“Very Good Guide !!”
Our party of 4 spent three most enjoyable and informative days with Shinya Endo. He was well prepared to show us the sights. Rain made it necessary to adapt the itinerary and he easily adapted. Shinya was accommodating when we expressed interest in things outside of the usual. He patiently and repeatedly showed us how to use the ticket machines for the subway system. He was knowledgeable, clearly explaining as we went along, and also very helpful in suggesting restaurants when we asked for suggestions. At the end of our time with him, we all felt that we had a friend in Tokyo. A five star guide.
Shinya E.
(31 reviews)Thank you so much for your wonderful review!! I felt the same way you felt; I had friends in Candad when I finished the last day of the tour. Thanks to you, I could learn a lot from you, and enjoyed talking with you!! Please keep in touch. I look forward to seeing you someday in the near future! Shinya
“Relaxing Day in Nikko”
Hideaki M guided us smoothly along all the steps of our perfect day in Nikko. He arrived at our hotel prepared for the day with our train tickets in hand. He had visuals prepared to help us understand what we would be seeing. He was thorough in pointing out various details about all the shrines, temples, and even the vegetation in the area that we were visiting. We highly recommend Hideaki M as a guide to Nikko.
Hideaki M.
(49 reviews)Robert-san, Thank you very much for your review. As you are so interested in Japanese history and culture, I also enjoyed chatting with you and your wife. Fortunately, it was a fine day and not so crowded. Have a nice trip in Japan. Best Regards, Hideaki Murayama
“Excellent Tokyo introduction!”
We were a group of 4 on our first day in Tokyo. We had an excellent experience with Toshihiro. He met us at our hotel and away we went. Not only did we see interesting sights, but more importantly he taught us lots of “fun facts” that we would never have discovered for ourselves. As one example, visiting a Shinto shrine we learned about the architecture and the different rituals and how each differ between Shinto and Buddhist shrines. I felt sad for tourists who had no guide and so missed the significance and meaning of what they were seeing. Importantly, Toshihiro kept his explanations short and on point — no long lectures, just interesting context and facts. He was a delight and all of us had a great time, seeing so many different Tokyo sights that we could never have managed to see on our own in one day. We highly recommend Toshihiro.
Toshihiro Y.
(263 reviews)Thank you for the excellent tour review, Seth-san. All members in your group are friendly and enthusiastic for learning Japanese culture. I enjoyed conversation with you. History of Shinto and Buddhist is very complicated. As you mentioned, my explanation was short and only on point. Probably you felt that something was contradicted and ambiguous, but you were generous and understood the essence instantly. I felt that you know the history of various parts in the world well. In the Shinto shrine we visited, one tourist in another group asked you "How did you find a tour guide?" after listening our conversation. And you answered "We found a guide in the web site called GoWithGuide". It was a big help for the all tour guides in this site. I think that one tour guide gets a job owing to your promotion activity. I know you are still in Japan for almost three weeks. Have a nice trip!
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