Tadashi was wonderful, so full of wisdom and funny stories. We all loved our time with him. He made all the sites of Kyoto come to life and will be remembered for a lifetime.
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I had been working as an English-speaking tour guide corporate taxi driver in Kyoto for about 9 years . I explore and introduce Kyoto and Japan for my visitors from many countries outside Japan. I love to guide and explain about culture, history, religion and what you have wondered about Japan. I was a Kyoto city authorized tour guide , Certificate No. EN00022 . None
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In this tour, you can visit very famous tour spots in the ancient capital , Japan. We use my minivan for transportation. We visit Arashiyama Area, Tenryu-Ji temple (If you like to visit), Bamboo forest, Ryo-An-Ji temple (Rock Garden), Golden Pavilion, Nishiki Market, Gion Area and Fushimi Inari Shrine when the time permits. [West Side] Arashiyama Area, Tenryu-Ji temple and Bamboo forest are located west side of Kyoto where you can enjoy a very restful moment. [North West Side] Ryo-An-Ji temple (Rock Garden) is Zen Buddhism temple. There is a very famous the Rock Garden which has 15 rocks inside and is telling 55 Zen teaching. Let's discover why there are 15 rocks in this garden. . . When you visit Kyoto for the first time then you must visit the Golden Pavilion! You can see the very opposite side of Zen teaching of Buddhism. [Downtown Area] Nishiki Market and Gion Area are showing old fashion style of Kyoto. [South Side] Fushimi Inari Shrine is the top awarded tour spot in Japan for the past 4 years.
Tadashi was wonderful, so full of wisdom and funny stories. We all loved our time with him. He made all the sites of Kyoto come to life and will be remembered for a lifetime.
I can’t say enough about this tour. Tadashi was very knowledgeable and organized. He customized the day around our interests and to do list. It always seemed like we were leaving a place just as it was getting super busy. Always ahead of the crowds. My son had two issues on the tour and Tadashi stepped in and saved the day. First my son broke his glasses and Tadashi found an optometrist and stopped to get them fixed. Second my son forgot his phone in the van and he drove back after the 8hr day to bring it back. If you want someone who is a wealth of knowledge and will make sure you will see as much as possible in a day Tadashi is your guide. He did all of this and we never felt rushed. He is the reason you hire a private guide.
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Kyoto. Tadashi was incredible. He communicated with us prior to the tour regarding our interests. He picked us up at our hotel on time with a very comfortable vehicle. Tadashi was very accommodating, personable, knowledgeable, professional and had a wonderful sense of humor. I would highly recommend Tadashi.
We had such a great day! Tadashi was a fantastic guide .. we customized the tour and he did a fantastic job in getting us around everywhere and giving us great info at each place and along the way. Despite there being really heavy rain at times, we didn’t feel like we missed out on anything.. and Tadashi was as an expert in knowing how to avoid the rain as much as possible.. ie.. where to park etc. We were so pleased to have Tadashi’s clean, tidy and comfortable van to travel around in. Tadashi was very knowledgeable and he spoke excellent English. We enjoyed his company and would definitely recommend him!
Tadashi gave us a great day in Kyoto. He is very knowledgable, friendly, flexible, has a good sense of humor and is very fluent in english. He also gave us a very good recommendation for dinner. A top notch guide..
Tadashi was excellent. I presented a list of places we would like to visit and he cam up with a plan that included all of the sites. He accompanied us throughout and answered any questions we had. After we had completed the tour he offered to take us to another destination and was very accommodating. I highly recommended him as a guide in Kyoto!
Sample itinerary: 09:00 At the meeting location . 09:45 Arrive Arashiyama Area 10:00 Visiting Bamboo Forest. 10:30 Walking Arashi-Yama Area 10:40 Leave Arashi-Yama Area 11:00 Ryo-An-Ji Temple. = World Cultural Heritage site 12:00 Leave 12:10 The Golden Pavilion. = World Cultural Heritage site 13:10 Leave 13:15 Quick Lunch = Sandwich ! It may be at the convenience shop . When if you took lunch time at any restaurant then we skip one tour spot . 13:30 Visiting the Nishiki Market 14:00 Leave Nishiki-Market 14:30 Visiting San-Jyu-San Gendou Temple. There are 1, 001 Kan-Non Statures ! 15:20 Leave 15:35 Visiting Fushimi Inari Shrine. = World Cultural Heritage site 16:30 Leave 17:00 Arrive at your Hotel
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We use my minivan for transportation. My minivan is TOYOTA ALFARD up to 6 people max. .
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