subaru94 Posted August 7, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Anyone know if there are any English guides/tours Okinawa Japan please? Going in October on a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 7, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Anyone know if there are any English guides/tours Okinawa Japan please? Going in October on a cruise. Hi, Just a suggestion..... If you post your question on the Ports of Call , Asia board, you may tap into a wider circle of folk who have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 7, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Anyone know if there are any English guides/tours Okinawa Japan please? Going in October on a cruise. We were in Okinawa on Pacific Princess in 2006 - Theatres of War cruise. We did a Princess shorex with English speaking guides. My advice would to do a shorex if you are there on a cruise. English speaking guides might all be contracted to the cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyaussies Posted August 20, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2011 http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/travel/guide/guideservice.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m12e31g Posted September 29, 2011 #5 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Was just searching this board for our Australia cruise and came across this post. We are actually living here in Okinawa. It's a wonderful little island! With such a large military presence, it is very English friendly. A great resource for things to check out is Okinawahai.com I do not know of any guides on island or tours not military affiliated, but renting a car and exploring by yourself is very simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzy77 Posted September 29, 2011 #6 Share Posted September 29, 2011 We used a Goodwill Guide in Tokyo and she was amazing. I do know that they have them in other parts of Japan so do a Google search. You need to notify them well in advance and we had a group of 10 and we paid for all her expenses and lunch as well as giving her a small gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm66 Posted September 29, 2011 #7 Share Posted September 29, 2011 We used a Goodwill Guide in Tokyo and she was amazing. I do know that they have them in other parts of Japan so do a Google search. You need to notify them well in advance and we had a group of 10 and we paid for all her expenses and lunch as well as giving her a small gift. We also used Goodwill Guides - all volunteers - organised through JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organisation). Some time ago and I am glad to read that the system is still working and now has a web site. We had Goodwill Guides in Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima, where it started raining cats and dogs and we bought umbrellas for all of us - apparently the right thing to do. Our guides in Tokyo and Kyoto were students, in Horoshima two women who were married to men working for the same company - seniority was properly observed between them. This was all organised months in advance through JNTO and did need written confirmation from them. I envy you - our visit was a three week land based trip. We would love to do a cruise. Enjoy Colleen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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