Joined 2018
Munetaka H.
Available Areas
Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Yokohama (Living)
Languages
Japanese (Native), Chinese (Simplified), English
Response Time
4 hours on average
Availability Updated
5 days ago
About Tour Guide Munetaka H.
Hellow everyone!
I was born at a small beautiful greenery town in NAGANO prefecture(in the middle of Japan),growing up in OSAKA, now I am living at YOKOHAMA city(harbor city just 20kilimeter from TOKYO) with partly-working at HENEDA airport. Since I was young, I like very much to make my own planned trip all over Japan with chatting with local people, and I had more than nine years experiences stationed at foreign countories,BEIJING, TAIBEI,SINGAPORE and MOSCOW.
Currently I have been starting to do guiding for foreign tourists in English & Chinese language mainly for the Kanto area like TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, HAKONE, KAMAKURA, KAWAGOE,KAWASAKI etc. Whatever you have any desires(cuisine,shopping,valiable experience etc) for your attractive Japan trip, I have confidence to try my best to offer my ceative trip proposal within your budget.
I really happy to be with you to show the NEW&OLD unique to Japan at each spot.
Please let me show you some examples of itinerary as below(you can choose some of them as you like):
1.TOKYO) TSUKIJI FISH MARKET, SENSOJI-temple, MEIJI-shrine,fashion town-OMOTESANDO/HARAJUKU,IMPERIAL-PALACE, NIHONBASHI-with many long established shops more than 100 years,ODAIBA with most advanced echnology& enjpyable play town site.
2.YOKOHAMA) a beautiful havbor view site, SANKEIEN-garden, Ramen noodle museum, China town etc. If you are interested in the famous Japanese painter's open-air-second-house, I show you it only at 1st Saturday of every month.
3.KAMAKURA)Great Budda statue,HOKOKUJI-temple with green tea ceremony experience, to enjoy octopus-rice-cracker getting on ENODEN-local locomotive train/
4.KAWAGOE) you can time slip to this small EDO town of existed 300 years before.
5.HAKONE)Let's experience the active volcano with eating hot spring made boiled-egg, enjoy lake-cruising, sculpture museum& traditional Shinto-shrine of Edo era and view Mt. Fuji, if we are lucky.
6.Special trip)this is my special arragement three months before offered by Japan big companies's SCR activity,like beer factory, auto mobile factory,dumpling factory etc ,pleae contact me three months before.
7.NIKKO) TOSHOUGU-shrine
8.KAWASAKI) If you disembark at DAIKOKU PIRE from cruising, I can show you the Japanese open-air fork houses with experience of dying clothes etc.
您们好！出生在長野县成長在大阪, 住在横滨，工作在東京羽田机场的日本人。
我，從小就很喜欢(❤ ω ❤)旅行跟各种各样的人说活。還有欣賞” 能乐”演出追求日本傳統文化的深奥，因此也深入研究做出”能乐”用的面具。在大学主修中文之后，進入社會已累績了三十多年的工作经验。 曾被派駐過中国北京，台灣，新加坡，俄国等國家受到各個國家朋友們的大力幫助。
现在，我，趁着2020年將舉辦東京夏季奧運會的機會，為各個国家的朋友們用中文和英文介绍一东京，横濱，镰仓，箱根，川越，川崎为主的关东地方。
例如，1，東京筑地市场，东京最古老的神社/浅草寺，东京最大的明治神宫，时装圣地的原宿/表参道，日本象征的天皇起居的皇居/原来的江户城堡，有很多老字号店铺的日本橋，有科学方面尖端技术的台场等地。2，明治维新后发达的离东京半个小时到达的横滨未来港口城市包括三溪园日本传统的庭园，在日本唯一独二的新横滨的拉面博物馆。 3，高为12米大佛的鎌倉，可享受在竹林里喝抹茶的报国寺，同时一起乘坐“江之电车”欣赏海边风景而吃到“章鱼仙贝”吧！ 4.被叫做“小江户”的川越。 5，用一天的时间来去看富士山，箱根神社，泸之湖，大涌谷，6，最近我开始安排日本大企业所做的社会贡献活动‘参观工厂’，相信参观工厂也是对各位很有意思的体验，请在3个月以前跟我联络。
非常期待能取得与您的進一步联系，共同探索日本深奧的文化,精緻的藝術及分明的四季之美。
Important
Transportation fee and lunch of you and a guide will be paid by the customer.
-I am working at Haneda airport from Monday to Thursday, but you can ask me your preferable guiding date as you like.I try my best adjusting it.
-I will reply to you within 24h.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Let's enjoy TOKYO from Tokyo/Yokohama port
Thanks to the tourism booming all over the world, I, a professional guide, would like to lead you Tokyo or Yokohama typical hot spots (or your requests) effectively within six to seven hours to meet your cruise embarking time. Let's enjoy the whole Tokyo/Yokohama by time-punctual train/subway together. Your any requests is welcome!
Hakone day trip to view Mt Fuji !!
Let’s enjoy the one of most popular relaxing destination, just one and half hour from Tokyo. Visit Owakudani Active volcano, Hakone Open-air Museum surrounded by green nature, Lake ASHI, Hakone Shrine by means of five different modes of transportation. If the weather is fine, we will be able to see Mt Fuji. At first, you are required to buy “free pass round ticket: JY5000-JY6100 with effective two days for yourself and your guide) “at Hakone-Yumoto station.
Kamakura -Japan SAMURAI government city 800 years ago-
KAMAKURA is located at the west 20 kilometer from Tokyo, Kamakura has a lot of temples, shrines where have fostered the Japanese spiritual roots. Let's visit the Japanese spiritual world (Samurai mind), Great Buddha, the tallest wooden Kannon statue (Goddess mercy), bamboo garden, tea-ceremony etc.
Yokohama trip "how this Harbor City was created "
I would like you to enjoy the real Yokohama, it's not just shopping, shrine and temple but Yokohama is a unique hot place where you can feel very energetic and relaxed simultaneously. As a Yokohama native, I will be able to meet any of your requirements as best as I possibly can. Yokohama is a historic place, a unique culturally hot place, an entertainment place (for experience, visit ramen museum in Shin-Yokohama to experience how to make ramen etc.). Let's enjoy together!
Reviews
Jewel C.
“Highly recommend! ”
Munetaka was an amazing tour guide. He allowed us to fit SO much into one day and knew all the great spots for photos, food, snacks, and he was very knowledgeable. Even when we were just talking from place to place, he was telling us interesting facts. We had 4 kids and 4 adults (ages 8-56) and we all had fun. We did WAY more in one day than most people did in 3 days after talking to other tourists. Highlight was the ancient tea house and seeing Mt .Fuji. Be prepared to walk a lot and stay on a schedule but we appreciated being able to fit so much in
Munetaka H.
Hi Jewel C, Thank you very much for your appreciated warm comments , which encourages me a lot! All of your pleasure is mine. I wish your all happiness from my family . Thanks, Munetaka
Matt J.
“Exactly what I wanted!”
Munetaka is the best. He cares about sharing his knowledge and ensuring you have a great experience. He is easy to communicate with and put together a wonderful itinerary. Even in very cold, rainy weather he kept a great attitude and joyful spirit over the course of a full day. If you’re coming to Tokyo looking for an easy way to learn about its history, culture, and even using public transportation then Munetaka is the perfect choice for you!
Munetaka H.
Hi Matt san, Thank you very much for your warm comments, which encourage me a lot. Thanks to your gentle manner, we can safely finish our Tokyo hottest spot course + Hachiko dog successfully. Please continue to enjoy your favorite game and new exploring things including UMAMI dishes, ramen etc. in Tokyo .Thank you again! Munetaka
Viktoria S.
“The best guide for my clients!”
My clients enjoyed the tour so muca and I am glad to share their feedback: "Munetaka was the most knowledgeable and experienced guide we had throughout our trip to Japan and very good-humored and conscientious. He took such good care of us, and even got us some special treatment at the Tokyo Sky Tree, which was very crowded, so that my husband, who walks with a cane, would not have to wait in long lines for admission or the elevator. He brought us wonderful snacks and small gifts, including origami figures made for us by his wife. He also knew all of the restaurants in the areas we visited, and when his first choice was too full he quickly found another that we thoroughly enjoyed. He is extremely well-informed about Japanese culture and history." We cannot recommend him more highly!
Munetaka H.
Dear Viktoria, Pattie and Harlan, Thank you so much for posting such a fabulous review. I am very pleased to know that Pattie and Harlan had a very beautiful time with me. Talking to them was really intriguing and fun. I’m very impressed with their story. I’m grateful for you and their kindness and thoughtfulness, I hope I could meet them again someday. Thank you so much again for having me. Have a wonderful journey continuously and take care. Munetaka
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