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Joined 2019
Chiaki K.
Available Areas
Chiba (Living), Tokyo
Languages
English
Response Time
2 hours on average
Availability Updated
Today
About Tour Guide Chiaki K.
Welcome to Japan! My name is Chiaki. I’m a government licensed guide interpreter, a wife and mother of two grown-up children. I’ve been living in Tokyo for 30 years so I know the area well.
If you don’t want to miss popular “must see” places, wish to eat a variety of Japanese popular and delicious food, have particular interest in Japanese theatrical arts, architectures, gardens, tea ceremony and “kawaii” characters, or are tired of tourist spots and like to see the real life of people in Japan, I can help you.
My goal is to help you to make your stay in Japan as memorable and fulfilling as possible. If I can serve you to make your special trip more special, it will be my pleasure.
Important
If you stay in the central area of Tokyo or Chiba, I will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel or anyplace you like.
We will take public transportation and walk a lot so please wear comfortable shoes.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
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Tokyo Six Hour Tour Customized for You
Tokyo is a fantastic city with so many places to visit. The city has it’s own history, culture, art, food and religion, and you will know better when you have a guide. If you are interested in specific area like street food, Japanese architecture and garden, tea ceremony experience, animal cafes, anime figures or finding kimono/pottery, I can help you.
Tokyo Six Hour Tour Customized for You
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Food tour of Tokyo for First-Timers
Japan is known for a lot of delicious food. This tour takes you to Tsukiji Outer Market (the old and historical area which supports people's stomach) and Ginza. During the tour, you will know the Japanese transportation system and how to find good and reasonable restaurants, etc. so that you can visit other places by yourselves. Please feel free to consult me concerning where to visit and see. You can see and eat a variety of local food on the streets in Tsukiji, become familiar with the town.
Food tour of Tokyo for First-Timers
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Tokyo Four Hour Tour Customized for You
Tokyo is a fantastic city with so many places to visit. The city has it’s own history, culture, art, food and religion, and you will know better when you have a guide. If you are interested in specific area like street food, Japanese architecture and garden, tea ceremony experience, animal cafes, anime figures, or finding kimono/pottery, I can help you.
Tokyo Four Hour Tour Customized for You
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Lost in Shinjuku Sanchome and Kabukicho! Tour
Shinjuku is always the exciting city and have many faces. We visit the beautiful Shinjuku Gyoen garden, a sophisticated department store, a historical shrine, narrow back streets of bars and pubs and famous nightclub streets.
Lost in Shinjuku Sanchome and Kabukicho! Tour
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Shibamata: Beautiful Gardens and Good-Old-Days Downtown
Shibamata is a small and old downtown with a temple and beautiful Japanese gardens, located in the east end of Tokyo. You will find the nostalgic lifestyle of ordinary people in 1960’s. The town is not stylish nor modern, but full of atmosphere of Japanese traditional neighborhood life.
Shibamata: Beautiful Gardens and Good-Old-Days Downtown
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Asakusa, Private Tea Ceremony Lesson and Kappabashi kitchen street
Asakusa is one of the most popular tourist spots. We will visit Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Shopping Street to know Japanese Culture and Religion, then move to a traditional tea house just behind the temple. You can have 1-1.5 hour private tea ceremony lesson to drink and make “Matcha” green tea, and know the manner and sense of beauty called “Wabi-Sabi”.We can also visit Kappabashi kitchen goods street where you’ll find your favorite tableware, chopsticks or kitchen knives for souvenir.
Asakusa, Private Tea Ceremony Lesson and Kappabashi kitchen street
Reviews
Jolanda S.
“Three days in Toyo. wheelchair.”
Two elderly women. One person in a wheelchair. Those were three incredibly interesting days. We thank Chiaki from the bottom of our hearts for the valuable time, her warmthness and her customer-oriented manner. We highly recommend her.
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Chiaki K.
Thank you so much Jolanda, for your touching review. I truly appreciate your words. It was a great pleasure spending those three days with you! The days were full of new experiences for me, too. Wishing you and Ulrika can travel smoothly and see the very best of Japan. Arigato gozaimasita!!
Garth P.
“Wonderful way to see Tokyo”
Wow, what an amazing time we had today! Four of us enjoyed the tea ceremony which was lovely, and kitchen street but as well as that we walked along the river to see the cherry blossom, had a Japanese lunch and were shown shops specific to the items we sought. Our go with guide Chiaki was wonderful! She went over and above to show us the things we asked for, took photos of us altogether, was attentive, and took us back to our hotel even though it was way past the time she was meant to spend with us. I cannot recommend this way of seeing Japan highly enough!! We had what equated to a personalised private tour for a very reasonable rate! We felt safe and able to ask questions as Chiaki translated everything for us. She was informative about the things we saw and has made our time in Tokyo truly special and memorable.
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Chiaki K.
Thank you so much Garth, for your fantastic review! I’m truly delighted to hear that you had wonderful days together with me. It was a pleasure spending time with all of you, from the Tsukiji Market on the first day and Asakusa, tea ceremony to Kitchen Street, and especially our walk along the river enjoying the cherry blossoms (although it wasn’t fully blossomed). Your warmth and enthusiasm made the days very special for me too. I sincerely appreciate your recommendation and hope you will carry many wonderful memories of Tokyo with you and enjoy the cruise trip. I would love to welcome you again on your next visit! Please send my best wishes to Jackie, Mike and Maureen! Thank you again!
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Mazie H.
“Chiaki is an absolute angel!!! ”
Absolute 10/10! Would book her again in a heartbeat, just so we could hang out! She was so accommodating! Shortly before meeting Chiaki, one of our group had a emergency hospital visit where they discovered they had clots in their leg and were prescribed blood thinners. It was much more difficult for them to walk around than our schedule originally planned for. One message to Chiaki and she had it covered! She suggested some adjusting to our plans for less walking. When it came time to go, she took us on alternate routes so we could use subway elevators and escalators! I didn't even have to think to ask, it was a total life saver! Chiaki was above and beyond prepared! She had bags for our trash. (there are very few trash cans in Japan out on the street) She even had napkins and wet hand wipes for when we were trying different street foods! She even went out of her way to visit the super potato store (an old video game store for the nerds) on her own time to check it out before we even arrived! Our group of six liked to split up and re-group a lot which Chiaki handled like a champ! She even took one of our group to find labubus for his grandkids back at home. (I was extremely grateful as he had been bugging me about that for weeks!) She was also amazing at slowing down when the group needed, but could absolutely fly through the subway station when it was time to go! Chiaki also gave my partner a quick lesson on how to navigate the subway system in Tokyo. She had a print out of the subway maps and everything! With her lessons my partner was able to guide us on a few shorter trips using the subway without the assistance of Google maps! By the end of our second tour day with her we were sad to see her go! She is very kind, considerate, and takes her role as a guide very seriously. But just to be clear, she's not afraid of a good laugh and is a very fun person to be around! If we hadn't been leaving the next day I absolutely would have booked her again!!
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Chiaki K.
Dear amazing Mazie, thank you so much for your incredible and thoughtful review! I’m truly touched by your kind words. It means a lot to me. You must have posted it right after you arrived at home in Michigan. Thank you! Glad to know you are safely back home. I’m just very happy I could help adjust the plan so everyone could enjoy the days safely and comfortably. It was such a pleasure spending time with your fantastic group! I really enjoyed your energy, flexibility, and all the fun moments we shared along the way. I’m happy I could help with the little things. In fact, Super Potato was a fantastic place for me, too, and even tracking down Labubus was fun! Thank you again for your kindness, laughter, and for making our time together so memorable for me as well. I was also sad to say goodbye! I truly hope we can meet again someday. Please say hello to Jeffrey, David and especially Janet! I hope her blood clots will be cleared and she will be OK. Arigato and take care!
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