What is the Hokkaido Adventure Travel Guide Certification System?
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What is the Hokkaido Adventure Travel Guide Certification System?
Hokkaido offers natural wonders such as the World Heritage Site of Shiretoko and drift ice, nature-based activities that people of all ages can enjoy, and the traditions of the indigenous Ainu people, as well as the culture of the early pioneering communities.
The Hokkaido Adventure Travel Guide System is a new certification system of adventure travel guides by the Hokkaido Governor. Certified guides should meet certain standards, including international qualifications, in order to introduce the unique attractions of Hokkaido such as the blessed natural environment, the Ainu culture and the Jomon ruins to adventure travelers visiting Hokkaido, and to ensure that they can enjoy adventure travel in Hokkaido safely. The operation for this certificate system has started since July 2023.
- Adventure Travel
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NATURE
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CULTURE
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ACTIVITY
Certification Areas and Criteria for Certified Guides
Certification Areas
This system certifies Hokkaido Adventure Travel Guides in nine fields. In addition to the five fields for Hokkaido Outdoor Guides (mountains, nature, canoeing, rafting, trail riding), it includes cycling, backcountry skiing, sidecountry skiing, and standup paddleboarding (SUP) for Activity Guides, as well as certification for Through Guides, which provide information and make arrangements while accompanying adventure travelers.
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Mountain climbing
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Nature
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Canoeing
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Rafting
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Trail riding
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Side country
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Backcountry
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Cycling
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SUP
Guides have sufficient knowledge of Adventure Travel, a broad range of expertise on Hokkaido (its regions), they participate in tours, manage customers, and serve as a liaison between tour participants, Activity Guides, local parties, travel agencies, etc.
Requirements
- Guides must possess Hokkaido Outdoor Guide qualifications or have passed the Hokkaido Outdoor Examination, and be certified by the governor.
Note: All qualifications must be current and valid. - Guides must possess the required qualifications for each field.
- Guides must have advanced life-saving certification or possess equivalent or greater capabilities as a certified individual.
(Japanese Red Cross Society emergency personnel Training course, WAFA, etc.) - Guides must meet the standards for each field, and have a recommendation (excluding Through Guides).
Compliance with International Standards (ATGS)
This system confirms and publishes the status of guide training and certification in the ATGS Core Competencies in the following five fields and foreign languages (English).
