My husband and I have just returned from Japan and have a few comments to make about this trip. Our guide, Yoko was excellent and did her best to to make sure all forty guests were alright. But, it was a difficult task for her and the need for two guides was obvious. On other trips with you, city guides have been used. To make matters worse the audio devices were not adequate. The guide should be wearing a transmitter, not holding it to her mouth by hand. If you were at the back of the group you could not hear at all. Also, please make sure that everyone is well aware of how few meals are included with this trip. We spent a lot of money just on lunches and dinners. We loved Japan and Yoko was amazing. But a group of forty is way too large for all guests to feel included..