Joined 2016
Toshi N.
Available Areas
Kanagawa (Living), Tokyo, Yamanashi, Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko, Yokohama, Narita, Mount Fuji
Languages
Japanese (Native), English, Spanish
Response Time
16 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Toshi N.
(English) ↓Spanish version down below ↓
My name is Toshi Nakahara.
I am certified tour guide for both English and Spanish.
I have lived in USA for 15 years in total starting from Iowa when I was in a high school as an AFS exchange student and later in Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco and finally in New Jersey as a business man.
I learned Spanish at Osaka University for Foreign Studies for 4 years and lived in Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador for more than 5 years in total, and travelled some other countries in Latin America and Spain.
I am a certified Wine sommelier and quite knowledgeable about Japanese Sake.
So in addition to the regular tour of metropolitan Tokyo area and its vicinity, I can take you to very authentic and popular restaurants where you can enjoy wonderful world of Japanese cuisine with some local drink. That is my strength, so to speak.
I can do one day or half day tour for weekends for Metropolitan Tokyo area, but also can cater to the needs of people who want to be guided to some deep, casual and reasonably priced "Izakaya" style drinking places during weekdays after 5:00PM if I am open. I can also guide, if schedule allows, Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Mt. Fuji vecinity, Nikko and some popular places in western Japan like Kyoto, Nara and Osaka as I lived there for many years.
I enjoy talking about many topics such as Japanese culture and of your own country.
My motto is to make visiting friends from overseas experience memorable moments and make them feel at home and happy.
(Ahora en español)
Me llamo Toshi Nakahara.
Yo soy el guía turística certificado de Español y de Ingles.
Estudié la lengua española en la Universidad de Osaka para estudios extranjeros por 4 años y un año en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Después, tuve la oportunidad de trabajar en Venezuela por 2 años y en Ecuador por 2 años.
Soy también sommelier certificado de vino y tengo bastante conocimiento en Sake.
No solamente poder guíar los visitantes extranjeros por la zona popular de Tokio y su vecinidad durante los dias al fin de la semana, puedo tambien introducir a unos bares o tavernas típicos conocidos como "Izakaya" en los días de la semana después de 5 de la tarde.
Me gusta explicar sobre muchos temas culturales del Japón y conocer culturas de sus países.
Mi motto es servirles a ustedes en la forma mas agradable y memorable haciendo
todo lo posible para que sean ustedes feliz y satisfecho.
"Con un poco de vino, me siento divino"
Important
Please contact first to see if I am available.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Experience Local Food and Drink at Izakaya
Looking for a guide to explore local food and drink? You came to the right place！ In addition to being an English & Spanish guide, I am a certified Wine Sommelier and knowledgeable about Japanese Sake. I can take you to traditional Japanese Izakaya style restaurants where you can enjoy variety of Japanese Food and drinks. I am available after 6:00PM at weekdays and after 5:00PM at weekends.
Disfruten la comida local y el licor tipico del Japón en Izakaya(Taberna)
Está buscando la comida y el licor típica del Japón? Ha leggado a sitio más apropiado! Aparte del título de guía turística para español e inglés, yo soy sommelier de vino y especialista del sake japonés. Puedo dirigir a los lugares populares y típicos para disfrutar las comidas mas auténticas en Tokio.
Los lugares culturales importantes e historicos de Tokio
Voy a cubrir los lugares mas importantes e historicos no solamente con informaciones pero con cuetos, episodios para que los turistas recordan de mi tour.
Reviews
“Disappointed ”
Toshi was a nice person but the entire experience was lackluster No education or insight into the area food or culture Essentially, it was dinner with a stranger. We had a guide in Kyoto and he provided handouts and a wealth of knowledge on Japanese culture history and food I do not like to provide sub par ratings but I found it difficult to say anything positive about this experience We informed him we could not drink for health issues and we ended up in a craft beer establishment So sorry for negative review but this is a true depiction of the experience
Margaret L.
Customized Tour for Meg and her husband
Customized
“Great tour around the city”
We had a great tour around key places in Tokyo with Toshi. He not only had a great route planned for us but also gave really interesting commentary about the sites, history, culture, etc. Highly recommend him!
Toshi N.
Meg, Thank you very much for your nice comentary of today's tour. Please come back again, next time with your kids grown up!
Kayam S.
Tour of Mt. Fuji area on Aug 6th, 2023
Customized
“Amazing visit around Mt Fuji area”
Toshi was an amazing guide, our family had a great time with him around Mt Fuji and back to Tokyo! He was very knowledgeable and friendly for the whole family. Even though the weather was not good, he adjusted our plans and showed us a great time! Highly recommend Toshi!
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