Joined 2017
Yasuhiko I.
Available Areas
Fukuoka (Living)
Languages
English, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
6 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Yasuhiko I.
Hi! My name is Yasuhiko Ikeda, please call me "Yasu", meaning "hello" in Greek. After I worked in an electric company in Japan, I became a professional guide to introduce my town, my country.
After Covid-19, tourism is back! you may want to have more private experiences like no other people had before. Then, my home, Fukuoka, has a lot to show you around. So many nice places, cultures, and nice local people with delicious local foods.
I like sports, climbing, running etc. I also like to visit temples and shrines. I am also an active backpacker, (have been to 50+ countries mostly in Asia and Europe over 30 years) So, I suppose I know well about where you would like to visit. :) I have never lived outside of Japan, however, you may also feel better that my speaking English is not typical Japanese "flat" intonation.
Where you would like to go, I will be there with you! I am looking forward to inquiry.
-Yasu
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Escort & information service at Fukuoka Airport
When you arrive a strange place for you, you may feel a bit anxious how to reach your accommodation tonight... How far? Where it is? How to get there? Any public transportation? Then I will be there for you! I will be waiting for you right after the immigration, and will go together to your accommodation as you inform me in advance. You will be free from the frustration to your destination!
Trek to a Secret Vantage Point (Moji, Fukuoka Pref.)
Will visit a very panoramic viewing spot at the north edge of Kyushu island. This is not known for foreign tourists at all, but just 30 minutes walk to a hill, about 360m altitude, amazing view with a comfortable wind. You will find yourself that it is really worth taking a walk. From the hill, you will be able to see my small home town and how north edge of Kyushu land finishes.
Reviews
“Kind and Helpfull”
I warmly recommend Yasuhiko. He was able to help with the cultural change arriving in Japan. He accomplished the task with friendliness and efficacy. He was an important step to make our arrival smooth.
Yasuhiko I.
Rene san, thank you very much to you, too. I was so happy to be your helping hand. Please enjoy your stay in Japan. Yasu
“Polite, responsive and extremely well prepared. ”
We had a wonderful tour of the canals of Yanagawa city with Yasuhiko. What was the most remarkable aspect of this tour was his flexibility to meet our desire to spend an easygoing, close to nature day at the tail end of a long trip. He was extremely polite, knowledgeable, responsive and well prepared. We strongly recommend him to anyone considering a visit to Fukuoko.
Yasuhiko I.
Ahmet-san thank you very much for taking your time for reviewing. And thank you very much for your compliment. It is overwhelming. I am very happy you enjoyed the tour, I was happy to be your guide, too. Please come back to Hapan to enjoy another aspect of Japan. I would be very happy to be your guide again then. -Yasu
Stephanie I.
Beppu Hot Spring and Kujyu-Aso great nature tour (27-29 August 2024)
Customized
“Great Nature Tour”
It was a great time with Yasu. He is a very pleasant companion, flexible, open-minded, good-humored, a very good hiker and driver, reliable and interested. We are very grateful for the impressions we shared together. We can definitely recommend a trip with Yasu!
Yasuhiko I.
Stephanie, thank you very much for your compliment. It was also a great moment to go around Kujyu and Aso area with your family. I am so happy that you enjoyed the trip. On behalf of Japan Weather Association, I would say sorry for the typhoon attack. :) Thank you very much again!! Vielen Dank. -Yasu
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