1 Day_Best of Kyoto or Nara or Osaka with Kyoto-born native guide

We have been working with Ayumi four weeks, coming up with an itinerary. At the last minute, we changed directions and she was able to come up with a totally new itinerary the day before that was terrific. She really heard what we were interested in seeing and made it happen. One of our best days in our two weeks stay in Japan.

Ayumi was highly knowledgeable about every aspect of our two tours. She communicated information in perfect English with great enthusiasm . We could not have been happier!

Ayumi is an exceptional guide!! Incredibly professional, organized, efficient and fun and she will customize a perfect tour for you. You will not find a better guide!! Can’t recommend her enough!!

Ayumi was a perfect guide for our first visit to Kyoto. Her local knowledge and pride in her city is impressive. She not only shares Kyoto’s amazing history, but also the subtle cultural nuances of both past and the present. She adapted her tour throughout the day to focus on the things we were most interested in. She is very energetic, but happily modified her pace for our comfort. Her ability to show her guests things they would otherwise miss, such as the depth of beauty of a garden viewed from different perspectives or a local shrine without tourists, is wonderful. When we visited sites of importance, her stories brought you back to that era, helping you feel like a guest from that time: not just the larger context of history, but the smaller details of life. We will return to Kyoto one day, and another tour with Ayumi will be a joy to look forward to.

We spent the day with a lovely, local tour guide named Ayumi. ❤️ Arashiyana Bamboo Forest ❤️ Kinkaku-ji Buddhist Temple aka Golden Temple ❤️ Ton Katsu JuJu for lunch ❤️ Daitoku-ji Temple ~ Ayumi taught us the difference between the original Japanese Shinto belief versus the incoming Buddisum beliefs and how they blend. ❤️ SBUX Kyoto Karasuma Rokkaku ~ downtown location that offers an incredible view of historic Rokkakudo Temple = fusion of old Kyoto & new! ❤️ Nishiki Market ~ aka Kyoto's Kitchen 400-year-old covered market that spans 400 meters! 100 vendors selling traditional street food, fresh seafood, skewers, & souvenirs.

We spent half a day in Nara with Ayumi. She knows the area well. Was able to help navigate transit to and from and to the extent possible , avoid crowds. She also made arrangements for an excellent lunch. Ayumi knows the area and history well She is committed to helping visitors understand aspects of Japanese culture that give more meaning to the sights