Local Experts
Meet Your Guides
The locals who walk Kyoto with you.
Skills
Bio
Founder of OTAtrip Guide. Holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics and built a parallel career as a professional magician. Leads Cosmic Magic — an entertainment company creating Alternate Reality Games. A tech enthusiast and performer who has called Kyoto home for 13 years.
Skills
Bio
A Kyoto native with 17 years of deep roots in the city's traditional arts scene. Yuina has mastered nihon buyo (Japanese traditional dance) and koto, and brings a rare insider perspective on Kyoto's living cultural heritage.
And Many More
Student Guides
Behind our tours is a growing team of passionate student guides — Kyoto locals with a wide range of backgrounds, from history and arts to science and tech.
Interested in becoming a guide? We'd love to hear from you.