Osaka Private Tour: Explore Vibrant City with Licensed Guide

Experience the vibrant city of Osaka on a private tour with licensed guides. Explore iconic landmarks, indulge in local cuisine, and immerse yourself in the unique culture of Osaka!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dotombori District - Enjoy a stroll through Dotonbori street, famous for its large billboards, numerous restaurants, and food stalls offering local delicacies like Takoyaki and Okonomiyaki.
  • Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street - This 150-meter-long shopping street is filled with specialty stores offering every cooking utensil and kitchen…
What's Included
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Osaka
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private transportation
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

Join us for an in-depth walking journey through the lively city of Osaka, led by our seasoned English-speaking guides who are also government-certified! We’ll check out Osaka’s stunning castle, sample iconic Takoyaki in the famed Dotonbori District and embrace the old-school atmosphere of the Shinsekai District, known for its oversized blowfish lantern….

Location
Dotombori District
Chuo-ku,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jenny
Jul 11, 2025
Fabulous customised 4 hour tour of Osaka Castle and Shinkensai with our professional and kind soul Mizuho 🌈 - We highly recommend this private and customized Tour of Osaka with our exceptional Guide Mizuho. We are a family of 2 adults and 15 year old teens from Melbourne Australia. After many Tours, I can vouch that the quality of your Tour experience depends on your Guide. We were certainly in luck today 🙌 Mizuho navigated our subway journey and preinformed me to buy the Osaka tickets online to skip the 1 hour queue in 38 degrees, humid heat. Mizuho provided detailed history of the Castle, Japanese Shoguns, Samurai, Daikyo & religions, in addition to the best photo vantage points of the Castle & Osaka from the 8th floor. We even shared a delicious Tempura lunch after our Shinsekai walk, at a 80 year old family cafe. A truly memorable and extraordinary visit of Osaka. You will not regret booking this amazing Tour!
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Victoria
Jul 8, 2025
Highly recommend guide Mizuho! - Our guide was Mizuho. She went out of her way to make it an easy and enjoyable day for us. She collected us from our air bnb and helped us to navigate in public transport. She was friendly, informative, spoke English well and nothing was too much bother for her. My children thought she was excellent and very kind too! Mizuho made our Osaka experience a very memorable and fun one :)
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Alleventstravel
Jul 7, 2025
Fantastic tour and Amazing Tour guide! Highly recommend! - Fantastic tour with amazing guide!! Very funny, informative, personable, and an amazing all around tour. Highly recommended!
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Marcus_c
Jul 4, 2025
Osaka tour 2025 - We had a wonderful tour around Osaka. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and shared lots of interesting information about the places we visited. He was also very friendly and approachable, which made the experience even more enjoyable. The length of the tour was just right for us—especially on such a hot day—and we still managed to find time to take some great photos.
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Neal_l
Jul 1, 2025
What a great tour that... - What a great tour that the whole family enjoyed. The city is amazing and would be difficult to navigate without a tour guide and they did not disappoint! Thank you
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Js1999
Jun 27, 2025
Five Stars - Masa was a fantastic guide! We did a half day in Osaka. She told great stories and tailored the trip exactly to our interests.
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Stephen_c
Jun 25, 2025
Our guide was wonderful. ... - Our guide was wonderful. She was happy to modify our agenda at the last minute (due to weather) and so thoughtful in doing so. In addition to her local and historical knowledge, she was adept at navigating public transit, making the most of our itinerary. Her sushi lunch spot recommendation was perfect. The day was just the right amount of touristy and non-touristy sites.
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922akshayas
Jun 17, 2025
Nice and very good experience - The tour guide miyuki was very outgoing and experienced guide for us in Osaka. We explored Osaka castle, dotonboti street and other markets as well. I would really recommend her for future guide trips and happy career to her
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William
Jun 17, 2025
Amazing Guide for Osaka! - Our guide Mizu was great. She was on time and helped us navigate the city with ease. She had some amazing recommendations as well for the fish market. She was also very knowledgeable with the history of Osaka and its attractions. Would highly recommend her.
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Brien_s
Jun 22, 2025
Not the best for us - Very disappointed with our guide. He was not engaging at all…he walked very quickly through crowds and we had little time to enjoy our surroundings. He was not prepared and got lost on his way to our first stop..even with his Google maps out…not nice wandering in the heat with a nine year old. He had no conversation between stops and no real personal “information” or insights into where we were. We have had multiple private guided tours around the world…this was the most disappointing one we had. We know it’s hit and miss with who you get but our guide should not be assigned to any future family tours…I could have done the same tour myself but been a bit less rushed. We cut him loose a bit early so we could relax and not worry about losing sight of him as he rushed off
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).