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Osaka Free Walking Tour Osaka Localized
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Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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christine s
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If you’re reading this, trying to deciding whether to book or not , just do it because it was great.
Apr 2024 • Couples
I found this walking group online about 3 weeks before we planned to arrive in Osaka. I filled in an online application, giving details of our preferred date and time for the tour and information about the number of us in our travel party. I got an almost instant confirmation email with the details about when and where to meet our guide. Very straightforward.
I think the day before our tour was to take place we also got a reminder email confirming the details again.
Our small party of four arrived in Osaka at the cruise ship terminal and caught our own local taxi to the tour meeting point just outside the port costing us about £20. There were buses and rail options available as well, for less money obviously, however as ‘oldies’ and with limited travel time available to us it was the easiest and quickest way for the four of us to get there.
Anyway we arrived at the appointed time and place as arranged with the tour organisation which was in front of Apple Store in Shinsaibashi area of Osaka.
As we waited we met and chatted with several other people also waiting there for the same tour. It was a mixed group of people, various nationalities of young and old, all speaking or at least understanding English. In total I think it was a party of about 15, maybe 20 people.
Our guide Lucy, a lovely Australian student studying in Japan, arrived in good time to gather us all together and start our tour.
The tour took about 2 hours, if I remember correctly, and was paced really well to allow us to look around and enjoy everything around us . We stopped at several points for the guide to explain about the different areas we walked through. Any questions we had she answered really well, giving us details and explanations of so many things.
Before the tour we had no details of what or where we were going to see, maybe that changes depending upon the particular guide you get, anyway this tour certainly did not disappoint. We met at a busy shopping street, full of big well known shops and motor vehicles, but walked away from all that into colourful side streets, full of local shops culture and restaurants. We went through narrow side streets, visited a local shrine, walked through covered market streets and walked beside the local canal with small bridges stopping occasionally throughout for Lucy to explain about what we were seeing and experiencing.
Finally at the end of our tour we still had plenty of time to do our own thing before we needed to head off back to our ship.
This is described as a tip based tour, but as the tour organisation state - for each booking taken their partners ‘byFood’ donates 10 meals to children in need around the world so we personally felt we should include a donation to the organisation within our tip. We spoke to our guide about this and so felt comfortable doing so. I suggest you do the same.
Finally all in all I can definitely recommend this tour. Book it!
I think the day before our tour was to take place we also got a reminder email confirming the details again.
Our small party of four arrived in Osaka at the cruise ship terminal and caught our own local taxi to the tour meeting point just outside the port costing us about £20. There were buses and rail options available as well, for less money obviously, however as ‘oldies’ and with limited travel time available to us it was the easiest and quickest way for the four of us to get there.
Anyway we arrived at the appointed time and place as arranged with the tour organisation which was in front of Apple Store in Shinsaibashi area of Osaka.
As we waited we met and chatted with several other people also waiting there for the same tour. It was a mixed group of people, various nationalities of young and old, all speaking or at least understanding English. In total I think it was a party of about 15, maybe 20 people.
Our guide Lucy, a lovely Australian student studying in Japan, arrived in good time to gather us all together and start our tour.
The tour took about 2 hours, if I remember correctly, and was paced really well to allow us to look around and enjoy everything around us . We stopped at several points for the guide to explain about the different areas we walked through. Any questions we had she answered really well, giving us details and explanations of so many things.
Before the tour we had no details of what or where we were going to see, maybe that changes depending upon the particular guide you get, anyway this tour certainly did not disappoint. We met at a busy shopping street, full of big well known shops and motor vehicles, but walked away from all that into colourful side streets, full of local shops culture and restaurants. We went through narrow side streets, visited a local shrine, walked through covered market streets and walked beside the local canal with small bridges stopping occasionally throughout for Lucy to explain about what we were seeing and experiencing.
Finally at the end of our tour we still had plenty of time to do our own thing before we needed to head off back to our ship.
This is described as a tip based tour, but as the tour organisation state - for each booking taken their partners ‘byFood’ donates 10 meals to children in need around the world so we personally felt we should include a donation to the organisation within our tip. We spoke to our guide about this and so felt comfortable doing so. I suggest you do the same.
Finally all in all I can definitely recommend this tour. Book it!
Written 13 April 2024
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We appreciate your taking the time to share your experience with us. It's great to see that we could help you see the best of what the city has to offer. Thank you for recommending our tour and we hope to have the opportunity to accompany you again in the future.
Written 14 April 2024
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Bret U
1 contribution
May 2024 • Couples
All of the Localized (Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka) are absolutely fantastic! In Osaka, we had a very knowledgeable tour guide in Simon who gave us great information about the history, culture, and vibe of the city. I would recommend that people take advantage of this fantastic resource when visiting Japan!
Written 27 May 2024
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Thank you for your compliments about our guide! We're so delighted to know that you had a unique and enjoyable experience. Hope you have a great time there and look forward to seeing you many more times in the future.
Written 1 June 2024
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V. Fong
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Couples
Jay, one the inside office folks at Localized gave us a terrific tour sharing the highlights of Osaka along with a bit of culture and history. Very personable, and did a great job of keeping our group of 30+ tourers informed and together, bravo!!!
Written 23 January 2025
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Thank you for choosing our tour! We are grateful for the pleasure of serving you and meeting your needs.
Written 27 January 2025
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tenthlisten
San Francisco, CA336 contributions
Nov 2024 • Solo
The free walking tour of Osaka was excellent. Our guide spoke fluent English and had lived in Osaka for many years. He showed us the main sights, shared stories and specific points that made the tour interesting, and was especially great at pointing out good restaurants while providing some background on them. The tour also included a bathroom break, which is a relatively small thing but really appreciated. He was always available for any questions and it was cool of him to stay after the tour ended to ensure that we were able to navigate wherever we were headed to next. I highly recommend this tour.
Written 10 December 2024
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We appreciate your taking the time to share your experience with us. It's great to see that we could help you see the best of what the city has to offer. Thank you for recommending our tour and we hope to have the opportunity to accompany you again in the future.
Written 11 December 2024
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mary_mrvelj
Zagreb, Croatia6 contributions
Mar 2025 • Couples
I absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Osaka! It was fun walking through the interesting neighborhoods of Osaka and hearing some really fun stories, but also getting a lot of various recommendations (for food, karaoke etc.). Thank you Matt for showing us around!
Written 13 March 2025
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We appreciate your review. We're happy to hear that we could help you see the best of what the city has to offer. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us.
Written 14 March 2025
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HanR
Richmond, Australia4 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
The Osaka free walking tour was a great way to see a lot in a short amount of time. The guide, Calvin was very knowedgeable about Osaka and showed us some very interesting sites. Highly recommended if you only have a short amount of time in Osaka, or if you want to get you bearings before exploring on your own.
Written 21 March 2024
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Thank you so much for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour and helping us spread good words. We're happy to know that our tour and our guide are helpful in giving you a lot of information. Wish you enjoy your days in Osaka and look forward to seeing you back here in the future.
Written 22 March 2024
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Flyer16737623406
2 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Our tour guide was Jay & he was amazing. He was knowledgeable, witty & funny. The pace was just perfect for the number of participants (10). Jay was able to capture our attention & interest for the full 2 1/2 hours. Good job Jay. It was a pleasure to be in your group.
Written 15 April 2024
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Thank you very much for your nice review! So happy to hear that you enjoyed our Osaka Free Walking Tours. Hope you have a great time there and look forward to seeing you many more times in the future.
Written 29 April 2024
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April Y
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Solo
Mayu-san was very personable, friendly and gave great perspective from a local point of view. She gave great tips and suggestions on where to eat, drink, party and buy things. Her English was perfect with not much accent so it was very easy to understand and communicate with her freely. So far, I’ve been on Tokyo and Kyoto Localized and Mayu really stood out amongst the other guides. Kanojo wa totemo yokatta. Domo arigatō gozaimasu.
Written 10 May 2024
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We appreciate your taking the time to share your experience with us. It's great to see that we could help you see the best of what the city has to offer. Thank you for choosing our tour and we hope to have the opportunity to accompany you again in the future.
Written 15 May 2024
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Salsera
Vladivostok, Russia11 contributions
Jun 2024 • Solo
The tour was very well organized and I enjoyed every minute of it. We had an amazing beautiful lady guide Mayu, who was very fun and informative and told us a lot of interesting facts about Japan as well as funny stories. The best guide you could ever have. I took some other walking tours from other companies before, but this was by far the best! Good luck for Mayu and all the best and prosperity to this company.
Written 5 June 2024
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We appreciate your taking the time to share your experience with us. It's great to see that we could help you see the best of what the city has to offer. Thank you for choosing our tour and we hope to have the opportunity to accompany you again in the future.
Written 24 June 2024
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bhadam
San Francisco, CA59 contributions
Aug 2024 • Solo
Mayu was an incredible tour guide. She made sure to give us breaks and created a in-depth tour of Osaka while also including her personal recommendations for where to eat and shop. Would highly recommend!
Written 21 August 2024
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We appreciate your taking the time to share your experience with us. It's great to see that we could help you see the best of what the city has to offer. Thank you for recommending our tour and we hope to have the opportunity to accompany you again in the future.
Written 23 August 2024
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