Sake Brewery Visit, Tasting Tour to Niigata Prefecture - Day Trip from Tokyo

Obtained my National Guide License (English) in 2010 and my MBA from University of Michigan's Ross School of Business decades ago, when I had more hairs to allow me to choose variety of hair styles. In the past, have lived outside Japan for the total of 12 years in such cities as Boulder, CO; Ann Arbor, MI; Washington DC (USA); Manila (PHI), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Bishkek (Kyrgyz) and visited 40 countries----I stayed in Kyrgyz Republic between October 2018 and Feb. 2019 as my 40th country. By engaging a professional tour guide, you would feel that you have an old friend in Japan showing you around. If you have your personal interests, you do not have to follow standard attractions and I will be happy to customize tour for you. It is best to visit and see what you are interested in and spend as much time as you want. You have a CHOICE as this is your tour. You can also obtain useful advice on how to use public transportation, shopping, choice of restaurant. Since foreign travelers enjoy talking to local people who live in the areas, travelers are welcome to go out of their comfort zone and try to talk to local students on the street, housewives with shopping bags and small shop owners. During the tour, you can ask any qusetions which normal guide will hesitate to even talk about. Tours will be conducted using public transportations or taxis or private cars in some cases as needed. According to your interests, physical/health conditions and duration of your tour, I will tailor-made your tour and arrange destinations. I can meet you at your hotel and take you back when the tour concludes. Examples of my tour destinations are Tokyo where I live, Nikko, Mt. Fuji 5th station, Lake Kawaguchiko, Aokigahara Forest, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt. Takao, Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route, Kanazawa, Gokayama, Shirakawa-go, Takayama, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, Hiroshima and Niigata prefecture. Foreign tourists/media who visited Tomioka Silk Mill (World heritage site) with me were interviewed by NHK TV crews at Tomioka, and my guests and I appeared on NHK Greater Tokyo Area evening TV news. Currently live in Suginami-ku, western side of residential area in Tokyo with my wife and a Norfolk terrier. Able to reach Shinjuku or Shibuya areas in less than 30 minutes, Tokyo station area in 45 minutes, door to door from my residence by train. Consider myself as one of the most experienced travelers who have survived many difficult situations without getting into any serious trouble. Can be a good tour guide for business persons or retired business persons or travelers who like walking/outdoor activities/taking photos/wine or sake tasting/finding healthy food ---fresh seafood such as sushi, sashimi--soba or buckwheat noodles. Also, at the end of tours, if requested, travelers will be bringing home their photos taken by my CANON R6 camera during the tour. ・National Guide License (English) in 2010. License registered in Tokyo ・Related qualifications：Eiken Test Grade 1、Domestic Travel Itinerary Planner ・Membership: Japan Federation of Certified Guide、Niigata Guide-interpreter Association ・Education in U.S.：MBA（University of Michigan, Ross School of Business: full-time MBA program） ・Career in the Past：NTT (Tokyo)、Asian Develpment Bank (Manila)、World Bank (Washington DC)、NTT Com (Tokyo)、Mirait One (Tokyo and Colombo) ・Recent visit to U.S. : Accompanied and interpreted for a Japanese client on business trips to various U.S. cities for two weeks in the fall of 2021 and three weeks in the summer of 2022. Cities traveled to include: Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran Cisco, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Washington, DC. I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange a taxi for hire or a private vehicle and driver.