My name is Chikara. I know it is not an easy word to pronounce, so please call me Chas.
I have dealt with Import and Export Cargoes Insurance while working for an insurance company for 35 years. Such a career gave me opportunities to visit 20 plus over seas countries including 4 year stay in New York as an expat. Through these experiences, I found myself enjoying communiation with people from different countries, appreciating local culture, cuisine and beautiful landscape.
People have always been kind to me, and I came to think that I want to give back to them by OMOTENASHI to foreign visitors to Japan.
In addition, as I learned more about different cultures of different countries after years, I came to be more and more aware of how little I know about my own country Japan and it’s unique culture.
So, I began to study more about Japan, and wish to have good things about my country more understand and appreciated by other countries.
That’s how I decided to become a national government licensed tour guide.
Now that I am a guide, I am ready to offer a tailor-made tour in accordance with my guest’s needs. I take it to my job to make the tour enjyoable and memorable, and make my guests fans of Japan.
My favorite things are
Walking around not just to follow big strreets but to explore samller “hiden” paths by detour, sometimes excited by the possibility of getting lost.
Jazz music, Museums, Movies, Architecture, etc.
