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Yamagata Private Tour - Shinjo Station
Shinjo Station
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Sign of the Mogami River
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Torii Gate to Yamuki Cliff
Yamagata Private Tour - The Nitta River
The Nitta River
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Paddy Field
Yamagata Private Tour - Sekiunji Temple(Buddhism,Soto Sect)
Sekiunji Temple(Buddhism,Soto Sect)
Yamagata Private Tour - Sekiunji Temple(Buddhism,Soto Sect)
Sekiunji Temple(Buddhism,Soto Sect)
Yamagata Private Tour - Gate to Sekiunji Temple(Buddhism,Soto Sect)
Gate to Sekiunji Temple(Buddhism,Soto Sect)
Yamagata Private Tour - Matsuo Basho (Haiku Master,Edo Period)
Matsuo Basho (Haiku Master,Edo Period)
Yamagata Private Tour - The Mogami  River
The Mogami River
Yamagata Private Tour - Torii Gate to Local Shrine
Torii Gate to Local Shrine
Yamagata Private Tour - Shinjo Festival Float
Shinjo Festival Float
Yamagata Private Tour - Mogami Experience Hall
Mogami Experience Hall
Yamagata Private Tour - Once-upon-a-time in Shinjo(my book)
Once-upon-a-time in Shinjo(my book)
Yamagata Private Tour - Shinjo Manga Comics Museum
Shinjo Manga Comics Museum
Yamagata Private Tour - Yamuki Cliff
Yamuki Cliff
Yamagata Private Tour - Sedar Forest
Sedar Forest
Yamagata Private Tour - Local Shrine
Local Shrine
Yamagata Private Tour - Paddy Field
Paddy Field
Yamagata Private Tour - Paddy  Field and The Blue Sky
Paddy Field and The Blue Sky
Tour Guide - Kuniaki S.

Joined 2017

Kuniaki S.

4.88 / 5
(8 reviews)
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Available Areas

Yamagata (Living)

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Languages

English

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3 hours on average

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About Tour Guide Kuniaki S.

I've been involved in English education at public junior high school and prefectural board of education for more than 40 years as a teacher, teachers' consultant and a principal.Now retired, I’m very interested in introducing many places of historical interest and scenic beauty in my hometown to international visitors to Japan.My motto in life is ”once-in-a-lifetime encounter”. I'm more than happy to help make your trip the most impressive one.

Why don't you get off the beaten track and visit Shinjo and Mogami regions? Shinjo City is now world-famous for its Shinjo Festival, registered by UNESCO as an Intangible World Cultural Heritage, December in 2016. I’m sure that you can definitely enjoy both the festival and the subtle harmony between man and nature in this area.

Important

I'm available from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday through Saturday.


Transportation fee and lunch of you and a guide will be paid by the customer.

If you book me before making inquiries, please note that you may be requested to pay extra guide fee for hotel pickup (about 5,000 yen) depending on the location. So, please ask me first.

Tours

All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!

Categories

Art, Culture, & Historical
Art, Culture, & Historical
Nature & Outdoor
Nature & Outdoor
Shore Excursion
Shore Excursion

Reviews

Fantastic Sakata tour

Very punctual, he waited for us on the square where the ship docked. Mr. Kuniaki and his wife were very kind from the start, giving us a small souvenir that we really appreciated, then Mr. Kuniaki began the tour without his wife. We managed to do everything that was planned, the taxi drivers he booked for the transfers were part of the visit and were very funny. He also showed us non-tourist places that we really appreciated. Very competent in explaining the history of the places visited, excellent and local lunch he booked for us. In the little time we had he made sure that the visit to Sakata was special. If we would return to Sakata he told us he will be our guide again. Thanks Pure Water!!!

Daniele L.

Kuniaki S.

Hi, Daniele and Elena. Thank you so much for the amazing review, which I didn't expect this much. I highly appreciate your wonderful feedback on our tour. I'm more than happy indeed to have been able to show you around all the destinations you both take a special interest in. What made this one-day tour so special was a visit to the Sixteen Buddha Statues along the Sea of Japan! In the little rain, which added another extraordinary value to all the surrounding landscape, we savored every single moment of our stay there. I will never forget your smiling faces that by all means made both the Sakata locals and tourists very cheerful and comfortable! From now on I could embrace all the good memories shared with you anytime anywhere looking at the photos you kindly emailed me right after our journey. You should come back to Yamagata once again to simply delve into another unbeaten track of Mysterious Dreamland, Japan. I do hope that our paths will surely cross again in the VERY near future! Kuniaki / Pure Water

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