FOR TRAVEL ADVISORS

If you're building a Japan itinerary that includes Hiroshima,

I can make your job easier.

What I offer

  • Reliable execution: I've handled hundreds of private tours, including clients from North American and European luxury travel advisors. Your clients are in steady hands.

  • Fast communication: I reply to all inquiries within 24 hours. During peak season, usually faster.

  • Flexible formatting: Public transport, all-inclusive, or private vehicle — I'll match the tour style to your client's profile.

  • Net rates for verified advisors: Net pricing is available to advisors at Virtuoso, Signature Travel Network, and other recognized agencies, as well as established independent travel designers and tour operators. Commission structure shared upon request after a brief introductory exchange.

  • Discreet service: Experience with high-profile and privacy-sensitive guests.

Sample Itineraries

I offer three core formats, all customizable:

  • Half-day Walking Tour (4 hours) — focused Peace Park and Hiroshima city experience

  • Full-day Hiroshima + Miyajima (7.5 hours) — public transport or all-inclusive private vehicle

  • Evening Food Experience (3.5 hours) — okonomiyaki, izakaya, and Hiroshima after dark Multi-day itineraries.

  • Sake brewery excursions in Saijo, art-focused day trips to the Shimose Museum in Ohtake-city,Iwakuni, and accessibility-adapted tours available on request.

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Trusted by

  • Trusted by

    I work directly with clients booked through:

    Travel advisors at Virtuoso member agencies (ongoing partnerships)

  • Inside Japan Tours (Inside Travel Group Ltd., UK — ABTA, ATOL, AITO licensed)

  • Context Travel (premium intellectual travel network)

  • ToursByLocals (verified guide, multi-year partnership)

  • Viator and GoWithGuide (active premier supplier)

  • Independent travel advisors and tour planners across North America, the UK, and Continental Europe

    Past guests include diplomats, C-level executives, academics, architects, physicians, and multi-generational family travelers.

What your clients will experience

A structured, emotionally balanced tour led by a guide whose family story is woven into the history of this city. No drama, no overwhelm — just clarity, warmth, and professional reliability from morning pickup to evening drop-off.

B2B Activity & Industry Engagement

— ITB Berlin 2025 attendee (Travel Trade) — actively building partnerships with European tour operators and DMCs. Several European agencies met at ITB now book with me regularly.

— Author of The Honest Hiroshima Guide (Kindle, 2026) — a candid, advisor-friendly handbook of insider logistics, cultural context, and practical tips that don't appear in standard guidebooks. A useful reference for advisors briefing clients on Hiroshima.

— Featured in EL PAÍS (August 2025) — interviewed by Spain's leading national newspaper for a feature on Hiroshima inbound tourism.

— Hiroshima Prefecture Regional Licensed Guide (広島県地域通訳案内士) — nationally recognized professional certification.

— Expanding regional coverage — currently building a curated network of specialist guides across western Japan: Iwakuni, Saijo sake brewery trails, evening food and izakaya experiences, and accessible tourism. One point of contact, multiple regional experts.

For tour operators considering Hiroshima

If you're developing or expanding a Japan itinerary that includes Hiroshima, I'd welcome the opportunity to discuss how I can support your program — whether as a one-time local guide or as an ongoing destination partner.

What I need from you

Guest names, date, number of travelers, any mobility or dietary considerations, and where they'll be coming from and going to. I'll handle the rest and send you a detailed proposal.

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GROUP TOUR OPERATIONS

In addition to private FIT tours, I operate as a local guide for group programs organized by international tour operators.

What I handle for group programs

  • Groups up to 30 guests — guided entirely in English

  • Full-day and half-day formats — Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Miyajima Island, or combined itineraries

  • Vehicle coordination — experience working with chartered buses, minibuses, and local transport for groups

  • Meal arrangements — restaurant reservations for groups, including dietary accommodations (vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free)

  • Flexible scheduling — adapted to cruise ship port times, Shinkansen arrivals, and multi-city itinerary flows

  • Storytelling at scale — the same calm, structured narrative I deliver in private tours, adapted for a group setting without losing depth or intimacy

Experience

I regularly guide group tours for North American and European tour operators visiting Hiroshima as part of their Japan programs. My approach — rooted in personal family history and delivered with professional reliability — works as effectively for a group of 30 as it does for a couple traveling alone.

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