Tomoko helped guests from SIngapore for consecutive four days. On the 9th, Tomoko showed them around Nijo caslte, helped the wagashi ( Candy ) making class. Then we visited Kinkakuji temple. On the 10th, I took them to Sakurai city to part…

Tomoko showed guests from Israel and Italy around Kiyomizu temple, NIjo castle, Kinkakuji temple and Kitano shrine Maple park, We finished the tour at Nishiki food market. posted by Tomoko

Tomoko showed guests from a group from Singapore around Kiyomizu temple with shopping, Kinkakuji temple, and Nishiki food market. As we are a group of 15, I made a reservation for a very nice Japanese restaurant, and enjoyed Obento with th…

Tomoko led Kyoto highlight tour for a group from Malaysia. We visited Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple, and Kiyomizu temple. I also helped their shopping in a certain shop they have wanted to go as well. posted by Tomoko

Tomoko showed a guest from Swetzerland around Kiyomizu temple, Tenryuji temple, Bamboo forest, Hozu river and Togetsu bridge. Then we visited Kinkakuji temple and NIjo castle. posted by Tomoko

Tomoko showed guests from Israel the places of Kyoto highlight tour. ( Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple, Fushimi Inari shrine and Kiyomizu temple) on the 4th. And the next morning, I guided them around Sanjusangendo temple and Nishiki food ma…

According to the request for Kyoto highlights tour and Arashiyama tour, Tomoko showed the guests around the important sites on Oct 31st ( Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple, Fushimi Inari grand shrine, and Kiyomizu temple) and Interesting place…

Tomoko guided a family from UK. According to their requests, I made a suitable plan just for them. I took them to two zen temples in Daitokuji temple, ( Daisen-in temple and Zuiho-in temple ) . We moved back to the center of the city, and …

Tomoko helped a couple from USA with the visit to Shigemori Mirei Garden museum. This museum used to be a residence of Shigemori Mirei. Before being used as his residence, it was a house for the person who dedicated to Yoshida shrine. I he…

Tomoko showed a couple from UK around off -the- beaten track. We visited Ikkyu-ji temple, Daigoji temple ( world heritage site), Zuishin in temple and Bishamon-do temple. They seemed impressed by the quiet atmosphere at Zuisin-in, and tric…

Tomoko Showed a guest from UK around the must-sees because this is his first visit to Japan. We visited Kinkakuji temple, Nijo castle, Yasaka pagoda. After soba lunch, we visited Kiyomizu temple and Sanjusangendo hall. Then Tomoko took car…

Tomoko, Chie, and Mayuri helped guests from a certain company with their sightseeing. They were devided two groups, Arashiyama tour group and Fushimi and Imperial palace tour. Chie led Arashiyama tour, the tour group visited Taizo-an at My…

Chie showed guests from USA around Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple, Kiyomizu temple and Sanjusangendo temple. They had good Japanese Obento at local good restaurant. Posted by Tomoko

Tomoko showed guests from USA around Fushimi Inari Grand shrine, Gekkeikan sake museum, Nishiki food market, Nishiki tenmangu shrine, Yata shrine, Kyukyodo- shop and Gion and Pontocho. They are young girls but are very curious to everythin…

Tomoko showed guests from Australia. I workd as a guide for a group of 4 people including over 80 year-old lady and 8 year-old boy. We visited Ginkakuji temple, and Entokuin temple to have tea ceremony in 100 year-old tea house. We walked …

Tomoko showed our guest from Australia to Moss temple and Jizo-in temple ( Bamboo temple) At Moss temple, before visiting the garden, we are required to join the religeous event. On that day, it was chanting Buddhist sutra. The garden was …

Tomoko led the tour of Kyoto highlights. I showed my guests from Italy around the must-sees in Kyoto. The tour starts from Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple, then had Okonomiyaki lunch ( because they asked me to have local food and what they h…

On August 16th Tomoko led Nishiki and Teramachi walking tour. The tour member walked along Nishiki market, visited Nishiki tenmangu shrine, walking along Teramachi street. We drop in at Yata temple, where so-called Okuri Bell event took pl…

Noriko showed a lady and her father from America around Arashiyama and Sagano area. At first we went to Tenryuji Temple. Some lotus flowers were blooming... They were beautiful. After going around the garden of Tenryuji Temple, we walked a…

Noriko showed six people from Spain around Kyoto in the morning. After meeting at their hotel, we went to Fushimi Inari Shrine. In the precincts of the shrine, we went up Mt. Inari a little bit and went to the first pond. Next we visited N…

Noriko showed a married couple around Kyoto. The husband was knowledgeable about Kyoto very much and one of their main purposes of visiting Kyoto was to see NIshijin textile craftsman working. As first we went to Kinkakuji Temple and then …

Noriko showed a family from France around Kyoto. As they liked gardens, we went to Ryoanji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple at first. We had Okonomiyaki lunch near Kinkakuji Temple. It was the first time for them to eat Okonomiyaki. They liked it …

Tomoko showed a family from USA to Nara. We visited Kasuga grand shrine, then we walked to Nigatsu do hall of Todaiji, I talked about Omizu tori event in Nigatsu-do hall and they enjoyed the scenery of Nara from there. As we had reservatio…

Tomoko worked for the family from Singapore and UK. It was a harsh weather on the both days. On 8th, we visited famous places such as Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple in the morning. We took a little rest at Nijo castle. One of them made a sp…

Tomoko showed a woman from Australia to Arashiyama area. We went to Otagi nenbutsu dera temple first. Then walked to Gio-ji temple. One the way to the temple, we dropped in at the shop selling caccoon related goods. The shop owner kindly o…

Tomoko showed a newly-wed couple from Mexico. I picked them up at JR Kyoto station. They had only limited time for sightseeing in Kyoto. We went to Nijo castle, Kinkakuji temple, Ginkakuji temple and Fushimi Inari shrine. As they woke up v…

Tomoko worked for a large family from Indonesia as their guide. I picked them up at Hotel Granvia and took them to Nijo caslte. Then we visited Kinkakuji temple. They wanted to have Obanzai and Yuba for lunch. We are 15 people, it is hard …

Tomoko showed clients from Singapore to Nara. They are a large family with a woman in a wheelchair. It was a very slow trip. We take a plenty of time in each place and each station. First we went to Yakushiji temple with pagoda. Then we ha…

Tomoko worked for clients from USA as their guide. I picked up them at 8AM and had Japanese style breakfast together. Then we visited Kiyomizu temple but we enjoyed the street called Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka from Kiyomizu temple. We had te…

Noriko showed a friendly lady from Australia around Fushimi area. We visited Fushimi-Inari Shrine, Sekihoji Temple, Cyokenji Temple, and Gkkeikan Okura Sake Museum, and dropped by an electric equipment store in Otesuji Market for shopping.…