Private tour in Tokyo Sachiko M
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Hello! Konnichiwa! My name is Sachiko. I am a government licensed tour guide living in Sayama city near Tokyo and would love to show you all over my home country Japan. From the ever-popular tourist hot spots like Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, to the more unusual and rather unique local sites like Golden Gai in Shinjuku. Let me share personalized stories with you that will enhance your understanding of Japanese culture and its long history. I am a quite experienced tour guide. I have delivered tours for more than 1, 200 travel days since I received my license in 2006. I can create detailed customized tours, from single participant to large groups of 40 people. I will also be able to arrange a car, a van or a bus for your convenient transportation. I can build from a half day tour to a 2-week tour which is called "the golden route tour of Japan" . Please tell me all about your interests and the kind of places you would like to see. I am proud of my flexibility with scheduling to meet all of your needs, helping to make the most of your valuable time here. Before becoming a tour guide, I operated a language school in my place of residence for more than 15 years. I like to cook, visit art museums and do Japanese calligraphy. I also like to travel around the world and had great fun in many places which I visited. Because of my experience in intercultural business and my hobbies, I believe that I can meet all of your travel needs. I always enjoy meeting people and making new friends. Let's travel together! Certified Tour Guide since 2006 (Cert.#EN00362) Authorized Tour Conductor Membership: JGA (Japan Guide Association) & JFG (Japan Federation of Certified Guides)
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In this day trip, we will visit a castle town called Kawagoe. It is only a brief half an hour train ride from central Tokyo. During the Edo Period(1603-1867), the city flourished as an important area politically, militarily and commercially under the strong influence of the Tokugawa Shogunate. "Edo" is Tokyo's former title, so the city is called by its nickname "Little Edo-Kawagoe". There are many well preserved cultural heritage sites and historical architecture from that age such as Kurazukuri Old Storehouses, Kitain Buddhist temple with unbelievable large number of 500 stone statues, Bell Tower, etc. since this little charming town escaped from the bombing of the World War Ⅱ. If you visit Kawagoe, I promise that you will feel as if you stepped back in time of Edo Era by immersing yourself in its retrospective atmosphere. My favorite part of this tour is when I take you to the nicely preserved Kurazukuri Old Storehouse Street. I believe that you will be able to imagine people's life during that age.
Sachiko was a wonderful guide. She met our group at our hotel and escorted us to Kawagoe. Because we were travelling during Golden Week holidays in Tokyo, the trains and trams were extremely crowded. She was very friendly and informative. Sachiko allowed us as much freedom as we desired, yet kept us together in our travels. At the end of the day, she escorted us back to our hotel. Thank You, Sachiko.
This was such a wonderful tour. We enjoyed everything about this tour especially the food. Sachiko-san is a friendly guide with excellent knowledge. Sachiko-san gave us a friendly and welcoming treatment, and she kept us entertained throughout the tour. We highly recommend Sachiko-san as a tour guide. Thanks for making this wonderful tour, Sachiko-san.
In my opinion, a local guide is a much better experience than scheduled tours. With a family of 4, it actually cost less. Travelling by public transport adds to the experience of a new country. A guide like Sachiko can give you so much more information than guides on a tour bus. Due to weather, we did not do as much as we planned, but the flexibility of your own local guide still meant we had a really nice day.
Sachiko shared her hometown of Kawagoe with us in a way that only a local guide could do. She is personable and friendly with a great sense of humor. Importantly she was flexible with her schedule to ensure we had as much time as we wanted at the sights we most wanted to see (Kitain temple and its amazing 550 monk statutes, the Kawagoe castle and the old storehouses--all wonderful). Sachiko also led us to a wonderful local restaurant on a side street that we would never have found on our own.
Terrific. Sachiko was an excellent guide. She was knowledgeable about her subject and willing to answer questions about Japanese culture, language, etc., that were not specific to the tour. Sachiko has a son who studies &works in the US. Perhaps because of this exposure, I found her more comfortable with US idioms and able to discuss similarities and differences in culture, etc. Wonderful experience with Sachiko and I will request her services again if I tour in Tokyo on my next visit.
I will show you a model plan but I can create a customized tour for you. 09:00am Meet at your hotel 09:30am Take a train for Kawagoe at Ikebukuro Station 10:00am Visit Kitain Buddhist Temple by bus 11:00am Walk or take a bus to Kurazukuri Old Storehouse Street, Bell Tower 12:30 pm Lunch at a local restaurant - local delicacies in Kawagoe are eel, sweet potato products, green tea and noodles. 2:00pm Visit Festival Museum 3:30pm Walk around Candy Shop Street 4:00pm Leave Kawagoe for Tokyo 5:00pm Return to your hotel
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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