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Originally Posted by Mustamad
Hi Houstek, i find your tips extremely useful.
I might go to Japan, Osaka to visit an aunt staying there in a few weeks depending on my cousin's reply. I was wondering if they have guided tours at places of interest over there as in tour guides that speaks decent english. Also would it be possible to be given guided tours when one's visiting a school, college or University? Sort of touring a school and observe the going ons and happenings in the campus. Also is it possible to buy a Gakuran from a school as a souvenir?
your reply is appreaciated  |
I don't know about Osaka, but Wakayama Prefecture just south of Osaka had such tour guides. I became very good friends with this group while I was there, and they helped me to learn Japanese and we joked that I gave them a chance to practice their English (which was already excellent) for use with "real gaijin" when they guide them around. Basically, they'd take me someplace they hadn't visited too many times themselves in order to practice their phrases, learn just what to say at various places and how best to say it, etc. I was glad to help, and I got free tour guides to quite a few places out of it, so it worked out great.
Here's their website, contact them if you head south to Wakayama-ken, or maybe they can put you in contact with some Osaka counterparts, if there are some (I'd be a bit surprised if there weren't).
http://wixas.or.jp/ewixas/eindex.htm