Kanagawa in One Day: The Hakone Open-Air & Hakone — Guide Ichiro

Title: What Is a Private Hakone Day Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report

The guests were visiting from North America. After visiting family stationed in Okinawa, they had traveled through Hiroshima, Osaka, and Kyoto before this tour. They had arrived at their accommodation the previous day, and when I asked whether they had come by taxi from Odawara, they told me they had taken a bus all the way to Sengoku Kogen. They were also making full use of the rail IC card they had loaded onto their phone, so I initially wondered whether a guide was even necessary, but I understood that they had hired a guide in order to get around efficiently. Although the weather was unfortunately poor, we covered all of the planned locations that day without even stopping for lunch, and I believe the goal of touring efficiently was achieved.

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Tour Report by Ichiro

Having taught at a national university with many international students, I have experience in intercultural communications. I hope you can enjoy my talk on Japanese culture and history. I am a novice as a guide, but having traveled around the world, I think I know what foreign travelers expect of a tour guide. One of the most impressive tour guides I have met is a lady in Chennai who told me everything about the Indian culture and history – from Hindu gods to how the British brought ice from North America to Madras and kept it all through the summer for their cold drinks. I hope to become an impressive guide like her.