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Kanazawa with Withlocals

"Lucy is the best! Extensive knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a desire to show as much as possible. We spent 3 hours exploring most interesting places. Time flew and although there was a fair amount of walking we knew we seeing and hearing something special - Lucy doesn’t just regurgitate facts about history but puts her own warm personal touch on them with a depth of feeling that is difficult to describe. Highly appreciated and highly recommended!"

"Lucy was PHENOMENAL! My wife and I spent the day with Lucy on the Ultimate Kanazawa tour and left wishing we could spend more time in this beautiful City. We learned so much from Lucy about Kanazawa and its history and we are so grateful that Lucy was able to answer so many of our questions. It was clear to us that Lucy loves her City and she was so enthusiastic to share her knowledge and experiences with us. We also appreciated the great conversation with her as we were walking between spots and over lunch, and by the end of the day, we felt like we were saying goodbye to a new friend. Thank you Lucy for making Kanazawa a true highlight of our time in Japan."

"I had a lovely evening with Selda wandering around the geiko districts of Kanazawa followed by some yakitori. Selda was so knowledgeable and the conversation was easy and relaxed. It was like walking with a friend. I would highly recommend "

"The crafting tour was great, we learned a lot about the crafts, processes, and the culture around the crafts. Lucy is a fount of knowledge, personable, and funny. The tour was a nice way to spend a day, highly recommended! "

"We had a great food tasting tour with Selda! Everything was sumptuous and carefully selected, however the key was the local knowledge and specific recommendations of locally focused specialities. It was a great experience and one we would recommend to others!"

"Selda is a wonderful guide. She is knowledgeable of history, current events and is well spoken. It was a very interesting outing. "

"We had a wonderful tour with Selda in Kanazawa. She was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions. The tour went at a nice pace. We learned so much about Kanazawa. Also, Selda gave us recommendations for places to visit after our tour. This tour is highly recommended! Thank you Selda!"

"Selda kindly met us at our hotel lobby and took my husband and me to the two geiko (term for geisha in Kanazawa) neighbourhoods by way of the Omichyo markets. Before the trip, she had great comms with us and understood what we wanted to focus on doing the hidden highlights trip. She was easy going, thoughtful and professional. Her understanding of the local history, past and present, is excellent. Great “behind the scenes” tour of the Sakuda gold leaf workshop. Brilliant!! (Selda is a fluent in Japanese, English & Tagalog). Highly recommend this personal tour, even for intrepid travellers! "

"Raphaël is an absolutely awesome guide and host. He is very friendly, knowlegable, considerate and was very accomodating to last minute issues we were having with regards to the schedule. He showed us around at a brisk but comfortable pace, and told us things that we likely would never have found out about if we were on our own. I highly recommend Raphaël and if we are ever back, we would gladly do another tour with him."

"Our group of five had an amazing day with Raph in Kanazawa. He was accommodating to our needs… it snowed during our tour and we were not prepared being from San Diego. Raph is flexible, fun and answered all our questions. He met us at our hotel lobby fo introductions and to get to know our group. We had a great five hour tour of the samurai district, Kanazawa castle and the gardens all in a snow storm. What a day! Thanks Raph!"