Joined 2024
Manabu M.
Available Areas
Fukuoka (Living)
Languages
English, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
16 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Manabu M.
Hi there! I'm Manabu , your personal guide ready to unveil the enchanting wonders of Japan through thoughtfully crafted tours suitable for travelers of all ages.
I am a 57 year old friendly guy living in Fukuoka city.
I grew up in Saitama prefecture, next to Tokyo and worked in Tokyo almost over 20 years and
Also worked in Osaka for 6 years, other than that I lived in Nagoya for 5 years and I have been around many major cities in Japan. But I assure you Hakata is the best place in Japan to visit and live, since you can visit Kyushu everywhere with stay in Fukuoka as hub and visit Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Oita , or Kagoshima , all of them are wonderful attractive places.
Kyushu is actually the origin of Japan in Japanese mythology, which generated the Japanese Shintoism in Takachiho Gorge. There are so many attractive places to see and so many fabulous foods to eat , fresh fish, beef, Motsunabe, Udon, and so many foods were generated from this region. I can introduce and explain a lots of stuff about here to you .
To talk about my career, I started to work at company Panasonic and after that , I walked on the career for Automotive component as sales working for American companies.
I had education at Meiji University majoring Business Administration and was exchanged to
University of Alberta in Canada. Though I walked in the field different from tourism, I was always aspired to talk about and promote Japan to foreign countries and people and wanted to be civil Ambassador for long time and became guide 2 years ago. I have guided Americans and so many foreigners globally and all of them have given me 5 star ratings, fortunately!
I can offer you the customized tour for you . I can listen to your hobby, things you want to do in Japan and accommodate your desire. Please come and see me. I can make your bucket list
empty after we see !!!
Important
I am flexible but need advanced info as regard to the location to visit .
I can guide you in Tokyo /Kanazawa/Kyoto/Hiroshima/Fukuoka/Kumanoto as long as you pay me transportation .
I live in Fukuoka Prefecture now
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Perfect day of Fukuoka -visit to fabulous garden and river cruise and Fukuoka Yatai experience
This would be the perfect tour to present the best fun of Fukuoka ! We will visit beautiful Japanese garden Yusentei garden and then get back to Hakata to visit Fukuoka's landmark Kushida shrine and Tochoji shrine with the tallest wooden Buddha statue! Then we will get on the cruise ship along the river to Hakata bay and the cruise comes with guide who will entertain us with songs and dances! After the boat, we will eat at Yatai restaurant and socialize with Japanese tourist as well.
Nanzoin -the world biggest Bronze Buddha ,stunning garden and Oasis of Fukuoka people , Ohori park
I will take you to the Nanzoin temple, which has the world biggest reclining buddha made of bronze, with the length of 41 meter and 11 meter height. This temple is known for the wealth promotion and bring you fortune, which is validated by the fact that master of the temple hit the 1 Mil dollar by lottery. The temple was built in 19th century . Then I will take you to the Fantastic Japanese garden Yusentei and Fukuoka people's home, Ohori park !
Learn and enjoy history of Fukuoka and its culture
This tour is designed to offer you to learn about deep and touchy story about history of Hakata and the famous monk Kukai who built Tochouji temple and the first Shogun Kuroda family and show you the temple that originated noodle Udon and Manju. I will also guide you to the Hakata guardian shrine of Kushida shrine and the parent shrine Sumiyoshi shrine that rules the 600 of Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan . I am sure you will be stunned learning deep history of Hakata¡
Fantastic marital tour in Fukuoka -Fukuoka view of town and Aquarium !
Experience magnificent view from top of Fukuoka tower , number 1 highest tower of 234 meter high ( as the tower at shoreside ) and 7th highest tower in Japan ! Then we will enjoy walk about if beautiful beach in front of the tower and take boat across Hakata bay to Umino Nakamichi Marital park and Aquarium . We will have fantastic time to enjoy the marine taste of Fukuoka !!
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