Kimi

Hello. I am Kimi Kuribayashi, a national licensed tour guide. I was a high school teacher for a long time and then became a tour guide. Since I live in Kumano, I mainly guide the Kumano Grand Shrines(Hongu Shrine, Hayatama Shrine and Nachi Shrine)and Kumano Kodo(ancient roads). Those roads have been known for more than 1,000 years as pilgrimage routes used by retired emperors, aristocrats, samurai, and many ordinary people to visit the Kumano Three Grand Shrines. I will transport you to the ancient world while listening to the chirping of birds and the sound of the stream. I have experience guiding many FIT tours.
*Featured as a guide by author Pico Iyer in ‘Travel+Leisure’ (Time’s travel magazine) in 2017.