Thank you for visiting Kansai Alpine Guide Association (KAGA) website.
Founded in 1996, KAGA has been the oldest guide association in Western Japan.
It is also the largest guide association, with over 100 guides.
To those who looking for a trekking guide in Japan, see below English speaking guides who are also listed as the certificated International Mountain Leader (IML) by the International Guide Association (UIMLA) for trekking and hiking areas. You can contact below our guides directly to request a guide.
 | Nao Muto |
| I am a hiking guide living in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. I usually work as a guide in the mountains of Kansai. | |
 Hyogo | |
 Kansai | |
 English | |
 One Day Hike, Overnight Hike with Hut | |
 muto@mu-tozan.com | |
 https://mu-tozan.com/   | |
 | Katsumi Ueno |
| Katsu has born in 1968 in Osaka, hiked backyard mountains around Osaka since childhood, riding motorbike around Australia in 1994, training white water kayaking & sea kayaking in New Zealand & US in 1996, done some first descent too. He enjoy mountaineering, backcountry skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, rafting and mountain biking, He is also in possession of the Holy Orders of the Shingon sect(esoteric Buddhism) also certified “Sendatsu” that is the trainer of Shugendo(ancient mountain worship). He is certified Union of International Mountain Leaders Association. | |
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| Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Joetsu, Japan Alps, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu | |
| English | |
| One Day Hike, Overnight Hike with Hut, Japanese Culture | |
| info@kumano-experience.com | |
Kumano Experience  | |
 | Takayuki Yabuki |
| I am a mountain climbing guide based in Osaka. After graduating from mountaineering school in Canada, I worked as a trekking guide in the Canadian Rockies. I worked at a mountain climbing travel agency in Japan for 15 years, so I’m good at planning and arranging things. | |
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| All Japan | |
| English | |
| One Day Hike, Overnight Hike with Hut, Snowshoeing, Nature Walk, Japanese culture | |
| yabukiyamanokai@gmail.com | |
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 | Tomoya Hiraka |
| From Osaka, Kansai, to all around Japan. Specialized in a tailor made tour for guest’s preference based on my experiences of visited 20+ countries. Also have been an enthusiastic snowboarder, rock-climber, cyclist and father of 2 boys. | |
| Hyogo | |
| Japan Alps, Hokkaido, Mt. Fuji, Kansai, | |
| English | |
| Country side trails | |
| thiraka@gmail.com | |
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 | Hiroaki Soma |
| I enjoy the mountains around the northern alps throughout the four seasons. I guide you, who are interested in the mountains of Japan, to the wonderful fields. | |
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| Japan Alps, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku | |
| English, Indonesian | |
| One Day Hike, Overnight Hike with Hut Snowshoeing, Japanese culture | |
| kongo.guide.and.stay@gmail.com | |
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