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Osaka Private Tour - Having fun with our leader!
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This girl dressed me, so I have to take a pic with her! LOL
Osaka Private Tour - having fun drinking and learning about Japanese sake
having fun drinking and learning about Japanese sake
Osaka Private Tour - C'mon, lets have a drink
C'mon, lets have a drink
Osaka Private Tour - Sake tasting
Sake tasting
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Enjoying Ise Sake
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Fresh local Oysters
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My friends swimming some restaurant near Omiwa Shrine
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Sake, sake, sake....
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Tour Guide - Richard 'hawk' H.

Joined 2018

Richard 'hawk' H.

4.90 / 5
(147 reviews)
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Available Areas

Osaka (Living)

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Languages

English (Native), Japanese

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Response Time

12 hours on average

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About Tour Guide Richard 'hawk' H.

I have been an Interpretive Tour Guide for over 20 years. I landed in Japan with the United States Air Force in 1983 and have been learning, tasting and enjoying Japanese food all this time! Woohhoooo!!


As an ex-Executive Assistant Food and Beverage Manager/Director, I know food, most of all Japanese food, and I want to show you how fun and incredible it is! I promise your time with me will be fruitful, (get the pun?) making some amazing memories along the way.


I used to do daytime cultural tours until the pandemic left us out in the cold for three years so I had to switch over and do something else in which now I run a food tent and a food truck, making delicious smash burgers and tacos.


Even though I was number one on a renowned travel platform for a while, I have selected to only do evening food and sake tours now. I also run a children's food bag program three days a week that we started about a year and a half ago.


So if you would like me to take you around, I will still give you cultural and historical information, feed you amazing food and create some great memories for you to take home.


Important

Always let me know your likes and dislikes concerning food and of course any allergies. Japan is not vegan or vegetarian friendly but I will do my best to accommodate you.

Tours

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

Categories

Food & Drink
Food & Drink

Reviews

An Epic Night

Richard is an absolute legend. Best guide and best night we had in Japan so far. He'll wine and dine you like you wouldn't believe it. Unless you have the personality of a radish - BOOK HIM.

Tana W.

Richard 'hawk' H.

Wow. Tana, thank you. I like radishes as ling as they are not raw. LOLOLOLO

Fun night out in Osaka

Richard is a cool dude and we had a wonderful time out with him. Come hungry!

Drank all night, didn't get drunk

It wasn't the sake that was intoxicating, but it was all the things that Richard spoke. He truly has the best knowledge about the cuisine, area, spots and local history. We talked a lot, visited hidden gems, has all the way from affordable, expensive till priceless food, the best of their categories. If you're looking to explore the food scene of Namba/Dotonbori, Richard is THE guy

Mathiraj M.

Richard 'hawk' H.

Thanks Raj. It was a lot of fun. Thank you for your kind words and I do hope to see you again. May goodnfortune follow you in your endeavors!

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