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    Hiroshi Y.

    4.61(241) reviews

    Hello,I am HIROSHI YOKOYAMA. Please call me Hiro, not "hero". I have been lived in kyoto for more than 30years. So, I am very familiar with the ci...

    Toshiyo O.

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    Hideo Y.

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    Hello, I'm HIDEo YOSHIda. Please call me HIDEYOSHI, the same name as the famous shogun who built the Osaka Castle in 1585. I was born in Kobe and ...

    Richard 'hawk' H.

    4.90(140) reviews

    I have been an Interpretive Tour Guide for over 20 years. I have lived in Japan for nearly that amount of time broken up by a 12 years stint in Hawaii...

    Kazuhiko G.

    4.62(110) reviews

    Hello, I’m Kazuhiko Goto. Please call me “Kazu”. I'm a national-licensed tour guide. I have a wife and 4 children. I was born in Osaka city near Ky...

    Yoshihisa T.

    4.95(99) reviews

    Hi. My name is Yoshihisa. Call me "Yoshie", please. It means good or O.K. in Japanese. I live in Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture, located just in be...

    Masaki M.

    4.98(134) reviews

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    Kaori K.

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    Hiroyuki F.

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    Hi,I'm Hiroyuki Fukui. Please call me Hiro. I'm a government certified guide interpreter. I'm originally from Gifu Prefecture located in Central Jap...

    Seiko T.

    4.97(80) reviews

    Hello! I am Seiko, National Licensed Guide since 2007. I was born and raised in Kurashiki (Okayama pref.), spent my college days in Kyoto, lived in...

    Shin Y.

    4.96(57) reviews

    Hello everyone I am SHIN. I am a National Government Licensed Guide with English(EN002150) and German(GE000104). I live in Kawasaki (near Tokyo) an...

    Kenji M.

    4.71(62) reviews

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    Local Tour Guides in Kyoto

    Our local guides are ready to help you plan, customize and realize your ideal tour in Kyoto. All GoWithGuide guides are real locals who know the area on a deep and personal level, and they can’t wait to share their knowledge with you. When traveling, everyone wants to get the most bang out of their buck. How to do that? Ask the right person to be your tour guide, of course! As opposed to fixed itineraries that are too formal and geared towards large groups, arranging a trip with the help of a local guide will mean the trip will be about what YOU want to see and do. Go ahead and send a message to one (or several!) of our local guides. They would love to show you their Kyoto!