DocoDemo Guide
persona-based travel guide
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone
iPhone
DocoDemo Guide turns your phone into a personal bus-tour guide.
Choose a guide persona and enjoy warm, storytelling-style narrations
generated by AI — complete with historical background, local highlights,
recommended eateries, and cultural tips. Use voice playback while walking,
select places on the map, or ask follow-up questions in chat.
Save and browse your visited places and chat history.
Ideal for travelers who want local insight delivered with personality.
Key features:
- Persona-driven guides with friendly, bus-tour style narration
- AI-generated local guides: history, highlights, hidden gems, food
- Voice playback (TTS) for hands-free listening
- Map selection and current-location guides
- Conversation-style chat for instant Q&A
- Save history & revisit favorite spots
- Multilingual UI and responses
Audio Guide Generation Now with Web Search. Generate even more accurate and reliable guides.
Interactive Conversations Now with X (Twitter) and Web Search.
Access the latest local updates and discover deeper, more diverse insights than ever before.
Title: More Than a Guide: The Unique Culture of Japan's "Bus Guides"
If you book a group tour in Japan, you might be surprised by the woman standing next to the driver.
She is the Bus Guide (Basu Gaido), and she is a professional like no other in the world.
Here is why Japanese Bus Guides fascinate travelers:
1. A Living Encyclopedia Unlike guides who might read from a script,
Japanese Bus Guides undergo rigorous training to memorize the geography,
history, and trivia of the entire route. They provide a seamless, soothing
commentary that matches the scenery perfectly.
2. The Art of Reversing One of the most surprising sights for foreigners is seeing
the guide hop off the bus to assist the driver. Using a whistle and a specific
set of hand signals, she guides the massive vehicle into tight parking spots with
millimeter precision. You will hear her shout "Orai!"—a Japanese adaptation of the English "All right."
3. The Karaoke Tradition Do not be surprised if the guide
pulls out a microphone and starts singing! It is a classic tradition
for bus guides to sing local folk songs or nostalgic pop songs to
relax passengers during long stretches of the highway.
4. The Spirit of Omotenashi Above all, they embody Japanese hospitality.
From the deep bow as you board to the way they care for your comfort
throughout the day, their goal is to make everyone feel welcome.
Next time you are on a bus in Japan, give a wave to the Bus Guide.
She is the unsung hero of Japanese tourism!
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Information
- Provider
- Teppei Yamazaki
- Size
- 73.2 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2025 yamazaki