Volunteer Guide in Japan
by the graduates and students of Doshisha University
Goodwill Guide
Doshisha SGG Joe
Tokyo & Kyoto
Guide in Kyoto
Our association is an organization officially recognized by Doshisha University.
Received an award from the Japan National Tourism Organization at the end of March 2024
for contributing to international friendship. We are Japan's only volunteer organization made up
of university professors, lecturers, executives who are working or worked for international companies,
and excellent students who are good at English and have deep knowledge of Kyoto's culture.
You can visit Doshisha University with our guide and have lunch at cafeteria and enjoy chatting
with the students during your tour in Kyoto. We also guide you to Nara from Kyoto.
Guide in Tokyo
We design sightseeing itineraries that meet the individual wishes of foreign tourists visiting Japan, and provide you with a tour of Tokyo that will perfectly satisfy you. At the same time, we offer day trip guides from Tokyo to a wide range of tourist destinations, including Kamakura, Hakone, and Nikko. Our guides in Tokyo are also graduates from Doshisha University and mostly former executives worked for international companies and fluent in languages. Some of us are national government licensed guides. We do not just guide you, but talk about any
subjects about Japan and international affairs icluding economy, culture, education, healthcare systems, politics
to build mutual understandings.
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Q1: What does Doshisha SGG Joe stand for?
Doshisha is one of the leading private educational foundations. It was established in 1875.
It includes Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, four high schools, four junior high schools, two elementary schools and one kindergarten..
SGG stands for Systematized Goodwill Guide organized under the auspices of the Japan National Tourism Organization. (JNTO).
Joe is the name of Doshisha’s founder, Mr. Joe Neesima. During the isolation period of Tokugawa Shogunate, he courageously left Japan and studied at Amherst College in USA, becoming the first Japanese graduate from the college.
Mr.Joe Neejima is a historically well known educator of the Meiji era.