We held the first guide training session of this fiscal year.
A guide training session was held in Asakusa and Ueno bythe veteran guide, with nine members participating. They were able to hear interesting and in-depth historical stories while seeing stone monuments and shops, as well as slightly different routes that they usually guide.They visited Asakusa Kannon Street, the Great Bell, the inner sanctuary of Sensoji Temple, the Shinmon Tatsugoro stone monument behind Asakusa Shrine, and the lovers' sanctuary on the Sumida River Walk, and heard stories that will be useful for future guides. Furthermore, in Ueno, they were able to learn in detail about the great changes that have taken place at Kanei-ji Temple and the changes to the mausoleum […]
A lady from Thailand discovered charm of Narita deeply
An elegant and curious lady from Thailand explored Deep-Narita in the lingering summer heat. She visited not only to Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple but to vast Naritasan Park which spreading out behind the Temple. And she had various experiences like hearing clear sounds at “Water Harp Cave”, watching huge rubbing print from real mountain criff in the “Calligraphy Museum”, meeting with swimming around carps and small fall in the park. The end of the day, she and our guide had cool downed their body by shaved ice at a tea house with pretty garden.
The following is a report on the results of guiding in August.
ーーNumber of guide requests (cases) :46、ーーNumber of guide requests (persons) :152、ーーNumber of days guided (days) :32、ーーNumber of guests guided (persons) :126、ーーNumber of guide participants (persons) :16
A family of four from Italy enjoys a conversation with a Buddhist monk.
I guided an Italian family of four to a temple. After the prayer, they were able to speak directly with the monk. They asked many questions, and the monk patiently answered each one. This made them feel closer to the monk. The Italians left feeling very satisfied and grateful.
Italian nice guy a enjoyed a wonderful day in Kamakura.
Italian nice guy explored Kamakura, the ancient capital in Japan. He walked a lot in the heat and visited many temples and shrines. （the Great Buddha, the so-called flower temple, bamboo temple, etc., and at noon he enjoyed a meal at a Japanese restaurant with few tourists. He took a break in the garden attached to the temple for a while, forgot the heat and fatigue, and enjoyed the silence.
Maroc couple enjoyed their favorite destinations.
2 days ago, Maroc couple requested Tokyo guide, so I responded to them. It was first time to guide Maroc people, but they were very frank and friendly, so I could enjoy with them. They requested halal lunch, so we went halal ramen shop at Shibuya.
Mother and son from Italy eat their fill of sushi.
I took a mother and son, two visitors from Italy, to Sushizanmai (a conveyor belt sushi restaurant) in Tsukiji. The son in particular said it was delicious and ate about 15 plates. It looks like he's still growing big.
We received a message of gratitude from a Belgian father and daughter.
Hello Massa San, We arrived back safely in Belgium this morning, carrying with us many beautiful memories from our unforgettable trip to Japan. We would like to sincerely thank you and your organization for the two days of guided tours we had in Tokyo. It was a great pleasure for us, and we discovered so much during those days while learning a lot about the city. I would also like to give special thanks to Mr. Hiromi and Mr. Masahiro for the carefully prepared itinerary and for everything they did to make our experience so special. Thank you very much for everything, and we wish you all the best. […]
Happy group from Spain!?
A magical day! of a happy Spanish group with three families, ten friends and a trip all the way from Madrid to Meiji Shrine & Asakusa in Tokyo & Kamakura!
Group of 4 from Romania enjoyed Tokyo
3 female friends and a son visited Katsushika Hokusai ukiyo-e museum and were fascinated by his masterpieces. They enjoyed Tako-yaki that no chance in Osaka but in Tokyo downtown, Monzen Nakacho, they were very happy.