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Nintendo Osaka

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Ghibli store in Osaka

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Pokemon center in Osaka

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Jump store in Osaka

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Team. lab in Osaka

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in Dotonbori

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Arcade in Osaka

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Hokage in Hyogo

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Aquarium in Osaka

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Arashiyama station in Kyoto

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Restaurant in Kyoto

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Tea space in Kyoto

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Kiyomizudera temple

Kobe Private Tour - Cherry blossoms near Osaka castle

Cherry blossoms near Osaka castle

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Anime clothes shop

Tour Guide - Kazu Y.

Joined 2024

Kazu Y.

5.00 / 5

(13 reviews)

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People

Available Areas

Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe (Living)

Languages

Japanese (Native), English

Response Time

3 hours on average

Availability Updated

Today

About Tour Guide Kazu Y.

Please check "IMPORTANT".

Hi, I’m Kazuto! Please call me “Kazu”! I was born and raised in Osaka.

I’ve been working as a Japanese tutor and sometimes show my students around Osaka.

My students sometimes feel stressed in Japan due to the language barrier even though they study Japanese and I’ve decided to become a tour guide in Kansai to help tourists!

DO YOU WANT A STRESS-FREE TRIP?

I can be your private concierge for your trip.

Let me know if you need any help!

By the way, I like anime, manga, video games, I’m an Otaku :)

There are a lot of “otaku” places in Osaka like “Nintendo Osaka”, “Pokemon Center”, “Shonen-JUMP store”, “Universal Studio Japan” and so on.

I want to show impressive Japanese Pop Culture so much!!

Japan has limited-time anime, game or manga-collab cafes. You have to book for many of them and I can help you with the booking!

Also, I like eating out! I can offer bar-hopping tours, share good ramen restaurants, and so on!

I’m looking forward to seeing you! Let’s explore deep Osaka!

Important

I have another job and I'm usually not available in the morning.

I could make time in the morning if you book my tour a month before the date or earlier.

The schedule below is my usual available time but my work schedule is different every week, so feel free to contact me if you are interested in my tours!

I need 1-1.5 hours more to go to Kyoto. If you would like a tour guide in Kyoto, an additional fee of 3,000 yen will be added to the listed price

-Monday：from around 5 pm

-Tuesday：from around 6 pm

-Wednesday：from around 2 pm

-Friday：from around 8 pm

-Saturday：from around 2 pm

-Sunday：from around 7 pm

Tours

All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!

Categories

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

Shopping

Shopping

Bar-hopping Night tourcover image

Bar-hopping Night tour

There are many places for nightlife(bar-hopping, street food, etc) in Osaka. I provide variations to suit your needs. So, let me know what you want to do, eat or drink!! ex) yakitori, sushi, takoyaki, sake, plum wine, local bars, etc

FROM$118/ per group

[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tourcover image

[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tour

*[LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT] Anime, manga merchandise places hopping. You can shop around for anime, merchandise, manga, figurings, retro games, etc. Also, you can go to a Japanese arcade, maid cafe, have street food, etc.

FROM$118/ per group

Bar-hopping Night tourcover image

Bar-hopping Night tour

There are many places for nightlife(bar-hopping, street food, etc) in Osaka. I provide variations to suit your needs. So, let me know what you want to do, eat or drink!! ex) yakitori, sushi, takoyaki, sake, plum wine, local bars, etc

FROM$118/ per group

[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tourcover image

[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tour

*[LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT] Anime, manga merchandise places hopping. You can shop around for anime, merchandise, manga, figurings, retro games, etc. Also, you can go to a Japanese arcade, maid cafe, have street food, etc.

FROM$118/ per group

Reviews

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Rachel L.

5 / 5

Apr 16, 2025

[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tour

“Pop Culture Tour with Kazu”

We had a great time going in and out of shops, especially those selling retro toys and manga. He helped my son find the items he wanted, and at the last shop he took us before the tour ended, I found a Doraemon item that I have been looking for, for quite a while. Thank you Kazu for showing us around.

Rachel L.

Kazu Y.

Thank you so much for joining my treasure hunting tour! I'm glad you found what you were looking for!

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Dan B.

5 / 5

Apr 11, 2025

Customized tour

Customized

“Great Guide! ”

I booked Kazu for a 4 hour acclimatisation tour when we arrived in Osaka. It was really worthwhile, we travelled on the subway and sorted our IC cards as well as seeing some of the sights.

Dan B.

Kazu Y.

Thank you so much for your review! I hope you and your son had a great time in Osaka :) Also, I hope you win a prize at an arcade next time!

V

Vanessa H.

5 / 5

Apr 2, 2025

Pop calture and bar hopping

Customized

“Visiting from Hawaii!”

We hired Kazu for a custom tour to hit up the big pop culture spots including anime, manga, Pokemon, and end the tour with dinner and bar hopping! It was a ton of fun, great having someone who knows the area well to talk about all the major points of interest and navigating the route!!

Vanessa H.

Kazu Y.

Thank you so much for your review and pictures! Our itinerary changed from the original because we added a capsule toy tour, but I'm glad you still enjoyed it. Feel free to ask me if you need any help with your trip!

Tour Guide - Kazu Y.

Kazu Y.

5.00 / 5

(13 reviews)

Date

People

Available Areas

Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe (Living)

Languages

Japanese (Native), English

Response Time

3 hours on average

Availability Updated

Today

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