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Tour Guide - Hiroyuki H.

Joined 2016

Hiroyuki H.

4.86 / 5
(22 reviews)
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Available Areas

Kyoto, Osaka (Living)

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Languages

English, Japanese

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Response Time

7 hours on average

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Availability Updated

4 days ago

About Tour Guide Hiroyuki H.

I'm Hiroyuki.

I was born in Osaka, central city in western Japan, and when I was college student, lived in Kyoto, previous capital of Japan, and now live in Tokyo, current capital.

I have worked for a global company for about 30 years. Working with international members gave me the opportunity to communicate with people with different cultures, and sometimes the opportunity to guide the spots of interest to them.

I found it interesting to show Japanese interesting spots to the guests, such as the wonderful things, strange things, mysterious things, marvelous things.

For the past few years, I tried to improve ability to communicate with people from abroad. Recently, Japanese history intrigued me.

I’m really into finding historical places, local favorites, and unique systems in Japan.

In the tour pages, I am introducing tours in Tokyo and tours in Kyoto and Osaka. I include the orthodox sightseeing places. However, you could also specify some unique local places. Information about local spots and local foods such as Ramen, Udon would be interesting to you. Please contact me and let’s talk about your itinerary specially made to order.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you and to seeing you in Japan.

Important

Guiding in Kyoto and Osaka area and surrounding places is possible. Please contact me if you want to have guide in such area without attention to my calendar. The available days for guiding depend on the location.

Reviews

Great tour of Osaka with Hiroyuki

Our group of four had a FANTASTIC day with Hiroyuki. We explored Osaka Castle, Dontonbori, several shrines and more. We also had a fantastic Okonomiyaka meal at a cool restaurant. Hiroyuki knew all the cool places to see, short cuts around a couple lines, and a lot of Japanese history. His tour was exactly what we wanted: a great local tourguide. His English is very good, and I would strongly recommend him!

David M.

Hiroyuki H.

Thank you for recommending me as a guide. It is encouraging for a guide to take a tour with someone who is interested in Japanese history and culture, like you. If you know someone who is interested in Japan, I would love to take a tour with them.    Hiroyuki

Very knowledgeable Guide

Hiro was easy to converse with and his English was good. He took us to the Osaka Castle and his knowledge helped us to appreciate the history of this time. He listened to what we wanted and adjusted the day so that we could do the things which were of interest to us. We were very interested in the food specialties of Osaka so he took us to several great places to try Japanese cuisine. He planned the day well so that we could see all the highlights of Osaka. We don’t hesitate to recommend him.

Carey E.

Hiroyuki H.

Thank you for your very kind words of appreciation. Your interest in Osaka's history and food, and your honest feedback, made it easier for me as a guide to know how to conduct the tour best.

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