ETSUO

I am Etsuo and live in the city of Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture. I am a certified National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in English. I acquired my certificate in February 2017. I am a member of the Mount Fuji Yamanashi Guide-Interpreters Association.
I can guide in the areas of Yamanashi, Nagano, and Kanagawa Prefectures and the Greater Tokyo Area. Yamanashi is located at the base of Mount Fuji, so it is easy to visit there. Great views of Mount Fuji and strolling in the nostalgic areas of an old town are available. And also, the snow monkey park is not very far. I will offer customized-private tours designed around your interests, and I will adapt the tours and make them flexible to fit your needs. Each tour will be enjoyable and memorable. However, the hardest part will be choosing which place you would like to explore. I am available for consultation should you need it.
I was educated in Japan and the USA. I have a Ph.D. in Biology. I worked in the R&D and Quality Control departments in cosmetics companies and I was a laboratory manager for a vegetable seeds company in Japan. I was a research scientist in New Zealand for a short time. I planned the industry tours for foreign specialists and guided them to the corresponding enterprises. I grew Oriental vegetables for commercial purposes for a company in the UK. I was a rice cultivation assistant in Kenya as a member of the Japanese Peace Corps (JICA). I visited Iran, Iraq, and Syria as a member of a goodwill mission organized by the government.
I have two websites: Experience Yamanashi and More _ Etsuo Yamamoto (https://etsuo.tokyo); Experience Yamanashi and More _ Explore Your Neighborhood (https://yamanashietsuo.net).