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Why Choose a Japan Private Tour?
Planning a private tour of Japan is one of the best decisions a traveler can make. Japan is filled with famous landmarks, but a memorable journey isn’t about seeing as many places as possible.
It’s about experiencing the right places, at the right pace, with someone who understands what matters to you. That’s how I design every private tour.
As a National Government Licensed Tour Guide based in Osaka, I personally create and guide fully customized private journeys throughout Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, Hiroshima and across Japan. Whether it’s your first visit or your fourth, I help you experience Japan beyond the ordinary.
I don’t believe the best day is the one where you visit the most places. Instead, I focus on creating a relaxed, meaningful day. Most tours visit a carefully selected number of places, leaving time to appreciate beautiful gardens, enjoy local cuisine, discover hidden corners, and simply experience Japan instead of rushing through it.
If visiting famous places such as Fushimi Inari or Kinkaku-ji is important to you, we’ll absolutely include them. But if you’re open to suggestions, I’ll also introduce places that many visitors never discover. Quite often, those become the places my guests remember most.
Many of my guests return to Japan. Many introduce their parents, children, friends, and colleagues. To me, that trust means far more than simply completing another tour.
Every itinerary begins with a conversation about your interests, travel style, and what you hope to experience in Japan. From there, I’ll design a customized private tour that becomes uniquely your own journey.
If you are looking for something beyond the itinerary, explore my Japan Experiences — from tea ceremony and matcha in Kyoto, to sake breweries, onsen, and Osaka nightlife.
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Experience Japanese Culture and Traditions
Some of the most memorable moments in Japan happen beyond the famous sights. Discover traditional culture, hidden hot springs, sake, whisky, local food, and nightlife—experiences I can incorporate into your private tour based on your interests.
Japanese Castle Tours
Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony
Onsen (Hot Springs)
Sake Brewery and Japanese Whisky Distilleries
Japanese Foodie and Nightlife
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Okayama city means Matsuri Sushi and Doppo beer. I can’t believe it that Doppo has become so popular and big in Okayama. When I used to pass by Okayama station after the business trip, I bough the fresh Doppo in a big beer flask. #doppobeer #okayamatour #japanprivatetour #japanfoodie #祭り寿司 @tour_guide_takuya
When I was walking around this hood, I saw this new ramen noodle house. It says that they offer Sapporo Ramen. Boom! I have to drop by. Some information online said that the chef is from Sapporo, but after chat, I found he ate more than enough ramen in Sapporo and reached to this taste of Miso Ramen. Interesting noodle house in Kobe. #sappororamen #kobetour #japanfoodietour #japanprivatetourguide #japanprivatetour @tour_guide_takuya
Some of my guests know this bar tender very well as he is the master of whisky in Kobe. He kindly invited us to the Bar Tender Festival in Kobe. Kobe is the bar city of Japan, and I could enjoy different types of cocktails. I wish some of my guests would be with me!! #kobebartenderfestival #kobetour #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide #cocktails @tour_guide_takuya
It’s always fun to visit the new and hidden Izakaya in the maze like Sannomiya of Kobe. And I couldn’t believe it that I could enjoy eating the fresh herring sashimi in the western Japan. I wish I could bring the foodie guests, especially the repeating ones in the future. #kobetour #japanfoodietour #izakaya #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide @tour_guide_takuya
One of desires of my guests are to sit relaxing, taste Maccha, and enjoy the best view in the original tea house, Renchiken. After the tour, they told me that they never expected they will visit Okayama. And they truly enjoyed the different Japan tour. #japanesegarden #okayamatour #korakuen #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide
It’s raining in Osaka. But as my tour is fully customized, I always prepare the alternative places so that my previous guests could avoid to get wet. And because it’s weekend, they could visit the original turrets of Osaka castle and learn the design and history of this castle from inside. Everything is designed to terminate the enemy. #osakatour #osakacastle #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide #大阪城多聞櫓・千貫櫓
The chick of Tancho at the gorgeous Kourakuen Garden in Okayama. Kourakuen garden has been keeping the red crowed cranes for 300 years as their tradition. Though one of new borns died a few days before our visit, one is under training to catch fishes and find worms in dirt. I wish he will live longer enough as they are symbol of long life and fortune. #okayamatour #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide #korakuengarden #丹頂の雛
The master complained to my guest, “Don’t shake your wrist, just throw it!”, but she got a bulls eye!! It’s the great opportunity for my guest to experience the traditional noble amusement, “Tosenkyo” at the gorgeous Daimyo garden, Korakuen in Okayama. #okayamatour #japanesegarden #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide #投扇興 @tour_guide_takuya
Survey on Shinkansen? #shinkansen #survey #japanprivatetour #japanprivatetourguide #hiroshimatour @tour_guide_takuya
My guests enjoy feeding carp at the beautiful Tairyu-Sanso Garden. There were far less tourists with peaceful sound of water falls. Absolutely right spot to enjoy the beautiful and traditional Kyoto as the custom made private tour!! #tairyusanso #japanesegarden #kyotoyour #carp #japanprivatetour @tour_guide_takuya