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Joined 2019
Kaori S.
Available Areas
Tokyo (Living), Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko, Mount Fuji
Languages
Japanese (Native), English
Response Time
5 hours on average
Availability Updated
Today
About Tour Guide Kaori S.
Kon-ni-chi-wa. Hello! I'm Kaori, having lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years since I got married to a photographer who lives here. Originally from Shizuoka prefecture which has Mt.Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. I took 2 working-holiday-visa stays in my younger days. One is in Toronto, Canada, and another is Australia touring by motorcycle. One year respectively.
I love travel both international and domestic. That's why I love helping individual travelers rather than group tours, because I myself love travel freely. Love nature, gardens, trekking, greenery, also anime. My favorite is taking you to the off-the-beaten tracks where I love.
As a national government licensed guide, I've got deep knowledge of Japanese culture and history. I really enjoy talking about the way of life with people from different cultures. We see what you like and talk what you are interested in. That's my style. If you don't know what to want, I can help you with that.
I'm happy to make tailor-made tours only for you (up to 4 people) upon your request.
・Half Day as you like (up to 4 hours) : 40,000 JPY
・Full Day as you like (up to 8 hours) : 64,000 JPY
・Extra hour over 8hours : 6,000 JPY/hour
I'm quite an outgoing person, ( but organized well! ), easy to get along with anybody, including small kids to teenagers. Can't wait to see you soon!
Important
- Kindly make an inquiry only for my available days on my calendar on GoWithGuide.
- I do tours up to 4 people to maximize each person's experience.
- I'm Tokyo based. My tours basically start/end in Tokyo. If you like to start/end outside Tokyo 23 wards, kindly cover my transportation fee from/to there. Thank you for understanding.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Tokyo One-day As You Like with Kaori
Tokyo One-day As You Like with Kaori
Tokyo Half-day As You Like with Kaori
Tokyo Half-day As You Like with Kaori
Private Mt.Fuji -one day trip from Tokyo with Kaori
Private Mt.Fuji -one day trip from Tokyo with Kaori
Tokyo Highlights for first timers with Kaori
Tokyo Highlights for first timers with Kaori
Western Tokyo Highlights -Shibuya,Harajuku,Meiji-jingu more!
Western Tokyo Highlights -Shibuya,Harajuku,Meiji-jingu more!
Private Hakone - one day trip from Tokyo with Kaori
Private Hakone - one day trip from Tokyo with Kaori
Reviews
Tom C.
“100 star rating for Kaori and her husband.”
My family of 3 visited Tokyo during peak cherry blossom season in early April, 2025 and spent 4 wonderful days with Kaori and her husband Ichiro. It's our first time vacationing in Tokyo so we spent a lot of time contacting tour guides for more information starting in October, 2024. After a few email exchanges with all of them, we decided to go with Kaori with complete confidence. She was most responsive, patient, flexible, and informative during our search for a tour guide in Tokyo and after we decided to go with her, we continued to email her with additional questions and changes and she always replied within 24 hours and in most cases, much less than 24 hours. After we met in Tokyo to start our tour, we were even more impressed with how personable she was, how attentive she was all day to take care of our needs, and how flexible she was to new requests and changes. Here are just some small examples to show her big heart: 1. She provided hand warmers and stick-on heat patches for us when it was cold and raining during the first 2 days of our trip. She even brought her own ski jacket for my wife to wear on the second day to keep her warm. 2. We told her about a special, hard to find, high end type of orange we tried during breakfast in our hotel and she bought them for us the same night to try the next day. 3. We asked for her opinion re. a specific type of Japanese cuisine (okonomiyaki) served at a specific restaurant that she was not familiar with so she and her husband went to that restaurant to eat to make sure and she then made hard to get counter seat reservation for us. She treated us like her own family and we felt completely at home and at ease with her the entire 4 days. In addition, we also totally enjoyed spending time with her husband Ichiro who drove us around in their spacious and comfortable family mini van and took many precious once-in-a-lifetime professional photographs for free! Book with her now before it's too late!
Kaori S.
Hello Tom-san! Thank you so much for taking time to give such a heart warming review on me and my husband. It is first time to be given 100 star!! What an honor! When we met you on the first day, we greeted each other saying “finally meet you!”. I felt like I met my friend or relative even though I met you for the first time. “Felt like own family” is what we truly glad to hear, as we feel the same way. To make my guest's dreams come true in the best way under the given conditions is always my goal. Professional photos by my husband are included on my car tour. Glad to hear you loved photos! Thank you for unforgettable memories. Hope to see you all again for your next food adventure! Big hugs, Kaori
Melissa H.
“Excellent customized tour”
This was my husband and my first time in Tokyo. We wanted a tour guide to show us a little bit of everything mixing in recommendations from friends and also teaching us the Metro system. Kaori was very timely and attentive messaging with me to plan the trip and took in all my recommendations mixed in with her suggestions and planning a great itinerary. She also took the time to get us into Shibuya Sky which is very difficult to reserve. On our tour Kaori spent the time teaching us the Metro system and ensuring we knew exactly what to do to easily get to hakone after our time in Tokyo before we started touring. From then on we had a lovely time with her and learned so much about Japan and the culture. In addition to touring Tokyo and doing some great shopping. Highly recommend her particularly for those that have never been. Domo arigato Kaori san!!
Kaori S.
Dear Melissa-san, thank you very much for taking your precious time to write an excellent review on me and sharing nice photos from our time here! Shibuya Sky was fabulous, wasn't it! I’m so delighted to hear you navigated yourself in Tokyo and Hakone transportation on your own after two days with me. Being of help is always my pleasure. I was so glad that both of you showed me many photos to introduce your family and things surrounding you. Getting to know new things is also much pleasure for me. I am so happy guide. Thank you again for letting me share my favorite Tokyo in this beautiful season! Looking foward to seeing you in anther adventure! Arigato gozai mashita! Big hugs, Kaori
Jill R.
“Kaori-san was lovely!”
We had a wonderful 3 days with Kaori-san. She planned a great itinerary, arranged lunch reservations and was flexible and offered alternatives when our children were tired, hungry, etc. truly wonderful experience.
Kaori S.
Thank you for taking your time to give me an excellent review. The time with you, your husband and three lovely children was truly memorable to me. I’ve felt like their aunt Kaori while I was together! Every scene makes me smile when I reminded it time to time. Wishing to see you in another adventure! Big hugs, Kaori
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