Originally Posted by robyng

My guide and friend in Kyoto - Mr. Doi - has recommended this lady:

Yes, I have my colleague tour guides in Tokyo but she is not a taxi driver. In Tokyo, tour guides don't use cars. They usually take subways and cruising taxis with their guests.
Mrs. Mikako Matsumoto, a licensed tour guide in Tokyo.
Take contact her email address here.

[email protected]
Mobile phone : 090 2254 1932

I may contact her myself - but have no personal experience with her as of today. If she's half as good as Mr. Doi - I think you'll be happy.

Although it might sound politically incorrect - you might ask how old she is. One reason we got along so well with Mr. Doi is he is almost exactly my husband's age (they were born one week apart). We spent a lot of time talking about things like WWII (all of our fathers fought in WWII). And the Holocaust (I was the first Jewish person he had ever met - and I was surprised to find out that the Diary of Anne Frank is required reading in Japanese schools). If this lady is 60+ (like we are) - she may perhaps not be in touch with things like teenage fashion trends. OTOH - she may be (many Japanese women tend to be very fashion conscious).

If you're interested in her (or anyone else) - I'd exchange email - and draw your own conclusions about whether it seems like a good "fit". Note that we hired Mr. Doi 2 days before arrival in Kyoto simply because our feet were killing us and we liked the idea of his taxi . It was a pleasant surprise that we had such a good time with him. Robyn