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Osaka Private Tour - Rose Garden in Nakanoshima
Rose Garden in Nakanoshima
Osaka Private Tour - Kisyu Garden In Osaka Castle Park
Kisyu Garden In Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Private Tour - Temma-Ichiba Market
Temma-Ichiba Market
Osaka Private Tour - Old Temma-Ichiba
Old Temma-Ichiba
Osaka Private Tour - Japanese lantern path near Ichiba
Japanese lantern path near Ichiba
Osaka Private Tour - Entrance of Tanjinbashi-suji
Entrance of Tanjinbashi-suji
Osaka Private Tour - Approach to Temman-gu Shrine
Approach to Temman-gu Shrine
Osaka Private Tour - Osaka Temman-gu
Osaka Temman-gu
Osaka Private Tour - Tenjin-bashi Bridge
Tenjin-bashi Bridge
Osaka Private Tour - Nakanoshima Park
Nakanoshima Park
Osaka Private Tour - Kuromon-Ichiba
Kuromon-Ichiba
Osaka Private Tour - Doguya-suji
Doguya-suji
Osaka Private Tour - Dotonbori street
Dotonbori street
Osaka Private Tour - Shinsaibashi-suji
Shinsaibashi-suji

Experience the gourmet town Osaka at its markets

Unique Experience
Osaka Tour Guide - Yosshi S.

Joined 2024

Yosshi S.
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(7 reviews)
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The town development that continues to this day in Osaka began with the construction of Osaka Castle and the castle town in the 17th century. Osaka had a well-developed waterway network, and local specialties were brought to the city by ship from all over the country. To sell these products, the Osaka people set up markets for each item. The interactions between shop owners and customers at the market nurtured Osaka’s rich diet and strictness in terms of prices.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

10:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel or any convenient place in Osaka City center.

Osaka Castle Park (105ha/260 acres)

#Osaka Castle Main Tower/built in 1585,1624, and 1931 with 55m

#Garden of former Kisyu Palace/relocated from Wakayama Castle, the Tower is reflected in the pond

#Hokoku Jinja Shrine /dedicated to the founder of the original Osaka Castle

Temma-ichiba & Tenjinbashi-suji

#Temma-ichiba/original market was settled on the Okawa River in the 17th century

#Tenjinbashi-suji/ 2.6km (1.6 miles) long shopping street on the approach to the Osaka Temman-gu Shrine

Osaka Temman-gu Shrine & Nakanoshima Park

#Osaka Temman-gu Shrine/dedicated to a great intellectual in the 9th century, who referred to the Tenjin (God of Thunder/Sky), the guardian deity of local merchants

#Nakanoshima Park/ Osaka's first modern urban park with rose garden, sandwiched between two rivers

Kuromon-Ichiba & Doguya-suji

#Kuromon-Ichiba/fresh seafood market around the site of a temple with black gate (Kuromon)

#Doguya-suji (literally means tools)/sells cooking utensils, advertising signs, etc. to professionals

Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi-suji

#Dotonbori (named after the man who dug the canal)/former drama theater district on the canal, bustling day and night

#Shinsaibashi-suji (named after the man who built the bridge)/approach to the former nightlife, and has been the trendsetter in fashion

Ending Point

At your hotel or any convenient place in Osaka City center

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

>Guide fee, hotel pick-up in Osaka city center

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What‘s not included

>Transportation fee (for you and your guide)/Subway and Train (approx. 1500 yen per person)

>Admission fee (for you and your guide)/Osaka Castle Tower (1200 yen per person)

>Break/Lunch/Dinner

Tour Important Information

>Please wear comfortable shoes

>There are stairs to climb and descend at the Osaka Castle Tower

>The above fees will be paid locally in cash (SUICA is ok for trains), so please bring some Japanese yen

>This tour is not insured, so I hope you get travel insurance.

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>If you want a listed/customized tour, please message me in advance. I will confirm facility availability in the itinerary dates: opening dates/hours, need a reservation or not.

>Please note that my tours are leisurely, on foot and by public transport.

>My tour schedule may change if transport or tourist spots are crowded.


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Osaka Tour Guide - Yosshi S.

Joined 2024

Yosshi S.
5.00 / 5
(7 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Yosshi S.

Thank you for visiting my page.

I will guide you to the ancient capital cities with 1000 years of urban development and 100 years of filming and screening history.

I grew up in Osaka, studied in Kyoto, and worked for 20 years as an urban planning expert for the national and local governments. During this time, I surveyed many community development sites throughout Japan. I welcomed business leaders to encourage investment in the cities.

After quitting my career, I became a film-loving professional engineer. I visited unique cities in foreign countries to see urban planning and locations that appeared in picturesque film scenes and posted photos on social media (90 cities in 30 countries up to now). The more I saw foreign cities, the more I loved my hometown. I wanted to know about the travel industry and got a national license as a Guide-Interpreter and Travel Service Manager. I have started guiding based in the old capital cities.

The entire area of old Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara has been a Metropolitan area centered on the Imperial Palace, and the actual location of the Palace has changed 15 times since the 7th century. This area has many historical spots and hidden attractions in different times and places: the townscape, temples, shrines, landscaped gardens, and historical drama locations (SAMURAI drama).

I will create your favorite tour using my list, and guide you leisurely. I look forward to hearing from you.



Reviews

Kyoto visit to Imperial Palace gardens and tour of Palace State Guest House, with a special tour of the guest house. Also, Philosopher’s Walk, national Treasure Silver Palace, and Kyoto Aqueduct.

We had a very high quality time with Yosshi S for our visit in Kyoto. He was well prepared from both experience and study, and gave us rich background into each site to result in a strong connection with Kyoto’s history, its rich spiritual traditions and its very special people living and working in Kyoto. We are grateful for this day and would recommend Yosshi S. with our highest regard.

John M.

Yosshi S.

Dear John, thank you for your review. We had the experience of seeing how to treat guests at the state guesthouse and having a lunch of Kyoto pickled sushi at a shopping street where ordinary people shop. The Philosopher's Path is a course where I often walked with friends during my student years. Walking with John on the tour, I got back the feeling of being a student. Unfortunately, I could not become a philosopher, but I learned the philosophy of "going my way" and became a guide. Thank you very much. Yosshi

Mixed scenery with towns, temples, and National Museum of Nara

Yosshi S provided us with a joyful life adventure for our day with him in Nara. He was helpful in finding our ways to Nara’s treasures, gardens, temple grounds, and shrines as well as an English audio-guided tour of the National Museum of Nara, containing unique treasures on special exhibition for the period of our visit. We would recommend others for Yosshi’s informative, well-researched, and personalized tours, aimed to give us a full appreciation of a place, its people, and what is special about both.

John M.

Yosshi S.

Dear John, Thank you for your valuable review. The day of our planned tour was the opening day of the National Treasures Exhibition at the Nara National Museum, so I decided to take you to the museum and let you fully appreciate the national treasure Buddha statues. The city of Nara has a long history of more than 1,300 years since Heijo-kyo. The citizens of Nara enjoy this long history through the deer relaxing in Nara Park, crawling through the pillar hole of the Great Buddha Hall, and the Karakuri Toy Museum. Those are appealing and attract both domestic and international tourists. I am happy to have conveyed this to you through this tour. Thank you. Yosshi

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