Kumamoto Private Car Tours

“Great Tour with Steve – Plan Ahead for Figure Shopping”

Steve was great. He picked us up perfectly on time. The car was very comfortable and clean. He accommodated an alternative route to go through all 10 statues. He explained a lot about the Kumamoto area and stopped at different viewpoints to admire and take some pictures too. We couldn’t buy all the figures since some places were closed: we arrived too early for Jinbe; Sanji, Chopper and Robin selling points were closed due to an unusual day off to make up for previous Golden Week festivity. I’d say that if you just want to visit the statues and take pictures, any day works. If you plan to buy all figures, make sure to tell Steve and (double and triple) check the days (and opening hours) of the selling points beforehand, and plan accordingly. Nevertheless, we could get two of the missing figures on our own, and Steve offered to drive us to the remaining ones another day, which made our day, and we left Kumamoto happy with all of them. I can only recommend Steve for a tour around Kumamoto.

Nathaly L.

5 / 5

May 10, 2025

All 10 ONE PIECE Statues Tour.

May 10, 2025

Kumamoto

8 hours 30 min

“I truly do recommend Steve. He saved our trip 100%!!!”

My husband and i are foreigners from the USA, and his(my husband) dream has always been to come to Japan since he’s always loved anime and the culture. When we arrived to Kumamoto we hit some pretty big roadblocks that caused us to believe that his goal of seeing all 10 statues would only be down 2of them. I had seen that Steve had an open spot, i messaged him and he responded quite quickly. He was very helpful and very knowledgeable of his hometown. He made sure any doubt we had was quickly taken care of, and if any request was made he made sure to handle it. When i say that as tourist in a foreign land you feel the nerves of traveling or speaking with the locals etc.. he made sure we felt non of that. We truly were just in the moment living and experiencing the tour. His car is quite spacious and very comfortable. We had no issues whatsoever, and to be fair my husband has always been very wary of people; but I actually saw him very comfortable and chatty with Steve. Connecting over games and quite literally anything they talked about. We even got to see some of his old students that he used to teach while on the tour. Back to the statues, he helped my husband collect all the figures but one (due to reasons out of our control). He also knew so much in terms of getting to the statues, figures, routes to take to beat the crowds. He made this trip so memorable for us when we believed that this trip was going to be a bad one for us. I have no doubts if you book with him you'll also have the same great experience. :) Here are some pics of our experience

“A Legendary Tour with an Absolute Legend ”

After being unable to find a tour guide that had space for my Fiance and I for our one day in Kumamoto I had given up. But then like a sign from god I found him. Steve. I reached out to him late at night expecting that I wouldn't have any luck untill. That fatefull response. Steve picked us up from our hotel the following morning and took us on the perfect tour not just to see the One Piece statues but also showed us a side of Kumamoto only a local would know. He was incredible and a great chat. He had a lot of insight on the Prefecture as a whole and gave us a number of recommendations on what to see and do. I have been on a number of tours and Steve is by far the best tour guide and one of the nicest people I have had the pleasure to meet. Thank you for the wonderful day from Billy and Alyce

Steve R.

(14 reviews)

Hi Billy and Alyce! What a fantastic day we had, you were such great conversationalists! I really appreciate your kind words. It’s not often I get to take fellow Aussies on a tour, and it was truly an awesome experience. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Japan, and if you’re ever back in my neck of the woods, don’t hesitate to reach out, I’ll be here for you!