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Joined 2026
Aki O.
Available Areas
Kobe (Living), Kyoto, Osaka
Languages
English, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
5 hours on average
Availability Updated
Today
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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Fully Customized Osaka Dinner
Tell me what you love to eat, what you prefer to avoid, any dietary needs, and the atmosphere you want. I will recommend two restaurants that fit you and shape the evening around your tastes, with menu and ordering support throughout. You choose what you would like at each venue and pay the restaurant directly. If time allows and you feel like continuing, we can add a casual standing bar as an optional third stop. Let me create a delicious Osaka night made just for you.
Fully Customized Osaka Dinner
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Private Kobe Sake Trail: 3 Breweries & Sake Culture
Discover Kobe’s Nada sake district on a private four-hour walk through three contrasting breweries. Step inside Hakutsuru’s former wooden brewhouse, explore cedar-barrel craft and kimoto culture at Kiku-Masamune, and compare traditional methods with Hamafukutsuru’s glass-walled modern brewery. Brewery-provided samples may be available. If you wish, finish with an optional visit to a local sake shop, where any drinks, snacks, or purchases are paid directly by each guest.
Private Kobe Sake Trail: 3 Breweries & Sake Culture
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Osaka Castle Morning: Best Photo Views, History & Coffee
Discover Osaka Castle on a private two-hour morning walk through its most photogenic outdoor locations. Enter through Otemon Gate, photograph the tower from Nishinomaru Garden, see the giant stones at Sakuramon Gate, visit Hokoku Shrine, and leave via Gokurakubashi Bridge. Finish at a café near Osaka Castle Park Station. The tour does not enter the castle tower. Garden admission and all café purchases are paid separately by each guest.
Osaka Castle Morning: Best Photo Views, History & Coffee
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Experience Osaka’s Contrasts: Lion Shrine, Kitchenware & Dotonbori
Explore central Namba through four distinct stops: Namba Yasaka Shrine’s giant lion-head stage, the specialist kitchenware shops of Sennichimae Doguyasuji, Hozenji Temple and its stone-paved alley, and Dotonbori in daylight. This private walking tour connects well-known sights with the craftsmanship, shopping streets, and everyday culture of Osaka.
Experience Osaka’s Contrasts: Lion Shrine, Kitchenware & Dotonbori
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Explore Kobe’s Cultural Crossroads: Shrine, European Quarter & Harbor
Walk through the different layers of central Kobe, from Ikuta Shrine to the Former Foreign Settlement and the waterfront. This private route also passes Nankinmachi’s gates and Otsunaka Street before finishing among the port landmarks of Meriken Park.
Explore Kobe’s Cultural Crossroads: Shrine, European Quarter & Harbor
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Quiet Osaka Morning: Kuromon, Dotonbori & Coffee
See Osaka before the crowds on a relaxed private morning walk through Namba. Explore kitchenware street before the shops open, watch Kuromon Market begin its day, and discover Hozenji Temple, hidden alleys and quiet Dotonbori. We finish with a café break beside the canal, where you may order at your own expense. A gentle introduction to Osaka’s food culture, history and everyday morning life.
Quiet Osaka Morning: Kuromon, Dotonbori & Coffee
Reviews
Abby S.
“Excellent!!!!!”
Thank you Aki for an amazing tour that was tailored to fit all my interests. My first time visiting Osaka and I am very happy with my trip~not to mention awesome companyand great planning. Thanks Aki I appreciate all your suggestions and hope to see you again next time!
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Aki O.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! I’m truly happy that I could be part of your first visit to Osaka and that you enjoyed a tour tailored to your interests. I had a wonderful time with you too. I hope to see you again the next time you’re in Osaka!!
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