Donovan S.
“Pleasant strolls in Kanazawa”
It was a wonder afternoon the driver has given us. He took us around in the Higashi Chaya area. With his limited English, and my limited Japanese. We were able to communicate. But for some reason some of the places were closed earlier then normal, so we ended our tour an hour early, which was still nice.
Narelle D.
“An amazing introduction to Tokyo - HIGHLY recommend!!!!!!”
We did an all day tour if Tokyo with Ken (with his wife driving). This was our first day of exploring Tokyo after attending a conference for a few days. It was such a fantastic way to get to know the city and to learn about its cultures and customs. We loved everything about it - the Sky tower, a cruise through some local shops, a beautiful lunch, the main shrine, the matcha tea ceremony and Hama-rikyu gardens. It was wonderful to learn from Ken about the cultural practices at the shrine and this gave us a real insight that we were able to use for the remainder of our travels throughout Japan. Doing the driving tour was perfect for us as it was so time efficient, enabling us to cover a lot of ground in this VERY busy city. Ken and his wife were an absolute delight to spend time with and we very much felt like we were being introduced to this fabulous city by proud locals. He is also a fabulous photographer - it certainly beats doing selfies (thanks Ken!). Thank you very much Ken and Shanko for a wonderful introduction to your fabulous country.
Lia M.
“True story of family reunion”
I can hardly express the depth of my gratitude to Hiroyuki. What began as a simple your turned into a life-changing experience for my family. We brought fragments of information about our ancestral history, and he knew exactly the steps to take to discover information. Without giving too much detail, he brought my elderly parent together with their long-lost cousin, and then patiently served as an interpreter for them to communicate. This was a defining moment for my parent and they were in tears. This would not have been possible without Hiroyuki. Thank you so, so much. I can't recommend him enough.
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