A group of 8 from Germany enjoyed Tokyo
7 family members with 80s grandma and grandpa and tour leader on family travel visited Asakusa, Imperial palace eastern garden and Tokyo National Museum in Ueno. While it was a harsh hot weather in Tokyo they seemed enjoy the tour that day.
A couple from Italy spent a time in Kanda and Ginza
They visited Ochanomizu and Jinbocho area where Universities, colleges and used bookstore are located to feel a kind of culture. Lunch was in Ginza with Chinese dumplings that was very nice.
Fit and active two Australian golf friend couples enjoyed tours Before and After the Cruise (good example of effective use of KGGA guide services)
Day 1, July 19 arrive at Haneda in morning and visit Tokyo Tower and Hamarikyu Gardens in afternoon (Guide Tak Inamoto) (Cruise) Day 2, August 7 one day tour to Kamakura/Enoshima such as Hokokuji, Kotokuin (Great Buddha), Komachi St. and Enoden Railway (Guide Kana Sawasaki) Day 3, August 8 Tokyo city tour: Asakusa, Ueno, Tsukiji, Tokyo Sta. and Imperial Palace before departing back home on next day. (Guide Tak Inamoto)
A group from Italy enjoyed walking in Tokyo on August 3rd, 2024
They visited Ikebukuro, Yanaka, Kagurazaka and Marunouchi. They enjoyed walking and sightseeing in Tokyo.
Next day was Japanese cultural experiences and shopping
On August 2, this group from Italy enjoyed variety of experiences and series of shopping: Japanese fish-shaped cake(Taiyaki), shaved ice (Kakigori), DAWN Avator Robot and Origami papercraft.
The figures for guided tours conducted in July are as follows:
Number of guide requests: 38, Number of people requesting guides: 132, Number of days guided tours were conducted: 13, Number of people participating in guided tours: 8
Active Italian 5 young guys enjoyed traditional and new Tokyo
Italian 1 lady and 4 teenagers visited traditional temples and shrines, and interested in special prayers. Also they enjoyed Akihabara character shops, KIDDY LAND at Harajuku, Nintendo shop at Shibuya and Teamlab Planets at Toyosu aggressively.
Philippine family found oases in heated Tokyo
A very close Philippine family explored Tokyo with care for each other on the hot days. They had visited around Shinjuku, Shibuya, Asakusa, Rikugien Garden and Meiji Jingu Shrine, while enjoying and finding many oases in Tokyo on hot summer days.
I received a thank you email from an Italian.
Dear Tsune, we would like to thank your association very much, which introduced us to Mr. Toru Shirasawa to accompany us on our visit in Tokyo. Toru is the extraordinary person that everyone would like to find upon arrival in a foreign country. His competence, professionalism and kindness supported us for all our needs. We will carry these days in our hearts and we will recommend your name Italy. Thank you very much.
Summer vacation in Japan, a surge of tour guide applications from high school students
With the start of summer vacation, we are receiving many offers from high school students to volunteer as guides. They say that when they studied abroad, they were treated kindly by the local people and would like to return the favor. In our association, we start by educating new members. They attend training, participate in OJT (on-the-job training), and then conduct guided tours. We hope to hire them once they are able to continue their activities.