Languages:
English
Areas:
Tokyo, Kanto region, Mt. Fuji, Tohoku region, Chubu region, Kansai region, Naoshima Island
Fields of Expertise:
I have been learning bonsai for 7 years in a Bonsai Garden at the Omiya Bonsai Village, the world's mecca for bonsai. I am an instructor in charge of basic knowledge of bonsai for interpreter guides. As for contemporary art, I have completed a training course for guides catering to wealthy travelers by world-renowned curator Mr. Nanjo Fumio. I used to belong to a tour-guide group which offers contemporary architecture tours for 2 years and learned basic knowledge of contemporary architecture from professional architects. I have also been learning way of tea at the Urasenke school.
I am Yoshi, a female guide in the Tokyo area. The name Yoshi is “GOOD” in Japanese. As the name suggests, I will do everything to help you bring back GOOD memories of Japan. My specialties are bonsai, sake, fashion, contemporary architecture, and art. Tea ceremony, a traditional Japanese culture, is also a field I very much enjoy. I consider myself cheerful, responsible, and flexible. I can show you a wide range of places, from the Tohoku region, where my parents are from, to the Kansai region, where I used to live. I look forward to sharing the charms of Japan with you!
埼玉県在住、東京ガイドの川島好映です。主に欧米富裕層FITを中心に、富士山エリアを含む首都圏で活動しています。得意分野は盆栽、日本酒、ファッション、現代建築とアートです。また、立礼ながら裏千家茶道も学んでおります。得意分野のうち、特に盆栽に関しては思い入れが強く、各所でガイド向け講座の講師を担当させて頂いているほか、自宅でも40鉢程度の盆栽を育てています。バラなどを始めとしたガーデニングも大好きです。明るく責任感が強く、柔軟に物事に対処できる性格だと思っております。若い頃に陸上競技やカヤックに打ち込んでいたため体力にも自信があります。私は旅の印象は人で決まるという信念のもと、ガイドを行っています。お客様に「Yoshiと過ごした日本滞在は最高の思い出だった」と感じて頂けるような、親身で温かな対応を心がけていきたいと思っております。