Ai
| Language(s) | : | English |
|---|---|---|
| Expertise | : | Cultural properties, Traditional Culture |
| Qualification | : | Itinerary management supervisor |
| Fee | : |
32,000 JPY / day (8hours) 20,000 JPY / half a day (4hours) |
Thank you for viewing my page!
My name is Ai.
I was born and raised up in Kyoto.
I studied in high school in the United States for a year, and also in university in Finland for a year.
Since my parents are both traditional craftsmen, I would like to share with you the charm of traditional culture and traditional crafts but I would be happy to guide you according to your interest. I will try my best to make your trip memorable.
Aside from being a guide, I am also a candle artist.
Now I am planning to open a class of Japanese traditional candle in this year for tourists. If you are interested in Japanese candle making, please let me know.
Guide's Calendar
Performance
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Japanese cuisine -bento- cooking lesson
What is BENTO? What is WASHOKU?
Starting with the basics of Japanese cuisine, including making dashi (Japanese soup stock), I instruct the guests to complete a bento box with four dishes including Japanese omlet, Tofu shiraae, Rolled Sushi, and Tempura. -
Interpreting for a newlywed couple from Canada during their wedding photo album shoot.
I had the honor of serving as an interpreter for a newlywed couple visiting from Canada during their wedding anniversary album photo shoot.
While the bride's family typically advises her on dress selections, they trusted my past experience (18 years in apparel mail-order) and consulted me extensively on styling as well.
Being able to assist the couple at the start of their journey brought me h -
ZAZEN and meditation lesson at a private temple
-Explore a local temple in Kyoto with history of more than 400 years
-Join the monk's morning prayer and sutra chanting
-Get insights into how to practice zazen (Zen meditation) privately from the monk
-Experience variety of meditation with a guide of the monk: zazen(sitting meditation), standing meditation and eating meditation
-Drawing of Buddha with brush and ink brings you to mindful moments
