“Kazue K knows Kyoto! Fun to be with!”

Kazue K is a delightful young woman who gave us a marvelous introduction to Kyoto, a very large city. She took us on a long walk up a lovely stone path to a famous temple, the “cricket” temple. At the bottom of the road, we saw many kimono rental shops, and at the temple, many women in full kimono dress. A middle-aged monk gave a talk (in Japanese, of course) that must have been hilarious, since the audience of nearly a hundred periodically broke out in delighted laughter. Afterwards, Kazue took us to another very small temple in a magnificently towering bamboo grove, a stunning sight. Back on the streets of Kyoto, she helped us choose a variety of kimonos to take home as gifts. She also took us to a charmingly atmospheric coffee house for a quick lunch, and in the evening to a famous restaurant for a delicious Japanese meal. Kazue packed so many events into one day, and yet we moved at a reasonable pace and at the end of the day were refreshed, rather than tired. Kazue is an utterly charming person whose knowledge of Kyoto and Japanese culture left us much more knowledgeable at the end of just one day. We had a wonderful experience of Kyoto with Kazue and give her our highest recommendation. Thank you, Kazue, for everything! We hope to see you again someday. Margaret & Larry

“Private family tour of Kyoto”

Kaz was a delightful host. Our family had a lovely day wandering the temples, shrines and streets of Kyoto on our private tour. She helped us to customise our itinerary to fit in the sights we were keen to see and advise on what was realistic in 8 hours. We saw the main sites together into which she gave an interesting insight and also an insight into general Japanese life. Thank you!

“Delightful day in Nara!”

When spending a few days in Nara we were fortunate to book Kazue for her Tales of Nara tour. Her tour not only took us to all the main attractions, which were awesome, but she led us on a beautiful stroll through the forest to visit several smaller shrines away from the crowds. She also took us to a less visited but extremely important Temple in the heart of Nara. She was professional, relaxed, easy to communicate with in English and accommodating to our interests and willing to go with the flow. Highly recommend!