Aichi, Gifu, Mie (Living), Nara, Shirakawago
English
4 hours on average
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Hello, Everyone. I am a National Licensed Guide Interpreter for English. It is my pleasure of introducing what I am doing as the guide to you. I can offer the following services through my career and experience:
a) Tour Guide - Nagoya, Takayama, Ise, Nara and Kyoto areas.
b) Plant Tour Guide - Metal, Casting, Automobile, Chemical and Machinery
c) Interpreter for Business and Basic Engineering Meetings
d) Bicycle or Mountaineering Guide Tour
I am 62 years old now but quite healthy. I love bicycle ride and go on cycling for 70-100 km/day every weekend. That is why I have included bicycle ride tour in the above selections.
Sorry, due to present working conditions of my primary job, I can only offer you weekend tour, but I am planning to expand available date and tour into more attractive ones in the next year. Check my present tour first ! It's your choice to wait until the next year or to take a chance now. I am sure I will not disappoint you.
Because the guide does not live the major metropolitan cities, If a tour starts from Tokyo or Osaka, please consider covering accommodation and transportation costs for him.
Tetsuya was an amazing professional guide. He communicated with us quickly and frequently, and provided a detailed itinerary for our group. Tetsuya met us promptly at agreed upon time (fron a cruise ship port in Toba) and the adventure began! He helped with train tickets, provided a power point presentation of Toba's history, explaned the Ise shrine's significance as we walked through it, shared his beautiful culture with us in excellent English. We even enjoyed an authentic meal of udon in a nearby restaurant. Tetsuya always watched the time and got us all back to the Peral museum and ship with time to spare. I would recommend him to anyone looking for an informative and professional guide. どうもありがとうございます
Dear Ms. Suzanne and all of your friends who I met today. Thank you very much for your warm and kindful comment. I am flattered by too much praise. I really appreciate you wrote about my presentation with iPad. It was a grateful day to talk with each of you during the tour. Mie is not big prefecture in area wise, but shaped like a cross which expands in four directions. Other that Ise shrine, there are more attractive areas. For example, Iga is famous for Ninja and Suzuka is famous for car racing. In addition, Kumano is the place which is registered as the World Heritage site. If you have a chance to come back to Mie again, please try to visit those areas too. If you need, I would be happy to guide you. Thank you again and please enjoy the balance of your tour. Bon voyage. Tetsuya
Being able to visit Japan was such a treat after being closed for visitors for nearly 2 years. Tetsuya was very helpful to help coordinating a tour based on my schedule and travel to the area. He gave me many interesting facts about the temple and toured the nearby shopping area. Had a nice lunch at a local restaurant with the local visitors. We also visited a pearl museum with a free diving demo that was fun to see. The day had a lot of rain so some of the sight seeing was done running from place to place to stay dry. Even with the rain in was an interesting day to explore.
My group of 6 visited Toba on a private shore excursion with Ted. He was extremely knowledgeable with the area and guided us through the Ise Shrine on one of the busiest days of the year. We enjoyed a delicious local lunch and visited Mikimoto Island & the shops. Our tour went overtime but Ted was most gracious and stayed with us throughout the day without extra charges. He made sure we got back to our cruise dock to catch the last tender boat. We highly recommend Ted to all those visiting Toba & the surrounding areas. You will not be disappointed.
Dear Nina-san, Thank you very much for your nice and warm comment. I also have enjoyed guiding you all to those areas. Ise-shrine was exceptionally crowded this year and so people were lining everywhere and moved slowly. I really appreciate your patience. Regarding the overtime, I just adjusted the closing time after finding the last departure time of tender boat, as the ship arrived at the port late in the morning. If you have a chance to visit Japan again, please remember my name as I handle not only Ise and Toba areas but also Chubu region and some Kansai areas too. I hope to see you all again in the future.
Tet did an excellent job touring our group of four from Toba to the Ise Shrine and market using public transportation. He provided good information about Shintoism and a comfortable pace to cover what we wanted to see. Tet speaks English well and is recommended for cruise passengers stopping in Toba.
Dear Wendy-san, Thank you very much for your nice and warm comment. I truly enjoyed the guiding you to those areas. Only an unfortunate thing was Sengu-kan museum was closed on that date. If we had visited there, you could have easily drawn a clear picture on magnificent size and view of the main shinto building in Geku. If you have another chance to visit there, please visit it. Not only I handle Toba or Ise areas, but also I handle the areas in Chubu region although my tours on those areas are not listed in Triple Lights. But I am ready for those areas if you give me an inquiry. If you have chance to visit Japan again, I would really appreciate your remembering my name. I hope I can see you and your friends again in the future.