Joined 2023
Tokiko T.
Available Areas
Kanagawa (Living), Tokyo, Kamakura, Yokohama
Languages
English, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
14 hours on average
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About Tour Guide Tokiko T.
Hi there!
I'm Tokiko. I'm from Kanagawa, Japan.
I am
*International sake sommelier / #国際唎酒師
*International nihonshu tutor / #国際日本酒講師
I'm passionated with Japanese culinary culture! I'm a professional sake instructor, so I can show you a cozy nice bar or restaurant, and introduce about Sake!
Important
Please send me a request before your booking
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Yokohama 1 day trip!
This tour is highly recommended for people staying in Tokyo and would like to see the other parts around Tokyo. Yokohama is only around 30min from central Tokyo by train, and there's full filled with the history of Japanese westernization. Please check it out!
Yokohama 1 day trip!
Sake tasting with an international Sake tutor around TOKYO station
I'm a Sake sommelier and international Sake lecturer. Do you have any plan to try Sake in Japan? If so, please consider of joining Sake tasting! I'll guide you and teach about Sake basic knowledge while Sake tasting. This experience is recommended for people who want to experience something more before or after your travel via Tokyo station!
Sake tasting with an international Sake tutor around TOKYO station
Reviews
Joyletha B.
“I had an AMAZING day with Toki-San!!!”
Toki-San was GREAT company! I can be pretty shy, especially in new environments, Toki knew just what to say to make me comfortable. She also highlighted some unspoken etiquette in Japan, which I really appreciated. We got to do so many fun activities and I’m glad I spent my day with her. If you’re conflicted please don’t be. You’ll miss out on a great opportunity. (She also takes a lot of great pictures) :)
Tokiko T.
Joy san, Thank you for your warm comment.I was so lucky to guide your first solo trip! Your word " don't wanna miss small thing" reminded How important to being not in rush in my life for me. You're so wonderful! I hope to see you again! (I think I should change my smartphone Lol Sorry about the quality of photo m(_ _)m)
Allan Z.
“Wonderful service from Toki-san”
I'm attending the JPCA show last week, from my previous experience, I found it was hard to communicate with many Japanese manufacturers as they can only speaks Japanese, this difficulty has caused some problem for me in having a effective meeting with the Japanese company in the show. I must to do something to make the most of my trip, with this thinking, I did an online search for a Japanese translator, GoWithGuide jumping out of the crowd, finally I communicated with Toki san, and She is very professional about her work, spent some time to make a research for the industry, and provide me some great help during the show for communication. She was very keen to learn the new things, and I think the being a translator at a trade show would be a very good expansion to the Guide business. Finally I want to give a huge thank you to Toki-san's great service. All the best.
Tokiko T.
Allan san, Thank you so much for your warm review. It was a great experience participating in the expo, different from the usual guides. Learning about an industry that I don't usually have anything to do with, especially helped me to appreciate the small details of everyday life. I hope that your business will be well connected with Japanese companies. If you come to Japan again, let's do a sake tasting together! Thank you for having me, again. Best regard, Toki
Chris O.
“Enjoyable, delicious, and informative!”
Tokiko-san was an excellent guide through the world of sake. She is very knowledgeable and welcoming, and had a lot to teach. The sake choices and pairings were excellent. The experience was well-paced. I'd recommend her tasting experience to anyone.
Tokiko T.
Chirs san, Thank you for your warm comment. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the tasting. I hope you'll have chances to have Sake in U.S.A. as well! Please let me know when you come back to Japan!
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