Tokyo in One Day: Hotel Levant Tokyo & Meiji Shrine — Guide hiro

Hello everyone. My name is Kitano Hiroyuki. Please call me Hiro.
I finished my 36-year career as a public servant in March this year, and as a new challenge, I am currently teaching Japanese at a Japanese language school in Tokyo. As a Japanese language teacher, I teach students from various countries, but I also learn a lot from them, and I am especially grateful to my students who remind me of how wonderful Japan is. This is also what motivates me as an interpreter guide to convey the wonderfulness of Japan to as many guests as possible as soon as possible.
As a guide, I volunteered as a guide in Takato Town, which is home to one of Japan’s three major cherry blossom viewing spots in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture, where I was born. Ina City is a small regional city blessed with culture and nature. Surrounded by two 3,000-meter-class mountains, the Southern Alps to the east and the Central Alps to the west, mountain tourism is thriving. Many climbers visit from all over the country during the summer mountain season. Other than that, Takato Kohiganzakura, one of Japan’s three most famous cherry blossom spots, is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in spring, roses decorate the town in early summer, and autumn leaves in autumn. Takato Town, the birthplace of Shinshu soba, offers not only new soba in autumn, but also flavorful soba throughout the year. Furthermore, as a town rich in history and culture, there are many historic temples, shrines, buildings, stone Buddhas, etc., which captivate history lovers from all over Japan. I am confident that my experience here will allow me to guide guests in a wide range of fields, including nature, culture, history, and food.
My hobby is traveling, and in my 20s I enjoyed traveling alone, mainly in the United States. I rented a car and crossed the Seven Mile Bridge to Key West, and I still miss the taste of the frozen daiquiri I had at a bar related to Hemingway. Since my 30s, I have visited diving spots around the world, such as Sipadan, the Maldives, Palau, Cebu Bohol, the Great Barrier Reef, the Red Sea, La Paz, Maui, and Bali. On these trips, I not only dive, but also actively learn about the local nature, culture and lifestyle, and the conversations and interactions with the people who live there and other divers from other countries become irreplaceable memories and assets for me.
As an interpreter guide, I will use my experience of communicating with foreigners, as well as my experience and knowledge as a working member of society, to explore and practice guiding that brings fulfillment and joy to my guests.
Come and experience the ultimate “emotion” with me.