Joined 2014
Yoko I.
Available Areas
Tochigi, Tokyo (Living), Kamakura
Languages
Japanese (Native), English
Response Time
7 hours on average
Availability Updated
1 day ago
About Tour Guide Yoko I.
Hello, I'm Yoko. I was born and brought up in Ashikaga, Tochigi prefecture (80 km north from Tokyo) and I've lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years.
I love traveling, both overseas and inside Japan. After I visited other countries and saw many local cultures there, I realized that Japan has a variety of unique cultures with a lot of tourist attractions.
I hope you enjoy your stay in Japan. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon!
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
One day Tokyo tour- customized for you
There are a lot of attractive sites in Tokyo, the biggest city in Japan. I'll arrange the tour based on your preference and thoughts. If you come to Tokyo for the first time, I'd recommend you to visit highlights, such as Sensoji temple and Meiji Jingu shrine and modern area like Shibuya or Harajuku. If you're interested in hidden gems, please feel free to ask me. I'm happy to arrange the tour for you. Let's enjoy exploring Tokyo on the tour!
One day trip to Kamakura
Kamakura is a very popular tourist destination and has a lot of beautiful places such as Buddhist temples with gardens, and Shinto shrines. The city has a lot of Japanese restaurants which offer lovely dishes. We’ll visit some of the most popular spots in Kamakura, such as Hokoku-ji temple (with a bamboo garden), Hase-dera temple (one of the oldest temples in Kamakura), and Kotoku-in temple which is well known for the Great Buddha. I hope you have a lovely day in Kamakura!
Half day Tokyo Tour – customized for you
This tour must be great for travelers who're interested in visiting highlights of Tokyo efficiently. I'll show you some highlights of Tokyo, based on your preference and interest on the tour. You can choose morning tour or afternoon tour. I'm happy to arrange the half day tour for you. Let's enjoy exploring Tokyo!
One day trip to Ashikaga - Ashikaga Flower Park
Ashikaga is located 80km north From Tokyo. The city has a lovely atmosphere with a lot of tourist attractions for relaxing. We'll explore the city of Ashikaga, such as visiting Ashikaga Gakko and Bannaji temple where you can see history and traditional culture. After lunch, we'll go to Ashikaga Flower Park which has a lot of beautiful flowers. The park is especially beautiful in wisteria season. Let's enjoy magnificent view of wisteria in the park!
Half day tour - Japanese garden and Asakusa
On this tour, you can enjoy some attractions of Tokyo. We'll enjoy strolling one of the most beautiful Japanese gardens in Tokyo (Hamarikyu Gardens), then we'll go to Sensoji temple in Asakusa, one of the most must-see places in Tokyo.
Traditional Tokyo - Shrine and Japanese garden
On this tour, you can enjoy "Traditional Tokyo". We'll visit the most popular Shinto shrine in Tokyo (Meiji shrine), and one of the most beautiful Japanese gardens in Tokyo (Rikugien Gardens or Hamarikyu Gardens). We'll finish our tour at wherever you like.
Reviews
Jay R.
“A day with Yoko in Tokyo”
Very knowledgeable. Happy to answer our questions. Took us around local spots including a good eatery. Thnx
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for posting such a wonderful review, Jay! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour. I was wondering if I was able to answer all the questions from you, but some of the questions were really interesting and profound, which impressed me a lot. I had a lovely time with all of you. I hope you enjoyed your journey in Japan. Thank you for having me as your guide. Please take care.
Bev M.
“Enjoyable Tour”
This is our 2nd time we booked a tour with Yoko. We had booked a couple of tours back in 2018 and enjoyed them very much and wanted to book Yoko again. The morning of the tour we had unexpected snow, but Yoko made some minor changes to our original plans, and it worked out wonderfully. We very much enjoyed Yoko's company, and she is always so friendly, patient and accommodating to our requests. Thanks so much Yoko for a lovely time!
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for posting such a fabulous review, Bev! I'm so delighted that you have booked my tour again. Unfortunately the weather was not good on the day, but I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the day with me. I also had a lovely time with you. I've been to Asakusa many times, but some shops were new to me and that was really fun. Talking with you and your sister was fun and interesting. Thank you so much again for having me as your guide. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Tokyo. Please take care!
Lorraine S.
“A truly great tour”
It was cloudy and threatened to rain, but we had the best time. It was the last full day of our trip so we were getting pretty tired but Yoko matched our pace perfectly. She checked with us to see what we didn't want to miss and customized the tour on the fly. We were able to see the bamboo grove at Hokokuji Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, and the one place i didn't want to miss, Kotoku-in. I hadn't been to Kamakura since I was a small child so it was nostalgic. We enjoyed a lunch of the local specialty of soba with the best tempura ever in a small little spot that seemed to be filled with locals. We followed that with a walk down Komachi-dori street for a little shopping. Though the rain finally started my sister and I picked up some umbrellas and just kept going Yoko was so kind and considerate of our slow pace and my caution of wet stairs and such. I highly recommend you book with her. She was so informative of the history of the temple and shrines, and patiently answered every little question we had about things we were seeing. Thank you again Yoko
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for taking your time to post such a wonderful review, Lorraine! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour in Kamakura. The weather was not good on the day, but I also had a lovely time with you. Visiting beautiful places in Kamakura in autumn with you was enjoyable and memorable. I was glad to enjoy autumn foliage in the temples with you. Shopping and browsing at Komachi-dori street was fun. Listening to your stories and memories of your family was really interesting and I was really glad to help you explore Kamakura on the last day of your trip. I'm grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness. I hope I can see you again if you ever come to Tokyo. Thank you again for having me as your guide. Please take care.
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