Excellent Guide for Tokyo
Nov 15th, 2004, 03:28 AM
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Excellent Guide for Tokyo
Just back from 3 weeks in Japan. Had excellent private guide for Tokyo...Junko Matsuda. She is intelligent, perfect English, really knows the city and will take you where you want to go and had good ideas if you don't know where you want to go. We used her 4 times, 3 half days, and one full day. We would never have seen Tokyo a fraction of the way she showed us if we had not been with her. She also knows the restaurants and shops. We did eat well with her and not spending nearly the amount we thought Tokyo would cost. I also fell and broke my arm on my second day in Tokyo. She was invaluable at the hospital. She made our trip in Tokyo!! Her email is [email protected]
Nov 17th, 2004, 02:06 PM
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Found Jun in Frommers book. email works with her. charges $100 half day, 150 full day. we also had friends with us, same charge. well worth it. official guides charge 400/600. broke arm not looking where walking in shinto temple. had elbow operation monday nyc. can only type with left hand now. full trip report on travels on and off beaten path will follow when i have use of both hands.
Nov 22nd, 2004, 05:33 PM
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Elainee: If you happen to check back when you recover and can type again-- Other than getting you to the places, what did she do for you? Was she good w/the history and cultural aspects of the sights you were seeing? I am trying to decide if it would be good to hire a guide for a day or two out of our 4 days in Tokyo. I know what places we want to to go to, but it might be nice to have someone take us one day, and most of all give us the historical perspective on what we are seeing.
Nov 22nd, 2004, 05:48 PM
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She is very good with the historical background. She is intelligent and well read. Email her and discuss your objectives with her.
I can now type with both hands for a short time. Yea!!
I can now type with both hands for a short time. Yea!!
