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Nijo Castle in Kyoto
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Saitama
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Lake Kawaguchi, Fuji area
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Joined 2022
Yuka S.
4.91 / 5
(64 reviews)
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Available Areas
Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo (Living), Kamakura, Hakone, Yokohama, Mount Fuji
Languages
English, French, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
6 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!
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Highlights
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Food & Drink
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Day Trip
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Tokyo
4 hours
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.
Tokyo Exploration 4 hours or more
FROM$179/ per group
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Hakone
6 hours
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).
Exploring Hakone
FROM$292/ per group
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Tokyo
10 hours
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.
One-day Excursion to Mt. Fuji Area (from Tokyo)
FROM$299/ per group
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Kamakura
6 hours
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.
Exploring temples and Shrine in Kamakura
FROM$292/ per group
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Tokyo
4 hours
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.
Afternoon Tokyo Food Tour
FROM$162/ per group
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Tokyo
9 hrs 30 mins
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.
Excursion to Nikko World Heritage sites
FROM$227/ per group
Reviews
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Nahman E.
4 / 5
Sep 27, 2025
“A 8 days family trip to Japan ”
Yuka is a wonderful person, we contacted Yuka to put together a full itinerary for our family trip. We really liked the itinerary. Our only comment is that Yuka spoken English should improve and be more fluent.
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Yuka S.
Thank you for choosing my tours and your feedback. I'm glad that you liked the itinerary. I am happy to have trips with your family to Kyoto, Nara and Osaka. I will take online lessons to improve my English.
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Chris T.
5 / 5
Sep 8, 2025
“Excellent guide”
Yuka was punctual & provided photos to illustrate & enhance our understanding of the historical events that took place. She is fun & understanding of our requests. Great guide!
Yuka S.
Thank you for your great comment. it was nice meeting you and talking with your and your wife. I'm looking forward to seeing you again.
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Gerard G.
5 / 5
Jul 26, 2025
“Great tour”
Yuka was very friendly and punctual and was happy to adapt the tour itinerary at the last minute for us and arranged a driver too. Would highly recommend
Yuka S.
Thank you for choosing us, Gerard. And I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed the tour though it was a hot day. I'd like to express a lot of thanks to your family.
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