About Tour Guide Eriko N.

Hello everyone, Thank you for visiting my page. I am Eriko, a former student traveler, a mother of two adult sons, and an open-minded national licensed tour guide who has lived in Tokyo for almost 30 years.

I became interested in English language when I greeted a foreign teacher in English at my primary school for the first time. Then I longed for an expert who could command English like a flight attendant or an English interpreter. History was also intriguing. I therefore majored in Japanese history, minored in English language education, and worked as an English teacher at a high school and a preparatory school.

I had lived in Hong Kong for six years, enjoying parenting and cultural exchange. These experiences changed my perspective on Japan and inspired me to learn more about my country and English again so that I could share my knowledge about Japan with my friends. After coming back to Japan, I had served as a Tokyo Metropolitan volunteer tour guide for three years.

Since I obtained the national tour guide license, I have delivered many tours in TOKYO, NIKKO, HAKONE, KYOTO, NARA, HIROSHIMA and my hometown area including NAKASENDO. During tours, my clients often give me various and unexpected questions and share a lot of information about their countries, which has broadened my horizons and trained me to be a better guide. I have been grateful to them, and clearly realized this is my favorite and best job blending my childhood dream, interests, and pleasure.

There are a lot of things I enjoy such as traveling, meeting with people, appreciating art, photography, doing general things etc. Especially, I like art and traveling based on the itineraries I make on my own. I have explored over 20 countries so far, but experienced countless troubles and wasted traveling time. Local people always helped me, which is still heartwarming and priceless. However, from my experiences, having a tour guide and learning about Japan from them would be fine to make the most of your traveling time, which makes your travel much more colorful and unforgettable. And I'm here to assist you.

I am flexible about itineraries and arrange your tour to your preferences. I am very much pleased to make your travel special by sharing my experiences, knowledge, and love of all things Japanese with you.

Thank you very much for reading. I hope to see you in my tours!