This tour takes you to historical sites on wars and peace. In the morning, explore Kamakura to visit the sites related to the battles of samurais to learn about battles in the middle age. After lunch at Komachidori Street, move to the city of Yokosuka to visit Yokosuka Navel Port and Memorial Battleship Mikasa to know about the wars in the modern era. If you want to take the tour of either Kamakura or Yokosuka, it is possible to change the itinerary.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Kamakura Station
Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine
Visit the Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine, where Emperor Ojin, God of Archery and War, is enshrined. Learn about the battles in Kamakura Era (1185~1333).
Great Buddha
See the impressive and handsome image of Buddha sitting in the open air and learn about Buddhism in Kamakura Era.
Hasedera Temple
Enter the beautiful and quiet temple ground to see the magnificent sculpture of eleven-headed Kannon to know how people has expected her mercy.
Komatchdori Street
Stroll the traditional and fashionable shopping mall, enjoying foods and drinks as well as shopping.
Yokosuka Naval Port
Take a cruise in Yokosuka Naval Port to see some battleships, submarines of US Navy and Japan Self-defense Forces as well as some remains of the war.
Mikasa Park
Get on board Memorial Ship Mikasa, the battleship at the time of Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905 and know what the war was like at that time.
End of the tour
Ending Point
Yokosukachuo Station
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
guide fee, guide transportation, guide admission fee
transportation fee (about¥3,000 per person)
lunch (about ¥1,000~3,000 per person)
entrance fee (about ¥3,000 per person)
the estimate total fees= (about ¥9,000 per person)
* Please wear comfortable shoes.
* The area is crowded especially on weekends and holidays.
* We are getting on board the cruiser at 15:00, so if we are getting behind the time, we may shorten the lunch time.
* Depending on the condition of the winds and waves, the cruise can be cancelled. In that case, you can have the tour with a different itinerary.
* According to your request, the itinerary such as meeting place and time can be flexibly changed.
*If you want to see either Kamakura or Yokosuka, it is possible to change the itinerary and shorten the time of each tour.
I have changed the day when I am available.
I live in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. I have a license to teach in high schools and was admitted to the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language in the University of Birmingham. Until 2015 I had been teaching English at public high schools in Kanagawa for 37 years. During that time, I had some experience of guiding students from overseas through sister-school relationship around Tokyo and Kanagawa. Therefore, I had good command of English with the TOEIC score of 935.
As for a tour guide experience I earned the certificate of National Government Licensed Guide-Interpreter in English and since then I have guided tourists to the popular sites around Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura and Yokosuka. My guiding focuses on introducing not only Japanese historical and cultural backgrounds but also giving tourists some tips to travel Japan only by themselves, such as how to use trains and subways, find good restaurants, reserve tickets, buy survenier, and speak basic Japanese. In addition, my tour includes opportunities to experience Japanese culture like Zen meditation, ninja performance, visiting anime's location sites based on tourists' request. Besides, by means of my hobbies of writing English Haiku and Waka (traditional Japanese poems) and performing Rakugo (traditional Japanese funny story telling) in English, I can surely entertain tourists during the tour.
My moto as a tour guide is let the tourists have a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Japan with my profound, intelligible and interestiog guiding.
Marcus O.
“Great tour with an excellent guide”
Haruo is a very kind and pleasant guide. It was a pleasure, to explore the town with him and we truely can recommend him. He explained the historic and the modern meanings of the stops of our tour and made all of the experience really interesting. We had a very good time with him and it was very helpful.
Haruo T.
I can’t say thank you enough for your kind words. I hope your Pokémon souvenir has a great impact on your children. Please don’t worry too much about the result of Omikuji fortune telling drawing. That is a kind of advice for you. I also enjoyed the tour, especially cherry blossom viewing with you. Good luck and take care of yourselves. Danke.
Teresa B.
“Great Day With Haruo ”
We had a wonderful day with Haruo in Tokyo! He was incredibly patient and flexible, especially when we had to change our original plans due to the rain. He was very open and eager to learn more about our culture, and at the same time, we could ask him anything about Japanese traditions, culture, and daily life. It was a truly enriching experience — thank you, Haruo! He’s not only the best tour guide, but also the ultimate videographer when it comes to making you look like a celebrity while crossing Shibuya Crossing!
Haruo T.
I appreciate your kind and heartwarming words. I had a great time with the tourists who were so interested in our culture and history. Especially the questions you asked me were so interesting that they induced more deep and profound explanations. Also thank you your patience and cooperation for bad weather and crowdedness. At the end of the tour I felt like strolling around Tokyo with my friends. Take care and keep in touch.
Robert B.
“A Very Full and Fun Day! ”
Haruo and I had a wonderful day exploring the beauty and history of Kamakura, and then after a quick train trip, we did a tour of Yokosuka's naval history and reviewed the American and Japanese fleets. Haruo is a superb guide with an excellent understanding and explanation of the rich history of Kamakura and Yokosuka. A very fun companion and superb English speaker, you will very much enjoy your day with him.
Haruo T.
Hi, Robert. I can’t thank you enough for your kind words. Since you have learned a lot about the culture and history of Japan, I enjoyed talking about various aspects, like history, literature, religion and so on with you. Also I appreciated your sympathy and support on my injury. I’m sure you’ll have a great time at photo session. Best wishes Haruo Takagi
$281/ per group