Otaru Customized Half-Day Tour with Licensed Local Guide

This was our first day in Japan and our guide was wonderful! She had beautiful English and had a lot of little tidbits of knowledge about Otaru and navigating around Japan in general. She was a delight! We saw so much and learned a little as well. It was a wonderful day.

Our guide, Fumiko Yoshizawa was delightful. It was a particularly cold day and she brought us hand warmers which was so very thoughtful. Clearly Fumiko loves her city and loves sharing it with visitors. She contacted us several times before the tour to ensure when and where to meet her. She took us to a local restaurant that we would not have found on our own and guided us to try dishes we probably would not have tried without her encouragement. The food was delicious. She took us to several places and gave us rest periods as needed. She is a great tour guide.

Michiko is very knowledgeable and a delight. She was very kind and was able to take my weird eating habits in stride and find a lovely dining spot. She contacted us prior to our tour so it felt very comfortable meeting her and spending the afternoon together. I think everyone should tour this way. Thank you so much Michiko.

Roy was very knowledgeable and fun. His English was also very good - learned just by watching Aliens 100 times. Highly recommend this tour to learn about the history and commerce of Otaru - especially as a trading port and hub of the herring fisheries. Arigato Roy

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Roy is a passionate and knowledgeable guide with good sense of humor. He showed us the history of Otaru history and all highlights of the city. Had the best sushi in my life (specially fatty tuna) and delicious sake !!! Highly recommended for first timer in Oatru.

Kumiko was absolutely fabulous as a personal guide around the city. She was able to take us to all of the places we have to go for and accommodate us when we wanted to switch courses. She was friendly and knowledgeable under contacts or something! Thank you for a great day!

Bad tour. Waste of money. I could not understand the guide. His English was terrible. Really nothing to see, except shops to spend money on stuff I don’t want or need.

Roy was my guide and he was great! The restaurant he took us was great. His in depth knowledge about the city and its history was something we loved the most.

It was disappointing to learn that the museum we had originally planned to close was closed, but he quickly suggested the Otaru General Museum. There, we learned about the history of Otaru while listening to the guide. We met our guide, Mr. Yakuwa, for the first time in the lobby of the hotel where we were going to stay, and he was a dandy man about the same age as us, so we were able to ask him to guide us with peace of mind. At a sushi restaurant that Mr. Hakkuwa had booked in advance for lunch, we had a good meal. After that, the half day was full of shopping in Sakaimachi street, exploring the canal, and enjoying delicious sweets as a break. Thank you very much. As a side note, our dinner was undecided, but the beer restaurant that our guide told us about just before we parted was great in terms of atmosphere and taste.

Katsuko-san is patient, knowledgeable, polite and extremely helpful. Well-versed in English, she is enjoying every moment of her profession to serve with distinction and professionalism. Thank you, we enjoyed the walking tour👍