Osaka One-day Taxi Tour by an Ivy Leaguer Guide & Photographer

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6 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: Japanese and 2 more

Your guide, Ai, is a Japanese government-certified English tour guide interpreter since 2015; an award-winning, magazine-covered photographer; and holds graduate degrees: MA in Japanese Pedagogy from Columbia U in 2025 and MBA in tourism and hospitality management from Kyoto U in 2020.　After graduating from Columbia, she teaches Japanese language at one of the liberal arts colleges in US mainland.

Ai: This is a private, customized tour for luxury travel by a private taxi that will visit the most popular tourist spots in Osaka: Osaka Castle, vibrant southern Namba to Dotonbori riverside and Shinsaibashi shopping area, and Umeda Sky Building at the end of the day to see the sunset.　

For lunch and/or dinner, I will arrange the top-notch restaurant in town.

Since all transportations and entrance fees are included, the only additional cost would be your meals.
Pick up and drop off at Kobe/Osaka Cruise Port, Shin-Osaka Station, and any hotels in Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe/Nara City are available.

What's Included

Entrance fees of Osaka Castle & Umeda Sky Building 25,600 JPY/8 pax
private taxi around 73,150 JPY, incl pick up/drop off
Free unlimited photography by a professional photographer
Parking Fees
Lunch
Dinner

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

I will have a meeting sign board and/or ask the front desk to call your room.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Osaka Castle

    One of the most iconic tourist destinations in town. Gorgeous main keep and huge garden with nature.

    2 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Namba

    Vegetarian-friendly local food lunch at Dotonbori, the most vibrant area in Osaka.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street

    Souvenir shopping after the lunch.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Umeda Sky Building

    Enjoy sunset from an open-air observatory.

    2 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Day Trips
Half-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Ports of Call Tours
City Tours
Car Tours
Luxury Car Tours
Shore Excursions
Port Pickup

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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