Joined 2016
Lisa W.
Available Areas
Kyoto, Nara, Osaka (Living)
Languages
Japanese (Native), English
Response Time
21 hours on average
Availability Updated
3 days ago
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!
Categories
【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
Jared K.
“Lisa is the best!”
Lisa is a fantastic guide, and really helped make the most of short time in Kyoto. She has a great sense of humour, is very curious and intellectual, and above all thoughtful. Look forward to hiring her again on our next trip to Japan.
Jessica H.
“Engaging, Knowledgeable, and Fun!”
Lisa-san was such a pleasure to spend two days with. She is friendly, welcoming, and so knowledgeable. My partner and I hired her for a private two-day tour of Kyoto: she recommended a great itinerary, and even managed to fit in two more sites when we read our guide book and had a few additional gardens we wanted to see. The pace was great - time to explore the temples and grounds, learn about the history, walk through beautiful old lanes with some shopping. She welcomed all my questions - about Japanese history but also about life in modern day Japan. I took away so much more than I would have visiting these sites without her! I learned about Shinto and Buddhist rituals; samurai history; and architecture as a means of projecting power. Just stellar! Highly recommend, I’ll be telling anyone I know coming to Kyoto to reach out to her.
Mahala I.
“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.
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