Guide profile:

★★★Please ask me my availablity first before making booking★★★

Hello. I am Emi! I am a 9years experienced tour guide.I offer various private tours in Kyoto, Osaka and Nara. For example, Kyoto best half day tour (Gion Geisha town,Fushimi inari and so on)from $100 including Lunch(Sushi or ramen,you can choose!), transportation fee, one day kyoto bus ticket and admission fee.

★★★Please ask me my availablity first before booking★★★

■Kyoto best half day private tour including lunch and transportation fee■　

USD $100 per person(minimum from 2persons)

□Start: Kyoto station 10:00am or pick up at your hotel(within Kyoto city/pick up at Osaka is available)

-Fushimi Inari Shrine (No1.popular tour attraction in Kyoto)

-Lunch (Sushi or ramen noodle, you can choose)

-Gion geisha district

-1.5 hour free time as you like.Please pick one from below

1) Nishiki food market and experience PrintClub(photo machine which is popular among young Japanese),

2) explore historic small alley off-the beaten track, photogenic places including Yasaka pagoda, Ninenzaka, Ishibei alley, enjoy Kyoto's best green match ice cream

3) Visiting hidden-gem temple which hold elegant gardens including bamboo forest

(option:You can drink authentic matcha green tea with sweets while viweing garden.Casual tea ceremony. additional 500yen is needed)

4) Visiting Sanju sangendo hall which holds 1001 golden statues of buddha.

5) if you have any specific place you would like to visit, please ask me!! (golden temple, Nijo castle etc)

Finish: Kyoto station or Shijo central area around 16:00

During the tours, I will consult your travel plan in Kyoto

I will give you free map of Kyoto and recommended eating place map.

This is just a tour plan,so if you have specific places you would like to visit or if you want to experience something, please ask me!

zen meditation at temple, rent kimono one day, visit local's bars,visit animate(popular anime and comic goods shop) or Ghibli totoro shop(Hayao Miyazaki goods)as well. If you want to join the local pub which locals use from the evening, I can take you. If you love shopping small nicknocks,I can take you to 100yen shops which is popular among the Japanese.

I will make the tour just for you!! What briings you Japan?

Tour guide area:Kyoto,Osaka,Nara from Kobe port

Kagawa,Naoshima and Takamatsu is also available.

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■Custom-made 8hours tour for 2-5people in Kyoto or Nara or Osaka■

-USD250 per group(exclude transportation fee, lunch,entrance fee)

You can make your tour as you like.

Please choose the 3 to 4 tourist attractions and I will make the tour for you.

You can combine Nara and Kyoto as well.

Tour sample:(Kyoto one day tour)

-Golden temple(alternative plan:quiet hidden zen garden temple with tea ceremony)

-lunch (sushi or ramen,tonkatsu,deep fried pork cutlet(tonkatsu) and zen buddhist vegetalian meal so on! )

-Arashiyama area bamboo forest (altarnative plan:quiet hidden gem temple)

-Fushimi Inari shrine(worth to visit!)

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For lunch, Since I am foodie and my hobby is eating out, I can arrange the restaurants according to your interest. Please ask me anything!

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★Kyoto reccomendation places★

Fushimi Inari( selected No1 site by trip adviser two years in low)

Nijo castle( Shougun,Samurai leaderPalace. stunning)

Sanju sangendo (splendid 1001 golden buddist statues. just amazing)

Nanzenji temple/Shoren-in(quiet zen garden where you can enjoy casuau tea ceremony)

other quiet temple and hidden jam which you can enjoy authentic tea ceremony, green carpet temple which steve job love, monkey park, philosopher path,Fushimi sake brewery, rent kimono, otaku shops and so on!!!

spring: hidden cherry blossom places where Kyoto locals go

summer: gion festival

autumn: autums leaves change color with temple

winter:new years event

★Osaka plan sample★

-Doutonbori downtown area. Eating Takoyaki and rent Kimono,fun!

-Kuromon food market, you can try various Osaka local food like Sushi,Kushikatsu,Okonomiyaki,Blow fish,Greentea dugunut!foodie tour

-Osaka castle you can transform to samurai warrior as well

-Samurai sword fighting class or Ninja class(reservation needed)

-Denden anime town and maid cafe

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★Nara tour plan

Koufukuji temple pagoda

Toudaiji Great Buddha

Nara deer park

explore old Nara town (sake tasting or try traditional sweets and so on) or combine with Fushimi inari(if you stay in KYOTO)

Do as the Japanese do! I will offer what you want to do in Japan at local price.

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I am national licensed tour guide. I have guided for all over world touirsts. Some of them are friends for long time and keep in touch. Many clients introduced me to their friends.

I worked at a tourist information center, a travel company, a trading company.

I am married and the mother of four year old kid. I used to work as a tour guide for Japanese tourists in Australia.

The reason I started this private tour because big travel companies offer too expensive tours. Many tourists misunderstand that Japan is very expensive but the truth is different.Normal daily lunch price we spent is about 800yen. This is REAL!!

I also make you feel relax and not rush like big tour. Please take your time.

Please tell me where you would like to drop in if you find some shop during the tour, if you want to go in a shop! Stroll Kyoto like local!

Tour guide services/sample itinerary:

■Kyoto best half day private tour including lunch,entrance fee and transportation fee and one day bus ticket!(SAMPLE)■　(minimum from 2person)

□Start: Kyoto station 10:00am or pick up at your hotel(within Kyoto city/pick up at Osaka is available)

-Fushimi Inari Shrine (No1.popular tour attraction in Kyoto)

-Lunch (Sushi or ramen noodle, you can choose)

-Gion geisha district

-1.5 hour free time as you like

(choose one option from the examples 1 to 5)

1) Nishiki food market and experience PrintClub(photo machine which is popular among young Japanese),

2) explore historic small alley off-the beaten track, photogenic places including Yasaka pagoda, Ninenzaka, Ishibei alley, enjoying Kyoto's best matcha green tea ice cream

3) Visiting hidden gem temple which hold elegant gardens including bamboo forest

(option:You can drink authentic matcha green tea with sweets while viweing garden. Casual tea ceremony. additional 500yen is needed)

4) Visiting Sanju sangendo hall which holds 1001 golden statues of buddha.

5) if you have any specific place you would like to visit, please ask me!!

Finish: Kyoto station or Shijo central area around 16:00

Tour includes: Transportation fee and one day kyoto bus ticket(after tour you can explore Kyoto), admission fee, guide fee, lunch fee

Transportation by tour guide:

I usually use public transport but you need taxi then I will catch a taxi

Private sightseeing & group tours offered by this guide:

Kyoto afternoon tour from3pm-7pm(or 2pm6pm)	Price Per Group 150.00 USD	View details
Kyoto best full day includes lunch&transportation	Price Per Person 160.00 USD	View details
Kyoto custom tour up to 4persons for 6hours	Price Per Group 220.00 USD	View details
kyoto custom tour up to 4persons for 8hours	Price Per Group 250.00 USD	View details
Kyoto half day tour including lunch&transportation	Price Per Person 100.00 USD	View details

Tour guide interests:

visiting beautiful gardens at zen temple. zen meditation.

eating out, drinking sake and beer

reading books,comics, anime(big fan of Hayao Miyazaki(Ghibli), Ghost in the Shell)

visiting museums

belly dance

Reviews of this tour – by clients who booked!