“PERFECT highlights of Tokyo Tour”
Yoshi is the best! We had the most incredible day touring the city with him. He managed to get to all the sights by using different modes of public transit, we would have gotten lost on our own for sure. He went above and beyond the highlights you see online to go into smaller and more beautiful shrines and temples. Yoshi had so much energy, he ran up ahead to make sure we always had our train tickets on time and kept a great pace to make sure we fit it all in. He is a great photographer and so fun to talk to! At the end we went to his favorite Izakaya he has been frequenting for 40 years, and then he helped us make sure we got to our evening plans. He was a former English teacher in Japan, thus very knowledgeable and easy to understand. You cannot go wrong with this tour, we will miss Yoshi and the sweet origami gifts he wife gave us.
“Discover Places in Kyoto - Customised”
Yui was very responsive and assisted us in curating our customised and realistic itinerary as we only had one day to sight-see Kyoto due to being on a cruise. Yui met with us and returned us back to the port safely. On the day, Yui was very flexible in adapting changes to the itinerary. She is great in navigating transport to avoid crowds and very knowledgeable. She asks if you are OK will go above and beyond to ensure you are comfortable. She is interested to learn about you and your culture. Yui is warm, a great conversationalist, friendly person with a great sense of humour. I would highly recommend Yui as a tour guide as you will soon learn her passion is evident, and it's not just a job!
Yui M.
(15 reviews)Thank you for such a lovely review for me. I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour.Thank you for welcoming me during the time.I had such a great time and we did it for 1 day to see most of the great locations in Kyoto North to South part. It was a lot of walking and transporting time but I really enjoy to make conversation to get to know about you and your culture. We laugh a lot which I really love it. It was so comfortable. Thank you for again to choose me for your guide, it was one of my favorite time in Kyoto.
“Great day with Yoshi”
We had a great day with Yoshi and it was the perfect way to explore Kyoto and traditional Japan.
Yoshihisa T.
(192 reviews)Hi Devan. Thanks a lot for your kind review for my tour in Kyoto. I also had a lot of fun, guiding and talking with you three. I hope you will return home safely with nice memories of Japan. Best wishes. Yoshie
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