Fumiko Koike's articles about JAPAN: culture, places, history and her favorite topics
"Torii gate and myself"
by Fumiko Koike
Thank you for visiting my website
I am Fumiko Koike, National government Licensed Guide Interpreter in Japan. I have been guiding since 2015 but was in finance for over 5 years and later taught English for 11 years, before becoming a licensed guide.
I run Kyoto MANSAI Tours and this website. If you are interested in taking my tours, you are most welcome to visit the following website.
"Rock garden" by Fumiko Koike
what is this website about?
I would like to talk about, for example, the following topics in my blog on this website:
・Places
・Fumiko's favorites
・Japanese culture & history
One of my hobbies is to sketch and paint - the motifs and themes are usually related to something Japanese/my favorite things or places.
Photos by Fumiko Koike
Who is this website for?
This website is meant for anyone who are interested in reading about articles written by Fumiko presented with her photos.
Languages used on this website are either English or Japanese, depending on the context and topics. Sometimes mixture of the both.
If you simply wish to see the photos of Kyoto (and some other parts of Japan at times), you can browse Fumiko's Instagram from the button below. Please feel free to follow this account - your likes and comments are much appreciated.
