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Taste Authentic Osaka, Your Way (Hotel Pickup & Drop-off, Fully Customizable)

A lively local dining alley in Namba at night

A relaxed sake experience during an Osaka night out

Dotonbori illuminated at night

Taste Authentic Osaka, Your Way (Hotel Pickup & Drop-off, Fully Customizable)

Food & Drink

Joined 2026

Aki O.

5.00 / 5

(4 reviews)

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Osaka

English, Japanese (Native)

4 hours

Private tour (only you and Aki O.)

Up to 6 people

Tell me your food preferences, dietary restrictions, budget, and preferred atmosphere before the tour. I will suggest restaurants that suit your needs. I will meet you at your hotel and guide you to two restaurants, with an optional third stop if time allows. Menu, ordering, and communication support are included. After dinner, I will accompany you back to your hotel. A short neighborhood walk or nearby sightseeing can be added if arranged in advance.

Itinerary

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

06:00 PM

Meeting Point

Hotel Pickup

- I will meet you at your hotel in the Namba, Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori, or Umeda area. Please send me your hotel name in advance. Depending on the restaurant locations, we may travel by taxi or public transportation. We will discuss the restaurants and transportation plan before the tour. All travel time between your hotel, the restaurants, and your return to the hotel is included in the four-hour tour.

06:30 PM

Restaurant 1

Visit the first restaurant selected after discussing your food preferences, budget, and preferred atmosphere. I will help you read the menu, order, and communicate with the restaurant staff.

07:40 PM

Restaurant 2

Continue to a second restaurant offering a different style of food or atmosphere.

08:40 PM

Optional Restaurant 3

If time allows and you would like to continue, we can visit a third restaurant, standing bar, or another local venue.

The third stop is not guaranteed and depends on the travel time between your hotel and the restaurants.

09:10 AM

Optional Neighborhood Walk or Sightseeing

A short neighborhood walk or nearby sightseeing can be included upon request. Please discuss this with me in advance.

If sightseeing is included, we may need to adjust the time spent at the restaurants or visit fewer venues.

Ending Point

Hotel

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

・Four hours of private guiding

・Pickup and drop-off at hotels in the Namba, Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori, or Umeda area

・Restaurant suggestions based on your preferences and budget

・Restaurant reservations when available

・Menu, ordering, and communication support

・An optional neighborhood walk or nearby sightseeing when arranged in advance

What‘s not included

・Food and drinks for the guests

・Food and drinks for the guide

・Taxi, train, and other transportation costs used during the tour

・Shopping and other personal expenses

Food and drinks are not included in the tour price. Guests are responsible for paying for their own food and drinks and the guide’s food and drinks directly at each venue.

Any taxi or public transportation costs used during the tour are also paid directly by the guests.

Tour Important Information

・Hotel pickup and drop-off are available only in the Namba, Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori, and Umeda areas. Please send me your hotel name in advance.

・The four-hour tour begins when I meet you at your hotel and includes all travel time between the hotel and restaurants.

・Restaurant choices depend on opening days, availability, group size, seasonal menus, and dietary requirements. Specific restaurants cannot be guaranteed.

・The optional third stop and nearby sightseeing depend on the available time. Including sightseeing may reduce the number of restaurant stops.

・If you have strict dietary requirements or require non-smoking venues, please contact me before booking. Options at small local restaurants may be limited.

・Alcohol may only be ordered by guests aged 20 or older.

・This tour is available for up to four guests. Groups of five or more must contact me before booking.

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 2026

Aki O.

5.00 / 5

(4 reviews)

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About Tour Guide Aki O.

Hello! I’m a local guide based in the Kansai area, offering private and customized tours in Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

I enjoy helping visitors discover not only famous sights, but also the food, shops, neighborhoods, traditions, and everyday experiences that make Japan special. My tours are relaxed and flexible, with plenty of time for questions, conversation, photos, and spontaneous discoveries.

I also work as a Japanese language teacher, which has given me extensive experience communicating with people from different countries and explaining Japanese culture in a clear and approachable way.

Whether you are visiting Japan for the first time, traveling alone, or looking for places beyond the usual tourist routes, I can tailor the experience to your interests and pace. My goal is to help you feel comfortable, discover things you may not find on your own, and leave with meaningful memories of your time in Japan.

I look forward to exploring Osaka, Kobe, or Kyoto with you!

Reviews

Stefano F.

5 / 5

Oct 22, 2026

Discover the Craft and Flavors of Nada Sake (3 Breweries, Private Tour)

Oct 22, 2026

Kobe

4 hours

“Great Job and made the experience fun and entertaining”

Aki is super nice and she came well prepared for what we specifically asked her. She is very nice, great conversationalist and her English is really good. It was a real pleasure doing the tour with her.

Aki O.

Thank you so much for your lovely review! I really enjoyed helping you find sake you loved, and I’m so glad we could safely enjoy tasting so many different varieties together. Thank you also for sharing stories about your family’s Japanese tableware and winemaking. It was such a pleasure chatting with you! I hope the rest of your trip in Japan is wonderful!

Andrew E.

5 / 5

Oct 10, 2026

Private Kyoto Family Day Trip from Osaka

Oct 10, 2026

Kyoto

10 hours

Customized

“Aki is AMAZING!! 10 stars out of 5!!”

We booked Aki for a day trip to Kyoto for our family of 4. We wanted to explore Kyoto and remove the stress of trying to find everything by ourselves. Aki planned the whole day for us based on our preferences and gave us an amazing day. Aki was super organised having planned our trip in advance, but was also flexible on the day to requests and ideas. Aki met us at our accommodation in Osaka and traveled with us the whole day. Aki is warm, kind and friendly, has great English and we really felt like we were hanging out with an old friend. She took time to get to know our two children (18 & 16) and connected with them like a big sister. We talked all day about anything and everything as we saw the sights and experienced the culture. We highly recommend Aki as an amazing tour guide. We'd give her 10 stars if we could!

Aki O.

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind and thoughtful review! It truly makes me happy to know that you enjoyed our time together so much. I had such a wonderful time too! I loved hearing about your travels in Japan, learning about your work, and even studying a little Japanese together on the train! It was a long day with lots of walking in the warm weather, but seeing you all enjoying every moment of exploring Japan, right until the very end, made me so happy. I'm truly grateful that I had the chance to spend such a lovely day with your family. I sincerely hope our paths cross again someday! Warm wishes, Aki

Cathy D.

5 / 5

Sep 25, 2026

Private Kyoto Food, Antiques, Knife and Sake Tour from Osaka Port

Sep 25, 2026

Kyoto

8 hours

Customized

“Best Day in Kyoto”

We had an amazing day in Kyoto with Aki. She went above and beyond to curate a special experience for us. We provided her a list of things that we would like to do that were not the typical tourist spots, and she spent the time to research our special requests to give us the best possible day. She was pleasant, knowledgeable, and an overall joy to spend the day with. We cannot recommend her highly enough!

Aki O.

Thank you so much for your kind review, Cathy san! I really enjoyed planning a day around your interests and exploring Kyoto with you both. Sharing your wish list beforehand helped us create such a special day together. I hope your time in Kyoto is a wonderful memory of your trip, and I look forward to seeing you in Japan again!