December 2009
Guide: Ayako Shimoda; Tomoko Shiraishi
Route: Rikugien Garden ? Hamarikyu Garden ? Asakusa; Ebisu – Shinjuku – Harajuku
– Ayako Shimoda guided me in December 2009
I asked Ayako to help me see some Japanese gardens, she was an
excellent guide and took me to 2 Gardens in Tokyo (Rikugien and
Hamarikyu) as well as a Temple we also took the River Boat on
Sumidagawa River. It as a wonderful and very well planned day and Ayako was a pleasure to have as a guide, her English was also excellent. I would sincerely recommend her to anyone looking for a Tokyo guide
– Tomoko Shiraishi Guided me for a day in December 2009
I wanted to see some photography Galleries in Tokyo, Tomoko Shiraishi planned an excellent day and we visited many small out of the way galleries as well as the larger ones, we also visited a Flea Market Tomoko went to a lot of effort to plan a very full day of visiting galleries that would have been impossible to find on my own
More photos: http://www.photo.net.au/gallery/Japan/
September 2009
Guide: Koji Yamada
Route: September 20th: Hamarikyu Garden- Asakusa – Ameyoko street in Ueno – Akihabara (electric town) – Yakitori in Yurakucho; September 21st: Odaiba – Tsukudajima – Nezu – Yanaka
Dear Tokyo Free Guide
We want to thank Koji Yamada for being our guide in Tokyo on September 19th and 20th 2009. He was a wonderful guide and showed us popular areas like Asakusa as well the back alleys of Nezu and Yanaka. He explained about these places in clear English and really enhanced our appreciation and understanding of Tokyo’s history and culture. He also taught us a few useful phrases in Japanese. Not only did he show us and tell us about the real Tokyo but also taught us how to use the subway so that we could explore on our own. Whoever said “You will be lost in Tokyo,” didn’t have Koji for a guide. In addition, he showed us inexpensive and authentic places that we would never have found by ourselves. We highly recommend Koji as a guide.
All the best,
Don Gabor and Eileen Cowell
November, 2007
Guide: Nobuko Sakuragi, Katsue Shinomiya and Mitsuyo Fujiwara
Route: Meiji Shrine Outer Garden – Meiji Shrine – Omotesando – Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building – Kappabashi Street – Sensoji Temple – Sumida River Cruise – Hamarikyu Garden
This message is to thank our three guides, Mitsuyo-san, Katsue-san and Nobuko-san for their kindness and attentions during the visit to Tokyo me and my girlfriend Begona made. Nobuko spoke great Spanish, Katsue had the patience to teach us some origami and Mitsuyo was a very experienced guide who made a wonderful schedule for a one day-visit to Tokyo. All of them offered us a fantastic hospitality, great knowledge of the city and some Japanese charm we will never forget. Certainly, we will recommend TFG to anyone visiting Japan.
