Kyoto Customized Private Tour in 1 Day — Guide Kazu

What's a Private Kyoto Walking Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, and Gion

The guests were visitors from Oceania, on their second trip to Japan after first coming about ten years ago. They mentioned that the country seemed to have changed quite a lot since then. Some of their family had been living in Kobe for around twenty years, and the younger members of the family are essentially Japanese in mindset and, of course, completely fluent in Japanese. Before coming to Kyoto this time, the guests had also visited Kobe to see their family. Since one of the guests had trouble with their knee, early in the morning at the Hotel I made sure to double-check whether they were certain about their plans, explaining that both Fushimi Inari Taisha and Kiyomizu-dera require climbing uphill for at least about 30 minutes each, and that it is currently the school excursion season, so the sites would be extremely crowded. However, they had already toured various parts of Kyoto the previous day and the remaining places they wanted to see were Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka, and Gion, so we at least used a taxi for access. Given the knee condition, going downhill seemed even harder than climbing. Even so, they never once complained and walked through to the very end with a smile. Having already stayed in Japan for more than ten days and surely feeling quite tired, they truly deserve an "appare" (bravo). Afterward, I gave a variety of advice — how to get back to the Hotel from Nishiki Market, how to reach the Philosopher's Path the following morning, the highlights of Nara for the next day, and where to have dinner today — and we parted ways in front of Nishiki Market. They said they would introduce me to their friends and relatives when they visit Kyoto, so without expecting too much, I will wait and see.

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Tour Report by Kazu

Hello, this is Kazu Akiyama, your tour guide. Nice to meet you and welcome to Japan. Thank you for joining me on the tour. Now I am a retired salaried worker, living in Osaka. I have been very much interested in not only learning Japanese history, culture, religion myself, but also talking about them (sometimes going off topics) in English with tourists from all over the world as well. I am so excited being with you as your guide on coming day! I am very much looking forward to you enjoying with me visiting the must-see places and some of the hidden gems. See you soon. Thank you – Kazu Akiyama