Consultation - Omiyage Memories

Online Consultation

Have one-on-one conversations with a government-liscenced guide!

The best preparation for your trip
Traveling is a book collecting hundreds of your stories. Now you are facing a white note with a Japan map on its cover page and you will start to write your own story soon. You will be an author, and I am ready to be an editor of your trip.

The office is ready to answer your questions about Japan and to provide deep preparation through online Zoom sessions.
To set your schedule, please click the reserve a session button below.
Our fee is ¥3000 Japanese yen for each 30 minutes (currently about $27 USD or $23 EUROS)
Payment by Paypal in your currency (conversion is made by PayPal in real time).

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What is Gastrogeography®?
Gastrogeography is a three-dimensional preparation for understanding your experience, considering the geographical, seasonal, and historical aspects of the foods you encounter. It's a way to explore deep culture in Japan instead of the whirlwind cookie-cutter tours of sight-seeing spots and shops that usually target tourists.

Who hosts your experience at Omiyage Memories?

I am Misao Toyoshima. I have worked as a government-certified professional guide interpreter and medical interpreter for eleven years. I'm a sake sommelier and a pharmacist. I am based in Tokyo, but I guide more than 200 guests per year nationwide.

About Misao

I'm the author of the book 139 Views of Japanese Souvenirs, which is available at Amazon online as an e-book in English and Chinese.

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