Joined 2014
Available Areas
Kyoto (Living), Nara, Osaka, Shiga
Languages
English, Japanese
Response Time
20 hours on average
Availability Updated
5 days ago
I was born and raised in Kyoto.Kyoto has a lot of things to see and experience. Kyoto is an ancient city with a lot of world heritage.
I am happy to show you both traditonal aspects of Japan and modern things.
I use public transportation and I am good at walking.
Also I am very flexible.
I can guide in Kyoto,Nara Osaka and Shiga.
I live in Kyoto city so my transportation fee is needed if I guide in Nara Osaka and Shiga.
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Stacey K.
“Seeing Kyoto quickly and efficiently ”
She was a great tourist made buses much easier We saw what we needed and she help with recommendations
Toshiyo O.
Dear Stacy Thank you very much for having me as your guide and writing the kind review. I appreciate it. I hope you enjoyed the food here. Thank you. Toshiyo
Steve L.
“Experienced Guide Great 2 days including Nara”
We booked Toshiyo for a full day tour in Kyoto, and we went South to vermilion torii gates: fantastic, then west to Bamboo forest, then North to Golden Pavillion: not be missed and finished going west through Gion to Maruyama Park for great outlook over Kyoto. Second day was a day trip to Nara. Deer everywhere and the highlight the Grand Buddha Hall, just awe inspiring. Toshiyo knows her stuff and was well paced tours using public transport. Enjoyed our time with Toshiyo and we would recommend her.
Toshiyo O.
Dear Steve and Christin Thank you for having me as your guide and writing the kind review. I appreciate it . I hope you really enjoyed Japan and our culture. Please come back again in different seasons. Thank you. Toshiyo
Valerie T.
“Flexible guide with a lot of knowledge”
We had a private tour with Toshiyo-san in Kyoto. She speaks English very well and had a lot of knowledge about the history of Kyoto and the culture of Japan. I asked her to show us around Kiyomizu-dera and Gion. However when we got to Kiyomizu-dera it was packed with foreign tourists and Japanese school groups. We asked Toshiyo-san to show us less busy places and she pivoted so expertly and took us to a few other interesting and beautiful spots in Kyoto were we were not fighting the crowds. We took a bus and subway - we enjoy traveling more like locals. After our tour she made sure we knew how to get to our next stop. It was a delightful morning with Toshiyo-san!
Toshiyo O.
Dear Valerie Thank you very much for having me as your guide and getting to know about our culture. I am glad you had good time in Kyoto. I appreciate your kind review. Thank you. Toshiyo