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Tour Guide - Makiko N.

Joined 2017

Makiko N.

4.88 / 5
(90 reviews)
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Available Areas

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

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Languages

English

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9 hours on average

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2 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 vancover image

Tokyo Private One-day Tour by a chartered van

Tokyo
7 hours

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.

FROM$408/ per group
Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered vancover image

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van

Tokyo
4 hours 30 min

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.

FROM$264/ per group
Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxicover image

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi

Nikko
7 hours

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.

FROM$451/ per group
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Kamakura One-day Highlight Tour

Kamakura
7 hours 30 min

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.

FROM$443/ per group
Hakone One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered vancover image

Hakone One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered van

Hakone
7 hours

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.

FROM$451/ per group

Reviews

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Coralie D.

5 / 5
Nov 15, 2023

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van

Tokyo
4 hours 30 min

“Wonderful guide”

We had a fantastic two days with Makiko - she was so efficient and helpful and informative. We will definitely recommend her to everyone who plans to travel to Japan. Having a wonderful guide made all the difference to our visit. Tokyo is a special place and Makiko was the icing on the cake!!

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Jamie S.

5 / 5
Sep 30, 2023

Tokyo Private Half-day Tour by a chartered van

Tokyo
4 hours 30 min

“Kamakura and Tokyo Tours”

The day after arriving in Japan we arranged to have a tour of Kamakura and the following day a half day tour of Tokyo. Both of these were with Makiko. Makiko was recommended to us. We found her to be very pleasant to spend time with. She is knowledgeable with regards to the sites we visited but also on the broader aspects of Japanese culture. She was accomodating to our particular needs. We visited some temples and shrines which were enhanced by the information provided by Makiko. We particularly enjoyed the soba noodle restaurant Makiko took us to. We arranged these tours as an introduction to our 2 weeks in Japan. We are now on our own to make the most of our holiday. Makiko has offered for us to sms if we have any further questions which crop up during our visit. I think this is over and above her commitment to us. I would very much recommend Makiko to guide others wishing to enhance their experience of Japan.

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Cory B.

5 / 5
Sep 2, 2023

Nikko One-day Highlight Tour by a chartered taxi

Nikko
7 hours

“Excellent guide”

Makiko was one of our best guides in Japan. Her English is excellent and she is very knowledgeable. I highly recommend her.

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