Welcome to Kansai Travel Guide by Osaka Day Tours. If you’re going to be traveling to Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, or Nara, this blog is for you. In this quick blog post, I’m just going to show you a little bit about why I’ve created this and how it’s going to help you enjoy your trip to the Kansai area.
I’ve been living in the Kansai area since 1996. I first came here to build houses after the Kobe earthquake and, well, this place just became home. I’ve wandered all the little streets in Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara. I’ve gotten to know all kinds of little places. I’ve seen things change. I’ve seen businesses come and go, and I found all the little places that you don’t see in the guidebooks.
I’ve been a tour guide in the Kansai area since 2019, taking people to Osaka with its lively people and food and neon lights, Kyoto with its old temples and old streets and shrines, Nara with the big Todaiji temple and the deer and the big Buddha, and Kobe with this Chinatown and the old port area. And one thing I’ve noticed, people come here excited to see Japan but also a little overwhelmed.
Japan is a great place to visit. It also can be a little bit confusing, and for first-time visitors there’s all these kind of questions like: Where should I be going? What should I be seeing? What am I going to miss? How do I divide my time between Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara? What kind of mistakes can I be making? What kind of etiquette do I have to be careful about? Well, these are all the kind of things that I’m going to cover in upcoming videos and posts.
One of the mistakes I see people making is trying to cram too much into one day and, really, taking the enjoyment out of your time here. Also going to all the famous places but you’re missing out on some of the local flavor.
I’m starting Kansai Travel Guide by Osaka Day Tours because I want to be able to give you practical advice from someone who’s been living here for many years and guiding people in the Kansai area. And most importantly, helping you make the most of your time here without feeling rushed or stressed.
So what can you expect to find in upcoming blog posts and videos? A lot about the cities here in the Kansai region. How are they different? What’s going to fit you? I’ll talk about ideas for itineraries. One-day itineraries, two-day, three-day itineraries in Osaka, in Kyoto, in Kobe, and Nara. Or how to combine things like a tour that takes you from Nara to Kyoto – all in one day (that can be done). I’ll be covering practical travel tips like the use of IC cards, getting on and off trains, using Osaka as a base, what to do when it rains.
I’ll be doing spotlight videos on areas and themes of temples and shrines with interesting stories, foods, and quirky things, which in Osaka we can find quite a few of those. The kind of stories and histories I share on my tours, things that you don’t find in the guidebooks.
If this sounds helpful to you and you think this can help you have a good time in Kansai, well, please be sure to come back to the blog, Kansai Travel Guide by Osaka Day Tours, and tell your friends. You can help them too.
If you have any questions about coming to Kansai, please ask them in the comments down below. I read those, and not only will I answer you, but also I may be shooting a video just especially for you to answer all your questions.
I hope that this is going to help you have a great time here in Kansai, in my Osaka area. Maybe one day I’ll actually meet you here. That’d be fantastic.
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