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Eat lunch and dinner in local homes all across Japan

Meet local foodies and families during your trip in Japan

Learn about Japanese food and culture by visiting homes from Hokkaido to Okinawa. 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.

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What happens on a Nagomi Visit?

What happens on a Nagomi Visit?

Meet your host

Either at 12pm for lunch or 6pm for dinner at a station near your host.

What happens on a Nagomi Visit?

Walk home

Your host will guide you to their home from the station.

What happens on a Nagomi Visit?

Enjoy!

Chat and eat at your host's home for about 2 hours.

Why go on a Nagomi Visit?

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We build friendships not business transactions

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.

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Meet interesting locals all over Japan

300+ volunteer hosts are located all over Japan from cities to rural areas. See map below or our website for specific locations.

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Casual yet meaningful interaction

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.

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All hosts are prepared to speak English

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.

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More than 1,200 have Nagomi Visited

Since 2011 more than 1,200 families, couples, solo travelers of all ages from around the world have gone on Nagomi Visits.

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Participation fee intentionally fixed

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.

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What people are saying about Nagomi Visit

Review from guest

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.

Livia - from Brazil
Review from guest

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.

Floor - from Netherlands
Review from guest

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.

Dale - from Australia

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The many ways to enjoy a Nagomi Visit

Participate with family and friends or go solo

Nagomi Visit | Participate with family and friends or go solo

From grandparents to kids, the whole family can enjoy

Nagomi Visit | Participate with family and friends or go solo

Traveling solo does not have to be lonely

Experience both urban and rural Japan

Nagomi Visit | Experience both urban and rural Japan

Get off the beaten path with the help from friendly Nagomi Visit hosts

Nagomi Visit | Experience both urban and rural Japan

Go on a day trip and visit a farmhouse in the rural parts of Japan

Trying new foods is just the beginning

Nagomi Visit | Experience both urban and rural Japan

Try new regional foods you won't find at a restaurant

Nagomi Visit | Trying new foods is just the beginning

Help prepare dinner in your host's kitchen

Nagomi Visit | Trying new foods is just the beginning

Stop by a nearby supermarket with your host and learn about Japanese ingredients

Join a Nagomi Visit to get off the beaten path and see the real Japan with us!

Where you can Nagomi Visit in Japan

Where you can Nagomi Visit in Japan
Hokkaido

Sapporo, Kitami

Tohoku

Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Sendai, Shin-Aomori, Yamagata, and Yonezawa

Kanto

Tokyo, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Ueno, Kaihin Makuhari, Kamakura, Kawagoe, Mito, Narita Airport, Nasu-Shiobara, Omiya, Sagamihara, Shibukawa, Takasaki, Tsukuba, Utsunomiya, and Yokohama

Chubu

Central Japan International Airport, Gotemba, Gujo-Hachiman, Hamamatsu, Iida, Kobuchizawa, Kofu, Lake Yamanakako, Matsumoto, Mishima, Nagano, Nagaoka, Nagoya, Niigata, Shizuoka, and Toyama

Kansai

Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe, Himeji, Iga Ueno, Ise-shi, Kansai International Airport, and Wakayama

Chugoku

Bitchu-Takahashi, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Okayama, Onomichi, Tokuyama, and Tottori

Shikoku

Imabari, Kochi, Nakamura, and Takamatsu

Kyushu

Hakata, Kagoshima Airport, Kagoshimachuo, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Saga, and Tokunoshima Airport

Okinawa

Naha Airport

Send your request now and receive a list of potential hosts in 3 days

how to book nagomi visit

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Program run by Tokyo-based nonprofit organization

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.

Megumi Kusunoki
Megumi Kusunoki, Founder and CEO

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.

Alisa Sanada
Alisa Sanada, COO

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.