Osaka in Half a Day: Kuromon Market　Stay　 — Guide Yuki

**Title:** What's a Private Walking Tour of Osaka Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Kuromon Market, Dotonbori, and Shinsekai

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A weather warning had been issued this morning, but since public transportation was still running, I headed to the guests' hotel as planned. I later realized that the guests had sent an email asking to push the start time back after I had already left home. The forecast indicated the rain would gradually stop, so starting at 10:00 posed no problem, and we began at 10:00. (In cases like today, would it have been better to accommodate a sudden same-day change to the start time? In reality, I come from the direction of Wakayama City and make sure to arrive near the guests' hotel about 30 minutes early, so I would have had no choice but to wait around locally.) As we strolled through the covered Kuromon Market, the rain let up, and by the time we walked around Dotonbori and Amerikamura, we were able to explore without umbrellas. By email, the guests had mentioned they would visit Osaka Castle and Shitennoji Temple on their own and asked me to guide them around Kuromon Market and Dotonbori, but additional requests came up such as Amerikamura, Den Den Town, Tsutenkaku, and Tower Knives, so I centered the tour around Ebisucho and covered Den Den Town and the Tsutenkaku area, keeping in mind an easy route back to the guests' hotel. Some of the guests wanted to take their time shopping in Amerikamura, but another of the guests told them they could come back later to take their time, so we quickly covered the places we wanted to see. After that, I showed them the way to Den Den Town and we parted ways.

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Tour Report by Yuki

Hi! I’m an official English guide in Wakayama prefecture. I’m also a national guide as well. I’d like to expand my guide area to help tourists.
The town of Osaka offers a different atmosphere than Tokyo. I like both exciting Osaka and nature-filled Wakayama Prefecture.
If you stay in Osaka for 3 days, you can go to Koyasan for one day, or even for a day trip, so I recommend sightseeing at Koyasan.
If you are tired of the hustle and bustle of the big city, the nature of Koyasan will relax you.
I will introduce you to the unique culture, history and must-see sights.