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Joined 2024
Kazu Y.
Available Areas
Kobe (Living), Kyoto, Osaka
Languages
Japanese (Native), English
Response Time
7 hours on average
Availability Updated
1 day ago
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
-Tuesday：from around 6 pm
-Wednesday：from around 7:30 pm
-Friday：from around 7 pm
-Saturday：from around 5 pm
-Sunday：from around 7 pm
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
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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
Bar-hopping Night tour
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[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.
[ANIME, MANGA] Pop culture tour
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Speak Japanese in Kobe: Learn, Eat & Shop Like a Local
Experience Kobe while learning useful Japanese for your trip! After a short lesson, you’ll use simple phrases in real situations such as ordering food and shopping. Beginners are welcome, and I’ll adjust the Japanese to your level. We’ll also explore Harborland, enjoy the waterfront, and visit Kobe Port Tower. A fun way to combine sightseeing with real-life Japanese practice!
Speak Japanese in Kobe: Learn, Eat & Shop Like a Local
Reviews
Debbie J.
“Lovely evening with Kazu exploring PopCulture”
Kazu was the perfect guide for my 20 year old son and me. He was able to guide us to this ething my son was interested in with ease. He even spent time in advance asking what our special interests and food were. He was very prompt, spoke very good English and had such a welcoming and pleasant demeanor. Our last stop was dinner for Japanese BBQ and he taught us how to do it and it gave us a perfect opportunity to further discuss Japan and the culture we were immersing ourselves in. we highly recommend Kazu.
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Kazu Y.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for joining my tour! It was a pleasure meeting both you and your son. I'm really glad you enjoyed exploring Osaka's pop culture spots and that I could help make the tour match your interests. Thank you again for your kind words and recommendation. If you ever visit Japan again, I'd be delighted to show you more of Osaka or other nearby areas. I hope to see you again someday!
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Vladislav S.
“Great evening”
We had a great evening with Kazu who showed us around three different bars/izakayas. He listened to our requests and showed us some really hidden places, which was awesome. Thank you!
Kazu Y.
Thank you very much for joining the tour! I know it must have been a bit tough going to three different places for sake, highballs, and plum wine in the rain, so I’m really glad you enjoyed it. If you have another chance to visit Japan, I would be happy to guide you again!
Andrea Z.
“Pop culture tour of Kobe”
We booked with Kazu for an early evening tour our first night in the area. We had our young adult son with us and wanted to see what the young people like to see. Vintage clothing, records, food, etc. Kazu organized everything and selected some unique curated shops, food stalls, and finally dinner reservations for us. Kazu was well prepared, professional, and easy to be with. He has a youthful energy and we all enjoyed the tour.
Kazu Y.
Thank you very much for joining the tour the other day! We visited a lot of places that I thought you might be interested in as time allowed, so I imagine it was a rather busy tour, but I’m very glad to hear that you enjoyed it.
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