Joined 2016
Lisa W.
Available Areas
Kyoto, Nara, Osaka (Living)
Languages
Japanese (Native), English
Response Time
1 day on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Lisa W.
Hi everyone! My name is Lisa.
Thank you very much for checking out my profile.
I am originally from Osaka, Japan, and completed my Bachelor’s Degree from Kyoto Prefecture University in architecture. During my stay in Kyoto I volunteered as a tour guide for foreign visitors.
After graduation I moved to Tokyo and worked in the marketing and promotions field. On weekends I continued to work as a tour guide volunteer in Tokyo.
I have also studied at the University of California, Irvine and worked for a tech company in Anaheim California. It was great oppotuniay for me to see Japan from foreigner's perspective.
My happiness for meeting new people and learning my own culture through guiding foreign visitors kept increasing and that made me decide to become a professional tour guide.
I offer tailor-made tours for individuals or groups. I have met a lot of wonderful people through tour guiding and look forward to the many more friends I will make.
My strength is the stock of Japan's historical and architectural knowledge, which I believe makes your Japan experience fun and interesting especially when you are visiting Japan's old capitals.
During my tour I will share with you historical contents of places or structures you are visiting so that you can understand the reason why you meet present Japan. I have friendly and mindful nature which will make your Japan experience greater!
Please feel free to message me if you have any question about your Japan trip!
Hope to see you soon in my tour.
Best,
Lisa
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
【7hours】Time Travel Tour in Kyoto
Join me on my private 7hour tour and discover the historical layers of Kyoto! Why do I call it "Time Travel Tour"? Because the destinations associate with four different time period within Japan's history.
【7hours】Time Travel Tour in Kyoto Part2
Join me on my private 7hour tour and discover the historical layers of Kyoto! Why do I call it "Time Travel Tour"? Because the destinations associate with four different time period within Japan's history.
Reviews
“Fantastic private tour with Lisa W”
We spent a truly special day exploring Kyoto together. Rest assured you won’t regret any tour with Lisa. She is just amazing with a wonderful friendly personality, excellent English, and incredible professionalism. She was flexible and could adapt last minute changes to suit our group. She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about a broad range of topics. I feel we barely touched the surface of her abilities and we enjoyed learning about the history of Japan, and how different eras and event have been expressed through the architecture and gardens still standing now. I loved learning the significance of the shrines and the prayer rituals, and learning about the impact of religion. We wish we had more time here and will look forward to seeing more with Lisa on our next trip to Kansai.
“Appreciated Japanese culture and history more!”
Visiting Japan and Kyoto for the first time, I was enthusiastic about learning about it's history, culture, and architecture/urban design. Lisa-san is very knowledgeable and we learnt a lot from visits to both historical monuments and modern buildings in Kyoto. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and felt comfortable with Lisa san. She is great at planning the route and really went the extra mile for us to help us tick our bucket lists in Kyoto. Thank you Lisa san!
Joseph B.
(Oct 9th-13th 2024) Private Tour for Joe, Donna and the Friends
Customized
“Wonderful Multi-Day Tour of Kyoto, Osaka and Nara with Lisa!”
My wife and I and two friends spent five fabulous days exploring Kyoto, Osaka and Nara with Lisa. Lisa is a consummate professional and speaks English extremely well. She is knowledgeable about Japanese history, culture and customs, and very engaging. Lisa worked closely with us to develop an itinerary that satisfied all of our interests. Lisa was flexible and accommodating. When I suggested some specific restaurants for lunch, Lisa was able to scramble the order of our itinerary so we could get to these restaurants and still visit all the sites in our itinerary. She was even able to squeeze in a late request to visit a soy sauce brewery! Lisa also managed our day-trip train travel from Kyoto to Osaka and Nara, and booked activities for us. She paid attention to the needs of our group as a whole, but was always keenly aware of our individual needs. Lisa really took care of us. Lisa is warm and kind, and has a great sense of humor. She is truly a delightful person to spend time with. As our days together passed, we grew more and more attached to Lisa, and were sad to say goodbye when it was time to for us leave for Kanazawa. We will miss Lisa, but we look forward to reuniting with her on future trips to Japan. Lisa is in high demand, so I urge you to reach out to her several months in advance of your travel dates.
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