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Sensoji temple

Imperial Palace

Torii gate at Meiji Shrine

Tokyo Tower

Hamarikyu Garden

Hamarikyu garden

Azalea in Nezu shrine

Nezu museum

Soba resutaurant in Kamakura

Crape at Takeshita Street

Tsukiji Market

Hydrangea at Hase temple at Kamakura

Toshogu Shrine, Nikko

Daiya river, Nikko

Asahi Beer Headquarters and Sky Tree

Kabukiza Theatre

Sanno Inari Shrine

Green tea at Hamarikyu Garden

Sumida river water bus

Takeshita Street

Sushi

Sake, Japanese rice wine

Cherry Brossoms in Ueno park

Cherry Blossoms

Joined 2017

Makiko N.

4.89 / 5

(97 reviews)

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Available Areas

Tokyo (Living), Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko, Yokohama

Languages

English

Response Time

12 hours on average

Availability Updated

5 days ago

About Tour Guide Makiko N.

I am Makiko. I was born in Tokyo and I've lived here my whole life. I therefore know a lot about Tokyo and the surrounding areas. Tokyo has various kinds of charms of both traditional and modern aspects. I would like to show you the best parts of our exciting city.

I am a National licensed tour guide in English. I am an open-minded, sociable and thoughtful person. I really enjoy meeting people from other countries to share our cultures. I have experience in hosting students and interacting with people from across the world.

I studied a flower arrangement course in the UK and have been teaching flower arrangement for many years. I have experience in Japanese style flower arrangement and tea ceremony. I love flowers and plants and enjoy visiting gardens. I like traveling (more than 30 countries) and watching films. I love cooking, eating and drinking. I am foodie and am qualified as a sake sommelier and a wine expert. I can introduce you Tokyo's diverse food culture.

I am flexible about destinations and can arrange the tour according to your requests. I try hard to make your stay in Japan very special and memorable. Let's explore our beautiful and unique country together.

I am very much looking forward to meeting you!

*Please send a message to confirm my availability BEFORE booking, thank you.

*I do a tour within 6 people.

Qualification:

JSA Sake Diploma International

JSA Wine Expert

SSI International Kikisake-shi (sake sommelier)

Important

Please send a message BEFORE booking to confirm my availability and discuss the detail.

Please check my availability BEFORE sending a message to avoid unnecessary correspondence.

Tours

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

Tokyo Private One-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Tokyo is a beautiful, unique and exciting city. It has various kinds of charms of both traditional and modern aspects. This is a customized tour just for you. I listed popular places to visit below. Please let me know 3 - 4 places you would like to visit. I will make your itinerary and I may suggest some places that you might be interested in. A tour is by a chartered van with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Tokyo Private One-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

FROM$497/ per group

Tokyo

4 hours

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Tokyo is a beautiful, unique and exciting city. It has various kinds of charms of both traditional and modern aspects. This is a customized tour just for you. I listed popular places to visit below. Please let me know 2 places you would like to visit. I will make your itinerary and I may suggest some places that you might be interested in. A tour is by a chartered van with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

FROM$310/ per group

Nikko

7 hours

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi (additional fee)

Nikko is best known for its vast and rich nature as well as many famous sightseeing spots, including historical shrines and temples which are registered as World Heritage sites. As Nikko used to be the sacred land of mountain worship, many people visit the place for its distinctive mystical atmosphere. A tour is by a chartered taxi with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi (additional fee)

FROM$568/ per group

Kamakura

7 hrs 30 mins

Kamakura One-day Highlight Tour

Kamakura is one of the most popular tourist destination from Tokyo. Kamakura was prospered as Japan's first feudal capital (from 1185 to 1333). There are many temples, shrines and other historical places. We visit some of the most popular places in Kamakura.

Kamakura One-day Highlight Tour

FROM$553/ per group

Hakone

7 hours

Hakone One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Hakone is one of the most popular destination from Tokyo with rich nature, hot spring, historical spots and interesting museums. You can enjoy the great nature and culture. You may be able to see Mt. Fuji if the weather is good. The places I listed in an itinerary are popular places for the first visitors. I will make an itinerary according to your interest. A tour is by a chartered van with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Hakone One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

FROM$568/ per group

Tokyo

7 hours

Tokyo Private One-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Tokyo is a beautiful, unique and exciting city. It has various kinds of charms of both traditional and modern aspects. This is a customized tour just for you. I listed popular places to visit below. Please let me know 3 - 4 places you would like to visit. I will make your itinerary and I may suggest some places that you might be interested in. A tour is by a chartered van with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Tokyo Private One-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

FROM$497/ per group

Tokyo

4 hours

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Tokyo is a beautiful, unique and exciting city. It has various kinds of charms of both traditional and modern aspects. This is a customized tour just for you. I listed popular places to visit below. Please let me know 2 places you would like to visit. I will make your itinerary and I may suggest some places that you might be interested in. A tour is by a chartered van with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

FROM$310/ per group

Nikko

7 hours

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi (additional fee)

Nikko is best known for its vast and rich nature as well as many famous sightseeing spots, including historical shrines and temples which are registered as World Heritage sites. As Nikko used to be the sacred land of mountain worship, many people visit the place for its distinctive mystical atmosphere. A tour is by a chartered taxi with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi (additional fee)

FROM$568/ per group

Kamakura

7 hrs 30 mins

Kamakura One-day Highlight Tour

Kamakura is one of the most popular tourist destination from Tokyo. Kamakura was prospered as Japan's first feudal capital (from 1185 to 1333). There are many temples, shrines and other historical places. We visit some of the most popular places in Kamakura.

Kamakura One-day Highlight Tour

FROM$553/ per group

Hakone

7 hours

Hakone One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Hakone is one of the most popular destination from Tokyo with rich nature, hot spring, historical spots and interesting museums. You can enjoy the great nature and culture. You may be able to see Mt. Fuji if the weather is good. The places I listed in an itinerary are popular places for the first visitors. I will make an itinerary according to your interest. A tour is by a chartered van with a driver. Please refer to "What's not included" for the price.

Hakone One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

FROM$568/ per group

Reviews

Lisa S.

5 / 5

Jan 21, 2026

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi (additional fee)

Jan 21, 2026

Nikko

7 hours

“Might One-day Tour by chartered taxi”

Makiko helped us see a lot of Nikko in a day. She was very pleasant to spend the day with. Her English was great. She was accommodating as we switched the starting time around. Makiko was quite knowledgeable and happy to share that knowledge with us. She recommended a lovely lunch spot.

Barbara B.

5 / 5

Nov 10, 2025

Tokyo Private One-day Tour by a chartered van (additional fee)

Nov 10, 2025

Tokyo

7 hours

“Tokyo discovery with Makiko”

Makiko is a very experienced, knowledgeable and friendly guide who created two wonderful full-day tours in Tokyo for us. Her forte is adapting her itineraries to her clients’ wishes and interests. Having a competent driver with an immaculately clean van who accompanies Makiko on all her tours has proven to be a great advantage as we could decide very spontaneously how to proceed with the program - particularly during a spot of heavy rain at Meiji Shrine, when the driver picked us up right outside the sight. Thanks for two lovely days! Barbara and Werner

Makiko N.

Thank you very much for a wonderful review! Glad to hear you enjoyed 2 days with me. I had a lovely time with both of you. Have a fantastic time for the rest of your stay in Japan. Hope to see you again! Makiko

Thomas C.

5 / 5

Nov 7, 2025

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi (additional fee)

Nov 7, 2025

Nikko

7 hours

“Great day in Nikko with knowledgeable and charming guide!”

We had an amazing day in Nikko, with a most charming, knowledgeable and competent guide. Nikko’s UNESCO World Heritage sites in the autumn are impressive, but Makiko made our tour most memorable not just with her knowledge about the sites and gardens visited, but also with her background on Japanese history and culture - Ikebana, sake, wines. Having traveled widely, we could share common experiences, and on top of being a good sport, hitting it off immediately with an ‘elderly’ Swiss couple, her English is excellent!

Makiko N.

Thank you very much for a wonderful review! So happy to hear you enjoyed my tour in Nikko. I had such a lovely time with both of you. Have a great time for the rest of your stay in Japan. Please come back in a different season. Hope to see you again! Makiko