Perfect Trip!:)
Japan | Apr 25 - May 10, 2025

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Maddie C.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Nov 16, 2025

Angel did an awesome job curat the iternerary for us and suiting it to our interests. All of the guides and activities were excellent. The accomodations were also great. We had a perfect mix of planned experiences and free-time. Angel also did a really good job with the pacing of our trip between cities. Will probably use kimkim again!:)

Hotel Reviews
Asakusa View Hotel Annex Rokku
Tokyo

Amazing location; great hreakfast; clean and spacious room. Loved this for our Tokyo time!

Authenticity & Character
Location is perfect.
Location
Asakusa is a really fun part of Tokyo with a lot of cool shops and restaurants and history -- glad we stayed here and got to see a lot of it.
Staff
Attentive; kind.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Everything was clean and neat.
Hakone Hotel Kajikaso
Hakone

This hotel was such a memorable experience -- it is in a beautiful area and there is so much to do in the hotel. They also give you yukatas to wear and free tea / juice. One of our favorite things was around 9PM we were exploring the hotel and there was a small spa area where we were able to just walk up and schedule a massage before sleep. Loved that we did not need a reservation or anything and that it was open at night-- super cool! The hotel also had a game room and kareoke room and late-night ramen bar. One thing is that the dinner was very traditional, so that part would not suit everybody's taste; during the dinner there were Geisha performances which was cool. Also, there was a cute store in the hotel with a lot of Hakone-specific items; I took back several different things as souvenirs.

Authenticity & Character
Very traditional.
Location
Pretty in a mountain area.
Staff
Kind and accomodating.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Comfortable and clean.
Hotel Vischio Kyoto by GRANVIA
Kyoto

Overall nice place to stay.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Easy to get to town from here.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower
Osaka

Fancy hotel; enjoyed our stay here.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Mercure Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo

Nice place to stay for our final night in Japan.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Full Day Tokyo City Tour with  Shinjuku Gyoen (cherry blossom)
Full Day Tokyo City Tour with Shinjuku Gyoen (cherry blossom)
Tokyo

Our tour guide was so nice and knowledgable! Loved her! Got to see a lot of different places in Tokyo and she took us adjusted the trip to suit what we wanted like if we saw something along the way that was not scheduled she let us check it out and get pictures. She gave us cute paper cranes as a goodbye gift.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Loved Ikuko!!
Transport
Full Day Mt. Fuji with Lake Kawaguchi with Oishi Park
Full Day Mt. Fuji with Lake Kawaguchi with Oishi Park
Japan

So beautiful and such a fun day! We enjoyed the boat ride, and we really loved the gardens in giew of Mt. Fuji. Our driver was very nice.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Authentic Sumo Experience in Tokyo : Enter the Sanctuary ( join in, small group )
Authentic Sumo Experience in Tokyo : Enter the Sanctuary ( join in, small group )
Tokyo

Super fun; the sumo wrestlers had really great / funny personalities.

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kyoto's Cultural Treasures: Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Nijo Castle and Kinkaku-ji
Kyoto's Cultural Treasures: Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Nijo Castle and Kinkaku-ji
Japan

Super fun day; we learned and saw a lot! Also loved our guide Hiro -- he was so nice and funny and knowledgable and REALLY good at taking photos. It was like we had a perfect two in one guide and photographer.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kyoto Cooking Class
Kyoto Cooking Class
Japan

So much fun and turned out delicious!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Osaka Local Foodie Tour in Dotonbori and Shinsekai
Osaka Local Foodie Tour in Dotonbori and Shinsekai
Japan

Loved trying the different foods Osaka is known for; would do again!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Full Day City Tour with  Osaka Castle
Full Day City Tour with Osaka Castle
Japan

So happy to have Hiro again for this tour -- getting the same tour guide for Kyoto and Osaka was really cool and added to our experience because it was like we were traveling with a friend!:) He also gifted us polaroids of the day as a parting gift -- so nice and I am keeping them forever!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Again, Hiro is awesome.
Transport
Local specialist: Angel Tang