“Kyotos temples and shrines are very busy compared to Kamakura. I had a bad cold that day and was glad that Ricci picked us up at the port. He took us to a pharmacy for some medicine on the way from osaka to kyoto. Ricci took us for ramen lunch, it was very nice. The best part of the tour in my opinion was the bamboo forest - we did a rickshaw tour and it was worth every cent as i was not feeling the best. It was not so overcrowded there and the outlook from the bridge was great. We were very tired when we got back to the…”

“Kosuke was an excellent guide and quite flexible in terms of itinerary. He basically adjusted the trip according to what I wanted to see, included a couple of local shrines/temples that were breathtaking, and stayed beyond the time allocated to make sure I visited the very last place I was interested in. I ended up having a very memorable day. I would highly recommend him”

“Our guide Ko was really fantastic. He was on time, his vehicle was clean and comfortable for our group of 9 and he was flexible in adjusting the tour to our preferences. Additionally, we struggled to come up with a question that Ko could not answer with confidence and detail. Overall, the experience was great, Ko is an excellent guide and our whole group loved our day with him.”

“Had an amazing day with Toshi! He took us to all the key sites and gave great background on Kyoto then and now. Even gave us some restaurant recommendations for the next leg of our vacation in Hiroshima. Highly recommend!”

“Talha was our guide and he was punctual, pleasant, helpful, very flexible with our requests for stops at convenience stores and adding on a stop when requested. Only problem was space in the car. There were 6 of us in total but 3 sat in the back seat and it was a bit squishy. Otherwise we had wonderful day with him.”

“This was the highlight of our Japan trip. We haven’t stop talking about how wonderful Ami our tour guide was. She’s really sweet professional and knowledgeable. She took us to the best Japanese barbecue restaurant. Food was fresh, tasty and the owners went above and beyond to make our experience memorable.”

“Visited beautiful temples and sites that were less crowded. Wonderful to have a local guide, fluent in English. He arranged for our 1-way ride on the Romantic Train and met us on the other side.”

“Our guide, Lito (Angelito) was truly awesome! He’s a native English speaker that has lived in Japan for many years, so he was a perfect guide for us. He’s worked with us as we went to include as many experiences as possible on our tour - and helped us focus on the less crowded, more “hidden” sights and was able to provide a ton of information about each. He’s also an excellent photographer and helped us get some really memorable shots. Thank you for the experience, I think it’s going to be one of the highlights of the trip!”

“We had such a wonderful time on this tour! Our guide Tomas (sp?) was friendly and spoke perfect English. He showed us several of the main tourist sites in Kyoto and shared stories about the city as we traveled between them. He was quicRead more”

“This was a perfect experience to do at the end of our trip. We were tired so having a day where we could be driven directly to attractions was a gift. Yasiru was a wonderful guide. We communicated easily in English. He was respectful, kiRead more”

“We had a great experience touring around Kyoto with our tour guide, Shan! He was very punctual picking us up in the morning and made sure we were able to see everything we wanted to visit during the 8-hour day. As we visited during tRead more”

“Excellent tour that exceeded our expectations. Great way to cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. Ami was very flexible with the days schedule and made sure that we fit as much into the day as possible. Pace was calm and never rusRead more”

“This tour was just exactly what we wanted. Hiroki was amazing, very knowledgeable and has such a great personality with fabulous recommendations for later. I would recommend this tour for sure.”

“A wonderful tour across many of the Kyoto must-see stops! We went to Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kinkakuji Temple, Ginkakuji, and did lots of shopping at Nishiki Market. Yama gave some of the history at each location and helped track down specifRead more”

“The places we went to not that busy, which was nice as I wanted to avoid some of the touristy places. Most of the questions I had surrounding the places we went to or the religious aspects of them, were answered right away. A few DaRead more”