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Tour Guide - Yoko T.

Yoko T.

5.00 / 5
(15 reviews)
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Available Areas

Gifu (Living), Kyoto, Takayama, Shirakawago

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Languages

Japanese (Native), English

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Response Time

7 hours on average

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About Tour Guide Yoko T.

Hi! I am Yoko, a friendly regional Licensed Guide Interpreter. This area is my home! This is why I've been sharing beauties of this prefecture with my guests from around the world.

This area is great fun: local, historical, culturally important, sometimes mysterious and beautiful! If you are already in love with Japan, then let me personalize your experience here. Visit the best places, venues, spots and locations with me. You will enjoy neighborhood full of hidden local treasures.

I am a mother of two girls. I'd be happy to welcome families and I can arrange a tour depending on your situation. Please feel free to ask me any.

I also translate and teach English. And I am a host of an Internet radio show. I like meeting people and all these experiences allow me to be good at communicating as a guide.

I look forward to exploring this beautiful culture with you.

Thank you!


Important

Let me help you have a day tailored to you!

MINO (handmade papermaking which achieved UNESCO status), SEKI (samurai sword making) and GUJO (life with clean water) and GIFU (old townscape of a river port) are perfect places to visit, related to a pristine water situated in the center of Japan.

MAGOME-juku and traditional fish catching method "Ukai (cormorant fishing)" in the Nagara River are also popular for many tourists.

I can also guide you around Shirakawa-go (UNESCO heritage site), Nagoya and Kyoto.

Some days of the week are available only limited hours. Please ask when you contact. Thank you.

What's NOT included in the fee:

Food and drinks, tickets to any attractions, transportaion costs and the guide's accommodation when necessary. Please feel free to ask any.

What's included in the fee:

Guide fee

Tours

Seki City Highlights (Swords & Knives)cover image

Seki City Highlights (Swords & Knives)

Gifu
3 hours

Day 1 in Takayama, Day 2 ... there are guests who would also like to explore other places from Takayama as a day trip. I'd love to help you plan & realize such an excursion. It's a 1.5 hour Highway Bus ride from Takayama. Seki is one of the top-quality cutlery producers in the world and historically blessed with its perfect surrounding for making samurai swords with a history of over 700 years.

FROM$145/ per group
Magome-Tsumago Nakasendo Hike One-day Private Tour cover image

Magome-Tsumago Nakasendo Hike One-day Private Tour

Gifu
7 hours

The Nakasen-do, or Central Mountain Road, is one of the five highways that connect between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. You can walk and experience the atmosphere of a way old travelers passed, Probably it is one of THE things to do in Japan. I will accompany you for exploration of beauty and nature from Japan's old times.

FROM$291/ per group
KANAZAWA ITINERARY (A Day Trip From Kanazawa) Shirakawago 4Hcover image

KANAZAWA ITINERARY (A Day Trip From Kanazawa) Shirakawago 4H

Gifu
4 hours

If you are staying at a hotel in Kanazawa, why not explore Shirakawa-go (with UNESCO recognition) with a popular guide in a day trip? It is a 4-hour private tour. I can meet you at Shirakawago Bus Terminal and start the tour at eleven. You can take a bus from Kanazawa arriving at Shirakawago at around 10.00 am (Nohi Bus) and return with a bus leaving Shirakawago for Kanazawa at 3.10 pm. (as of January 16, 2023) Lookout point Farm House Museum Lunch Deaibashi Bridge Photo spots

FROM$194/ per group
Takayama Half day Private tour based on your requestscover image

Takayama Half day Private tour based on your requests

Gifu
4 hours

・Three or four places where you would like to go in Takayama, Gifu ・For ideas of places to go, please see the images or the highlights .

FROM$194/ per group
Takayama Full-day Private Tour (6 hours) cover image

Takayama Full-day Private Tour (6 hours)

Gifu
6 hours

You can visit the old town area in Takayama with a friendly, Hida area Government-licensed Guide Interpreter. Walk around "Miyagawa Morning Market", where you can find locally grown foods and handcrafts. Koi (carp) fish welcome you. Experience the feel of "Takayama Festival" at the Festival Floats Exhibition Hall. Skilled artisans’ works, traditional structures seen in Takayama old town are must-see, too. Also why not try talking to locals? Your guide is more than happy to help you.

FROM$242/ per group
MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests cover image

MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests

Gifu
3 hours

For 1300 years, the Mino region has specialized in the production of washi, a traditional handmade paper, and it is now one of the three remaining major centers of papermaking in Japan. Explore the wonder of paper! ・Two or three places where you would like to go in Mino, Gifu. ・For ideas of places to go, please see the images or the highlights.

FROM$145/ per group

Yoko T. Japan Tour Reviews

Beautiful Shirakawago

Yoko has brought us good luck where we were greeted with snowy white Shirakawago in the middle of March. It was snowing heavily the day before our tour. It has the most beautiful view from every corner. Yoko has managed perfectly by sharing the history of the town and showing us different parts of the town. We had a toddler who threw tantrums from time to time. Thank you Yoko for your patience and also she brought us to this restaurant that serves melt in your mouth Hida beef and good quality Japanese Sake from Takayama region. Many thanks Yoko!

Ying sing L.

I appreciate your kind words. Boy, 22 months old, was our hero. Snow, socks, sake, and many things about Japanese, our talk was endless. It was a wonderful time spent in Shirakawago with a happy family. Thank you so much.

Richard G.

Richard G.

5 / 5
Nov 12, 2023

Kyoto Sunday November 12 (8-hours)

Kyoto
8 hours

Customized

Best possible guide.

Yoko’s guidance and intuition made a day in Kyoto fun and memorable. We laughed and learned the entire day.

Richard G.

I appreciate your kind words. We truly enjoyed our tour in Kyoto together. Yes, we did laugh a lot and I learned a lot as well. Thank you again. Enjoy the rest of your travels and

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Simona I.

5 / 5
Nov 8, 2023

Takayama Full-day Private Tour (6 hours)

Gifu
6 hours

Excellent experience

Yoko was a great guide. We enjoyed the private tour very much and she made sure we could manage my sister's wheelchair throughout. Thank you!

Simona I.

Thank you for your kind words. I am delighted to know that you enjoyed the attractions in Takayama with me. You and your sister made the day a memorable one for me, too. Thank you. Best wishes, Yoko