Free Kyoto tours
This item appears on page 96 of the July 2008 issue.
In Kyoto, Japan, the 80-member Good Samaritan Club (www.geocities.jp/kyoto_samaritan) provides free day tours in English. Comprised of college students studying international communication, the club was established in 1961.
To book a tour, e-mail samaritan-reservation@h.vodafone.ne.jp or call 090 6684 0167 from noon to 1 p.m. or 5 to 6 p.m., Japan time.
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