Meet locals for a real Japanese meal at home

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Whether you are traveling looking for a non-touristy thing to do in Japan, an expat planning a quick family weekend trip, or an international student wanting to practice their Japanese, signing up for a Nagomi Visit is a great way to experience the real Japan. Meet interesting people in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Himeji, Nara, Nagoya, Matsumoto, Nagano, Hiroshima, Hakata, and more. </br> </p> </div> </div> <p class="action"><a href="https://www.nagomivisit.com/bookings/new?source=japan-guide.com" class='button'>Send Your Request Here »</a></p> </div> <div class='section'> <h2>What happens on a Nagomi Visit?</h2> <div class='main clearfix'> <div class='top'> <img src="top_1.jpg" alt="What happens on a Nagomi Visit?" /> <h3>Meet your host</h3> <p>Either at 12pm for lunch or 6pm for dinner at a station near your host.</p> </div> <div class='top'> <img src="top_2.jpg" alt="What happens on a Nagomi Visit?" /> <h3>Walk home</h3> <p>Your host will guide you to their home from the station.</p> </div> <div class='top'> <img src="top_3.jpg" alt="What happens on a Nagomi Visit?" /> <h3>Enjoy!</h3> <p>Chat and eat at your host's home for about 2 hours.</p> </div> </div> <h2>Why go on a Nagomi Visit?</h2> <table cellspacing='0'> <tr> <td class='feature'> <img src="friendships.png" alt="friends" /> <h3>We build friendships not business transactions</h3> <p>Nagomi Visit is a non-profit organization and not an online marketplace. Our goal is for you to meet that friend or family you haven't met.</p> </td> <td class='feature'> <img src="japan.png" alt="friends" /> <h3>Meet interesting locals all over Japan</h3> <p>300+ volunteer hosts are located all over Japan from cities to rural areas. See map below or our website for specific locations.</p> </td> <td class='feature'> <img src="casual.png" alt="friends" /> <h3>Casual yet meaningful interaction</h3> <p>Eat or cook at your host's home for about 2 or 3 hours. However, the hope is that there will be a next time where you meet again.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='feature'> <img src="english.png" alt="friends" /> <h3>All hosts are prepared to speak English</h3> <p>Many hosts have acquired much of their language skill from travel, study, or work. Each host may speak at different levels and speak other languages.</p> </td> <td class='feature'> <img src="global.png" alt="friends" /> <h3>More than 1,200 have Nagomi Visited</h3> <p>Since 2011 more than 1,200 families, couples, solo travelers of all ages from around the world have gone on Nagomi Visits.</p> </td> <td class='feature'> <img src="yen.png" alt="friends" /> <h3>Participation fee intentionally fixed</h3> <p>We know the host and guest dynamic changes to a commercial one once money changes hands so the price is fixed to 3,500 yen just to cover operation costs.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="action"><a href="https://www.nagomivisit.com/bookings/new?source=japan-guide.com" class='button'>Send Your Request Here »</a></p> </div> <div class='section'> <h2>What people are saying about Nagomi Visit</h2> <div class='review clearfix'> <img src='review1.jpg' alt='Review from guest' /> <blockquote> <p>Everything was perfectly prepared by my host, Yuko-san. I felt so welcomed at her home! Besides the delicious meal, I had the pleasure to be taught about Japanese history by Toshiaki-san, and play with Koushin-kun. It's been, for sure, one of the highlights of my trip to Japan.</p> <cite>Livia - from Brazil</cite> </blockquote> </div> <div class='review clearfix'> <img src='review2.jpg' alt='Review from guest' /> <blockquote> <p>When we were leaving the metro our Nagomi host was already waiting and waving to us. After 3 weeks in Japan it was very nice to speak with locals, to have the questions answered about the daily life in Japan which arose during our travelling here. I can truly recommend every one in Japan to do a Nagomi visit! Not only you make new friends in Japan, you also taste new things and learn a lot about the culture. More than books, guides or your own experience will learn you. </p> <cite>Floor - from Netherlands</cite> </blockquote> </div> <div class='review clearfix'> <img src='review3.jpg' alt='Review from guest' /> <blockquote> <p>What a highlight to my trip, it's one that I will never forget. The hosts were lovely, friendly, welcoming & funny. I would have loved to stay longer but just like everything, it must come to an end, as we departed we exchanged details & now I have lovely friends in Japan...Looking forward to seeing them again & of course! doing another Nagomi visit when I make my way back to Japan.</p> <cite>Dale - from Australia</cite> </blockquote> </div> <p class="action"><a href="https://www.nagomivisit.com/bookings/new?source=japan-guide.com" class='button'>Send Your Request Here »</a></p> </div> <h2>The many ways to enjoy a Nagomi Visit</h2> <h3 class='subtitle'>Participate with family and friends or go solo</h3> <div class='row clearfix'> <div class='column'> <img src='example_1.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Participate with family and friends or go solo' /> <p class='caption'>From grandparents to kids, the whole family can enjoy</p> </div> <div class='column'> <img src='example_2.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Participate with family and friends or go solo' /> <p class='caption'>Traveling solo does not have to be lonely</p> </div> </div> <h3 class='subtitle'>Experience both urban and rural Japan</h3> <div class='row'> <div class='column'> <img src='example_3.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Experience both urban and rural Japan' /> <p class='caption'>Get off the beaten path with the help from friendly Nagomi Visit hosts</p> </div> <div class='column'> <img src='example_4.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Experience both urban and rural Japan' /> <p class='caption'>Go on a day trip and visit a farmhouse in the rural parts of Japan</p> </div> </div> <h3 class='subtitle'>Trying new foods is just the beginning</h3> <div class='row'> <div class='column'> <img src='example_5.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Experience both urban and rural Japan' /> <p class='caption'>Try new regional foods you won't find at a restaurant</p> </div> <div class='column'> <img src='example_6.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Trying new foods is just the beginning' /> <p class='caption'>Help prepare dinner in your host's kitchen</p> </div> <div class='column'> <img src='example_7.jpg' alt='Nagomi Visit | Trying new foods is just the beginning' /> <p class='caption'>Stop by a nearby supermarket with your host and learn about Japanese ingredients</p> </div> </div> <h3>Join a Nagomi Visit to get off the beaten path and see the real Japan with us!</h3> <p class="action"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EpD80pTLSEM?showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <h2>Where you can Nagomi Visit in Japan</h2> <div class='map clearfix'> <img src='map.gif' alt='Where you can Nagomi Visit in Japan' /> <div class='map_areas'> <h5>Hokkaido</h5> <p>Sapporo, Kitami</p> <h5>Tohoku</h5> <p>Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Sendai, Shin-Aomori, Yamagata, and Yonezawa</p> <h5>Kanto</h5> <p>Tokyo, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Ueno, Kaihin Makuhari, Kamakura, Kawagoe, Mito, Narita Airport, Nasu-Shiobara, Omiya, Sagamihara, Shibukawa, Takasaki, Tsukuba, Utsunomiya, and Yokohama</p> <h5>Chubu</h5> <p>Central Japan International Airport, Gotemba, Gujo-Hachiman, Hamamatsu, Iida, Kobuchizawa, Kofu, Lake Yamanakako, Matsumoto, Mishima, Nagano, Nagaoka, Nagoya, Niigata, Shizuoka, and Toyama</p> <h5>Kansai</h5> <p>Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe, Himeji, Iga Ueno, Ise-shi, Kansai International Airport, and Wakayama</p> <h5>Chugoku</h5> <p>Bitchu-Takahashi, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Onomichi, Tokuyama, and Tottori</p> <h5>Shikoku</h5> <p>Imabari, Kochi, Nakamura, and Takamatsu</p> <h5>Kyushu</h5> <p>Hakata, Kagoshima Airport, Kagoshimachuo, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Saga, and Tokunoshima Airport</p> <h5>Okinawa</h5> <p>Naha Airport</p> </div> </div> <div class='section'> <h2>Send your request now and receive a list of potential hosts in 3 days</h2> <div class='bottom'> <img src="how.jpg" alt="how to book nagomi visit"> </div> <p class="action"><a href="https://www.nagomivisit.com/bookings/new?source=japan-guide.com" class='button'>Send Your Request Here »</a></p> </div> <div class='media'> <h3>As seen in the media</h3> <img src='media1.png' alt='BBC| Nagomi Visit'/> <img src='media2.png' alt='The Japan Times| Nagomi Visit'/> <img src='media3.jpg' alt='Swiss airline| Nagomi Visit'/> </div> <h3>Program run by Tokyo-based nonprofit organization</h3> <p>Meeting people for the first time may seem a bit awkward but the Nagomi Visit Team will give you the information you need to make the process not just easy but worthwhile so you can truly connect with your host.</p> <div class='profile_main clearfix'> <div class='profile'> <img src="megumi.jpg" alt="Megumi Kusunoki" /> <div class='name'> Megumi Kusunoki, Founder and CEO </div> <div class='profiletext'> <p>Megumi worked in many areas of tourism before founding Nagomi Visit in 2011. She is a former scuba diving instructor, tour operations manager, and marketing sales manager for online Japan resource japan-guide.com. She has also worked as a cooking instructor at a well known nationwide cooking school.</p> </div> </div> <div class='profile'> <img src="alisa.jpg" alt="Alisa Sanada" /> <div class='name'> Alisa Sanada, COO </div> <div class='profiletext'> <p>Alisa's passion for cultural understanding comes from her unique background as a Japanese-American from Texas. She launched an internationally recognized website on Japanese culture in high school called Real Japan, worked in the web industry promoting Japanese products and tourism, and traveled to more than 70 countries.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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