English speaking guide (licensed) for mountain amd sightseeing tours in Nagano, JAPAN. Naoko guides you around the Japanese Alps and more.

throughout Japan

An English speaking guide (licenced) for private tours.
Naoko, who loves nature, countryside and backroads in Japan, guides you around. Take advantage of hiring a local Japanese guide. You can get specific information you need before starting your travel to Japan and feel safe and convenient with me on the spot.
Let's explore natural beauty and feel a true sense of Japan. I would like to take you to a tour that you can feel the street and vibe in Japan.
Japan is full of fascinating natures and places. I hope you come and see for yourself!

Qualified:

National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter [English]
Mountain guide (by Japan Mountain Guides Association and Nagano Prefecure)
Forest therapist (by Forest Therapy Society)

Place of residence: Azumino city, Nagano prefecture

Naoko

Photographed in 2011.
So, take that into consideration :)

Guiding service

Sightseeing

Mountains

Sightseeing Guide

A sightseeing guide provides you various wonderful tours with true sense of Japan!
Rate: JPY 40000 / day + expenses
For the details:

Recommended 1 Day Guided Tours in Nagano

	Scenic "Azumino" Bike & Hike Let's go leisurely bike riding and hiking in the area of rustic charm called Azumino. Enjoying a superb view of Japanese Alps, tasting wasabi and finding pure streams and Dososhin deities of the roadsides. ... more
	Nature Hike in "Kamikochi" Kamikochi is a place of natural scenic beauty. The valley is a part of National Park and encircled by 2-3000m Japanese Alps. You can enjoy magnificent scenery, abundant clear waters and wild life by visiting ponds through the forest of highland. ... more
	Time Travel in "Kisoji" Kisoji is a part of Nakasendo trail. Let's visit postal towns still look as it used to and hike between them as people in the old days did. Fine Japanese lacquer and wood woks are also worthy to check. ... more
	Cultural Walk in a castle town "Matsumoto" Let's walk around a castle town Matsumoto. Reaching the summit of Matsumoto castle tower, tasting sake and miso, looking for some nice souvenirs at dotted small shops. ... more
	Ascetic Hike in "Togakushi" Togakushi is a place of mountain worship. Let's visit Togakushi shrines one by one like ascetic trainers and pilgrim once did by following the old road called Kodo. ... more
	Snow Monkey & Onsen & Sake Let's have heart-warming experience by watching snow monkeys bathing. Body-warming experience will be achieved by soaking in an Onsen hot spring and tasting sake at a local brewery. ... more
	Historic Walk in "Okaya" and "Suwa" Let's walk through the cities once flourishing center of sericulture and silk production. You can feel long history by visiting working silk mill on-site, historical shrines and a sake brewery of 350 year history.
coming soon	Nature Hike & Historic Walk in "Kisofukushima" Kisofukushima is one of the post-towns on Nakasendo Road. It had "Sekisho" checkpoint and played an important role during Edo period. A mountain behind the town has beautiful forest. Let's enjoy both historic sites and abundance of nature.

And more...

Tateyama Kurobe
Alpine Route

Zenkoji
temple

Shirakawago

Obuse town, Hakuba, Norikura highland, Shirahone onsen, Iiyama and kijimadaira (Nagano prefecture)
Takayama, Magomejuku, Hidafurukawa, Hirayu and Shinhotaka onsen (Gifu prefecture)
Gokayama, Sankyoson, Kurobe kyokoku (Toyama prefecture)
Ancient roads such as Yamanobenomichi (Nara prefecture), Shionomichi trail (Nagano prefecture), etc.

Mountain Guide

A hiking and trekking guide for the Japanese Alps and more (not for a technical climbing).
One-day hike and Multi-day hike (staying at mountain huts) are availbable.

Rate: JPY 45000 - 50000 / day + expenses
For the details:

Spring / Summer / Autumn seasons:

If your destination is the Japanese Alps, my guiding period is late May (remaining snow disappers) through late October (before mountain trails are covered in snow). Hiking and trecking in the Japanese Alps and mountains of all areas in Japan upon request. a 1 day hike or a 2-3 day ridge traverse by staying at mountain huts is available.
June and July are recoomended for the season of fresh green. It sometimes rainy but you can enjoy quiet mountain trips before the busy season starts. September is also recommended for long ways.

Winter season :

Let's go winter hiking! It is cold but fun!! Having a cup of coffee and viewing snow-covered high mountains is a very happy moment. I hope you enjoy Japanese mountains even in the winter.
Destinations are Utsukushigahara, Kamikochi, Norikura highland and other nice mountain view spots, for example. Depending on weather and your preference, the best place at that time will be chosen.


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"Naoko is a wonderful guide. We found her informative, very friendly but also calm and competent. She had researched all aspects of our enjoyable tour including transportation, a tour of the temple in Nagano, a fabulous excursion to the Snow Monkey Park and a lovely ending to our day in an onsen. We highly recommend her services and enjoyed her company very much."

--- Maureen (from the U.S.)

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"Fortunately I had the same guide as the day before, Naoko, she was amazing. I learned a lot from her about the two main religions in Japan, a bit of their history and also many traditions and customs."--- Carlos (from Germany)
The client's blog entries: Nagano - Temple, Shrines and giant trees - Part 1, Part 2

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My clients are from:
Germany, France, the U.S., Canada, Hawaii, England, Greece, Spain, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Australia, Austria, Sweden, India, China, UAE, Bahama, Ireland, Israel and Belgium.

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Enjoy the beauty of natures in Japan!