Japan Guide Awards Ceremony 2025
The Japan Guide Awards 2025 ceremony was held on December, 20th 2025 at the Tokyo American Club. Kenji Kasama was crowned the Guide of the Year for 2025!
About Japan Guide Awards
The Japan Guide Awards is an award for outstanding tour guide-interpreters with the goal of fostering the growth tour guide-interpreters throughout Japan, in terms of quality and quantity. The Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee, consisting of national and regional tour guide-interpreters in Japan, is the organizer of the awards.
The Japan Guide Awards will recognize outstanding national and regional tour guide-interpreters all over Japan that are nominated by registered members. After a first and second round of selection based on a comprehensive review of each guide's experience, skills, tour itineraries, on-site responsiveness, and guest satisfaction among other factors, the final vote by registered members will determine the winners of each award, including the Guide of the Year.
Guide of the Year
Kenji Kasama
（Tokyo, Hiroshima）
Award Categories
Resourceful Guide Award
Izumi Aizawa
（Tokyo）
History & Culture Award
Ryoei Aoki
（Hokkaido）
Engaging Guide Award
Takashi Oshiyama
（Tokyo, Kanagawa）
Best Itinerary Award
Kazunori Akiyama
（Hiroshima）
Family Friendly Award
Ritsuko Maro
（Miyagi）
Hospitality Award
Yumi Aoyama
（Tochigi）
Japan Guide Awards 2025
Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee
The Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee was established in 2024 and consists of mainly national and regional tour guide-interpreters in Japan. This will be the first year the committee will hold and operate the “Japan Guide Awards,” an award aimed at recognizing, fostering, and growing the tour guide-interpreter community throughout Japan.
Tour Guide-Interpreter Members
Corporate Members
