Osaka Private tour: Highlights and Hidden Gems with a Local Guide
Discover Osaka through the eyes of a passionate local guide who brings the city to life far beyond the typical guidebook experience. Whether you are interested in modern cityscapes, historic landmarks, local culture, food, or hidden gems, your tour is fully personalized to match your interests, pace, and travel style.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Near Osaka Station
Osaka Kita
Osaka Kita is one of the 24 wards of Osaka. It's a business city where you have lots of shops, restaurants, cafes and other attractions, especially around Umeda, its more symbolic district. Osaka Station is located inside Umeda, with 7 other stations. More than a simple station, it is a shopping mall with many activities inside. More than 2.5 millions passengers transit there everyday.
Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Sky Building has a bold architecture. This building is 173 meters high and consists of two 40-storey towers connected at their tops by an atrium where there is a 360-degree observatory. It has become over the years one of Osaka's flagship buildings. We will visit it and have a high view from Kobe to Osaka.
Ohatsu Tenjin
Tsuyuten shrine is mostly known under its name "Ohatsu Tenjin". It is one of the most visited shrine of Osaka and protects Osaka Kita ward. The shrine is also well known because it was one of the scene of the unlucky love story between Ohatsu and Tokubei. Let's discover this story together!
Shinsaibashi
We take the subway from Umeda to Shinsaibashi station to arrive to Minami district, rival of Kita district. Shinsaibashisuji and its neighborhood is the main shopping street and district of this area. You have anything you want!
American Village
Osaka and Kansai youngsters meet there. The occasion to see the latest trends from Japan and the world in Hip Hop, rap, fashion and so on.
Dotonbori River
Dotonbori river has a promenade worth it to walk. Its main attraction, Glico man, is waiting for you!
Denden Town
Denden Town is Kansai's and Osaka’s electronic and pop culture district. The place to be if you want all the newest electronics... or the eldest! You also have all new trends in pop culture.
Kuromon Ichiba Market
Kuromon market is the Osaka’s food market place, where all the gourmets trend to be. We will have lots of traditional restaurants and cafes.
Ending Point
Near Nippombashi station
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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
Transportation fee: around 500JPY/person
lunch: around 1000JPY/person,
Umeda Sky Building entrance fee: 1500JPY/person
Tour Important Information
Important message from the supplier
No special conditions for the moment
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
About Tour Guide Mouloud H.
Hello, my name is Mouloud and I have been living in Japan for more than 15 years, more specifically in Kansai. I mainly worked in the tourism field and now I would like to introduce you to my Kansai. Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and so on, so many things to do and to see! I already have some tours for you but do not hesitate to contact me if you have other wishes. I am waiting for you!
Bonjour, je m’appelle Mouloud et ça fait plus de 15 ans que j’habite au Japon, plus précisément dans le Kansai. J’ai surtout travaillé dans le tourisme et maintenant, je voudrais directement vous faire découvrir mon Kansai. Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, etc., tant de choses à faire et à voir ! Je vous propose déjà quelques circuits mais n’hésitez pas à me contacter si vous avez d’autres envies. Je vous attends.
Reviews
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Jean-dominique P.
“Dont choose Mouloud as a guide”
I wanted to have some expériences like forge, calligraphe, tea cérémonie, ikebana, and Mouloud was not helpfull at all to find them as he did not know them. He has no personal connections with local people, he just make you visit touristic places. He is the most expensive guide we had in Japan and let you find by your own on internet. Prefer other guides that are less proud of their value
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Mouloud H.
Thank you for your booking and for your feedback. Prior to the tour, I provided recommendations for several cultural experiences, including a swordsmithing workshop, tea ceremony, calligraphy activity and ikebana experience. I also contacted one of the providers directly to obtain additional information on your behalf. During our exchanges, I clarified several times that my role was to provide guiding services and cultural interpretation during the tour itself, while offering general recommendations when possible. More extensive research, comparison and arrangement of third-party activities falls outside the scope of a guiding service. I understand that you would have preferred a broader level of pre-trip planning assistance, and I regret that my support did not fully match your expectations. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, and I wish you all the best for your future travels in Japan. Kind regards, Mouloud
Philippe D.
“Very rainy visit”
Osaka does not have a history as rich and varied as Tokyo. It is therefore less easy to find facets to share with tourists. Thanks to Mouloud for his support.
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Mouloud H.
Thank you Philippe for your review. I am glad you appreciated my support. Osaka does have a rich history and monuments from the 3rd Century and before (available to see in other tours), however the tour you booked is focused on the modern side of the city for 4 hours. We also visited Tsuyunoten Jinja, which dates from the 9th century. I hope you enjoyed Osaka during your trip.
Anissa B.
“Tre️s sympathique ”
Très bien
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Mouloud H.
Merci ici aussi Anissa ! J'espère que tout le reste de votre séjour s'est excellement bien passé.
$400/ per group
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