This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan.
Tour Itinerary
- 08:30 Meeting at Kobe Port Terminal
- 10:15 to 11:30 Arashiyama Monkey Park
- 11:45 to 12:15 Sagano Bamboo Grove
- 12:30 to 13:15 Lunch at Gusto
- 13:45 to 14:30 Kyoto Imperial Palace
- 15:00 to 15:20 Gion
- 15:40 to 16:15 Fushimi Inari Taisha
- 17:30 Dismissal at Kobe Port Terminal
Tour Itinerary in Detail
The tour started at 08:30 at Kobe Port Terminal and ended at 17:30. The day ran to 9 hours from start to finish. It included lunch at Gusto at 12:30.
Over the course of the day the route took in Arashiyama Monkey Park at 10:15, Sagano Bamboo Grove at 11:45, Kyoto Imperial Palace at 13:45, Gion at 15:00 and Fushimi Inari Taisha at 15:40.
Title: What Is a Private Family Tour of Kyoto's Monkey Park Like? A Licensed Guide's Report
Body:
Today's guests were a group visiting Kyoto from North America. Their main goal in coming to Kyoto was to spend time with the monkeys at the Monkey Park, and the whole group enjoyed feeding the monkeys together. I have guided many group tours before, but what stood out this time was that one of the guests would happily strike up a conversation with anyone and would quickly wander away from the group. In just this one day, I had to go searching three times. In some of the photos, that person had disappeared and was not included in the picture. It was a very enjoyable day.
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Personal data
Born in : May 1st, 1957
Hobby : Visiting scenic places,
historic spots, Japanese
gardens and old townscape
Former career : Worked for electric
company and engaged in
international sales for
about 40 years.
Travel history in the former career :
Visited about 20 countries about 200 times
Career as guide interpreter
Acquisition of guide license : 2016
Career of guide : 8 years
Genre of my specialty :
Japanese historic structures such as
temple, shrine, castle and garden.
Area of guide : Kyoto, Nara, Osaka &
Himeji
Let’s enjoy Japan with me !!
Dec 30, 2024
shannono1010
Haru is a Rock Star
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Haru was a fantastic guide. He explained…
Dec 30, 2024
shannono1010
Haru is a Rock Star
Viator review: Nara 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Haru was a fantastic guide. He explained the history of the sites on our tour. He even prepared a book that helped explain the historical significance of each site we visited. He was really fantastic, funny and engaging and connected with every member (young and old) in our group. We all learned a lot! Thank u Haru!
Dec 29, 2024
Ali O
Amazing!
Tripadvisor review: Kyoto 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Haru was amazing on our tour of Nara. He was…
Dec 29, 2024
Ali O
Amazing!
Tripadvisor review: Kyoto 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Haru was amazing on our tour of Nara. He was very knowledgeable about the various cites and came prepared with a binder and useful images. He was organized and even found a delicious ramen place for our family of 6 (not an easy task in the middle of busy Nara). He really cared about the cites and the history of the temples and spoke great English. Highly recommend!
Dec 4, 2024
D5658ZEjohnr
Trip to some of the Kyoto sites on our visit to Japan.
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Dec 4, 2024
D5658ZEjohnr
Trip to some of the Kyoto sites on our visit to Japan.
Tripadvisor review: Kyoto Full-Day Private Tour (Osaka departure) with Government-Licensed Guide
We were able to customize our trip to the top places we wanted to see. We were able to get to all of them. Our guide Haru was great and the places we visited were amazing and interesting. Our guide gave us a lot of history around the different sites. Our favorites were Kiyomizudera temple, Sanjyu Sangendo Temple and Kinkakuji Temple. We also visited the Fushimi Inari Shrine which was pretty great. We did a lot of walking and public transportation to get around. All in all it wasn’t bad and our guide got us to all the sites with ease. Haru was great as he took most of our family pictures. He did a great job.
Dec 3, 2024
Charlie_Jane00
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Tripadvisor review: Kyoto 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Haru was a well organised and very informative guide. He…
Dec 3, 2024
Charlie_Jane00
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Tripadvisor review: Kyoto 6hr Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Haru was a well organised and very informative guide. He added a lot to our trip and
allowed us to experience a lot in the limited time we had available.