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Joined 2025
Charley S.
Available Areas
Nagoya (Living), Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Nara
Languages
English (Native), Japanese
Response Time
15 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Charley S.
Konnichiwa - - - Charley here. Originally, I grew up in Los Angeles and San Diego for the first quarter century of my life. In 2000, I moved to Aichi Prefecture, Japan. One of my main goals was to play music with Japanese musicians, particularly in the underground music scene, which I've been a part of throughout my life. Also, I wanted to enjoy and explore the beauty of living in a foreign country. I've been living here for 25 years, and can gladly say that I have been engaged thoroughly in both of those goals. Since the beginning of moving to Japan, I've always chosen to hang out and engage with Japanese people as opposed to other foreigners. I often find myself in izakaiyas and concert events where I am the only foreigner, but fortunately I am on good terms with the staff and other customers. So if you are looking to see the less touristy aspects of Japan, please feel free to get in touch with me and I would love to share what I have come to appreciate about Japan. Cheers !
Important
Currently, I am playing music in three different bands, so sometimes we have gigs on Saturdays or Sundays. Therefore, I am not always available on weekends.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
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Eat, drink, and discern like a local !
Nagoya city is well known for it's tasty local dishes. Red miso is the go to flavor for many dishes like miso katsu, doteni and doteyaki, miso nikomi udon, and of course, miso soup. Also, there are many local izakaiyas and yakitori (grilled chicken) shops all over the city. Personally, I am most familiar with the Osu-Kannon and Nagoya station areas. Not a fan of large chain shops, so I will show you the truly local shops.
Eat, drink, and discern like a local !
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A Bit of Technology, Nature and History in a Day
Let's check out a technology museum, natural gardens and a beautiful castle throughout the day. Near Nagoya station is the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology. We can explore old-fashioned textile technology to robot assembly lines. After that, we can move on to Nagoya Castle, while passing the tranquil Noritake Gardens. Nagoya Castle has been called a masterpiece of Edo-period architecture. After the castle, we'll pass through Endo-Ji shopping arcade, established in 1612.
A Bit of Technology, Nature and History in a Day
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Mixture of Cultural Heritage and Colorful Peculiarities
This tour will take us through the Kakuozan and Motoyama neighborhoods of Nagoya. They are right next to each other. First, we'll check out the Nittaiji Temple, which is the house of ashes of the Buddha. Next, we'll move on to the nearby sanctum of Yokiso Garden, which is a splendid Japanese garden. After that, we can enjoy some food from one of the local restaurants, and possibly some colorful cupcakes. Finally, we'll check out the not so well known but very impressive giant green Buddha.
Mixture of Cultural Heritage and Colorful Peculiarities
Reviews
Brian M.
“Tell 'em Charlie sent ya.”
This was a good overview of several parts of Nagoya with some stops at tasty izakayas (居酒屋.
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Charley S.
Thanks for the kind review. It was a pleasure showing your group around various bits of Nagoya. Glad you had a good time. Hope the rest of your trip was enjoyable.
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