The guide was very friendly and delightful. He has lived in Japan for a long time and had plenty of knowledge to share. He has a corny sense of humor that reminds me of my Uncle Ben. He did a great job of navigating us through a busy Arashiyama, which was beautiful. And he helped us with buying souvenirs in a local shop.

Janusz was super nice and very knowledgeable on the history of Japan and Kyoto. We enjoyed not only his instruction but his company. He was very aware of my pregnancy and was quick to make a change to the tour as needed for safety of myself and comfortability. We loved seeing the temple, bamboo grove and connecting garden masterpiece. Highly recommend.

Despite the pouring rain, we throughly enjoyed our morning in Arashiyama, thanks in no small part to John's enthusiastic delivery and great sense of humor that had us smiling and laughing all the way. The lovely little Zen temple and pagoda that he showed us, both off the tourist path, were a great addition to the more popular Bamboo Grove and Tenryu-ji. The tour did not include lunch, but he very helpfully pointed us in the direction of a delightfully authentic tofu restaurant that was one of the best meals we had in Japan.

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