Shiga Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“The guides guide ”

Importantly, his English is first class having lived and worked in senior management roles in USA and UK for more than 20 years provided Norri with a brilliant insight into the differences between his own country and that of the west. Norrie has been fascinated with history all his own life and therefore has an incredible depth of knowledge into Japan’s evolution from its feudal past into the modern powerhouse it has become. Norri was very patient with us as ‘seniors’ and once he realized what our specific interests were, tailored the excursion around what he perceived to be most appropriate. Great company, intelligent and he has a great sense of humour.

Nori I.

(53 reviews)

Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it! It was a real pleasure touring with you two. I enjoyed it a lot too. I was hoping to show some cherry blossoms by magically make them bloom earlier but could not.. I hope those pictures of plums you took turned out nice! Hopefully within a year or two I will visit the wonderful country of yours!! Take care!

“Kyoto and surroundings”

We did two tours with Nori. One by foot and the other by car. Both ere excellent. Nori is very knowledgeable and spoke very well english. I highly recommend Nori as a guide.

Nori I.

(53 reviews)

Thanks for taking my tours and leaving kind comments. I appreciate it. There was the train trouble in the morning but I am glad that after all you were able to have a fun day on the 2nd day too. Hope to see you again in the fall!

“Review on day trip in Shiga region (Lake Biwa)”

My best friend and myself were lucky enough to secure kanae to be our guide. She was very friendly and did a great itinerary with little notice. Despite weather was not the best, we had a great time visiting hikone castle and walked around local town, in addition we were taken to shinmachi area with preserved and restored old house. We were lucky to be able to view exhibition of dolls for “girls festival”. She also took us to la Collina bakery as a surprise. It was like a futuristic building. She was very kind, professional and considerate. We had a great time discussing different interesting facts and challenges within Japan. She was kind enough to give us tips of places to visit the following day and we ended up going to a special exhibition featuring lights and shadows of flowers and butterflies. We would definitely ask for her again if we ever want to visit this area again.

Kanae O.

(51 reviews)

Amanda, thank you so much for your wonderful review! It was a pleasure guiding both of you through Hikone and Ohmi-Hachiman, despite the weather. I’m so glad you enjoyed the tour. It’s great to hear that my recommendation helped you for the beautiful light and shadow exhibition the next day. I’d be delighted to guide you again if you return—there’s always more to explore!