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Shimane Private Tour - The view of Sea of Japan from Oki Island
The view of Sea of Japan from Oki Island
Shimane Private Tour - The statue of the great deity enshrined in Izumo Grand Shrine
The statue of the great deity enshrined in Izumo Grand Shrine
Shimane Private Tour - The largest sacred straw rope in Izumo Grand Shine. It's so huge!
The largest sacred straw rope in Izumo Grand Shine. It's so huge!
Shimane Private Tour - Why don't you try a  daruma doll fortune strip at Hanimisaki Shrine?
Why don't you try a daruma doll fortune strip at Hanimisaki Shrine?
Shimane Private Tour - Hinomisaki Lighthouse: the tallest in Japan
Hinomisaki Lighthouse: the tallest in Japan
Shimane Private Tour - Fumishima Island in Hinomisaki, formed of columnar joints.
Fumishima Island in Hinomisaki, formed of columnar joints.
Shimane Private Tour - One of the two sanctuary of Hinomisaki Shrine: it enshrines Japan's top deity Amaterasu Sun Goddess.
One of the two sanctuary of Hinomisaki Shrine: it enshrines Japan's top deity Amaterasu Sun Goddess.
Shimane Private Tour - Matsue Castle: a national treasure
Matsue Castle: a national treasure
Tour Guide - Ritsuko Y.

Joined 2016

Ritsuko Y.

5.00 / 5
(4 reviews)
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Available Areas

Shimane (Living), Tottori

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Languages

English, Japanese

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20 hours on average

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About Tour Guide Ritsuko Y.

Hi, I'm Ritsuko. I started guiding for tourists as a local volunteer guide and has been serving as a national certified guide since 2014.

I really like meeting people from around the world. Nothing is more fun and valuable than listening to them and sharing views and thoughts.

I was born and raised in Shimane. I lived in other cities in Japan and abroad for my career and study. Shimane's abundant natural beauty brought me back here, then I started working as a guide.

In my earlier career, I had served as a speech and communication therapist at hospitals for 11 years. I provided individual rehabilitation programs for patients who has various language problems and needs. I have met a lot of people in different generations. Personality, interest and background are different from people to people. Through my career, I have acquired skills to catch what he or she needs and provided suitable service for them.

My current clients are happy with my smile, attentiveness and easy-to-understand guide. In my tour, you can not only go to spots and learn history and culture, but you have a lot of opportunity to experience such as climbing up a high light house, choosing your favorite Japanese sweets for matcha green tea, meditation in an old temple, etc.

So, ask me if you have a plan to visit Japan.

I will help you enjoy every minute of your stay in Japan.

I hope to see you soon!


Tours

All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!

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Reviews

Shimane tour

I enjoyed two and a half days of customized tours with Ritsuko visiting multiple temples, shrines, caves, rivers coastline and waterfalls around the Izumo and Matsue regions. The days were very well organized and more than fulfilled my wishes to visit sacred places in Shimane. I’m grateful to Ritsuko for her easy and informative companionship and for ensuring a very happy few days stay.

Mark E.

Ritsuko Y.

Dear Mark, I'm so happy with your nice review.Thank you so much again for visiting here. You inspired me a lot with profound understanding and respect for different cultures. Each spot was memorable for me too but I will always remember the freshness and coldness of the water you got from the waterfalls. It was a great pleasure to be able to complete the year 2019 with an amazing guest. I hope you keep exploring Japan I'd like to share your views and ideas again. Ritsuko

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