Eric Yu

Easy. Clear. On budget.

Eric is fantastic. Highly recommend anyone to have him be your guide to Japan. Incredible stuff.

Having Eric helping with the itinerary is amazing for a foodie. Even having done an extended research and being to Japan before, having someone else that's experienced and that have tried so many places is a totally different experience.

All the nice restaurants in Japan operates slightly differently. Some are very easy, you just enter and order, some need to arrive before opening, or in a specific time, some are reservation only and some of the reservations are confusing or extremely hard to get. It's very hard to find how each restaurant operates and create an itinerary. And having Eric doing that for you makes everything so much easier.

Even in Japan, it's hard to search which places are hyped mediocrity and which are actually worth it. It's hard to trust what you read on the Internet. So having someone with so much experience makes the trip so much more reliable knowing for sure that what you are going to eat will indeed be great.

Lastly, one of my favorite parts is that he is still available to be contacted in middle of the trip for anything that happens. Gives good advice on which time to arrive each place, gives advice on what to do nearby in the region and gives backup alternatives for anybreason that may appear.

Exceptional service and taste. Not only very available during the planning phase, but extremely responsive during the trip for last minute changes or questions. Totally respect Eric's taste in restaurants and would 100% book with him again if/when traveling to Asia. His recommendations and bookings in both Korea and Japan were incredible and we never would have found them without Eric. Also his proposed neighborhoods were a perfect balance of targeted but not over-scheduled. 10/10!

Eric was incredibly responsive (when does he sleep!) throughout our trip. We really enjoyed the food recs and his personalized map was very helpful when we were just exploring different neighborhoods. All the hotels were fantastic and had added perks (upgrades, credit, late checkout, etc.) One of our favorite experiences at the very end of our trip was a chopstick making class with a wood shokunin. One of a kind!