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Osaka Private Tour - Osaka castle: View from the castle tower
Osaka castle: View from the castle tower
Osaka Private Tour - Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle
Osaka Private Tour - Dotonbori street with billboard of Glico, etc.
Dotonbori street with billboard of Glico, etc.
Osaka Private Tour - Dotonbori street with billboard of Crab, Kamidoraku.
Dotonbori street with billboard of Crab, Kamidoraku.
Osaka Private Tour - Hozenji Temple at Dotonbori
Hozenji Temple at Dotonbori
Osaka Private Tour - Osaka river cruise: One hour cruise @1700 yen (Optional tour item)
Osaka river cruise: One hour cruise @1700 yen (Optional tour item)
Osaka Private Tour - Osaka Museum of Housing and Living(optional tour item)
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living(optional tour item)
Osaka Private Tour - Shitennoji temple: established more than 1400 yeras ago. (Optional tour itemt)
Shitennoji temple: established more than 1400 yeras ago. (Optional tour itemt)
Osaka Private Tour - Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku tower: Nostalgic street (Optional tour item)
Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku tower: Nostalgic street (Optional tour item)
Osaka Private Tour - Tsutenkaku Tower, Golden Observation Platform.(Optional tour item)
Tsutenkaku Tower, Golden Observation Platform.(Optional tour item)

One day tour of Osaka

Highlights
Osaka Tour Guide - Makoto Y.

Joined 2017

Makoto Y.
4.93 / 5
(111 reviews)
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Osaka has been developed as international commercial city historically. People have developed the special culture in food, entertainment. This tour covers the historical sight-Osaka castle, Downtown-Dotonbori, and new Osaka station area with Umeda Sky building. We may add some more spots depending upon the interests of the customer. You enjoy the local gourmet dining, entertainment, and historical sights. You will catch the energy of Osaka people as the international city.


Itinerary

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

09:30 AM

Meeting Point

At Osaka station or the hotel in Osaka

Osaka Castle: Symbol of Osaka, Originally this castle was built in 1583, and reconstructed after firing twice.(Castle museum@600 yen)

Dotonbori: Hot spot with billboard of Gloco, Kanidoraku, etc. Variety of local foods and sweets are available for your try.

Hozenji-Yokocho Alley: Located at Dotonbori. Good old world of original Namba, downtown. Many good restaurants.

Umeda Sky Building: Floating garden observatory to view whole city of Osaka. @1500 yen. B1 is restaurant arcade with retro Osaka.

Ending Point

At Osaka station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

guide fee, hotel pick-up in Osaka

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What‘s not included

Transportation fee (you and guide): About 1000 to 1500 yen for train/subway

Entrance fee at Osaka Castle Museum, and Umeda Sky Building

Tour Important Information

-Osaka Castle tour will take two to three hours and need to walk through the castle garden.

-Please consider the tour starting time to be at 9AM or after as I come from the local area of Nara in the morning.

-Depending upon the interest of the customer, the following place may be considered to add the tour.

In this case whole schedule will be reviewed/adjusted for the review of the customer.

*Osaka sightseeing cruese: AquaLiner --- One hour river cruise @ 1700 yen

*Osaka Museum of History --- Many exhibits showing the history of Osaka back to 1400 years ago to date.

*Shitennoji temple ---- Famous historical temple. Originally this temple was built more than 1400 years ago

*Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku tower --- Norstagic street with restaurants and entertainments

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Osaka Tour Guide - Makoto Y.

Joined 2017

Makoto Y.
4.93 / 5
(111 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Makoto Y.

Hello, I’m Makoto (Mac) and I'm a national-licensed tour guide.

My previous career as an automotive engineer, gave me the opportunity to learn English and to live in the US, Germany, and England. After I retired, I learned more about the Japanese history especially focusing on Nara and Kyoto to become a historical specialist of the Nara area. I now live in Ikaruga town in Nara prefecture, where the UNESCO World Heritage, Horyuji temple is located. I regularly offer guides on the Fujinoki tumulus, which is located near the Horyuji temple. It contains very interesting Archaeological findings from the end of the Kofun Period.

Recently, there are many foreign tourists who come to Japan, and I hope they enjoy learning about the culture and history of Japan. I would like to help tourists have a broader and deeper understanding of the Japanese culture and that is the reason why I decided to become a tour guide to help and support their experience in Japan.

Nara is the place where Japan started. The capital was located in Asuka, Fujiwara and Nara before it moved to Kyoto. Therefore, there are many places to visit in Nara to trace the original history of Japan, which I have a depth of knowledge.

Let’s explore the roots of Japan together!!

Reviews

Rowena S.

Rowena S.

5 / 5
Dec 27, 2024

Nara One Day Special Tour

Nara
9 hours

Customized

One Day Nara tour with Makoto

Thank you Makoto-san for taking care of my clients and providing them with a nice tour in Nara!

Rowena S.

Makoto Y.

Dear Rowana, Thanks for your message. I have also enjoyed guiding them, as they are animal lovers and enjoyed feeding to deers. I believe that they enjoyed visiting Yakushiji temple. It would be good idea to visit yakushiji temple in future Nara tour schedule. Thanks again for your choosing me as Nara tour guide. Makoto

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Andrea F.

5 / 5
Nov 28, 2024

Kyoto 1 Day Tour covering Most Popular Spots

Kyoto
8 hours

Wunderbare Tour mit Makoto

Lieber Makoto, herzlichen Dank für diesen tollen Tag. Von der Abholung und Rückfahrt vom Cruise Terminal zum sehr schönen Besuch in Kyoto war alles bestens. Makoto spricht sogar etwas deutsch und war sehr fürsorglich und bestens vorbereitet. Wir haben es sehr genossen. Mittags ein kleiner Snack mit einem Bier war auch klasse.

Andrea F.

Makoto Y.

Sehr geehrte Andrea, vielen Dank, dass Sie uns für Ihren schnellen Überprüfungskommentar kontaktiert haben. Es hat mir auch viel Spaß gemacht, dich zu führen. Mein Mann hat einen guten Sinn für Humor und ist ein wunderbarer Mensch. Beeindruckt hat mich auch das wunderschöne Herbstlaub. Bitte kommen Sie wieder nach Japan.

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Fiona H.

5 / 5
Nov 26, 2024

One day tour of Osaka

Osaka
7 hours

A flexible and considerate guide with a thorough knowledge of Osaka

We had a great day out in Osaka with Makoto seeing the famous city sights. As we'd been touring Japan for two weeks prior, my feet were extremely tired even at the start (next time I'll plan some recovery days), and Makoto very considerately took this into account throughout the day. Despite my weariness, we saw Osaka Castle, the Museum of Housing and Living, shopping streets, Dotonbori, and other local sights, with Makoto providing information that knit everything together, giving us a great overview of the history of Osaka. It was all fascinating, and I particularly enjoyed the museum sections of Osaka Castle and the Museum of Housing and Living. We also did some shopping, both for fun (souvenirs) and for a soothing spray that helped my feet. It was quite effective at helping me through the remainder of the tour. We had a great day, and I definitely recommend Makoto to anyone visiting Osaka. Thank you, Makoto!

Fiona H.

Makoto Y.

Thanks for your nice review comments. I was so happy to know that the story of Toyotomi Hidetsugi, adopted son of Hideyoshi, was connected with the story of Hideyoshi life, through your visit of Koyasan and Osaka castle. Hidetsugu was forced to suicide by Hideyoshi and ended the life at Koyasan. You are so keen to learn Japanese culture and history, and I enjoyed to share the Japanese history with you throughout this tour. It is good news that your feet is being recovered. I hope that you recover completely and take a nice trip in Japan and nice trip back to Australia. Please come back to Japan someday. I will cover continuous story of Japanese history. Thanks again for your choosing me of your guide this time. Makoto

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