Kyoto in 1 Day from Kobe: Customized Tour — Guide Kazu

Title: What's a Private Kobe-to-Kyoto Day Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were a group visiting Japan from North America. The assigned booking name was complex, but their English was mostly easy to understand, which made communication comfortable, with only one part of the conversation being a little harder to follow. The transfer from Kobe Port to Kyoto went relatively smoothly. At the first stop, Fushimi Inari Taisha, the guests spent extra time writing wishes on the fox-shaped ema plaques and trying the "omokaru-ishi" lifting stones, so I rescheduled the lunch reservation. The guests were deeply impressed by the sights in Kyoto. It was an extremely hot day exceeding 38 degrees, so there was concern about heatstroke, but everyone stayed hydrated and we managed to complete the itinerary. The younger members of the group got along very well. One of the guests occasionally acted unpredictably, but another member of the group was very calm, which helped. At each sightseeing spot, it has become noticeably more common to see international visitors sitting and resting wherever there is shade. On the way back, we had planned to return from Kyoto Kawaramachi to Kobe by the Hankyu Line, but due to a personal injury accident on the Hankyu Kobe Line, we went to Osaka Umeda and transferred to the JR line to head to Kobe. The photo was taken at Kinkaku-ji. *Since no receipt is issued for the JR fare from Sannomiya to Inari, the attached transportation IC pass has a red underline.

This private day tour was arranged through [Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.)](https://www.j-g-a.org/), one of Japan's largest networks of government-licensed, English-speaking private tour guides serving all 47 prefectures.

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Tour Report by KAZU

I was born and grew up in Kyoto and now live near Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. I used to be a schoolteacher of English and welcome a lot of students from foreign countries. I really enjoyed showing them around Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Himeji, and Hiroshima. I have been a professional tour guide for about 8 years. I always try to let my guests learn Japanese traditional and modern culture. Since I was born in Kyoto, I know a lot about its culture and people. I myself enjoyed several sports, such as soccer, judo, and marathon when I was young. I’m much interested in baseball and sumo. My motto as a tour guide is to let my guests learn about our tradition and culture precisely and really enjoy themselves. I strongly hope you will enjoy the tour in Japan with me.