Joined 2022
Yuka S.
Available Areas
Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo (Living), Kamakura, Hakone, Yokohama, Mount Fuji
Languages
English, French, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
7 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Yuka S.
Hi, I'm Yuka. Welcome to Japan. As a national-licensed guide for about 20 years, I have visited lots of sightseeing places. I'm interested in history, nature, art, music, architecture. I'd like to take you to wonderful places such as old temples and shrines, modern cities, and beautiful areas in Japan. Please feel free to contact me and consult me about your planning itinerary and food restriction. Your interest will give you incredible experiences.
Important
I can guide you in Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone if you pay my tranportation fee.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Tokyo Exploration 4 hours or more
This tour is suitable for busy guests who have limited time for sightseeing in Tokyo and for guests who like to know details of histories and precise explanations of places and buildings. The planned itinerary includes historical, famous and beautiful places so that you will have unforgettable experiences. It is possible to extend more hours after one hour break.
Exploring Hakone
Hakone is one of the famous popular hot spring resorts in Japan, that is not far from Tokyo. You enjoy Hakone's beautiful nature including Lake Ashi, valleys and mountains. For your extended tour, it is possible to soak yourselves and relax in a natural hot spring bath "Onsen." It's convenient and efficient to take the Ashi cruise, ropeway, cable car, mountain train and bus with Hakone one-day Pass (5000JPY).
One-day Excursion to Mt. Fuji Area (from Tokyo)
Mt. Fuji, Five Lakes and Oshino Hakkai are registered as UNESCO's World Heritage sites. In this tour, you can be relaxed in the beautiful nature in Fuji area, enjoy views from Lake Kawaguchi, and take pictures of Mt. Fuji and the red pagoda together at Asakura Sengen Shrine. The view of Mt. Fuji is fantastic if the weather permits.
Exploring temples and Shrine in Kamakura
Kamakura is adorable with a lot of old temples and shrines. You can enjoy seeing old structures, gardens, flowers every season and strolling around the town in the countryside. It is located west of Tokyo and accessible by train only for 40 minutes. You can learn Japanese cultural aspects a lot there.
Afternoon Tokyo Food Tour
Entering a Japanese drinking place is quite a experience. You will be accompanied to one of popular Izakaya in Tokyo. They have reasonable tasty food and drinks. Before drinking, it is good to see nightlife in Shinjuku, and walk in Shibuya or Harajuku areas in the evening and enjoy window shopping. This is a customized tour. You can choose 2 or 3 sightseeing places and an restaurant area. In the example itinerary Shinjuku is mentioned, but you can go to another big town for dinner.
Excursion to Nikko World Heritage sites
Nikko, located 99miles north of Tokyo, is accessible from Asakusa by Tobu express SPACIA, taking 1 hour and 50 minutes. The town is famous for Toshogu Shrine, where the first Shogun of Edo period is enshrined. The structures with 5000 sculptures are fabulous to see. You can visit also his tomb on top of the hill. Toshogu, Rinnoji Temple, Daiyuin Shrine and Futarasan Shrine are all registered as UNESCO's World Heritage sites. Let's enjoy visiting them and walking to Narabi Jizo along Daiya river.
Reviews
Laura P.
“Yuka, the perfect guide!”
We spent a perfect day going to Kamakura and exploring shrines and temples with Yuka as our guide. Her knowledge of the town, the subject matter and her command of English made the day completely enjoyable!
Yuka S.
Thank you for joining Kamakura tour and your kind fomments. It was fine in the morning, but became rainy and colder arourd noon. You must be tired walking in the rain. But I'm happy you enjoyed it.
Kathryn S.
“Thank you ”
Hi Yuka, Thank you for a fantastic day, we thoroughly enjoyed our time with you and you were very professional and informative.
Yuka S.
Thank you for your comment. I'm happy to hear you had a good day. My allergy sometimes depressed me though I tried best. I appreciate kindness of you two.
Margo H.
“Odawara Tour ”
We had a great experience working with Yuka to arrange a custom tour from Tokyo to Odawara Castle. She was incredibly helpful in organizing all the details, including our bullet train ride, making the entire process smoothly. The tour itself was fantastic! We learned so much about the history of Odawara Castle and truly enjoyed exploring the Samurai Museum, where we saw fascinating displays of samurai armor. It was a well-planned and enjoyable tour, and we appreciate Yuka’s effort in making it such a great experience. Thank you, Yuka!
Yuka S.
Thank you for your good comments. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Odawara Castle and views from the top of donjon with you. I'm happy to talk with you two and you had an experience of the bullet train ride.
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