Japan Private Car Tours

“Obama Highlights Tour”

A perfect day with Megumi san guiding me to many amazing locations in and around Obama. I had been planning to visit Fukui for a while and having seen a couple of youtube videos about the Obama area, when I then saw Megumi san’s tour I knew that it was exactly the tour I wanted to do ! We quickly agreed on a schedule, and I booked asap to reserve my place ! Great communication from Megumi san from beginning to end ! Everything on the day went according to plan, from initial collection at the train station, to visiting everywhere on our itinerary. I have to say though that the sites we visited in the countryside were even more amazing than I’d anticipated - they were all set in amazingly beautiful locations and really have to be seen in person ! On top of our planned itinerary, Megumi san was also able to include some extra stops on the tour based on my specific interests. I’d like to thank Megumi san for going the extra mile and arranging these extra visits which I really really appreciated. Throughout the day, I benefitted enormously by having Megumi san as my guide. She has an incredible amount of local knowledge, as well as detailed knowledge on the temples and shrines in the area. Amongst other things, she was able to tell me about festivals and ceremonies (some going back over a thousand years), guided me into areas of temples that I would otherwise have assumed were prohibited (but which are allowed in the temples we visited), and recommended a great place for lunch ! The tour definitely made me want to revisit Obama in the future. So much so, that next time I’d love to stay in Obama for a few days to see even more of what the city has to offer. In summary, this tour was a fantastic introduction to the city of Obama, and Megumi san was an amazing guide. Megumi san, thank you for making it such a wonderful day, and I’d highly recommend this tour to anyone !

“Half day tour around Kawaguchiko ”

We have a wonderful time with Ryohei. He is attentive and always gave us suggestions and choices of what we like to visit. He rearranged a few stop points due to the weather so that we could see more ! He recommended us to visit a Lava rock forest and it was an experience! We walked about 5 minutes into the entrance point of the trail and it was an amazing experience! He carefully escorted me, as a senior with no experience of trail hiking!! We enjoyed that little surprise visit and thank you again. At the end of trip, he even recommended and drove us to a very local and popular Udon restaurant and we enjoyed a wonderful meal there. I highly recommend the service of Ryohei !!

“Where Farmers and Monks came together! ”

An amazing tour that calms the inner soul ! I know this sounds a bit poetic, but finding out more about Shinto and Buddhist is fascinating. I feel, it is after all the essence of Japan. Akira San welcomes you as an “ old friend “ he has so much historical knowledge which he cascades in a delightful way , especially whilst surrounded by amazing foliage in a moss garden. On a practical note, Akira San is very punctual, his car is very clean and comfortable with great air con. Nothing is too much trouble , he’s interested in ensuring you are comfortable and enjoying the tour. He has a nice selection of eateries available to suggest . This is a third tour we did with Akira San , the tours have been excellent quality , full of amazing facts , presented in an exciting way. We would highly recommend the tours and wish Akira San continuous success!

Akira F.

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Thank you so much for your wonderful and heartfelt review! It was truly a pleasure to share these experiences with you for the third time. I’m so happy that you enjoyed exploring Japan’s spiritual traditions, history, and beautiful gardens with me. Your kind words mean a lot to me and inspire me to keep doing what I love. I hope we’ll have another opportunity to explore more of Japan together in the future. Until then, wishing you all the very best.