Tour guide in Kyoto Toshitake S.

Kyoto, Japan

Japanese, English

Tours Delivered,
Since Sep 9, 2018

13.0

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I'm Toshitake S., your private tour guide in Kyoto

Guide #18120

4.9 (126)

Would you like to have an awesome time with friendly, knowledgeable local guide in Japan? It also comes with cool photos. . . If so, your guide must be Toshi!!!! Who is he? Hello, there!My name is Toshi, I grew up in Japan. I am a professional guide/photographer. I take photos for magazines, national TV, air line and fun! In 2013, I was assigned to take pictures in New Zealand for 2 months fully sponsored by Air line company. In 2014 and 15, I worked as a professional guide in New Zealand. Winter of 2016, I worked as a photographer/guide for Niseko Photography and Guiding. Since then, I have been showing around Japan to my clients from all over the world! Aa a guide, I guided more than 1000 people for the last 3 years from all over the world. I love traveling and meeting people, am super friendly, easy going and open minded! I can show you from Japanese traditional temples, gardens, etc. . to hidden alley, Japanese art scene, hipster cafe, sake bar, Izakaya where locals hang out! You name it! My tour is your tour, you tell me what you want to experience and I will make you happy in my backyard! If you want, I can take pictures of you with my DSLR camera during the tour and will send them to you after the tour. Trust me, these photos are great!!!haha I believe pictures with people are always better than just landscape ones. The professional photography service is included to the tour price already! Drivers license First Aid certificate TOEIC 900 N/A

Delivers tours starting at

  • Kyoto

  • Osaka

  • Nara

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4.9

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126 reviews

  • Janet N.
    May 2026

    Toshitake was a great guide. We had to adjust our schedule and he was very accommodating. He is very knowledgeable on the Japanese culture. We highly recommend his tour.

  • Kara M.
    May 2026

    Wonderful guide, easy to understand, very knowledgeable, makes the most of your time and takes wonderful family photos for you along the way! Can’t imagine any guide being better!

  • Sheri R.
    May 2026

    We had a wonderful day touring Nara with Toshi. He was well organized and toured us through Nara very efficiently. He is very personable and the wonderful photos were a great bonus. Thank you, Toshi, for a great day!

  • Jeffrey K.
    May 2026

    We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Toshi. We found him to be engaging and informative about the history of the places we visited. He took us to a temple that literally blew our minds. Most interesting place we have ever been to. He is also a top photographer and gave us lovely professional pictures of our visit. Thank you Toshi. Jeff & Marcia