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Private tour in Tokyo Makayla S
Hanami - Beautiful Traditional Cherry Blossom Viewing in Tokyo
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Hello! My name is Makayla. For me, being a tour guide combines two things that I enjoy: travel and connecting with people. I love meeting new people and exploring places with my clients. I offer tours both in Tokyo and its country-side that will give you an opportunity to see Japan from a new angle. Japan has been my home for 40 years. To me my host country is a unique place of contrasts, where the traditional and modern walk hand in hand. It's a country of ancient temples and sky reaching high-rises, of tranquil gardens and busy city streets. It is my pleasure to help others experience the charm of Japan through the unique perspective of a local, who also happens to be a westerner. I was one of the first Tokyo guides of ToursByLocals - I worked for the company until 2010. In that year I left for Santa Fe, New Mexico to pursue a degree in education. While there, I continued to work as a guide with a local tour company. Coming back to Japan, I resumed guiding foreign visitors here. My intention as a guide is to assist you have the most enjoyable and authentic Japan experience. The tours I offer are flexible and can be customized to meet your particular needs so don't hesitate to contact me with special requirements. I am looking forward to hear from you! - I have a Master's Degree in Science and a degree in early Childhood Education. - I am also licensed teacher and a passionate potter I am not a driver, and cannot offer driving tours.
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Enjoy traditional tea and cakes while viewing the Sakuras, Japan's most beloved and revered trees
Overview of your Tokyo tour
Spring is the time when Japan's most beloved tree, the sakura blooms and for a brief time transforms its cities into fairytale pictures of fluffy pink clouds lining up the streets and pale pink 'snow' covering the sidewalks. It is the time for celebration and HANAMI (lit. "flower viewing"), the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of the sakura blossoms. People have parties under the blooming trees, they eat and drink , and admire the pretty flowers. . The sakura trees are not ordinary cherry trees - they are trees bred for their beauty, each type with a different color and shape of its blossoms. On this tour we will go to one of Tokyo's most famous parks to enjoy its beautiful walks and old sakura trees. There we will have a HANAMI party of our own with traditional sweets and green tea under the sakuras' pretty blossoms! This is a seasonal tour available only during the sakura season - approx. March 20 to April 10. Please, contact me before booking to make sure the trees are in bloom
Your Tokyo tour itinerary
- Meet up at your hotel. - Arrive at the park. Enjoy a leisurely walk down the park's alleys and view the blooming sakura trees. The park used to be a part of the Imperial Gardens in the past, and has many beautiful old trees as well as a greenhouse featuring many interesting plants. - Enjoy a HANAMI party with traditional sweets and green tree. Ask any question you may have about Tokyo and Japan! - Leave the park and return to your hotel or go to another part of the city you want to visit next. I will be happy to take you there if time allows or I will give you a detailed explanation of how to get there. If you want to have lunch at one of the many restaurants around the park I can help you choose a place, take you to the restaurant and show you how to get to your next destination.
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We will use the public transportation system to go to the park and return to the hotel.
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