Introduction
Hi, my name is HASHIZAKI Schingo (橋崎 晋吾). Just call me Schingo. I have been a freelance English speaking tour guide with a national tour guide’s licence for 10 years since I had passed the national exam in 2013. I was born in 1976 (48 yo) and grew up in Kumamoto, who make tour arrangements and drive my own private car to run guided tours.
I specialise in conducting bespoke private tours in particular as well as regular guided tours.
Please be sure to tap the “MENU” banner at the top of this page first (if you are accessing here on smartphone or tablet), and check out the type of guided tours and its itinerary, tour route and pricing + what’s included and what is not.
Please see below to learn more about me. Then check out the tours I can offer as shown avobe in the MENU banner. Should you like my proposals, feel free to contact me by clicking/tapping the following icons depending on the device or app you use. WhatsApp would work the best for me to reply to your enqury as soon as I can.
During busy periods, Apr, May, Oct and Nov in particular, my replies may delay.
Check my recent posts on Twitter (currently known as X) to learn what is occuping me and please just bear with me.
Contact & Availablility
Fitst of all, please check my availability on the following calendar, where you may also find scheduled tours that you can join in for more reasonal prices.
And feel free to contact me via either of the following methods with your answer to the questions.
– Your full name
– Dates of tour
– Destinations
– Number of people
– Number and size of luggage
– Pickup point
– Drop-off point
(for the Takachiho & Mt Aso tour, drop-off will be at JR Higo Ozu station)
– Food ALLERGIES or food dislikes
– And any questions?
Avialable Tours
If you are searching for an existing tour and would like to join it for more resonal prices, please go to UPCOMING TOUR page below
or click the banner on the right side (PC) or bottom (Smart phone / Tablet type device) of this page where you can find tours that are already booked by someone but still some more slots are available. This is a great opportunity for you to join the tour for more reasonable prices. Check them out!
What are included in my guided tours
– Making up your Bespoke Private tours
– Showing you around the areas / spots / facilities with background explanations
– Learning Japan’s cultures / customs / economies / history and more
– Private Transport service in my own car accommodating up to 7 people unless you have big luggage
– Group photos shared on Google Drive (available even without a Google account)
>>> You can get group photos like the following ones, have a look! <<<
How to pay
Click/Tap the banner below to pay by PayPal
Gallery from my past tours
Guidable Areas
– Kumamoto Pref.
(Gokanosho / Kumamoto city / Mt Aso / Yatsushiro / Arao / Hitoyoshi, etc)
– Miyazaki Pref.
(Takachiho / Starting from Hososhima port / Aoshima)
– Fukuoka Pref.
(Fukuoka city / Dazaifu / Yanagawa)
– Kagoshima Pref.
(Kagoshima city / Mt Sakurajima / Chiran / Mt Kaimon / Nagasaki-bana)
– Nagasaki Pref.
(Nagasaki city / Hasami)
– Oita Pref.
(Kuju / Beppu / Yufuin / Kunisaki peninsula)
– Saga Pref.
(Arita / Imari / Karatsu)
Me and my family
I’ve married for 11 years and have a 10-year-old son.
