Katu was a wonderful guide. He took us to many places in Kyoto that were off the beaten path. He took many pictures which we wanted. It was a fun day. We got to see alot.

I loved my Guide. I got to do exactly what I wanted to do and see the things I wanted to see very efficiently. She was very sensitive to my personal interest. And was incredibly knowledgeable of the history of the city.

I saw this Pinpoint excursion on Trip Advisor and contacted them to see if I could get other guests from our cruise to contact them and we could share a 12-hour private excursion. They were very helpful helping me put this together so it could be more affordable than the ship tours and a smaller group. I love their follow up. The guide they sent us was awesome. He was super informative, humorous, and answered all our questions. He explained different sites, customs, religions, food, etc. We learned so much while having fun. There was only one drawback that couldn't be helped. We had traffic going into Kyoto and coming back to Osaka, but Hugo helped us pass the time by telling us about his reason to come to Japan and his journey to become a citizen. Plus, the van was very roomy for 8 of us. I highly recommend this tour.

We had a fabulous time on this trip!! The tour guide Kokoro was really great and knowledgeable about history and all the sights! The Bamboo Grove was amazing and we loved feeding the monkeys!

Masaya was our guide for an 8 hour tour of Kyoto. He met us at our hotel. Masaya was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. We were able to see quite a lot of Kyoto in our 8 hours, much more than we would have been able to on our own. I cannot recommend the experience more. He also gave us recommendations for our remaining days in Kyoto which was very helpful.

My daughter and I had a great time with Taibi and really appreciated his expertise and easy- going nature. He tailored the day to us and we had a great time with his plan. I would recommend him to anyone.

This trip fell far short of its promise. Our guide worked with us via email to plan our trip. We were very impressed by him. However, reality intervened. The day before our trip, he totally changed our itinerary. Instead of taking the bullet train one way and the local train for our return, he announced he’d pick us up in his private car. Therefore, we spent over five hours getting back and forth to Kyoto. Five tedious hours on highways equals vacation time poorly spent. Our guide was ill prepared to discuss the sites he showed us. While the two sites were worth seeing, our guide had few stories to share. He instead would quietly read random facts from his phone. Sorry. This is not guiding. Finally, he committed the cardinal sin of a cruise port guide: he returned us to port thirty minutes later than committed. Japan does not require guides to be licensed. This is dangerous for visitors accustomed to traveling in Europe with top guides. Our Japanese tour guide was inexperienced and the tour company itself holds responsibility for allowing him to be our guide. Nice guy, for sure, but ill suited for this work.

Great personalized tour, guide did a great job preparing based on our specific preferences. Also followed up on some questions we had after the tour. Would definitely do again.

Our tour guide was extremely friendly and nice. English was good, but was hoping for a bit more of the Geisha knowledge and history.

My husband and I had an amazing experience with our guide, Oulan. We spent 5 or so hours together and the time flew by. Oulan knew how to make the most of our time together, and no time was wasted! We were able to see so much of Kyoto. We were overwhelmed by options and Google lists of "things to do in Kyoto" that we didn't even know where to begin. We are so thankful we took this tour on our first day in Kyoto because Oulan gave us ideas for things to do for the remainder of our trip, and we even went back and visited some of the places we went with Oulan. We never felt rushed; and yet we saw so much. We were very impressed with Oulan's knowledge of Kyoto and its history and culture. He answered literally every single question we had. Upon booking the tour, we were contacted by Oulan asking our interests and what we would like to see. So if you have a good idea of what you want to see, no idea of what you want to see, or somewhere in-between, this is the perfect tour for you. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone, book now - you won't regret it!

The tour was very expensive for the amount of food eaten/knowledge shared. Our guide was kind and friendly but we would have enjoyed more recommendations on what to eat and what to try.

We did an Arashiyama tour in Kyoto with Alex as a family of 10 people. We had a large group but Alex did a wonderful job making sure everyone stuck together and was very accommodating towards us. He met us at our hotel lobby in the morning and we went to Arashiysma together. On the way he taught us a lot about Japanese culture and his experiences living in Kyoto. We had so many questions for him and he answered them all. Once we got to Arashiyama, Alex began the tour and showed us the area. He also helped us take some amazing family photos! After the tour, Alex guided us back to our hotel and went above and beyond by giving us recommendations for food and kimono shops in Kyoto. He also said he was happy to answer any more questions we may have and to feel free to contact him about it. The tour with Alex was definitely a highlight of our trip and we will take our memories home and share it with our friends and family. Thank you for the wonderful experience!

Not really a geisha tour at all. In geisha district you spend only about 30-40 minutes. Another hour is temple tour at night. The third hour is more like a shopping experience. Though our guide was very good and she gave us some info about geiko and mayko. We would like to thank her for that.

Kenya did a great job of hosting our evening tour of Gion given some of the challenges presented by our group. Monday evening proved to be as quiet as many of the guide books say, however, the first part of the evening was a helpful orientation on our first night in Kyoto. Unfortunately, the mobility of one of our group was less than we had anticipated when booking and this proved an inhibiting factor, as was the groups indecision about what to eat! Kenya coped well and the Wagyu BBQ/ grill he recommended proved to be a hit. Following dinner he was exceptionally accommodating in providing an extended walking tour to the upper part of Gion for the more mobile members of the group. Well done.

Brenda was a fantastic guide. Extremely knowledgeable and very entertaining. From walking Gion district to eating and drinking on old Pontocho it was as if I had a friend teaching me things rather than just a rigid guide. Thank you so much Brenda for the wonderful time!