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Old Jun 24th, 2015 | 02:11 PM
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DavidSeattle
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Private guides in Japan
I'm beginning to plan a trip to Japan in early October -- probably Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto. Any advice on hiring local guides in those cities? How would I find them? What are they likely to charge?
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Old Jun 24th, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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No need to hire a guide for any of these locations -- they can all be visited very easily on your own.

For an excellent source of information, see japan-guide.com:
http://www.japan-guide.com
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Old Jun 24th, 2015 | 08:41 PM
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And there is also the free Greeter service:

http://www.globalgreeternetwork.info/
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Old Jun 25th, 2015 | 05:45 AM
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We're looking at artisan ceramic villages during a trip to Japan

BTW, most itineraries seem to be very boring, Predictable,
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Old Jun 25th, 2015 | 05:52 AM
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Most Japanese cities have volunteer "goodwill guides".
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/tr...teerGuides.php
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Old Jun 26th, 2015 | 11:04 AM
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When we went to Nijo-jo, two collegians asked to guide us so they could practice their English.
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Old Jun 27th, 2015 | 05:42 AM
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We did a morning tour of the fish market and department store food section with Yukari Sakamoto, who wrote the great book Food Sake Tokyo - - worth every yen, she was fantastic.
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