Maya

Jul 1, 2026
656reiduns
Tripadvisor review: Kyoto 4hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
An interesting and enjoyable guided tour of Kyoto.
The guide contacted us several weeks before our tour to ask about our interests and what we wanted to experience. Based on what we told her about ourselves, she carefully selected three places to visit as well as a lunch restaurant. It was absolutely perfect.

She gave us an excellent introduction to Japanese history, and we enjoyed fantastic food at a restaurant we would never have found on our own. By travelling with her on the train and tram, we also learned how to use Kyoto’s public transportation.

She also sent us several WhatsApp messages before the tour to remind us about our meeting and the arrangements, which gave us complete peace of mind. We really appreciated that.

Maya was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and spoke excellent English. She gets 10 out of 10 from us!

Jun 25, 2026
danielleweatherby
Viator review: Kyoto 4hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Amazing tour with a special guide!
Our half-day tour with Maya was absolutely perfect, even despite the heavy rains from a typhoon. Maya is incredibly kind, warm, knowledgeable, and we all adored her. She was just as wonderful with my 75-year old mother as she was with my 9-year old and 14-year old daughters. She was flexible and really went out of her way to ensure we had not just a wonderful day and saw the highlights but that we had a wonderful stay in Kyoto. I can't recommend Maya highly enough - one of the best guides we've ever had!

Jun 14, 2026
736ramans
Tripadvisor review: Kyoto 8hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Kyoto private 8 hour walking tour with Mayumi
What an excellent private 8 hour walking tour we had with Mayumi.She arrived before time to pick us up from our hotel.As we were exhausted from the day before, requested to delete the pickup by an hour and she obliged with no problems.She arranged the tour so that we could see exactly what we wanted.She took great care of my son's allergies and made sure that we would eat lunch at an appropriate and delicious place.Although I've seen Kyoto many times it was my son's first time and Mayumi was sofa enthusiasm and knowledge for the city that we both had a very enjoyable time.She even gave us great recommendations after the tour finished for places to eat or visit.I would highly recommend Mayumi for anybody who wants to do a walking tour of Kyoto or Osaka.