About Tour Guide Eiji K.

Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens & Chiran Peace Museum with private car

Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens & Chiran Peace Museum with private car

Let's visit Chiran, the peaceful southern town in Kagoshima, for the famous Samurai gardens and Peace museum! At Samurai residence gardens, you can enjoy strolling around the variety of Japanese gardens preserved from Edo period(1600s-1800s). At Peace museum, you can learn about Kamikaze pilots in Chiran during WW2. The exhibits include the photographs of 1306 pilots. On the way back to the starting point, we will stop at Bakken hill for the panoramic view of Mt. Kaimon and tea terraces.

Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens & Chiran Peace Museum with private car

Miyazaki Highlights - Private tour with guide's car

A tailor-made English-speaking private tour by car in Miyazaki, just for you. Miyazaki, located at the southernmost of Kyushu is known as “Hinata of Nippon”, translated as “Sunny place of Japan” by its longest sunlight times of the country. Let's explore Miyazaki to the fullest for its unique nature, culture and history!!

Miyazaki Highlights - Private tour with guide's car

Kagoshima Culture Tour - Miyama pottery village & Satsuma Kiriko glassworks

Because Kagoshima is the southernmost prefecture of Japan except for Okinawa, the region has been open toward the south and the west outside of the country and accepted different culture from oversea since long ago. That’s why a variety of unique culture was developed in Kagoshima, and the craftsmen and the artisans of the region have been conserving their traditions for generations. Why don't you take a glimpse of the unique culture while you are Kagoshima!!

Kagoshima Culture Tour - Miyama pottery village & Satsuma Kiriko glassworks

3 hrs 30 mins

Inohae Valley Therapy Hike in Miyazaki

Located an hour drive from Miyazaki downtown, Inohae valley is a hidden spot for “forest bathing” by walking on a trail along a river and up through rows of evergreen oaks. The valley is also known as a treasure trove of mosses, 300 of the 1.800 species that grow in Japan can be found here, as well as the endemic wild wife to Japan such as reptiles, amphibians, and birds. Let's enjoy hiking and forest bathing at the valley for taking a breather from the bustling town!!

Inohae Valley Therapy Hike in Miyazaki

FROM$113/ per group

Kagoshima Crane Watching Tour (Nov. - Feb.)

Let's visit Izumi town, located at the west side of Kagoshima prefecture, where is a well-known area for the biggest migration of cranes in Japan. The number of the migratory cranes can be over 10.000 at the peak in January. Even if you are not a birder, it’s a must-see symbolic thing in winter in Kagoshima!!

Kagoshima Crane Watching Tour (Nov. - Feb.)

Kagoshima Highlights - Sakurajima exploring & Sengan-en garden strolling

Easy to start from Marine Port Kagoshima and the downtown, Kagoshima Highlights include 2 must-go destinations in the area. At Sakurajima, you can feel up the active volcano close and enjoy the foot bath for refreshing. Hop on a ferry and you will get there in 15 minutes!! Visit Sengan-en garden, well-conserved feudal lord's garden from Edo period (1600s-1800s) for the great view of Sakurajima and the unique history and culture of the area. Let's enjoy Kagoshima to the fullest together!!

Kagoshima Highlights - Sakurajima exploring & Sengan-en garden strolling

Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens & Chiran Peace Museum with private car

Let's visit Chiran, the peaceful southern town in Kagoshima, for the famous Samurai gardens and Peace museum! At Samurai residence gardens, you can enjoy strolling around the variety of Japanese gardens preserved from Edo period(1600s-1800s). At Peace museum, you can learn about Kamikaze pilots in Chiran during WW2. The exhibits include the photographs of 1306 pilots. On the way back to the starting point, we will stop at Bakken hill for the panoramic view of Mt. Kaimon and tea terraces.

Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens & Chiran Peace Museum with private car

Miyazaki Highlights - Private tour with guide's car

A tailor-made English-speaking private tour by car in Miyazaki, just for you. Miyazaki, located at the southernmost of Kyushu is known as “Hinata of Nippon”, translated as “Sunny place of Japan” by its longest sunlight times of the country. Let's explore Miyazaki to the fullest for its unique nature, culture and history!!

Miyazaki Highlights - Private tour with guide's car

Kagoshima Culture Tour - Miyama pottery village & Satsuma Kiriko glassworks

Because Kagoshima is the southernmost prefecture of Japan except for Okinawa, the region has been open toward the south and the west outside of the country and accepted different culture from oversea since long ago. That’s why a variety of unique culture was developed in Kagoshima, and the craftsmen and the artisans of the region have been conserving their traditions for generations. Why don't you take a glimpse of the unique culture while you are Kagoshima!!

Kagoshima Culture Tour - Miyama pottery village & Satsuma Kiriko glassworks

3 hrs 30 mins

Inohae Valley Therapy Hike in Miyazaki

Located an hour drive from Miyazaki downtown, Inohae valley is a hidden spot for “forest bathing” by walking on a trail along a river and up through rows of evergreen oaks. The valley is also known as a treasure trove of mosses, 300 of the 1.800 species that grow in Japan can be found here, as well as the endemic wild wife to Japan such as reptiles, amphibians, and birds. Let's enjoy hiking and forest bathing at the valley for taking a breather from the bustling town!!

Inohae Valley Therapy Hike in Miyazaki

FROM$113/ per group

Kagoshima Crane Watching Tour (Nov. - Feb.)

Let's visit Izumi town, located at the west side of Kagoshima prefecture, where is a well-known area for the biggest migration of cranes in Japan. The number of the migratory cranes can be over 10.000 at the peak in January. Even if you are not a birder, it’s a must-see symbolic thing in winter in Kagoshima!!

Kagoshima Crane Watching Tour (Nov. - Feb.)

Reviews

Lisa O.

5 / 5

May 14, 2026

Miyazaki Private Tour for Lisa & Mark

May 14, 2026

8 hours 30 mins

Customized

“Highly recommended tour and guide ”

We had a wonderful day with Eiji. A well travelled local, Eiji was warm and friendly, a fantastic communicator, flexible, and highly knowledgeable about the area. We especially appreciated his insights into the places we visited.

Eiji K.

Thank you for coming to my tour in Miyazaki, Lisa. Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour a lot. I was so glad that you chose Miyazaki as one of your destinations and even found the moss laboratory :) Hope you will come back to Japan again and explore the country more. Arigato!

Melinda C.

5 / 5

May 2, 2026

Kagoshima Highlights - Sakurajima exploring & Sengan-en garden strolling

May 2, 2026

6 hours 30 mins

“Great experience with Eiji”

Had a wonderful time in Kagoshima with Eiji - going via ferry to see Sakurajima, going to the Observatory and enjoying a foot bath in the warm waters. Spent some time in Sengan-en followed by a brief tour in the Satsuma Kiriko Glassworks factory..

Eiji K.

Thank you for coming to the tour, Melinda. Very happy to hear that you enjoyed it a lot. I also enjoyed sharing our time together. Hope you will come to Japan again for exploring more! Eiji

Clayton K.

5 / 5

Apr 29, 2026

Kagoshima Culture Tour - Miyama pottery village & Satsuma Kiriko glassworks

Apr 29, 2026