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Osaka Highlights, Best for the first timer

Food vendors hopping at Shin Sekai

Osaka Castle

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine

Shitennoji Temple

Umeda Sky Buiding

Photogenic Dotombori in the evening

Local Hankai Tram Ride to Sumiyoshi Shrine

Nippon-bashi (sub culture center)

Historic town of Tondabayashi

Kitano, Kobe

Minoo Waterfall

Katsuo-ji, Darma dolls temple

Darma dolls

TeamLab Botanical Garden

Osaka Highlights, Best for the first timer

Name: Osaka Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Price: 274 USD
Rating: 5.0 (194 reviews)

Highlights

Joined 2019

Hiroyuki T.

4.97 / 5

(194 reviews)

Identity Verified

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Osaka

English

7 hours

Private tour (only you and Hiroyuki T.)

Up to 7 people

There are a lot of places to visit, a lot of things to do in Osaka. From historical sites to food venders hopping. CHOOSE 3-4 places you want to visit from the list below and let me know. I will customize a tour for you.

Itinerary

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

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel in Osaka

Osaka Castle

The main castle building was reconstructed in 1931. There still remains 13 buildings of the Edo Era (16th-19th century). 60-90 minutes

Admission to the mail castle building; JPY1200

Kuromon Market Food Venders Hopping

Local market with a long history. Visited by 18000 people daily. Fish, fruits, drinks, there are 170 stores here and “order to go hopping” available.

Dotombori Streets

This is the busiest area in Osaka. There are a lot of restaurants, shops and entertainment facilities here.

Shin Sekai and Tsutenkaku Tower

Pictures taken in this area sometimes represent the image of Osaka. Tsutenkaku Tower, Blow fish signboard, Billy Ken Deity and more.

Spend time as much as you want.

Shitenoji Temple

This temple was established in 593 and is the first temple established by the Law.

Admission; JPY500

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine and Local Hankai Tramways

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine was established in the 7th century to enshrine the deity of the sea.

Four of the shrine buildings are designated as national treasures. Admission free.

Local Tram ride available to and from Tennoji Terminal.

Abeno Harukas

This 300m high building is the tallest building in Japan. You will have a 360degree view of Osaka from the observation deck on the 60th floor. Admission to the observation deck;JPY2,000 per person. Free observation deck on the 19th floor is opened for tourists.

Umeda Sky Building

Admission to the observation deck; JPY2000per person.

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Admission; JPY2300 per person.

Ukiyoe Museum

Tea Ceremony Experince

From JPY3,900

Ask for details

Historic town of Tondabayashi

Tondabayashi is a town that developed centered by a temple in the 17th century.

The good old Japan of from the late 19th century to the early 20th century still remains here. Among them, the former Sugiyama residence is a merchant house built more than 300 years ago, we will visit the inside of it along with the Tanaka family residence, which was a former landlord.

It takes 30 minutes one way to Tondabayashi from city center Tennoji.

JPY500 for former Shugiyama residence

Hiking to Minoo Waterfall

There is a hiking trail in Osaka. Minoh is a 30-minute train ride from city center Umeda. We will hike for 40-minute from the station to Minoo Waterfall in the green with stops at canyons, shrines, and temples.

It takes four hours for a round trip from city center Umeda.

Katsuo-ji, Darma dolls temple

Founded in the 8th century, this temple is famous for its many Dharma dolls dedicated to praying for victory. It is an hour away from Umeda, the center of Osaka, by subway and bus one way. A seven-hour tour is also possible in combination with Minoo Otaki.

TeamLab Botanical Garden

TeamLab Botanical Garden opens at 7:00pm

JPY1,600

Ending Point

TBD

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

What‘s included

guide fee,

hotel pick up (in Down Town Osaka)

What‘s not included

Insurance

Transportation fare for guests and guide

Entrance fees for guests and guide

Lunch for guests and guide

Drinks

Tour Important Information

As this is a SUBWAY and WALKING tour, comfortable shoes are recommended.

Choose 3-4 places from the list that you want to visit, then I will customize a tour for you.

Tours are NOT covered by insurance.

Transportation fare(subway rides), entrance fees, lunch and drinks for GUESTS and GUIDE are NOT included in the guide fee.

Direct payment for these cost will be occurred in CASH on the spot on the day of the tour.

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 2019

Hiroyuki T.

4.97 / 5

(194 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Hiroyuki T.

Hi!

I had been working for Wakayama Prefectural Government for 38 years, mainly in the field of cultural heritage management and international relations. I am a national certificated English guide and I have a lot of knowledge and experience in the field of cultural heritage management and international relations.

I am very good at cultural heritages.

And Koyasan and Kumano in Wakayama Prefecture are inscribed in the World Heritage List as parts of “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". I was a project manager of "the Koyasan and Kumano World Heritage Inscription Project” at Wakayama Prefectural Government. I know inside and out of Koyasan, Kumano, Wakayama and other places in the Kansai area.

I have a lot of experience of guiding as I was also in charge of international relations for a long time at the government.

I will be able to provide interpretive guiding service for you around Koyasan, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka and other places as I was a cultural heritage management and international relations professional.

I am sure you will be able to get deeper understandings on Japanese culture and that your trip with me will be memorable one.

If you need a good guide in the Tokyo area, I have a friend on GoWithGuide I can recommend you!

Reviews

Kerri N.

5 / 5

Dec 6, 2025

One day tour to Mt. Koya from Wakayama

Dec 6, 2025

Wakayama

8 hours

“Experience in Mt. Koya was beyond expectations. ”

We have been to Koyasan before and loved it so much we wanted to return. Hiroyuki was the perfect guide to provide history and information to make the day one we will always remember. Among other things, we enjoyed learning about the women’s pilgrimage trails and even spending time on one trail while in Koyasan. Maybe we will come back to tackle the entire trail! Thanks to Hiroyuki, we now understand so much more about a place we already had reverence for and loved. Bonus: Hiroyuki knows all of the best places to stop for lunch!

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for your kind message. It is good to know that you liked your second visit to Koyasan and the Shojin vegetable food there. I love Koyasan, it is sacred and quiet, it is special. I will have to stay fit so that I will the able to walk the entire Women’s Pilgrimage Route with you (haha). Thank you very much again for everything.

Kerri N.

5 / 5

Dec 6, 2025

Kumano Kodo Daimon-zaka and Nachi Waterfalls - from Wakayama

Dec 6, 2025

Kumano

8 hours

“Kumano Kodo tour hit the mark”

We wanted to spend time on the Kumano Kodo trail while in Wakayama. Hiroyuki not only led us on a great hike, he also served as a photographer so we finally have pictures of the two of us together on this Japan journey. Plus, his knowledge of the area made every stop interesting and fun!

Hiroyuki T.

I was a long day but I am glad that you liked the rocks, fishing villages, tuna lunch, the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route, Shrines and the Waterfall. I was very surprised to see that your husband is fit enough to walk through all the uphill and the downhill. He is 7 years older than me, but he is fitter than me. Tell him to stay fit so that he will be able to come back to Wakayama to stay at Marriott.

Kerri N.

5 / 5

Dec 6, 2025

For Japanese descendants

Dec 6, 2025

Wakayama

8 hours

“Finding Japanese relatives and putting together missing pieces of the family puzzle”

Hiroyuki was patient and wonderful for months leading up to our trip and then on the day of our tour. He was able to locate family members, find our family burial site, and translate koseki papers for us. He was also a patient translator helping to bridge the language divide as we learned more about each other. We truly enjoyed seeing a 300 year old family home where relatives who immigrated once lived. The day was special and memorable.

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for your kind message. It was very nice to be with you at such an important moment for your family. It was amazing that the family members came back to the roots after 125 years to meet their relatives and to give a prayer to their ancestors. As I explained, there is an ancestor worship in Japan. May your ancestors protect your family in the USA. Hiro