Japan Private Car Tours

“Thank you, Dai!”

We had a great day with Dai, as he took us to some interesting spots in the Shimane area. He showed knowledge, as well as flexibility, as we changed our points of interest for the day. We first went to Matsue City and visited the castle as well as enjoyed a delicious lunch of Sobe Noodle Soup in an old Samurai House. We were also lucky enough to see the beginning of an annual drum competition. We asked Dai to take us to the Adachi Museum, where we saw beautiful Japanese Gardens and art. From there, we went back to the port city and visited the really cool street where we saw fantastic sculptured characters of an early Manga writer/artist Mizuki Shigeru. And... he got us back to the port on time! Thank you, Dai, for a great day and also sharing your culture and history with us!

Daizaburo N.

(2 reviews)

Thank you so much for your kind quick review! You were so thoughtful and nice to talk with. I really enjoyed our meaningful conversation and learned a lot about you and your country and culture. You were really lucky because rain let up and could see "Drum Parade" for the first time in three years due to the pandemic. And one more thing, you talked with mayor of Matsue City during the parade. About NEW JERSEY, it brought back memories visiting New York City. I also learned the situations current government is bringing about In the U.S. I enjoyed talking about Rock Music, too! Enjoy the rest of the trip and have a safe trip home! DAI

“A great tour of Kumamoto's scenic highlights”

We had a wonderful day with Steve at Mount Aso and the surrounding area. He drove us punctually and reliably from one scenic highlight to the next, telling us interesting things about life in Kumamoto along the way. Thank you very much and all the best! Eva and Klaus

“Kumiko for the win!”

We booked Kumiko for sightseeing in Sapporo by driving and she was fantastic! I read somewhere that their local soy sauce brewery offered free tours but was unable to book it myself (their online website did not offer it and I was certainly not confident enough in my Japanese to call them to book). We are big foodies and Kumiko was able to secure this tour for us with advanced notice, it was so fun and interesting and we were able to buy some of their Hokkaido exclusive products in the end, great souvenirs/ gifts. After that she took us to a few iconic Sapporo landmarks: former government buildings for a little history lesson, the fresh seafood market where we purchased an entire Alaskan king crab and them cook it for us for lunch (splurged but yolo!), Okurayama jumping stadium where we took a ski lift ride up to the top for the city view and had ice cream, and Hokkaido Shrine to wrap up. The subway system in Sapporo isn't as extensive as it is in Tokyo so getting to see all of these places in 1 day would have been difficult without a car. Kumiko's 4 seater was new and spacious, the 3 of us being on the taller side did not feel cramped at all. Oh, I also must mention how much I appreciated Kumiko for being so flexible, my brother's flight got delayed so he had to miss the first item on our itinerary but Kumiko kindly offered to scoop him up at the train station when he arrived so he was able to join us for the rest of the day, that was so helpful! If it wasn't obvious by now, Kumiko is kind, attentive, flexible, speaks English well, and just a sweet person, exactly like she seems in her profile picture. I'm glad we booked her, thank you Kumiko!

Kumiko N.

(14 reviews)

Dear Maggie san Thank you so much for your kind review and spending time with this . I also appreciate you so much being so nice and generous ,and positive to enjoy my favorite Sapporo city .And I am amazed you remember all the destinations we went and all the details we have done on the day ! The tour was also special for me because soy sauce brewery tour was new and so exciting that After then , thanks to you , I have made the factory tour as your advise (^^) Conversation was so inspiring and you all are so friendly that I felt we had already been close friends for long , and I really liked the happy smiles of you three ! Thanks again for the many good words for our tour , even for my small Honda N box . I really wish your health, happiness all the time . Best Regards Kumiko