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Joined 2026
Aki O.
Available Areas
Kobe (Living), Kyoto, Osaka
Languages
English, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
10 hours on average
Availability Updated
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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!
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
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Taste Authentic Osaka, Your Way (Hotel Pickup & Drop-off, Fully Customizable)
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.
Taste Authentic Osaka, Your Way (Hotel Pickup & Drop-off, Fully Customizable)
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Your Perfect Day in Osaka (Hotel Pickup, Fully Customizable)
Explore Osaka on a six-hour private tour planned around your interests. Choose from places such as Osaka Castle, Dotonbori, Kuromon Market, Shinsekai, and Umeda. Whether you want to see Osaka’s major sights or enjoy its food, shopping, history, and neighborhoods at your own pace, I will create an itinerary based on your preferences. Before booking, tell me what you would like to experience, and I will suggest a comfortable route that takes travel time into account.
Your Perfect Day in Osaka (Hotel Pickup, Fully Customizable)
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Discover the Craft and Flavors of Nada Sake (3 Breweries, Private Tour)
Explore three sake breweries in Kobe’s Nada district, one of Japan’s leading sake-producing regions, on this four-hour private tour. Visit Hakutsuru, Kiku-Masamune, and Hamafukutsuru to learn about traditional brewing tools, cedar-barrel culture, and modern sake production. Compare the flavors and aromas offered by each brewery and discover which styles of sake you prefer. Brewery-provided samples may be available. If you wish, we can also visit a local sake shop at the end of the tour.
Discover the Craft and Flavors of Nada Sake (3 Breweries, Private Tour)
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Experience Kobe’s History, Flavors and Local Life(Hotel Pickup, Fully Customizable)
Explore Kobe on a six-hour private tour planned around your interests. Choose from places such as the Kitano district, Ikuta Shrine, Nankinmachi Chinatown, the Former Foreign Settlement, and Kobe’s waterfront. Whether you want to see Kobe’s main attractions or enjoy its history, food, shopping, cafés, and harbor views at your own pace, I will create an itinerary based on your preferences. A Kobe beef lunch or a visit to Nunobiki Herb Gardens can also be included.
Experience Kobe’s History, Flavors and Local Life(Hotel Pickup, Fully Customizable)
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Savor the Flavors of Kobe, Your Way (Hotel Pickup & Drop-off, Fully Customizable)
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.
Savor the Flavors of Kobe, Your Way (Hotel Pickup & Drop-off, Fully Customizable)
Reviews
Karin R.
“Your Perfect Day in Osaka”
We had a wonderful day with Aki. She is a fabulous host and incorporated everything that we wanted to do. It was great to have a 'local' assist with the language barrier and we asked many questions. I would highly recommend booking Aki as your tour guide.
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Aki O.
Thank you so much for your kind review,Karin! I had a wonderful time exploring Osaka with you. I especially enjoyed all your questions, and I’m glad I could help with the language along the way. Thank you for spending part of your trip with me. I’d love to see you again if you come back to Osaka!!!!!
Stefano F.
“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.
“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
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