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Joined 2014
Yoko I.
Available Areas
Tokyo (Living), Kamakura, Tochigi
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!
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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 Tokyo tour- customized for you
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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!
One day trip to Kamakura
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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!
Half day Tokyo Tour – customized for you
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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!
One day trip to Ashikaga - Ashikaga Flower Park
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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.
Half day tour - Japanese garden and Asakusa
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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.
Traditional Tokyo - Shrine and Japanese garden
Reviews
James D.
“Great Way to Explore Kamakura”
Yoko met us at our hotel lobby and was enthusiastic and very friendly. Once arriving in Kamakura, Yoko was extremely knowledgeable about the different sites we visited and food options. We had just arrived to Tokyo and Yoko also helped us with general questions as well as in-depth explanations during our trip. Would definitely recommend Yoko and if we return to Tokyo would love to go with her to Ashikaga Flower Park.
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Yoko I.
Thank you so much for posting such a wonderful review and the photo, James! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed a day trip to Kamakura. It was a beautiful day to explore Kamakura but not so crowded, so I was glad to take you to many beautiful places, such as Hokoku-ji temple (with enjoying matcha tea at a teahouse there), Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine, Hase-dera temple and Kotoku-in temple (the Great Buddha). It was nice meeting all of you. I'm grateful for your thoughtfulness. I hope you had a lovely journey in Japan. I’m glad to hear that you’re interested in Ashikaga Flower Park. I hope we enjoy beautiful flowers in the park when you come to Tokyo again in the near future. Thank you so much for having me as your guide. Please take care.
Betty G.
“Excellent tour with Yoko”
Yoko gave us a good feel of Japan touring a shrine and temple. She was very knowledgeable. She also set up a lunch for us with our Japanese friend at the Kuru restaurant. We had a several course meal giving us a good flavor of Japenese food We also got to experience a train and subway ride in the very busy Tokyo Would highly recommend Yoko as a tour guide
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for taking your time to post such a fabulous review, Betty! I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour in Tokyo. I’m so glad that you had a lovely time with your Japanese friend at the restaurant in Asakusa. It was one of the busiest days (because of consecutive holidays in autumn), so I think you were surprised to see so many people there (I also, actually). Touring with you at a beautiful day was fun and interesting to me. Thank you so much for having me as your guide. Please take care.
Alice B.
“Organized and educational ”
This review is for the first of full days we spent with Yoko. We were happy we did everything on our customized pre-planned itinerary. We were comfortable with the pace and the whole experience. She was always eager and accommodating with us stopping and taking pictures or her offering to take pictures of us.
Yoko I.
Thank you so much for posting another wonderful review, Alice! I really appreciate it. I’m glad to hear that you were comfortable with the whole experience. We had a slight rain on the first day, but I was glad that I could take you to the place you’d like to go and you got a beautiful souvenir. It was really nice meeting both of you. Thank you so much for having me as your guide.
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Hallo zusammen! Ich heiße Masahiro, aber meine Freunde nennen mich Masa. Nach meinem Studium in Tokio habe ich von 2006 bis 2013 in Wien gelebt. 2013 bin ich endgültig nach Japan zurückgekehrt. Während meiner Zeit in Wien habe ich die deutschsprachige Welt und ihre Kultur sehr intensiv kennengelernt. Heute möchte ich eine Brücke zwischen dem deutschsprachigen Raum und Japan sein – und genau deshalb arbeite ich als Reiseleiter. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass diese Aufgabe meine Lebensaufgabe geworden ist. Für mich ist ein Guide so etwas wie ein privater Diplomat. Er verbindet Menschen aus verschiedenen Ländern und Kulturen und hilft ihnen, einander besser zu verstehen. Ich habe bereits Erfahrung darin, meine Gäste durch viele verschiedene Orte in Japan zu führen, unter anderem durch: • Tokio • Kamakura( Kanagawa) • die Region um den Fuji • Kawagoe(Saitama) • Nikko(Tochigi) • Karuizawa (Nagano) • Kanazawa(Ishikawa) • Kyoto • Osaka • Kobe • Himeji • Nagasaki …und natürlich gibt es noch viele weitere Orte zu entdecken! Ich wohne heute in der Nähe von Tokio. Deshalb sind Touren in Tokio und der Umgebung für mich besonders gut machbar. Eine Reise macht das Leben bunt! Lassen Sie Ihren Alltagsstress hinter sich und genießen Sie entspannte Momente, neue Entdeckungen und interessante Begegnungen – vielleicht sogar den einen oder anderen kleinen Kulturschock. Ich freue mich sehr darauf, Sie auf Ihrer Reise durch Japan zu begleiten! Bis bald in Japan!
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Kaori S.
Kon-ni-chi-wa. Hello! I'm Kaori, having lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years since I got married to a photographer who lives here. Originally from Shizuoka prefecture which has Mt.Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. I took 2 working-holiday-visa stays in my younger days. One is in Toronto, Canada, and another is Australia touring by motorcycle. One year respectively. I love travel both international and domestic. I myself love travel freely. That's how I love helping individual travelers like you. Love nature, gardens, trekking, greenery, also anime. My favorite is taking you to the off-the-beaten tracks where I love and sharing my seasonal favorites. I'm happy to make tailor-made tours only for you (up to 4 people) upon your request. ・Half Day as you like (up to 4 hours) : 40,000 JPY ・Full Day as you like (up to 8 hours) : 64,000 JPY ・Extra hour over 8hours : 6,000 JPY/hour I often spend multiple days with the same group to accommodate itinerary for multi days by including my seasonal favorites. I often do Mt.Fuji or Hakone tour. In many cases, the locations are mixed up between Mt.Fuji Five Lakes area and Hakone area, which are not the same place. Please refer to the map I uploaded on gallery to check the sites you are interested in. Also my blogs will help your understanding both areas - "The location difference of Mt.Fuji (Fuji Five Lakes) and Hakone". As a national government licensed guide, I've got deep knowledge of Japanese culture and history. But more than that, I really enjoy talking about the way of life with people from different cultures. I'm quite an outgoing person, ( but organized well! ), easy to get along with anybody, including small kids to teenagers. Can't wait to see you soon!
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