[Gold-Guide] The biggest attraction is the excellent interpreter guide

Gold-Guide is a guide matching platform operated by West Japan Marketing Communications Inc. which matches tourists visiting Japan with highly skilled interpreter guides and provides guided tours.

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• Table of Contents
• The attraction is the excellent guide
• Gold-Guide Guide Conditions
• Benefits for guides
• Tours suggested by the guide
• Guide wanted

The attraction is the excellent guide

The biggest appeal of Gold-Guide is that its registered guides are all excellent.

Satisfaction with a guided tour depends greatly on the guide. Not only do interpreter guides need to have a wide range of knowledge, but it is also important to know how and to what extent they convey that knowledge to guests. What each guest wants varies from one person to another. In addition to explaining the places to visit, guides are also required to ensure the safety and security of guests at all times during the guided tour.

Gold-Guide's guides are experienced and knowledgeable, and can provide high added value to our customers!

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Gold-Guide Guide Conditions

① Those who have a National Licensed Guide-Interpreter

All registered guides must be qualified as National Licensed Guide-Interpreters. *National Licensed Guide-Interpreters are defined in the Licensed Guide-Interpreters Act as "those who receive remuneration and work as interpreters (accompanying foreigners and providing travel guidance in a foreign language)." After passing the national exam, they are registered with the prefecture as "National Licensed Guide-Interpreters."

②Those who passed the job interview

We conduct face-to-face interviews both in person and online. We evaluate candidates on the experience, hospitality, and mindset that we consider important during the interview, and those who are deemed to meet the standards will be considered successful and will proceed to register on the site.

Benefits for guides

Number 1: Guide-friendly design

The Gold-Guide user interface is designed to be guide-friendly. Everything from reservations to payment of guide fees is systemized, and everything that previously had to be done individually can now be completed on this platform. You can also register your schedule on the platform yourself, so customers can check the schedule in real time.

Number 2: Skill Development

Gold-Guide offers training for guides. Rather than the typical sightseeing tours, we plan and provide training that meets your wishes.

Number 3: Incentive system

We offer an incentive system to motivate and inspire employees.

Tours suggested by the guide

Gold-Guide publishes original tours proposed by guides. Of course, tours that go around standard tourist spots are good, but tours recommended by professional tourist guides will show you a slightly different view.

Tour example

1) An original tour by an interpreter guide who also works as a kodo instructor:

Kodo Master Yuki's Fragrant Tour

Kodo is an art of burning natural fragrant wood and appreciating the unique Japanese sensibility, waka poetry, historical events, and scenery of the four seasons through its scent. In Kodo, the word "okiko" is not used to refer to burning the wood, but rather to listening to it, which means to enjoy the scent while drawing your heart to the scent. Let's learn about the world of Kodo together.

② Original tours with interpreter guides who are well versed in the arts:

Museum Curator Emi's Kobe Gems Tour

This Kobe tour is recommended by a guide who lives in Kobe. It is an original tour that skillfully combines museums of world-famous artists such as Tadao Ando and Tadanori Yokoo with standard tourist spots.

Guide wanted

Gold-Guide aims to expand nationwide. (Currently, we cover 10 areas: Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Shiga, Hyogo, Okayama, Seto Inland Sea, Hiroshima, Ishikawa, and Tokyo.) You can still apply even if you are not in the coverage area!

If you are a nationally certified guide-interpreter, why not take this opportunity to apply?

Gold-Guide Registration Guide Application

For questions about guide applications, please contact → contact@gold-guide.com

Check out the Gold-Guide platform here!