Curious who's behind TokudAw?
TokudAw was co-founded by Wanping Aw, a biomedical researcher from Singapore with years of cross-cultural business experience in Japan, and Kazushi Tokunaga, a regional logistics specialist with deep roots in the Kansai region. Together, they combined operational know-how with thoughtful planning to create a more personal and efficient way to travel Japan.
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When travel is shaped around real needs and local knowledge, it becomes something more. That’s what we aim to offer: trips that feel personal, grounded, and always memorable.
Meet the Team
Kazuhisa Tokuda
Co-Founder, Logistics Lead
Certified Transport Manager • Japan Travel Planner • Produce Enthusiast
Kazuhisa spent over three decades in Japan’s fashion industry, leading sales at Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd., before transitioning to Mono Edition Co., Ltd., where he worked with imported Italian apparel and managed a fine dining restaurant.
But the part he always looked forward to most? Planning the company trips, carefully researching destinations, booking transport, and finding just the right local touches.
That attention to detail—and love for helping others discover Japan—led him to the travel industry. After working as a professional driver for international travelers, Kazuhisa co-founded TokudAw to bring together the best of both worlds: cultural hospitality and seamless logistics.
He’s now a certified transport coordinator and operations manager (東京旅客6459), overseeing TokudAw’s in-house fleet and liaising with a trusted national driver network.
He’s the kind of person who knows which rest stops have the best local produce and how to keep a journey running smoothly behind the scenes.
Dr. Wanping AW
Co-Founder, Travel Curator, Cultural Liaison
PhD • Nutrition Researcher • Licensed Tour Guide
Born in Singapore and now based in Tokyo, Wanping’s journey to TokudAw began in academia.
With a PhD in Biomedical Science and a current research post at Keio University focused on nutrition, she’s always been drawn to the connections between science, culture, and daily life.
After years of helping international guests get to grips with Japanese culture—through education, food, and curated local experiences—she realized there was a gap in the market for travel that felt authentic and deeply personal.
TokudAw was her answer.
A licensed tour guide, transport manager, and Japan travel planner, Wanping combines structure with warmth. She designs each itinerary not just to impress, but to create a genuine exchange—between guests and hosts, regions and visitors, ideas and identities. She believes travel should enrich everyone it touches.