Kenji for travelling with our group to Kibune and the beautiful temples in northern Kyoto! Thanks for your patience while we took so many photos :)
Dear Lisa, Thank you for your wonderful review of the customized private tour. I'm very glad that you could enjoy the tour while taking so many nice photos. I could not understand your technical terms of photography but enjoyed myself watching your skills and teaching of beautiful photography . Best regards Kenji
We used the services of Mr. Kenji for 5 days, and before that I had been in correspondence with him fir many months to plan those days. My experience during the planning phase is that he was very helpful and responsive, and was able to provide a lot of valuable information and options that made the planning experience much easier. On the other hand, during our actual visit there were several mistakes that significantly impacted the quality of our trip during those 5 days and in fact made them the worst in our 2 week trip to Japan: a museum that was scheduled on the day of its weekly closing; our evening with the geishas where we did not get the exact agreement we had; a full day that turned out to be a total disaster due to very bad scheduling (missed the most important shrine; missed the ninja performance; had lunch at an incredibly expensive restaurant while we had a much better meal of better quality and cheaper in Osaka in addition to not being warned beforehand that we can only pay in cash which we had to scramble to get; etc etc..) This definitely gave me the impression that some attention to details and proper planning would have radically improved our experience. So in summary, it was an mixed outcome that could have been much better.
Dear Ziad, I'm very sorry for some incovenience suffering you during our tours. They are mixed with some causes. Scheduling at weekly closing of the museum was my mistake. As to dinner with gaisha girl performance we booked it correctly through our restaurant but we found it was gaisha agent's fault. We could manage to ask them additional performance through negotiation. Regarding long distance tour to ninja museum and Ise shrine etc traffic jam and inexperienced driver's routing caused delay of our itinerary resulting in missing of ninja show and shorter shrine visit. I might had better to have asked you to start our tour earlier to avoid possible traffic jam. I should have explained the comparison of Matsusaka beef in Osaka and Mie if you don't insist eating it in Mie to avoid misconception. I will improve my guiding with detailed confirmation about key items,adding more extra time for long distance tour and preparation for alternative options in case of prospective trouble to minimize its risk. Best regards, Kenji
Kenji was knowledgeable, efficient, and flexible while showing us his home town of Kyoto. He expertly guided us through the Osaka subway and train stations, saving us valuable time we would have spent trying to read signs and figure out our route. He recommended okonomiyaki for lunch at a small restaurant in or near the Gion district and it was delicious!
Dear Barbara-san, Thank you for your excellent review of my tour. I'm very glad that you liked my home town Kyoto and my recommeded lunch. With the limited day-trip time from Osaka I managed to guide you several major tourists spots but Kyoto has plenty of sites worth visiting and facinating attractions. So I do recommed you to stay at least several days in Kyoto next time to enjoy more. Please contact me anytime if you need me in future. Best regards, Kenji
Kenji was knowledgeable and pleasant throughout. He made a great effort to accommodate our needs. One of our group had dietary requirements and he sought out a restaurant that met those needs.
Dear Lynn-san, Thank you for your wonderful review of my tour. I'm very glad that you could enjoyed my guiding in Osaka. I look forward to your next chance to visit Japan in near future. Best regards, Kenji