Okayama Customized Private Tour in 1 Day — Guide Naoki

October, 2025

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

  • Bizen Okayama Kyobashi Morning Market
  • Okayama Castle
  • Korakuen Garden
  • Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
  • Ohara Museum of Art
  • Ivy Square

What Is a Private Day Tour of Okayama and Kurashiki Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

At the morning meeting, the guests expressed a wish to visit a morning market, so I accommodated it. They bought muffins there. We visited Okayama Castle and Korakuen Garden, and Korakuen was especially well received. We had an early lunch in the underground area of Okayama Station, where a Japanese-style lunch set was very popular. In Kurashiki, the guests seemed particularly fond of the Bikan Historical Quarter and the Ohara Museum of Art, saying, "Kurashiki was the best. We would love to visit again." It was cloudy in the morning but cleared up to fine weather partway through, which was nice. This was their second visit to Japan; on the previous trip, made 13 years ago, they had visited Tokyo. This time they were visiting Fukuoka, Okayama, and Osaka. They had little interest in shopping and said they enjoyed art museums and contemporary art.

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Transportation cost per person

No.TransportationRouteFare
Section 1OtherNishigawa Ryokudo Park～Saidaijicho160JPY
Section 2TrainOkayama～Kurashiki330JPY
Section 3TrainKurashiki～Okayama330JPY
Total820JPY

Tour Report by Naoki

English / Guide in English and German / Guiding areas are in Tokyo, Yokohama and my home town Okayama. (Since I’m based in Tokyo, I might not be able to guide in Okayama, depending on the timing.) My profile in German follows!
First of all, thank you very much for your taking time to have a look at my profile. My name is Naoki Shimono. Naoki would be fine. I’m a certified tour guide in English and German. After long years of work at Japanese electronics manufacturer, always in charge of international marketing, I’m focusing on tour guide and interpreter. As of now, I did tour guide more than 50 times in English and more than 50 times in German. Not only in Tokyo but also other cities, such as Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Hakodate, Niigata, Shimizu, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Naha etc. It is always a big pleasure for me to show around Japan to guests from abroad. I’m looking forward to seeing you in Japan!

Deutsch / Reiseleiter auf Deutsch und Englisch / In Tokio und Yokohama sowie in meiner Heimatstadt Okayama. (Da ich in Tokio ansässig bin, kann ich je nach Zeitpunkt möglicherweise nicht in Okayama als Reiseleiter tätig sein.)
Zunächst einmal vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, mein Profil anzusehen. Mein Name ist Naoki Shimono. Naoki wäre schön. Ich bin zertifizierter Reiseleiter in Englisch und Deutsch. Nach langjähriger Tätigkeit bei einem japanischen Elektronikhersteller, wo ich stets für das internationale Marketing verantwortlich war, konzentriere ich mich nun auf die Reiseleitung und Dolmetschertätigkeit. Bisher habe ich über 50 Mal auf Englisch und über 50 Mal auf Deutsch als Reiseleiter gearbeitet. Nicht nur in Tokio, sondern auch in anderen Städten wie Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Hakodate, Niigata, Shimizu, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Naha usw. Es ist mir immer eine große Freude, Gästen aus dem Ausland Japan zu zeigen. Ich freue mich darauf, Sie in Japan zu sehen!

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