Official Kanagawa Tour Guides

松枝　友里江

Yurie Matsueda

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Kamakura; First Samurai Capital Walking Tour

Overview

Experience and learn about the history and culture of Kamakura, the first samurai capital of Japan. Enjoy the magnificent and mysterious architecture which is now the symbol of Kamakura.

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山田　かおり

Kaori Yamada

Area

Fujisawa

Tour Name

Refreshing Enoshima Walking Tour

Overview

Walking tour around Enoshima Island. If the weather permits, visitors can also enjoy views of Mt. Fuji.

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中川　実香

Mika Nakagawa

Area

Fujisawa

Tour Name

Enchanting Morning Walk on Enoshima island

Overview

Beat the crowds on our walking tour where you can enjoy the local area and serene island of Enoshima. Feel the fresh morning air on the beach, visit a sacred temple, and explore the local alleyways. You can even see Mt. Fuji across the sea!

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佐野　園子

Sonoko Sano

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Kamakura town walking & impressive tea time

Overview

Explore Kamakura and experience special Japanese tea at CHABAKKA TEA PARKS. Enjoy a permanent exhibition of authentic Noh stage costumes and Noh masks at Nohbutai Café Kagura.

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小濱　美穗子

Mihoko Kohama

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Finding Zen & Samurai spirit thru Bamboo Garden & Temples

Overview

Tour to visit Kakuon-ji Temple and Hokoku-ji Temple. At Kakuon-ji, visitors will learn about the spirit of the samurai and discover why the Japanese have always valued harmony and found beauty in simplicity. At Hokoku-ji Temple, visitors can experience the spirit of Zen in the bamboo garden.

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竹林　康雄

Yasuo Takebayashi

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Private Tour from North Kamakura Temples & Shrine

Overview

This private tour explores the beautiful temple that is popular amongst locals for its tranquility, flowers, moss, greenery, and, in late fall, the changing colors of the leaves.

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橘　由貴江

Yukie Tachibana

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Making original Hanko stamp in traditional Japanese workshop

Overview

Visitors can make their own original stamps to engrave their names or illustrations on the surface of the glass. The gallery will also feature a variety of Japanese tableware made for dishes served at nearby Japanese restaurants.

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小泉　友里恵

Yurie Koizumi

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Half Day Walking Tour & Japanese Sweets

Overview

Experience a side of Kamakura known only to locals, with your own local guide to take you through narrow backstreets to emerge into the world of the samurai. You can also visit tourist spots and cafes to enjoy traditional sweets and matcha.

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伊勢　将人

Shoto Ise

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Healthy Happy Mind & Body Tour in Kamakura

Overview

Visitors can walk or job to experience, meditating at Engakuji Temple, playing omikuji at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and washing money at Senarai Benzaiten Temple. Finally, experience making your own tea at an old private house cafe in Kamakura.

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堀内　純子

Sumiko Horiuchi

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

Kamakura Walking Tour with a local guide

Overview

You will visit two "must-see" spots, the Daibutsu (Great Buddha) and Hasedera, as well as other spots chosen by the guide, such as cherry blossom viewing spots in spring and autumn foliage viewing spots in fall. Local guides will show you the best places to visit at that time.

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菅野　祐美

Yumi Kanno

Area

Fujisawa

Tour Name

Enoshima: Highlights Walking Tour with Local Guide

Overview

Enoshima is a town right next to Kamakura, just one hour from Tokyo. Visit a shrine with a legend of a dragon god, a lighthouse with a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji, and an exciting cave facing the sea.

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丸田　真知子

Machiko Maruta

Area

Kamakura

Tour Name

An introduction to Japanese culture in Kamakura

Overview

Visitors will visit the beautiful bamboo garden at Hokoku-ji Temple, enjoy matcha green tea at Jomyo-ji Temple, and participate in Zen meditation with a Zen monk at Kencho-ji Temple.

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トッコ渡邉　裕子

YukoTocco Watanabe

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Kamakura & Yokohama: Highlight Tour in Spanish

Overview

Explore the charms of Kamakura and Yokohama, both easily accessible from Tokyo, with a Spanish-speaking guide. Enjoy Kamakura's historic temples and the beautiful port of Yokohama.

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鳥本　さゆみ

Sayumi Torimoto

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Guided History & Nature Exploration in the Yokohama Hill Area

Overview

Visit Yamate, the place where foreigners stayed after the port opened 150 years ago, and enjoy a walk taking in the historical scenery and architecture. Stroll through Sankeien, a Japanese garden where you can enjoy the beautiful nature of the four seasons, as well as the traditional architecture of Kyoto and Kamakura.

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菅野　仁

Hitoshi Kanno

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Shop True Vintage Clothings in Yokohama City

Overview

Tour in which you can visit 2 different thrift stores while enjoying Yokohama's beautiful scenery. The tour stops at World Porters, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama Chinatown, and others.

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松本　かほり

Kahori Matsumoto

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Yokohama: Walking tour focus on 5 Architecture and history

Overview

Take a stroll through history from the Meiji Period (1868–1912) to present day and experience the mountainside and famous buildings of Yokohama. We recommend this tour for architecture enthusiasts and history buffs. Learn about Japanese nature and history through Yokohama's Western and Japanese-style architecture.

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小泉　孝朗

Takao Koizumi

Area

Kawasaki

Tour Name

Hidden Gem Closest From Tokyo : Kawasaki Daishi Temple Tour

Overview

Tour historic temples in a tranquil atmosphere and learn their ways of worshiping properly. This is a tour where you can learn about Japanese history, tradition, and culture, as well as experiencing real life in Japan.

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草柳　達郎

Tatsuro Kusayanagi

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

A pilgrimage to the Ghibli anime, From Up on Poppy Hill

Overview

A visit to the sacred places featured in Ghibli's "From Up on Poppy Hill". The tour will visit the Yamate area of Yokohama, including Harbor View Hill Park, Kokudozaka, Miyazaki Flower Shop, and Hotel New Grand.

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志賀　紀子

Noriko Shiga

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Yokohama 'must know' walking tour with local - time travel -

Overview

A walking tour of Yokohama "for those in the know". Through historical and contemporary sites, food and beverages, visitors can feel the past, present and future of Yokohama.

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岩下　智昭

Chiaki Iwashita

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Sketching tour with Japanese artist and local people

Overview

Tour with locals to paint watercolors on postcards under the guidance of a Japanese artist. The instructor is a Japanese painter, famous for his large murals in the lobby of the Yokohama Sheraton Hotel.

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竹内　俊雄

Toshio Takeuchi

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Bar Hopping in Yokohama's Authentic Downtown Like a Local

Overview

This hidden gem is hard to find and almost unknown. Connect with the interesting locals over traditional Japanese izakaya drinks and food.

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山瀬　由記

Yuki Yamase

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Walking in suburban Yokohama with Host wearing a kimono

Overview

Tour of temples, shrines, and Edo period mansions in the suburbs of Yokohama (on foot and partially by city bus). You can have your picture taken with your host in kimono in front of Kengo Kuma's guest house at a temple and a mansion with a thatched roof built in the Edo period. You can buy Japanese sweets together at a long-established store in the shopping arcade and have them with matcha green tea in the garden of the residence.

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溝口　淳

Atsushi Mizoguchi

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Become a Japanese fish expert and show off at a Sushi bar

Overview

Have you ever seen the fish used in sushi in person? This tour is a great way to learn about fish for sushi while observing fish caught in and around Kanagawa Prefecture at the wholesale market. You may even get to see tuna being filleted. After the tour, you can have one fish dish of your choice at a restaurant in the market.

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村山　達郎

Tatsuro Murayama

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Yokohama "Hamakko" Local Shopping Streets Walking Tour

Overview

Yokohamabashi Shopping Street, which is called the food kitchen of Yokohama residents "Hamakko" and preserves a good old-fashioned atmosphere, and Isezakicho Shopping Street, a 1.2-km-long shopping street lined with long-established stores and chain stores founded in the Meiji and Taisho eras. Hamakko guides will take you on a walking tour of these two shopping streets where you can feel the deep life of downtown Yokohama.

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磯村　美香

Yoshika Isomura

Area

Kawasaki

Tour Name

Kawasaki Half Day Walking Tour with Kawasaki Daishi Temple

Overview

This tour is located in Kawasaki City, with Kawasaki Station just 20 minutes by train from Haneda Airport. Enjoy the scenery of the city and reminisce the Edo Period (1603-1867), as well as visit Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple, a temple popular with the locals.

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北出　明日香

Asuka Kitade

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Yokohama Private Family Tour with Manhole and Vehicles

Overview

This tour is perfect for children. After enjoying "Pokefuta" manhole covers (manhole covers with designs of the famous Japanese anime, Pokemon) at five different locations, board the chartered taxi, "Suitaku".

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本間　直美

Naomi Honma

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

A Walkthrough Yokohama City's Timeline

Overview

<Connecting Yokohama's Past, Present, and Future> Unravel the connection between the eight million gods that live in Japanese culture and tradition and the people of Yokohama. Learn the secrets and unique story of Yokohama as you travel through time from Iseyama Imperial Shrine to Minatomirai.

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長谷川　とし子

Toshiko Hasegawa

Area

Yokohama

Tour Name

Scenic Yokohama Walking Tour with lots of photo opps

Overview

This tour is a great way to get to know Yokohama and visit photo spots. Anime fans can take pictures of Pokémon, view the Port of Yokohama from the observation deck, and stop by the Red Brick Warehouse.

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天江　節子

Setsuko Amae

Area

Odawara

Tour Name

Odawara castle rampart with photogenic landscape tour

Overview

Tour to learn about the history of castles in Japan, walking along the beautiful path of Odawara Castle walls, where the history of the Samurai began. We will also visit the last place of the Hojo clan. At the end of the tour, you can relax your tired feet in a footbath.

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嶺　義則

Yoshinori Mine

Area

Odawara

Tour Name

Easygoing Nature Walk in Hakone Tour

Overview

Walk through the flat areas of Hakone and appreciate nature. Using binoculars, you can observe wild birds and see distant spots more clearly. You will encounter wildflowers, insects, and birds that are rare in Japan, and if you are lucky, you may even see deer, wild boars, raccoons, and other wild mammals.

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小島　まき子

Makiko Kojima

Area

Manazuru

Tour Name

Walking Tour with Tasty Local Food and Scenic View

Overview

Stroll through the nostalgic port town of Manazuru enjoying the beautiful scenery and savor the local delicacies, such as dried fish. Spend your time relaxing and interacting with the locals.

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堀内　宗隆

Munetaka Horiuchi

Area

Hakone

Tour Name

Hakone Day tour to view Mt Fuji after feeling wooden culture

Overview

Experience the production process of "Yosegi Zaiku" (wooden mosaic work), a traditional craft created along the old Tokaido road, a road surrounded by cedar trees, and also enjoy a moment of rest surrounded by the 300-year-old "hearth of the thatched-roof Amazake Chaya". You can also experience art at the outdoor "sculpture forest", overlook Mt. Fuji at 1,000m from "Owakudani", and take a sightseeing boat ride on Lake Ashi.

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有賀　寛子

Hiroko Ariga

Area

Hayama

Tour Name

Explore Hayama with a Local- Mt. Fuji, Beach and Local Foods

Overview

From Morito Shrine to Hayama Marina, this tour will take you to popular tourist spots in Hayama, including tourist attractions, local stores, and viewpoints of Mt. Fuji and the beach, as well as some of the hidden gems recommended by locals.

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三枝　祐一

Yuichi Saegusa

Area

Miura

Tour Name

Walking tour to enjoy tuna dishes, nature in Misaki Port

Overview

A tour to enjoy both a spectacular view of Jogashima as well a Miura's tuna cuisine from a 2-star Michelin Green Guide Japon restaurant.

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青木 久美子

Kumiko Aoki

Area

Yokosuka

Tour Name

Strawberry picking & walking tour to beach in countryside

Overview

Strawberry picking and beach walking tour (depending on the season, the tour may change to Kawazu Cherry Blossoms). Explanation about Japanese agriculture and food culture while walking in the farmland.

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田邉　真由子

Mayuko Tanabe

Area

Yokosuka

Tour Name

Yokosuka: Hike and Local Cruise Experience in Spanish

Overview

Enjoy hiking amongst nature away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Explore hidden temples, head to a rock climbing area, and connect with the locals at a mini bouldering cafe.

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加藤　きよう子

Kyoko Kato

Area

Yokosuka

Tour Name

Uninhabited Island and the Cruise of Naval Port

Overview

Take the ferry across to Sarushima and walk through history! Pass through the beautiful brick barracks and tunnel to transport yourself into a forest full of nature. After a lunch packed with local delicacies, enjoy a military port cruise and soak in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and US Navy ships the Yokosuka Base boasts of.

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蛭川 利夫

Toshio Hirukawa

Area

Yokosuka

Tour Name

Half-Day Tour to Seven Gods of Fortune in Kamakura and Enoshima

Overview

You can spend half a day visiting the seven gods of good fortune, who are thought to bring wealth and good luck, and get a red seal. During the tour, you can take a ride on the Enoden and enjoy a spectacular view of the Shonan Sea and Enoshima Island.

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貝田　みゆき

Miyuki Kaida

Area

Yokosuka

Tour Name

3 Hours Private Historical Walking Tour of Miura Peninsula

Overview

A guided walking tour of the Miura Peninsula, the most attractive place in the world! With the Miura Alps in the center and the sea and rich nature surrounding you, you'll be sure to enjoy yourself in this place where the sea and nature coexist.

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鈴木　彩子

Ayako Suzuki

Area

Atsugi

Tour Name

Watching Japanese traditional dance and making "Onigiri"

Overview

Kagura culture is deeply related to the Japanese spirituality of praying for a bountiful harvest, and rice has been one of the most important harvest products for the Japanese since ancient times. On this tour, you can watch a kagura performance, have your picture taken in costume, and even experience making onigiri (rice balls).

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熊田　啓介

Keisuke Kumada

Area

Isehara

Tour Name

Hike on Oyama trail and walk along a pilgrimage route

Overview

This hiking tour allows visitors to experience the popular "Daisen Pilgrimage" of the Edo period. Visitors can enjoy the mountain's natural beauty and sacred history, including the 2,200-year-old Aburi Shrine and the pilgrimage.

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猪野　益充

Matsumitsu Ino

Area

Hadano

Tour Name

Soba Making Experience Tour in the countryside of Kanagawa

Overview

Soba-making experience in Hadano. Not only will the important points to note about soba noodle making be explained, but also the history as well. Through this experience, participants can communicate with each other and enjoy making soba in an enjoyable environment.

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