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Namba Food & Sake Tour Excursion
Joined 2018
As an ex-Assistant Food & Beverage Manager/Director for various prominant Hotels & Restaurants here in Japan and having been here since 1983, I kind of know my way around Japanese food and sake.
Let me give you a tour that you not soon forget. Be ready.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
CROSS Hotel Lobby in Namba
Cross Hotel Lobby Namba
We will meet to discuss what you have done so far in Japan and I will make an assessment as to where we will go on our excursion that evening.
Cross Hotel Lobby in Namba
We will set off and hit four or five amazing food establishments that will not only give you a sense of what local Osakans are munching on, but I throw in all the history of food, sake and the surrounding area also.
I will provide you with good food and good sake as we rub some elbows with locals along the way.
Ending point
I will get you headed in the direction of where you need to end up.
Ending Point
I will get you headed in the direction of where you need to end up.
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 ¥33,000 flat
An extra ¥3000pp from the fifth person. Please understand it is more difficult to do a Street Tour in Osaka with larger groups.
¥8,000 per person for your food and you and the guides drinks.
Transport not included so I ask you to make your way to the CROSS Hotel Osaka Lobby or if your Hotel is close to Namba Station, all is good.
Those coming from Kyoto for the tour, I can meet you at the CENTRAL EXIT for the bullet train at SHIN OSAKA station.
Those that wish me to pick them up at an out-of-the-way Hotel like Marriot Miyako, Conrad, Hilton and so forth please add an extra ¥2,000 to the GUIDE FEE please.
Thank you guys for your understanding.
Tour Important Information
My GUIDE FEE is a flat ¥33,000
This Price is for a maximum of four (04) persons.
This fee must be paid in advance to secure the day.
Clients are requested to bring ¥8000 on the day of the tour, per person, for the evening. I will throw those funds in an envelope and collect receipts along the way and give you back the envelope at the end of the evening.
I will collect the funds at the beginning of the tour and collect receipts as we make our way from place to place. I will return whatever change and the receipts in an envelope at the end of our excursion.
I do not eat on the tour. I will drink sake as we go but the designated funds I spoke of above will cover your food and our drinks.
NOTE: Those of you requesting to include a whisky tasting at my friends Whisky Bar, that will be an extra ¥3,500 per person for three glasses. Note that our pick up time may change to 6:00pm to accomodate this extra stop.
Important message from the supplier
Always let me know your likes and dislikes concerning food and of course any allergies. Japan is not vegan or vegetarian friendly but I will do my best to accommodate you.
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 2018
About Tour Guide Richard 'hawk' H.
I have been an Interpretive Tour Guide for over 20 years. I landed in Japan with the United States Air Force in 1983 and have been learning, tasting and enjoying Japanese food all this time! Woohhoooo!!
As an ex-Executive Assistant Food and Beverage Manager/Director, I know food, most of all Japanese food, and I want to show you how fun and incredible it is! I promise your time with me will be fruitful, (get the pun?) making some amazing memories along the way.
I used to do daytime cultural tours until the pandemic left us out in the cold for three years so I had to switch over and do something else in which now I run a food tent and a food truck, making delicious smash burgers and tacos.
Even though I was number one on a renowned travel platform for a while, I have selected to only do evening food and sake tours now. I also run a children's food bag program three days a week that we started about a year and a half ago.
So if you would like me to take you around, I will still give you cultural and historical information, feed you amazing food and create some great memories for you to take home.
Reviews
“Drank all night, didn't get drunk”
It wasn't the sake that was intoxicating, but it was all the things that Richard spoke. He truly has the best knowledge about the cuisine, area, spots and local history. We talked a lot, visited hidden gems, has all the way from affordable, expensive till priceless food, the best of their categories. If you're looking to explore the food scene of Namba/Dotonbori, Richard is THE guy
Richard 'hawk' H.
(145 reviews)Thanks Raj. It was a lot of fun. Thank you for your kind words and I do hope to see you again. May goodnfortune follow you in your endeavors!
“Fantastic tour guide ”
Richard was recommended by a friend who had toured with him before. Richard was outgoing and funny. We really enjoyed his sense of humor and stories of his life in Japan. His English and Japanese was great. He had preplanned our stops at local, off the beaten track Sake bars and was very friendly with the vendors. It was clear they new him well and we were treated like gold. I wish he did more tours as I would have booked them all with him. I highly recommend Richard !
Richard 'hawk' H.
(145 reviews)Thank you Kathy for allowing me to whisk you around the back streets of Osaka! I am so happy you had a good time and I hope the rest of your Japan trip is just as enjoyable. Any questions, please let me know.
“amazing time in Osaka! ”
wow what a day! so much fun thank you so much!
$213/ per group
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