WINDERMERE-based Mountain Goat Tours has appointed the Lake District's first Japanese touring guide.
Junko Ishiwata from Sendai City in northern Japan has been drafted in to help introduce Japanese Beatrix Potter fans to Cumbria and Peter Rabbit country, on board Mountain Goat's luxury mini-coaches.
The Miss Potter film, starring Renee Zellweger, was only released in Japan towards the end of last year, so Mountain Goat is continuing to develop the service it offers to Japanese visitors.