Kyoto Private Car Tours

“Kyoto for the day”

Very good. Lots of local knowledge

“Akira Nailed our Kyoto Custom Tour!”

Akira gave my wife and I the perfect day in Kyoto, a mix of must-see sights along with customizing it for our desire to spend quality time at Arashiyama Monkey Park. He speaks excellent English, was punctual, personable, and polite. He provided excellent details about each of the places we were visiting in a fun, story-telling fashion, not just as a driver, but as a guide who came along with us. We even had bystanders stop us to ask what tour we were on and how to sign up because they overheard and became engaged with Akira's narration. One key advantage to a private tour like this is you can visit places no bus would dare take a large group. We had a fantastic 'locals' sit-on-the-floor lunch experience at Ryoani Temple with great food and an amazing garden view, plus took in the Golden Pavilion, Chikurin bamboo forest (with unique genetically modified bamboo), moss garden, rock garden, and more. His tour was exceptional and I wouldn't hesitate to refer anyone to him. Well worth it!

“Akira was a great and informative tour provider ”

We did the Kyoto temple tour with Akira he, was very informative knew a lot of the history behind the sites and took us to a very good ramen shop.

Akira F.

(65 reviews)

Thank you so much for your quick and wonderful review. We truly had a very enjoyable day together. The weather was perfect — not too hot and not too cold. We shared many great conversations, learned a lot together, and enjoyed a very delicious lunch as well. Thank you again, and I sincerely hope we will have another opportunity to meet again in the future.