Kin Tanuki
Discover Japan Beyond the Guidebooks
Services
🗺️ Plan Your Trip
Make sense of Japan without spending hours researching.
Choose from ready-made travel plans or get personalized recommendations built around your interests, travel style and time in Japan.
👣 Join Tours
Discover Japan through stories, culture and local experiences.
Join our signature Osaka tour, request a private experience, or discover our upcoming self-guided adventures.
📖 Explore & Prepare
Practical tips and useful recommendations for your trip.
From getting around Japan to choosing useful travel services, find the information you need to prepare with confidence.
Why Travel With Kin tanuki?
Japan is more than a list of places to visit
The best trips are not necessarily the ones where you see the most. They are the ones where the places you visit actually mean something to you.
At Kin Tanuki, we combine local knowledge, practical travel planning and a curiosity for Japan's history, culture and everyday life to help you discover a trip that fits you.
Local Knowledge
Based in Osaka, with experience exploring Japan. Recommendations grounded in real experience and local connections.
Personal Approach
Your interests, pace and priorities come before a standard itinerary. We shape ideas around how you want to experience Japan.
Practical Planning
Ideas that work together in the real world, not just on a map. Thoughtful routes and realistic timing for a smoother trip.
Beyond the Obvious
Discover the stories, neighbourhoods and experiences that are easy to miss.
Travel Planning
Planning Japan can be overwhelming
There are thousands of places to visit, restaurants to choose from and ways to organize your days.
You do not have to figure everything out alone.
Ready-made Journeys
Simple, affordable itineraries for travelers who want a reliable starting point.
Tailor-made Journeys
A trip built around your dates, interests, pace and priorities.
From choosing where to stay to finding the right restaurants, day trips and experiences, we'll help you put everything together.
Tours & Experiences
Discover Japan through a different perspective
Explore Japan through carefully designed experiences that bring together local places, stories, culture and the details that make each destination unique, starting in Osaka.
Whether you would like to join a guided tour, create a private experience or explore independently, we are creating different ways to discover Japan.
Signature Tours
Join one of our guided experiences and discover Osaka with a local.
Private Tours
Looking for something more personal? We can create an experience around your interests, schedule and group.
Self-Guided Experiences
Explore at your own pace with our upcoming self-guided tours and city adventures.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Let's talk about your trip
You do not need to know exactly what you need before contacting us.
Tell us about your trip, what you are interested in and what you are finding difficult to plan. We will help you figure out the best way forward.
Planning a honeymoon?
Travelling with kids?
Trying to fit Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka into one trip?
Already have a plan and want someone to review it?
We are happy to help.
Tips & Resources
Prepare for Japan with confidence
From getting around Japan and staying connected to navigating everyday travel, we have gathered practical tips and useful resources to make your trip easier.
Explore essential information, helpful recommendations and trusted resources to help you make the most of your time in Japan.
FAQ
Planning Your Japan Trip
Can Kin Tanuki create a personalized Japan itinerary?
Yes. Our Tailor-Made Travel Planning service can help with destinations, accommodation areas, transportation, restaurants, day trips and experiences, shaped around your dates, interests and travel style.
Do I need to know exactly what I want before contacting you?
Not at all. You can come to us with a rough idea, a list of places you want to visit, or even just a destination and some questions. We will help you figure out where to start.
Can you review an itinerary I have already planned?
Yes. We can review your existing plans, suggest improvements and help make sure your route, timing and activities work well together.
Tours & Experiences
Where are your tours based?
Kin Tanuki is based in Osaka, and our current guided experiences focus on Osaka. We are also developing private and self-guided experiences.
Can I request a private tour?
Yes. Private experiences can be created around your interests, schedule, group and preferred pace. You can tell us what you have in mind through our private tour request form.
What languages are available?
Our guided experiences are available in English, with private experiences also available in French.
Getting Started
How do I get started?
Simply tell us about your trip through our contact form. You do not need to know which service is right for you, we will help you find the best way forward.