Private tour in Kyoto Hisashi O
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Hisashi O.
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Hi, My name is Hisahi. Since I obtained the national license as a proffesional tour guide in 2017, I have guided foreign customers mainly at Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka! By using my expertise on Japanese literature, history and ceramics I can show you deep and distinctive local things of Kansai region. Since I was a little child, visual art has been one of my great interests. Western painters were the main source for my own paintings and drawings. But it was not until I met with Japanese and Chinese classics at college that I found and understood the beauty of the Japanese art! As an earnest amateur scholar but proffesional guide, the great joy of mine lies in discovering the beauties of Japan: nature, traditions, life, and people with my customers! Most of my time has been devoted to searching for the pleasure of especially foreign-tourists and visitors as a licensed guide, and so I wil add more valued moments to your stay in Japan! Supplements: bike rider on cross country bike and road bike. book reader on mysteries. World traveler visited over 20 major cities across the world. I am very looking forward to seeing my guests from abroad here in Japan! Thank you!!! Majored in Japanese and Chinese literature at college. Went to ceramic art school for two-year to study and make traditional ceramic ware.
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I always want to make my tour unforgettable to the guests whether the weather is good or not. So l selected all time impressive sites in Kyoto, which are iconic and important in terms of not only their visual values but also spiritual and religious ones. At the Fushimi Inari you climb Mt. Inari through its tunnel of thousands vermillion torii gates. Because the whole mountain is Shinto's sacred area and there are numerous fox stone statutes along the paths. They are god messengers. But we go back to the front torii gate for next site after getting to its turn-back. At second place we stroll in the best preserved old street of Kyoto which is for pilgrimages to Kiyomizu temple: UNESCO World Heritage site. The ancient capital can provide its rich and cultural experience of Old Japan for you. i. e, tea ceremony or zen meditation at a Buddhist temple as an optional activity. Around noon we proceed to Gion district famous for geisha and its traditional entertainment, and downtown of Kyoto.
A really excellent tour tailored to our needs. We covered a lot of sites and Hisashi made them all interesting with facts and information. He also seems very good at finding the hidden gems and the best places to take pictures. Not only is Hisashi an very good guide he is a thoroughly nice person to spend time with, has excellent English and is highly recommend.
Hisashi was the perfect host/guide Knowledgable and up beat. Made our Kyoto experience greater
Hisashi was an excellent guide. Extremely knowledgeable and professional. He was very flexible in adjusting the itinerary to meet our needs. He planned the day to ensure our time was most productive. I highly recommend hiring him as your tour guide when visiting the area.
A great tour. Informative. Interesting. The whole group enjoyed it!
Hisashi was an excellent tour guide and gave us a lot of information on the sites we visited in Kyoto. He was flexible and went over the tour plan ahead of time. We highly recommend Hisashi as a guide.
Hisashi proved to be an excellent guide for our time in Tokyo. He was responsive, diligent and thoughtful about how to arrange our tour. He was flexible to our needs, adapting our tour to take into account sights we’d previously seen in Kyoto (we booked a tour with him the second day we were in town, and thus had seen some of the major sights on our own, already). He arrived promptly at our hotel to collect us, was courteous throughout the long day. He arranged an efficient tour that accommodated all of our desired interests, and demonstrated strong knowledge of Kyoto’s sites and history. He has strong command of the English language. Plus, he knows one of the best ramen shops I’ve ever been to in Southern Kyoto (and I’ve been to ramen shops all over Japan). He’s great, and we’d recommend him unreservedly.
This is a sample itinerary. Feel free to message me for any special requests. 1. Fushimi Inari 2. Kiyomizu temple 3. The old Kyoto street ：in conservation area 4. Gion district and downtown 5. The Golden Temple : Kinkaku-ji
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By public transportation. We may take a taxi to catch up with the schedule or when you feel tired of further walking.
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