Half-day private tour of Arashiyama Monkey Park and Arashiyama's famous spots

We spent a wonderful October afternoon exploring Kyoto’s beautiful Arashiyama area with our fantastic guide, Mr Masa. Our son particularly loved the Monkey Park, where Masa led us up the mountain at just the right pace, keeping us entertained with fun quizzes along the way. It was a lovely touch that made the climb all the more enjoyable. The rest of the afternoon was equally well planned, taking us along the scenic riverside, through the beautiful Tenryū-ji Temple and into the famous Bamboo Grove. All in all, it was a thoroughly enjoyable half-day tour with a knowledgeable, engaging and good-humoured local Japanese guide. As a lovely extra touch, Masa even put together a wonderful little video of our tour for us to enjoy afterwards – a thoughtful souvenir of a memorable afternoon. We would wholeheartedly recommend the tour to anyone visiting Kyoto!

Without a doubt, it was a wonderful and very worthwhile experience. I must mention that we enjoyed and lived it much better with our guide, Mr. MASA, to whom we are very grateful for his great willingness, patience, and charisma. We had a great family experience in Kyoto, and we hope to return and take another tour with Mr. MASA. Thank you very much. We recommend him 100%♥️

Absolutely amazing tour! Masa was our tour guide & he was so kind & fun! He showed us beautiful sites & great food places, helped us take photos, taught us some Japanese phrases, & explained the history of Arashiyama. Highly recommend!!

Masa was an amazing guide! I would book with him again! He was very understanding and knowledgeable about the history of Kyoto and he explained everything with a lot of patience. The tour was very thorough and we learned a lot about Japan! I will be recommending to my friends who go to Japan.

We were truly lucky today to have such a rare and wonderful tour guide! Mr. Masahiko Miyake not only did thorough preparation in advance and patiently answered all our questions, but he was also eager to help guests, showing professionalism and attention to detail at every turn. Masa is extremely friendly, explaining the history and background stories of each attraction in detail along the way, giving us a much deeper understanding of the places we visited. He even specially filmed a short clip for us, carefully edited it with background music, and gave it to us as a souvenir—this thoughtful gesture was truly touching! Sincere thanks to Masa for his meticulous arrangements and enthusiastic service throughout the journey; no matter how big or small the matter, we could feel his dedication. Thank you again, Masa, you are an exceptional tour guide who added wonderful memories to our trip! Today we were truly fortunate to meet such a wonderful guide! Mr. Masahiko Miyake not only prepared thoroughly in advance but also patiently answered all our various questions. Furthermore, he willingly supported the guests and showed professional and meticulous care in every situation. Masa-san is very kind, and along the way, he explained the history and background stories of each tourist spot in detail, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of the places we visited. Moreover, he filmed a short video for us, carefully edited it, added music, and presented it to us as a keepsake. We were truly moved by his thoughtfulness! We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Masa-san for his meticulous arrangements and warm service throughout the trip. He paid attention to every little detail, and we could feel his sincerity. Thank you once again, Masa-san. You are truly a wonderful guide, and thanks to you, this trip has become even more memorable!

Today, my wife and I toured with Miyake and had a wonderful time. He was very knowledgeable, kind, and patient. He provided us with a great amount of detail and history of each site without being overwhelming.a He took us all around the Monkey Park and was patient while I climbed the steps. We had an amazing day, and it would not have been as enjoyable or nice without Miyake's guidance. Thank you, and we highly recommend this trip. In addition,although we arrived 20 minutes Miyake was already waiting patiently waiting for us to arrive. As a result, he was happy to begin the tour early. He allowed us time to take as many pictures as we needed and kindly took some of us with our phone and his own phone which he later sent to us. Thank you. Once again, this was a wonderful trip which we highly recommend. So BEAUTIFUL!!

masa was wonderful. had everything planned, was in time, had cisuals to explain every part of the tour, had good explanations. a great day

a very insightful experience with a delightful gentleman. shared his knowledge of the history of Japan. showed us and informed of us about all these landmarks. a wonderful experience that I definitely recommend him to guide people in Tokyo, until we tour again

I highly recommend this tour. Masa-san was very nice and accommodating. Two friends and I decided to book this tour since we only had a short amount of time in Kyoto. We all really enjoyed it! We got to go through the hustle and bustle and be in nature! This tour felt like the best of both worlds. My friends really enjoyed the walk up to see the monkeys! Masa-san made it more enjoyable with his pop quizzes. There were so many things we got to learn from him! I really enjoyed walking around such a large temple and hearing about how the monks live. Getting to walk through the bamboo Grove was another highlight too. Genuinely a wonderful time!

Masahiko was very nice and he teach us Japanese culture he is a good teacher very very good we are happy Thank you so much. Hontōni arigatō, tomoyo 😊😊😊😊