Information

Tourist Information Centers (TICs)

The Tourist Information Centers provide information and assistance to foreign travelers in Japan.

      Tokyo    Tel. (03) 3502-1461 
     (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., weekdays; 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturdays)*
      Kyoto    Tel. (075)371-5649
     (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., weekdays; 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturdays)*  
   *Closed on Sundays and national holidays.
    Narita(Passenger Terminal 2)
                   Tel. (0476) 34-6251 
    (9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. every day year-round)
    Kansai (Kansai International Airport)
                   Tel. (0724)56-6025**
    (9:00 a.m. - 9 :00 p.m. every day year-round)
    **Telephone inquiries accepted: from 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on
       weekdays; 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays; not accepted 
       on Sundays and national holidays.

"i" Information Centers

In addition to TICs, JNTO has developed an "i" information system of local tourist information centers.

Interpreter Guides

For licensed professional tour guides, contact one of the leading travel agents (see list on here) or call the Japan Guide Association at Tel. (03) 3213-2706.

Goodwill Guides are volunteers who help foreign visitors communicate in various situations. These guides also attend events for foreign people sponsored by local organizations in order to assist with communication, provide tourism information and paricipate in cultural exchange. They are on hand to provide information at such places as the Asakusa Tourist Center, JR Kyoto Station, Osaka Station and the tourist information offices in Nara.