Kyoto Customized Full-Day Private Tour — Guide Kazu

What Is a Private Family Day Tour of Kyoto Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Kinkaku-ji and More

The guests were a group visiting from Europe. They had visited Kyoto once about ten years earlier, but since some of the guests were quite young at the time, they hardly remembered it. This time they used the spring holidays to visit Kyoto again. In contrast to the previous day, the weather was clear and sunny, and by the afternoon it was almost hot. Since English was not the native language for either side, the guiding and explanations sometimes took extra time. Some of the guests did not seem very comfortable with English, while others among the group were easier to communicate with in English. As noted in an earlier section, it took quite a while to catch the bus from Enmachi toward Kinkaku-ji, and since we would not have made it in time for the reserved lunch if we visited Kinkaku-ji first, we decided to have lunch first instead. This turned out to be the right decision. Because the morning transfers took longer than expected, we ultimately finished about 30 minutes over the scheduled time. From Kinkaku-ji to Kitaoji subway station we used a taxi. The photo was taken at Kinkaku-ji.

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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.