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Pene is truly a gem to both the educational and tourism communities of Nagasaki. As a high school teacher, he brings a natural ability to educate, explain, and connect with people, and that gift carried over beautifully into our tour. His knowledge, passion, warmth, and ability to bring Nagasaki’s history to life made the entire day incredibly meaningful and memorable. One of the things we especially appreciated was that this was a small-group tour, which made the experience much more personal. Pene didn’t simply guide us from one attraction to another — he took the time to get to know each of us, learn about our interests, and engage with everyone individually. By the end of the day, it felt less like we had spent the day with a tour guide and more like we had experienced Nagasaki with a knowledgeable local friend. This was far more than simply visiting the major sights. Pene helped us understand the people, events, culture, and historical significance behind each place we visited. He did an outstanding job of connecting everything into a larger story, giving us a much deeper understanding of how Nagasaki developed, its unique relationship with the outside world, and the tremendous role the city has played in history. Throughout the tour, we never felt rushed. Pene took the time to answer our questions, explain the importance of what we were seeing, and make the experience both personal and engaging. The small-group setting allowed for plenty of conversation and gave us opportunities to ask questions and explore topics that interested us personally. We learned an incredible amount and genuinely appreciated the time, care, and enthusiasm Pene put into our day. Because of him, we left Nagasaki with far more than photographs — we left with a much deeper appreciation for the city, its people, its history, and the important lessons it continues to offer the world today. If you are visiting Nagasaki, especially on a cruise port call, I cannot recommend Pene and this tour highly enough. He truly showed us Nagasaki through the eyes of someone who deeply loves and understands his city, while also taking the time to make each member of our small group feel welcome and included. Thank you, Pene, for an unforgettable day. Many blessings to you and your family!

This tour through Nagasaki is fantastic! Pene was so engaged, provided relevant historical and cultural content in a way that was fun and entertaining. We explored several different points of interest and in particular the Atomic bomb museum -very moving.

This was a fascinating and varied trip, and our guide, Penn was excellent. His local knowledge and understanding of Japanese history was so illuminating. The museum of the nuclear bomb and the site of the bomb's epicenter was very sobering, not to mention the site of the 26 Christian martyrs. What pain Nagasaki has experienced! Clover garden was a beautiful and peaceful place to conclude the trip.

Pene and Esther were wonderful hosts and guides. We enjoyed the itinerary and the ease of getting around the city. The communication from Pene prior to the excursion was excellent and was very easy to understand and follow. We were met as indicated outside the cruise port and returned to the port with plenty of time to get through the screening process to get back on the ship. I highly recommend their tour when visiting Nagasaki.

Pene and his wife were exceptional, knowledgeable and gracious. I highly recommend them to anyone wishing those qualities in a tour guide. I couldn't have been more pleased. BTW this is the first review I felt inspired enough to leave a review.

Fabulous tour - very cohesive historical tour with Pene and his lovely wife Kyoko. He started from Nagasaki's fishing village days, the introduction of Christianity and western and Chinese trade by the Portuguese, the building of the island village for the Portuguese, the expelling of the Portuguese and Spaniards to curb the growth of Christianity and colonization, the welcoming of the Dutch, the isolationism from western world, the challenges from the US and the unequal treaties, the ties to Thomas Glover with the samurai, and the relationships leading to Pearl Harbor. The sites we visited were linked sequentially building the history all the way to the Peace Park. Pene was very gracious, informative, pleasant. He taught us etiquette in taxis and trams and gave us guidance on respecting the Japanese hosts. An excellent day - thanks Pene!

By far our favorite tour on our 12-day cruise! Pene was friendly, knowledgeable, personable, and a great educator. He was also very good at communicating with us via text and phone before and during the tour. It was an excellent intro to the history and key sites of Nagasaki. The tour was well-paced and thoroughly organized. Pene’s spouse, Kyoko, accompanied the tour group and also helped keep us on track. Take this tour… you will love it!

By far our favorite tour on our 12-day cruise! Pene was friendly, knowledgeable, personable, and a great educator. He was also very good at communicating with us via text and phone before and during the tour. It was an excellent intro to the history and key sites of Nagasaki. The tour was well-paced and thoroughly organized. Pene’s spouse, Kyoko, accompanied the tour group and also helped keep us on track. Take this tour… you will love it!

We were so lucky to have found this tour led by Pene and Kyoko! Pene was an excellent tour guide whose knowledge of Japanese history was quite inpressive. Pene and Kyoko were also very responsive to our group of 11. We saw all the highlights of Nagasaki and learned a great deal about the history of Japan! i would highly recommend Pene - he was very articulate and interesting!

While I had been to Nagasaki on business over 20 years ago, my wife had never visited. So we were excited that our cruise ship was spending almost a whole day in port, giving us a chance to see some of the highlights of this important historical city. We typically enjoy private or small group tours much more than the big bus tours. The service is much more personalized, allowing for flexibility in itinerary and walking speed, and more time for questions. We found this to be true with this tour. There were 3-4 parties from our ship who signed up, totaling just 11 people. Native English-speaker (born and raised in New Zealand) Pene led the tour, assisted by his lovely wife Kyoko. Pene’s English was of course perfect, not something you can always count on when booking tours in Asia. But more importantly, he really made the history of Nagasaki and the various sites we visited come alive. He did this by giving the down-to-earth perspectives of different stakeholders over the centuries — be it the Portuguese, Dutch, British, Chinese, Russians, Americans, or Japanese. As retirees, we travel and tour extensively and I can tell you this makes a huge difference in one’s understanding and enjoyment. Pene is one of the best at doing this that we’ve encountered. From a logistics perspective, the tour was very well organized. Pene’s pre-tour communication was excellent with information not only on meeting time and exact location as expected, but also on options for lunch and for returning to ship early if too tired. My wife walks more slowly than many and depending on the terrain, sometimes uses a walking stick. So Pene helped us understand what to expect beforehand and we decided not to bother with the walking aid. Throughout the tour, Kyoko made sure that we were not separated from the group or lost by walking behind us. Pre-lunch travel was via reserved taxis to take us to the viewpoint (we visited a great alternative to Mt. Inasa due to repairs/construction there), temple (where we learned the rituals of purifying our hands and of contributing coins provided by Pene for good luck), Dejima, Atomic Bomb Museum (a most sobering educational experience) and Peace Park. The group then opted to take the included public tram to lunch, followed by a short walk through Chinatown to the Church and Glover Garden. We saw a lot of Nagasaki in just one day. Pene gave each of us the option of breaking off from the group and returning to the ship early if too tired, but we all chose to stay till the end as we were learning so much. By then, we felt like Pene and Kyoko were knowledgeable family friends showing us the city where they have lived and raised a family for the past 20+ years.