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Connecting travelers with local guides.
Worldwide. Since 2008. |
6419 TOURS and 1232 GUIDES in 110 COUNTRIES!
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Japan Private Tours |
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Experience a flexible private tour in Japan, with a friendly personal guide from ToursByLocals. Get a local's perspective on their beloved city and find out why your private guide is so passionate about living in Japan.
Explore Tokyo's stylish shopping and entertainment districts, such as Ginza and Roppongi, with your knowledgeable local guide. See if it's ever too early for ultra-fresh sushi at the morning fish markets of Nagoya and Tokyo.
Discover old Japan in the temples and shrines of Kamakura and Asakusa. Capture the beauty of Japan on camera with your expert photographer/guide.
Include the must-see attractions that interest you, from Tokyo's Imperial Palace to the profound Memorial at Hiroshima, but also see the places that a local guide is inspired to show you, the independent traveler.
Book a unique and unforgettable Japan tour with ToursByLocals. Ask your private local guide about customizing your tour to include exactly what you want to see and do in Japan. |
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| Tour Guide Legal Requirements |
In Japan, 'Tours Guides' are regulated according to the 'Guide-Interpreter Business Law', which came into effect in 1949. Article 3 says that anyone who wants to be a guide has to pass the examination given by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and acquire a license issued by a prefectural government. Persons doing business without a license may be fined up to 500,000 JPY. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
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Tour in Tokyo, Japan:
"Thanks to Izumi, my 15 year old son had the BEST time in Tokyo. She was patient with his manga mania, and he had nothin,..." [more]
Theresa Hitchens - Aug, 2010
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Tour in Tokyo, Japan:
"Kumi arranged a perfect tour of Tokyo for us. She provided excellent itinerary recommendations, selected a delicious lo,..." [more]
Meredith Henthorn - Dec, 2011
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Tour in Hiroshima, Japan:
"I highly recommend Tours by Locals. A personalised tour with Kazumi is more than learning historical facts but also the,..." [more]
Fiona Mackie - Mar, 2012
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- You choose the ACTUAL PERSON who will give your tour. See their photo, bio, credentials and communicate with them in advance via our website. They are locals, living in the same area as the tour.
- ONLY THE BEST GUIDES. Guides can't buy their way onto our system - each is chosen by ToursByLocals.
- All Tours are PRIVATE, only you and people you choose.
- Guide services are priced PER TOUR, not PER PERSON. However, there may be a 'per person' price component if the tour involves external costs such as admission tickets, etc.
- Tours shown on website can be purchased directly - or the guide can customize them at your request.
- Full contact information provided after booking. Plus, you'll have access to ToursByLocals 24 hour emergency contact number.
- Looked through the site but still need advice? You can call ToursByLocals and talk to a REAL HUMAN!
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