Tokyo & Kyoto — Private guide
Walk up a mountain. Take a train to a town an hour out. Go into a place with a Japanese-only menu. Sit and talk about how this country actually works. I spent ten years showing people the world as a tour conductor. Now I do it here, in Kanto and Kansai.
I guide in Japanese, English and Portuguese. Whether you're visiting Japan or you live here.
40+
Countries guided in
10+
Years as a tour conductor
30+
Guides trained as an instructor
3
Languages at conversational level or above
For individual travellers
Walk a mountain, go to a town an hour out, get into a place with a Japanese-only menu, talk about how this country works. Half a day or a full day, alongside you. I do not arrange transport or accommodation — what I sell is the guiding itself.
See what I do →For travel companies
Certified Tour Conductor, General grade, covering overseas and domestic tours. Over ten years and forty-plus countries in the field, plus more than thirty conductors trained as an instructor. Portuguese-speaking. Based in Sakura, about 30 minutes from Narita.
See what I take on →01
From a gentle first hill to a full day out on a ridge. I'll talk you through the kit as we walk.
02
An onsen town, a coastal village, a settlement up a valley. There is a surprising amount within a day's reach.
03
Shopping streets, markets, places down alleys. You won't have to stall in front of a Japanese-only ticket machine.
04
Shrine etiquette. Seasonal rituals. What living here is like. In person or over a call.
Not sure where to go, or what to prepare? Talk it through with someone who lives here.
First session
¥1,000
From the 2nd ¥5,000・per group, tax included
What the country is actually like, what it's known for, and how many days it really takes. From countries I've worked in.
First session
¥1,000
From the 2nd ¥5,000・per group, tax included
Shopping streets, markets, places down side alleys. The ordinary Japan that isn't on the tourist map.
¥15,000
per group, tax included
A bit further afield — an onsen town, a coastal village, a valley settlement. Morning to evening.
¥33,000
per group, tax included
Most of my guests come from abroad, but I take the same work from people living here. One group a day, priced per group — split between family or friends, the cost per head comes down quickly.
A diner in a shopping street, an izakaya with a well-worn curtain, a coffee shop the neighbourhood keeps to itself. Eat your way along, hop between bars, or start early. We build the route around what you feel like.
Why a place is packed at that hour. The order coach groups move in. Where you end up waiting, and where the crowd never reaches. Ten years on the inside, told plainly.
You can't decide where to go next. The dates won't fit together. There's a country you want but something is holding you back. Sixty minutes online from ¥4,000 — no need to book a guiding day.
I don't pack days full. The whole thing moves at the pace of whoever walks slowest. If you want to sit down, the schedule has room for you to sit down.
An itinerary that doesn't fit, a route beyond your fitness, a day when the weather makes it unwise. You'll hear it as soon as I know it, along with an alternative.
Four people maximum. Beyond that I can't keep an eye on everyone — which means I can't be responsible for either the safety or the conversation.
Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama
Kyoto, Osaka and Mie (around Kumano Nachi)
I'm based in Sakura, Chiba. Other areas are worth asking about, as long as it works as a day return.
Handing over a whole day to a stranger is a lot to ask. A 60-minute online consultation is a good place to start. If it doesn't feel right, that's a perfectly fine place to stop.