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Osaka Private Tour - Kuromon market was opened in 1902. Now there are about 180 stores. And half of shores are fish stores. This market being crowded in new year's eve used to be a seasonal tradition of Osaka. Because Osaka people wanted fresh and tasty fishes for new year's table and gathered here to get them. But now it is always crowed(^^);; You can taste fresh and tasty fishes from all over Japan.

Kuromon market was opened in 1902. Now there are about 180 stores. And half of shores are fish stores. This market being crowded in new year's eve used to be a seasonal tradition of Osaka. Because Osaka people wanted fresh and tasty fishes for new year's table and gathered here to get them. But now it is always crowed(^^);; You can taste fresh and tasty fishes from all over Japan.

Osaka Private Tour - Doguya-Suji street in Nanba area has a lot of professional kitchen utensil shops. They sell not only dishes or knives but also restaurunt nameboard or food sample set in display cabinet in front of restaurunt(This is a Japanese original thing), many kind of things used in restaurunt. And you can buy them there.

Doguya-Suji street in Nanba area has a lot of professional kitchen utensil shops. They sell not only dishes or knives but also restaurunt nameboard or food sample set in display cabinet in front of restaurunt(This is a Japanese original thing), many kind of things used in restaurunt. And you can buy them there.

Osaka Private Tour - Dotonbori district is a amusement area around Dotonbori river. The area has a lot of restraunt, bar, game arcade. And There are many attracting monuments like Kuidaore Taro (Robot attracting custmers in front of the restaurant, left picture), Gliko man, moving big crab on the roof of crab restraurant, etc.

Dotonbori district is a amusement area around Dotonbori river. The area has a lot of restraunt, bar, game arcade. And There are many attracting monuments like Kuidaore Taro (Robot attracting custmers in front of the restaurant, left picture), Gliko man, moving big crab on the roof of crab restraurant, etc.

Osaka Private Tour - Osaka castle is a symbol of Osaka. It was destroied by GODZILLA in the movie (^^);;;. But Actually
Osaka castle is a 7 story concret building. Anyway, you will know the history of Osaka there since Osaka was the center of Japan, 16th century.

Osaka castle is a symbol of Osaka. It was destroied by GODZILLA in the movie (^^);;;. But Actually Osaka castle is a 7 story concret building. Anyway, you will know the history of Osaka there since Osaka was the center of Japan, 16th century.

Osaka Highlights (Osaka departure)

Name: Osaka Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Price: 202 USD
Rating: 5.0 (62 reviews)

Highlights

Joined 2018

Yoshiharu K.

4.69 / 5

(62 reviews)

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Osaka

Japanese (Native), English

7 hours

Private tour (only you and Yoshiharu K.)

Up to 5 people

This Osaka highlights tour includes popular destinations in Osaka, Osaka castle, Kuromon Ichiba Market, Dotonboti district in one day.

I believe this tour is suitable for beginner of Osaka travelers.

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 city

10:00 AM

Osaka castle

12:00 PM

Dotonbori district(Glico Man, Kani Doraku crab and Kuidaore Taro, Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum, etc)

02:00 PM

Kuromon Market

03:00 PM

Kitchen ware street

Ending Point

Your Hotel in Osaka city

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,

Transportation fee between guide's house and your hotel

Hotel pick-up in Osaka city

What‘s not included

Admission fee:

Osaka castle tower 600yen

Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum 500yen

Transportaion fee:

Osaka One-Day-Pass 800yen

Lunch, dinner, drinks:

Tour Important Information

You need admission fees for Osaka castle and Kamigata Ukiyoe Museum.

You need transportation fee.

You can start this tour from Kyoto, Nara and Kobe. But the fee is different. Please ask me. I will make the tour for you.

Important message from the supplier

I can guide you from Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara if you pay the pick up fee.

Please ask the fee.

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

Yoshiharu K.

4.69 / 5

(62 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Yoshiharu K.

Hi! I'm Yoshiharu. Please call me Yoshi. Yoshi means "good" in Japanese! I'm a good man (^^);;;.

I was born in Kyoto but I lived there 3 months. Then my family moved to Osaka and I grew up in Osaka.

So I am almost Osakan.

When I was young, my hobby was traveling by bicycle. I went cycling around most part of Japan except Shikoku.

In my family rule, Shikoku is in bad direction because my grand father died just after his Shikoku pilgrimage.

So I want to have a cycling tour not only in Kyoto (coming soon!) but also all part of Japan someday.

I am interested in Japanese history.

I am a National Certificated Guide. And I have "Kyoto Tourism Culture Certification 3rd grade", "Osaka Expert Certification 3rd grade", "Nara Concierge 2nd grade" and "Karuizawa Web test 3rd grade".

So I have expert knowledge about Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Karuizawa and common knowledge about Kobe.

Besides I like gadgets, so I can guide you DenDen town in Osaka.

When you have a chance to visit Kyoto or Osaka or other city in this area,

please contact me anytime and join my tour!

I'll be looking forward to seeing you, spending wonderful time with you.

Reviews

Rob J.

5 / 5

May 26, 2025

Penetralia Arashiyama and Sagano (Kyoto departure)

May 26, 2025

Kyoto

7 hours

“Highly recommended!!”

We had a wonderful day out with Yoshiharu, and highly recommend him as a tour guide!! He was friendly, efficient, and a pleasure to be with, as he took us out to Kyoto's Bamboo Forest and the temples around Sagano. This was the best day we've had in Japan so far, by far. Some beautiful things to see, a great lunch out and great company, in Yoshi. Thank you. Rob & Kim

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Rob Thank you for your evaluation. It was good day for walking, warm and dry day before rain season. And there were not many tourists including high school students in the area. So we could enjoy the quit walking there. I was wondering the restaurant would be full but it was not. We had a lot of luck. But I was afraid you would feel aching of your feet because we had walked too long. Anyway thank you very much. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

Christine D.

5 / 5

May 12, 2025

Nara Highlights from Kyoto or Osaka

May 12, 2025

Nara

10 hours

“Excellent nara experience with Yoshi”

Very knowledgeable and personable. We all 4 enjoyed this tour. Highly recommend.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Christine Thank you for your evaluation. It was comfortable day which helped us to have a good traveling. I hope you will have good traveling to Hiroshima and Kyoto. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

Alexa S.

2 / 5

May 11, 2025

Himeji : Hyogo Golden Route (one of five tours)

May 11, 2025

Himeji

9 hours

“Disappointing tour with not much value. Do not recommend. ”

Yoshi was a nice person; however it was a very disappointing tour for the high price we paid for a private tour. We have done other tours with GoWithGuide and we would not recommend this tour at all. It is better you go without guide than this tour. The guide was not very prepared nor knowledgeable of the area, or Himeji castle, and did not provide much explanation. He seemed to be there mainly to chaperone us through public transport, which we’re able to do without a guide and even then he did not seem knowledgeable. Perhaps he is not experienced with tours in Himeji. Mainly pointed to the signs to read and even then was reading them with us as if it were his first time going. We felt this was completely overpriced and did not get much out of it.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Alexa I am sorry you could not enjoy the tour. On the tour day(It was in the Golden Week) Himeji castle was very crowded . But I had expected it, so before the tour I bought the web ticket for the first time. We could skip an about 100m line to buy the ticket. But it was not enough. There was a long waiting line to enter the keep. We had to wait about 1 hour. I have never had the experience. And in the keep we were packed on every floor and the number of people to get the top floor was limited so we had to wait for about 30 min to get the top. I have never had the experience. So I guess number of explanation per time was few because we could not move in the line and maybe I skipped explanations by the crowd or forgot to explain because of lacking the rhythm to explain. And we could not have the seat together when we went to Himeji, so I could not have time to explain Himeji and you missed the chance to have question for it. I should have stand beside you to explain the Himeji and scenery from the train. And we were late to return your hotel about 1.5 hours. I guess we should have skip Azuki museum. I should have give questions to know what you expected to Himeji. Next time I will guide you according to your interest in Hemeji. Himeji has other destinations.