Osaka Customized Private Tour in 1 Day — Guide Shoko

Title: What Is a Private Osaka Day Tour Like with a Licensed Guide? A Guide's Report on Namba, Osaka Castle, and Local Sushi

The tour was for a group visiting from North America. The start had been scheduled for 9:00 in the morning, but when I checked a messaging app in the morning, there was a message asking to begin at 10:00 because they had returned to their hotel late the night before. There was nothing to do but wait for an hour at the hotel. After we met at 10:00, one of the guests spent some time completing some kind of procedure at the hotel front desk. After leaving the hotel, I suggested taking a taxi from Midosuji to Namba Yasaka Shrine, thinking it would be faster than walking, and they agreed. After sightseeing at Namba Yasaka Shrine, we tried to board the subway at Daikokucho Station, and everyone tapped their Suica cards at the ticket gate. However, one of the guests had not properly completed a Suica payment when arriving from Kyoto to Namba on the Kintetsu line on the 23rd, so no matter how many times they tried, an error appeared and they could not pass through the gate. So at Daikokucho they bought a ticket, went to Namba, explained the situation at Kintetsu Namba Station, and had the Suica issue resolved. After that, we went to Osaka Castle. At Osaka Castle, since they preferred not to walk, they took an electric car up to the Sakuramon gate. When I asked whether they wanted to go inside the castle keep, going up and down the stairs seemed difficult, so they were satisfied taking photos of the castle keep from the outside. After that, wanting them to get to know the city of Osaka, I recommended the Aqua Liner, and they were pleased since it was air-conditioned and required no walking. While we were talking about various things, one of the guests said they wanted to eat conveyor-belt sushi for lunch, so I guided them to a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant one subway stop away in Kyobashi. They looked very happy ordering conveyor-belt sushi, fried chicken, fried squid rings, and more, one after another. When the meal was over, one of the guests said they wanted to go stretch, so I recommended a department store inside Shinsaibashi Station, which was also close to the hotel. When the department store came into view, it was time to end, and we parted ways.

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Tour Report by Shoko

I am an experienced guide, who live in Osaka. I have been a Government-Licensed Guide in English since 2018. I have already guided a lot of tourists overseas in Kansai Area, that is, in the vicinity of my prefecture, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, and Himeji. I am especially good at guiding in Kansai Area with sufficient knowledge of history, culture and transportation. I have guided people ranging from a small group of one or two to a group of 20-50 people in a big bus, that is, a coach. I like delicious food, because Osaka is a city of Kuidaorre, which means that people in Osaka love to eat and never spend too much money on food. Therefore, as an Osakan, I will do my best to explore restaurants which serve most delicious foods in wherever I take to my guests.