Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Guiding a Singaporean female Guest around Yokohama and Kamakura

[Date & Time] Wednesday, June 6, at 9:30~17:00
[Date & Time] Thursday, June 7, at 10:00~17:00
[Spots]  <June 6> Kirin Yokohama Beer Village, The Landmark Tower Yokohama, Dockyard Garden, Nippon Maru Park, Kisha Michi Promenade, Red Brick Warehouse, Yamashita Rinko Line Promenade, Yamashita Park, France-yama, Harbor View Park, Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yamate Western-style houses (British House, Ehrismann Residence, and Berrick Hall), Motomachi Park, and Motomachi Shopping Street
< June 7> Kotokuin Temple (Great Buddha), Hasedera Temple, Hokokuji Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and Komachi Dori
[Visitor] 1 Singaporean female (in her late 20's)
[Attendant] 1 KSGG member
[Language] English


The guest was on a 24-day trip alone on vacation.  She had a plan to begin the tour at Yokohama, and visit Kurashiki, Himeji, Kumamoto, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Tokyo with volunteer guides.  We joined the free brewery tour of Kirin Yokohama Beer Village. She had found this tour through the internet.  This is a 70- minute tour and the visitors can have three glasses of beer at the end.  Then we walked around Yokohama city.  It was good to explain about "Mizuyashiki" (water residence) in Motomachi Park
after the brewery tour because it had been built by taking advantage of quality water there. On the second day, we visited Kamakura.  Green young leaves, bamboos, and hydrangeas left a vivid impression, fascinating the guest from a country without four clear-cut seasons.  I also fully enjoyed the beauty of Yokohama and Kamakura with her during the two-day trip.