Joined 2017
Hiromi Y.
Available Areas
Tokyo (Living)
Languages
English, Japanese
Response Time
6 hours on average
Availability Updated
2 days ago
About Tour Guide Hiromi Y.
Hi, I am Hiromi, a National licensed guide in English. I studied in England and U.S. during my 20s and 30s. I graduated college in NY. While I lived in overseas and experiencing different culture, I had chances to look at Japanese culture from the outside. And I realized its richness and uniqueness. Experiencing different culture was like discovering my own culture.
I live west part of Tokyo with my husband. Whenever we have time we like traveling. Also I have been practicing tea gathering (tea ceremony) about 10 years.
In Tokyo, there exist traditional culture as well as pop culture. There are so many places I would like to show you.
It’s my pleasure to introduce you exquisite part of Tokyo. Let’ enjoy exploring TOKYO with me! I’m looking forward to sharing memorable experience with you.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Experience a Tea Ceremony & Japanese Garden
In this tour, I take you to my favorite Japanese Garden; Koishikawa Korakuen created in 1629. This beautiful garden represents 4 different sceneries; river, mountain, countryside, ocean as you walk around the central pond. After that we move to the place for tea ceremony. Tea master prepares tea by highly stylized manner called 'Temae'. You enjoy Japanese sweet and tea in a very settled atmosphere. You will learn the the history of tea ceremony, experience Japanese aesthetics influenced by Zen.
Exploring Tokyo : Half Day customized tour
Tokyo has mixture elements of distinctive traditional Japanese culture and the elements caused by rapid modernization. There are many places where you find unique Tokyo and exquisite Japanese culture. This tour is half-day customized tour for you. I will coordinate the tour according to your interests or the places you would like to go. Please choose 3,4 places from the list. Or please let me know the places you would like to go.
Tokyo, loved by People
This tour showcases six popular destinations that have been favorites among customers: Koishikawa Koraku Japanese Garden, Asakusa, Tsukiji, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Ginza, and Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Tokyo beautifully blends traditional Japanese culture with the striking sights of rapid modernization, offering numerous locations where you can experience the city’s unique charm!
Explore two breathtaking Japanese gardens
On this tour, I’ll guide you through two of my favorite gardens. The first is Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, where a stroll around the central pond reveals four beautiul landscapes: a river, a mountain, countryside, and the ocean. The second is Rikugien Garden, renowned as the 'Garden of Japanese Classic Poems' . Both gardens, created by influential feudal lords of the Edo Period (1603-1868). Those gardens provide a serene experience while offering a glimpse into Japanese history and culture.
Reviews
Nick W.
“A lovely introduction to Tokyo”
Hiromi was a very helpful and informative guide. She customised our half-day tour to include sights that had been recommended to us, and gave us a wonderful introduction to Tokyo and Japanese culture. We would highly recommend Hiromi!
Hiromi Y.
Thank you very much for writing very nice review! It was sweet memory for me too, to see the cherry blossoms with kind and thoughtful couple. Thank you very much for taking my tour :)
Katherine L.
“Tea Ceremony”
Excellent tour guide very polite and spoke English well. The whole tour was relaxing and zen. The garden was lovely, the tea ceremony was very informative. We even got to participate in the tea ceremony. Thank you
Hiromi Y.
Hello,Katherine Thank you very much for writing very good review. 2 of you have very open minded to Japanese culture and I also enjoyed having very peaceful and relaxing time with you. Hope you come to Japan again! Thank you :)
Karen W.
“Experiencing the tea ceremony was very enjoyable and relaxing.”
Hiromi went above and beyond to provide a very interesting and enjoyable experience. She took care to make sure I was always comfortable. I highly recommend this tour!
Hiromi Y.
Thank you very much for writing very nice review. Eventhough it was a very hot day, your smile encouraged me to complete the tour. I really enjoyed the peaceful and confortable time we spent together. Thank you for being as my customer :)
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