“Wonderful Hokkaido & Sapporo food & cultural tour!”

Kumiko san was amazing! She curated a cultural day tour that dug deeper into Hokkaido and the Ainu people's history and included some wonderful discoveries. We shared a fabulously sunny Sapporo day visiting the historic village, natural history museum and sake museum then discovered a truly unique farm gate restaurant and ceramics workshop on the outskirts of Sapporo. Lots of discoveries, fun and laughs. Great company, excellent food and sake! An absolute pleasure to spend time with Kumiko san. Her hospitality, knowledge and warmth was a joy to share!

Kumiko N.

(15 reviews)

Thank you for your kind review for our tour and spending time to write a lot ! It was also so much fun for me to enjoy talking about our places and share the same feeling for local lives .And I appreciate so much you two were so polite and nice, respectful to the local people everywhere, which made both them and me so happy! Thanks again for the wonderful day ! Warmest regards Kumiko

“Kumiko for the win!”

We booked Kumiko for sightseeing in Sapporo by driving and she was fantastic! I read somewhere that their local soy sauce brewery offered free tours but was unable to book it myself (their online website did not offer it and I was certainly not confident enough in my Japanese to call them to book). We are big foodies and Kumiko was able to secure this tour for us with advanced notice, it was so fun and interesting and we were able to buy some of their Hokkaido exclusive products in the end, great souvenirs/ gifts. After that she took us to a few iconic Sapporo landmarks: former government buildings for a little history lesson, the fresh seafood market where we purchased an entire Alaskan king crab and them cook it for us for lunch (splurged but yolo!), Okurayama jumping stadium where we took a ski lift ride up to the top for the city view and had ice cream, and Hokkaido Shrine to wrap up. The subway system in Sapporo isn't as extensive as it is in Tokyo so getting to see all of these places in 1 day would have been difficult without a car. Kumiko's 4 seater was new and spacious, the 3 of us being on the taller side did not feel cramped at all. Oh, I also must mention how much I appreciated Kumiko for being so flexible, my brother's flight got delayed so he had to miss the first item on our itinerary but Kumiko kindly offered to scoop him up at the train station when he arrived so he was able to join us for the rest of the day, that was so helpful! If it wasn't obvious by now, Kumiko is kind, attentive, flexible, speaks English well, and just a sweet person, exactly like she seems in her profile picture. I'm glad we booked her, thank you Kumiko!

Kumiko N.

(15 reviews)

Dear Maggie san Thank you so much for your kind review and spending time with this . I also appreciate you so much being so nice and generous ,and positive to enjoy my favorite Sapporo city .And I am amazed you remember all the destinations we went and all the details we have done on the day ! The tour was also special for me because soy sauce brewery tour was new and so exciting that After then , thanks to you , I have made the factory tour as your advise (^^) Conversation was so inspiring and you all are so friendly that I felt we had already been close friends for long , and I really liked the happy smiles of you three ! Thanks again for the many good words for our tour , even for my small Honda N box . I really wish your health, happiness all the time . Best Regards Kumiko

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Dina K.

5 / 5

Jul 29, 2025

Driving tour from the cruise port

Jul 29, 2025

Otaru

6 hours

Customized

“Excellent Tour”

Kumiko was an excellent tour guide. She came to the cruise port to pick us up and the meeting went smooth. She took us to all the places we requested, even booking our canal cruise tickets ahead of time for us. She picked a delicious seafood restaurant in Otaru and helped us order and made sure she took care of us. She was knowledgeable, kind, and friendly. We enjoyed talking to her and listening to her telling us about her city. I highly recommend having Kumiko as a tour guide.

Kumiko N.

(15 reviews)

Thank you so much for your kind review and spending your time with this.I also enjoyed talking with you all , each person are very nice and friendly,which made me feel being with close friends.And I really liked talking with your smart boy and fantastic mother ! Otaru is not so far from your place , so please visit again some day ! With many thanks Kumiko