Osaka Private Tour: Food and Culture Highlights

Discover Osaka’s history, flavors, and vibrant energy on a 6-hour private tour. Explore Osaka Castle, Kuromon Market, and Dotonbori with local insights.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Osaka Castle - Discover the heart of Japan’s history at Osaka Castle, a stunning example of feudal architecture commissioned by the renowned Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Dive into samurai legends, explore the detailed design, and admire a symbol of power and cultural wealth. Osaka Castle: Where history meets architectural brilliance. If you visit during…
What's Included
  • Tuna sashimi, fresh and impressive at store specializing TUNA
  • Sushi
  • Wagyu beef bites
  • 1 drink (alcoholic or non alcoholic)
  • Takoyaki (Octopus ball) that has won Michelin award for three years
  • Miso Soup
  • Additional food/drinks (available for purchase)
What's Not Included
  • Any transportation costs during the experience.
  • Tickets to any attractions.
Additional Information

A 6-hour private tour of Osaka has been meticulously designed, drawing from extensive guiding experience to ensure both efficiency and depth.
(6-hour Private Tour + Delicious Foods!)
The tour begins with a convenient pick-up from your hotel, offering a seamless experience so you can relax and look forward to an enriching day!
Explore the historical…

Location
Morinomiya Station
Morinomiya Station EXIT.3b at 10a.m.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Stevenbc2338pf
May 21, 2025
Fabulous 6 Star Castle & Food Tour - Yuri is a natural, gifted guide and teacher. Her love and knowledge (and hand made pictorial guide booklet) shined at every stop. We learned essential Japanese history and the stories behind the castle, the markets and the local culture, while tasting delicious local Osaka delicacies that we would not have found otherwise. We had so much fun that we did not want the tour to end… and are so appreciative of the time, care and thoughtfulness that Yuri put into communicating our meeting location, our dietary preferences and favorite foods. If available, we would rate this tour with 6 stars…
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Leslie_p
May 19, 2025
Day in Osaka - Mie was a great guide. She made sure we got to castle and other sights fast and easy. We went to Osaka castle, what a great experience. Mie made sure we had handicap access ♿ to get to all the floors without taking the stairs. My wife has bad knees and feet. Then to the "Black Market and Dontonbori Street. We are Waygu steak, sushi and tuna. All was very delicious, we had options for other food but had enough. If you need someone to guide you around town, this is perfect tour. Domo Arigato to Mie for an excellent day and tour.
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Elizabeth_d
May 3, 2025
Kenny was great! We... - Kenny was great! We enjoyed it very much. We first stopped at a local coffee shop that has been around for over 40 years, then explored Osaka castle, kurumon market, and Dotonbori. Kenny showed us places we would’ve missed on our own.
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Trail12483475483
Apr 15, 2025
A wonderful day in an amazing city - This was an absolutely brilliant tour! Our guide, Yuri, was so enthusiastic and told us so much about the history of Osaka. The tour took us to many different places, some historic, some modern, some quiet and hidden, others bustling with life and excitement. If you ever want to visit Osaka I strongly recommend you book a tour with Yuri, you will not be disappointed!
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Y5583fnjims
Apr 10, 2025
A tour with Yuri - My wife and I went on our tour with Yuri and that was one of the best decisions we ever made on a vacation. She was so kind and generous and engaging and simply put we had an amazing time but also learned a lot about all the places we visited . We are already making plans to go on a trip back and having another tour with Yuri is already on our list.
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Expedition179630
Apr 10, 2025
Amazing foodie tour - We did a 6 hour Osaka and Foodie Tour with Yuri. She did an amazing job taking us through the history and culture of Osaka. We ate a ton of amazing food. We had sushi, Wagyu beef, and a bunch of street foods and they were all amazing. Yuri even took the time to take us to a knife shop so I could shop for knives! She was very knowledgeable with her history of Osaka Castle. I would definitely recommend a tour with Yuri!
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Matttm6930fk
Apr 6, 2025
A Wonderful Walking Tour Of Osaka - Yuri was a fantastic and accommodating tour guide! She picked us up at our Hotel and our first stop was Osaka castle. She was very knowledgeable about Osaka castle and Japanese history, but didn't overwhelm us with information. It was a great mix of interesting facts and walking around to see the beautiful sights during the peak of cherry blossom season. Next it was off to Kuromon Market where we were treated to a wide array of amazing food. Tasty chu-toro and o-toro that melted in your mouth from a stall specializing in tuna, two types of fantastic wagyu picked out and cooked in front of us, Michelin rated takoyaki prepared in 3 different ways, and some types of sushi that are local to Osaka! After the food we grabbed some nice Japanese beer and other drinks from a Kuromon super market before heading off to an alley filled with a variety of kitchen supply stores. Yuri told us all about the various types of kitchen and tea implements native to Japan, and we bought some very nice Japanese knives for a fraction of what they would have cost at home in Canada. Last we went and saw Osaka's "Times Square" as Yuri called it. We opted to cut the tour a bit short, not because of any issue or dissatisfaction, but because we had another walking tour booked later that night and some of our party really needed a rest. We would very highly recommend this tour to anyone else wanting to get to know Osaka. Thank you Yuri!
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Pennygiglio
Mar 31, 2025
Walking tour of Osaka - Our guide was a very sweet young lady. We enjoyed spending our last day in Japan with her. We had a lot of fun together, taking the subway, visiting the castle, and tasting the local food.
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Steve_s
Mar 29, 2025
Great food experience. - Absolutely perfect tour. Yoko was a superb guide, knowledgeable, sweet, very helpful. The tour of Osaka Castle was great, cherry blossoms in bloom. Loots of people. The tour of Nam a great! Sushi was a meat, I never had fatty tuna as good, then teppen. I strongly recommend this tour, made our trip.
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Jocelyn_c
May 5, 2025
Grateful - Mie picked us up from our hotel in kyoto and she made sure that we got back on the right train after the tour. We explored Osaka’s well known places and got a great sense of the beauty of the city. The cuisines we tried were all amazing, we just wish we had room in our stomachs to try more variety. Mie was even kind enough to loaned me her umbrella. Thank you Mie do much❤️
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From $155
up to 6 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).