Joined 2014
Toshiyo O.
Available Areas
Kyoto (Living), Nara, Osaka, Shiga
Languages
English, Japanese
Response Time
9 hours on average
Availability Updated
2 days ago
Tour Categories
About Tour Guide Toshiyo O.
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.
Important
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.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
1 day special customized tour in Kyoto
Kyoto has many beautiful places to visit. I especially would like to take you to the most exciting spots in Kyoto in 1 day. Please pick a few of the options from the following sightseeing places and I will take you as many places as possible at a reasonable price.
Half day special customized tour in Kyoto
This is a half-day tour for the people who would like to visit Kyoto in a limited time. Please pick one or two sightseeing places from the following list and I will take you there at a reasonable price.
６hour Kyoto exciting private tour
概要 You can experience both temples and shrines as well as visit beautiful Japanese bamboo grove and gardens. With my help, you will be able to understand Japanese culture and food. I will take you to these places by public transportation. Such transportation costs about 1000yen for 1 day. It is your own tour. You can stay in the place you like as long as you want to, taking pictures and enjoying
One day tour From Gion to the Nishiki Market
Kyoto is an ancient city, which used to like be the capital of Japan for 1000 years. There are about 1600 temples and 400 shrines and beautiful gardens. It also has a lot of traditional crafts,such as kimono, fans, Japanese artistic sweets. There are a lot of things to do and experience. First of all I will take you to Gion area.I will take you to Yasaka Shrine and Kenninji Temple. Then let's move to the Nishiki market. and have sushi lunch in the market. Gion is the area of entertainment, where there are many bars and taverns. Some important business and political talks have been conducted. You may run across Maiko and Geiko, Japanese entertainers in kimono. If you want to wear Japanese costume in Gion, I can arrange with extra charge. NIshiki market is the kitchen of the Kyoro, where local people buy their everyday food. Fish stores, vegetable stores, pickles stores and so on. A friend of mine owns a Yuba shop in the market. Yuba is vegan, dairy-free ,gluten free,preserve-free, additive-free and protein rich. You can see the yuba making process.
Katsura Imperial Villa and Fushimi Inari
Katsura Imperial Villa is too beautiful to express! In the early Edo period, Prince Toshihito, who excelled in both literature and the martial art from childhood, built the Villa. That is both tasteful and simple. We need to apply for the Imperial Household Agency to get in. I will apply for you by postcard. It takes an hour to see the villa by the special guide of the villa. The fee is free.
Experiencing Japanese calligraphy and tea ceremony
You can experience real traditional Japanese tea ceremony privately. I will pick you up at Otsu jr station or Hamaotsu Krishna station. Please feel relaxed to contact me.
Reviews
“Kyoto Highlights Tour”
We toured Kyoto for 2 days with Toshiyo. She was very informative and knowledgeable about the history of the landmarks and the customs. She was personable and easy to talk to. She also went above and beyond to help my husband when he discovered that he lost his wallet. She called the last sight we visited and found that the staff had his wallet. She accompanied us in a taxi ride to retrieve his wallet. We were very appreciative of her making the extra effort for us.
Toshiyo O.
(246 reviews)Thank you very much for having me as your guide on your precious trip. I was very glad we could find the wallet. I hope you will come back again to see cherry blossoms. Thank you. Toshiyo
“A wonderful morning with Toshi”
Thankyou so much Toshi for sharing our knowledge and view of Kyoto and managing to fit in all that we asked to see. We had a wonderful morning and felt enriched by our experience of seeing Kyoto with you.
Toshiyo O.
(246 reviews)Dear Sandy Thank you very much for having me as your guide and sharing time in a very friendly way. I appreciate your kindness. Hope you comeback again in spring. Toshiyo
“Gion & market ”
We had a lovely time with our guide
