About Tour Guide Itsumi S.

“A fun experience off the beaten path”

This tour was perfect for us. We have visited Japan before and we enjoy exploring local Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines tucked away in quieter residential neighborhoods, and that’s exactly what this tour delivered. Itsumi provided simple directions to reach the meeting point from our hotel using the Tokyo metro system. Itsumi was very friendly and did not try to overwhelm us with a lot of Japanese history unrelated to what we were seeing. This tour is not designed for first time visitors to Japan. First, you need to be able to navigate the Tokyo metro system to the meeting point. Second, you will not learn about Japan’s cultural or religious history; that is not the intent of the tour. There is also a lot of walking on this tour, which was not a problem for us but might be for others. Our only suggestion for improvement would be for Itsumi to research instructions for the return trip to visitors’ hotels from the end point of the tour. We were able to find our way back using Google Maps, but that could be something to provide ahead of time. Bottom line, we enjoyed our afternoon with Itsumi and would recommend this tour to those who, like us, are interested in smaller, quieter neighborhood temples.

Itsumi S.

(11 reviews)

Dear Nancy, I'm so glad you enjoyed this tour. It was a lovely afternoon visiting the temples beloved by the locals with you both. I apologize for the inadequate guidance on the way back to the hotel. I only considered using the bus, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I hope this tour will be a wonderful memory for both of you. It was a very wonderful memory for me as well. Thank you very much. Itsumi

“First discovering of Tokyo”

Itsumi is a charming person, driven by a genuine desire to share and promote Tokyo. We expected that she would be able to give us more explanations about how the city of Tokyo works. Unfortunately, her understanding of French leaves something to be desired. We are confident that, with time, this will improve.

Itsumi S.

(11 reviews)

Merci, André. J'étais ravie de passer un si bon moment avec vous tous. Je ferai de mon mieux avec mon français ! Itsumi

“un jour à Tokyo ”

il y a sans aucun doute un travail de préparation à notre rencontre , une prise en compte de nos demandes, des échanges par mail fréquents et précis mais cet ensemble n'a pas permis le jour J des échanges fructueux et dynamiques entre nous ce qui reste très regrettable et décevant. Le niveau de conversation en français comme ne anglais n étant pas suffisant

Itsumi S.

(11 reviews)

Je suis très reconnaissante d’avoir eu l’opportunité de visiter Tokyo Camii (mosquée). Sans cette visite, je n’aurais jamais passé de temps dans ce magnifique temple. Je n'aurais probablement pas cherché des restaurants halal et n'y aurais pas mangé. Un nouveau monde s’est ouvert. Merci beaucoup. Comment va votre père? S'il vous plaît, prenez soin de lui. Itsumi