Comparison
Your Wished Guide vs GetYourGuide — booking Japan tours
GetYourGuide is a Berlin-based global tour marketplace, strong in Europe and expanding globally. They run mostly off packaged experiences from licensed tour operators. Your Wished Guide works with individual Japan-licensed guides directly, which means lower platform cost and direct access to the person leading your tour.
Criterion
Your Wished Guide
GetYourGuide
Platform fee to the traveler
9% (5% for Elite-tier guides)
Up to 25% commission charged to the supplier (reflected in listed price)
GetYourGuide Supply portal Guide verification
Yes — JNTA national-licensed only
Tour suppliers vetted at company level; individual guide licensing not surfaced on listings by default
Language-matched guide search
First-class filter — 10 languages
Language filter available per activity; not organized by guide
Direct chat with the individual guide
Yes, pre-booking + post-booking
Via supplier contact; typically post-booking
Cancellation policy
Sliding: 100% refund 7+ days out, 50% at 3-6d, 25% at 1-2d, 0% same-day
24-hour free cancellation on most activities; supplier-specific after
GetYourGuide help center Why this matters when you book in Japan
- National licensing is legally required. Japan's Act on Licensed Guide Interpreters sets a legal threshold for who can lead paid tours for foreign visitors. Booking an unlicensed guide can void your travel insurance and create liability exposure. We only list JNTA-licensed guides — every one.
- Lower platform fee = more in the guide's pocket. The % a platform takes comes out of either your price or the guide's payout. Our 9% is roughly a third of the typical OTA commission — which is why serious Japan guides list with us directly.
- You talk to the actual guide before you pay. Japan trips are custom. Dietary restrictions, accessibility, interests — all easier to coordinate by chat with the guide than through a platform ticketing system.
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