Gifu Private Tours
Book a Private Gifu Tour with a Local Tour Guide
Gifu Art, Culture, & Historical Tours
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Traditional Takayama Tour - Full Day
This tour provides you the highlights of Takayama. I will show you beautiful festival floats and traditional houses. We will go to Miyagawa Morning Market, Takayama Festival Float Exhibition Hall, Kusakabe Heritage House, Old Town, and Takayama Jinya. The Itinerary is an example. I can customize this tour for you. For example, I pick you up in Toyama city.
Traditional Takayama Tour - Full Day
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Sekigahara Samurai Battle Field museum and battle field walk
When talking about history of Japan, the word "Shogun" is frequently used. However, Shogun and Samurai society around Kamakura to Edo period are really mysterious to foreign visitors, for example "what is different between Shogun and King?" As we walk around the battlefield where as 160,000 samurai worriors fought between West and East two allies, and as we see many historical remains at the museum, we can imagine the entire view of one of most fierce and important events in Japanese history.
Sekigahara Samurai Battle Field museum and battle field walk
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Enjoy local river boat and big Golden Buddha in Gifu
Gifu, my hometown has a lot of beautiful nature and traditional cultures, such as river boat, nostalgic street, and big Golden Buddha Statue. I'm sure you can enjoy it. Why don't you enjoy Gifu with me?
Enjoy local river boat and big Golden Buddha in Gifu
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Castle town of Lady Samurai & magnificent Ruins
A well‒preserved hidden castle town, Iwamura, makes you feel warped into Edo era. Strolling around old houses and shops along the tranquil street, you will reach the ruins of the castle on the hill. Photogenic townscapes reveal the quintessence of Japanese beauty with a tragic story of the chatelaine. You also visit Hiroshige Museum of Art that exhibits lots of Ukiyoe prints of Utagawa Hiroshige.
Castle town of Lady Samurai & magnificent Ruins
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Gifu Day Trip Tours
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Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo
You hike an old highway Nakasendo strolling through two post-towns. Magome & Tsumago. Strolling around well-preserved popular post towns takes you back to nostalgic Japan. The moment you enter these towns, you will feel as if you are in a time warp back in the Edo period, where local people spend their daily lives as well as welcoming tourists, preserving buildings and the landscape. You also enjoy hiking an old trekking route through mountains.
Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo
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Walk the Samurai Road (Nakasendo Trail) from Magome to Tsumago
Magome and Tsumago-juku still remain nestled in the mountains today. Having escaped modern development, their streetscapes preserve the strong atmosphere of the Edo period. On this tour, you will walk from Magome to Tsumago along mountain trails lined with hinoki cypress trees that have remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years. The sacred fragrance of hinoki, the gentle sound of flowing streams, and the songs of wild birds will softly welcome you along the way.
Walk the Samurai Road (Nakasendo Trail) from Magome to Tsumago
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Local classic train-ride and silk-screen printing in Gujo
Gujo is an old castle town, where holds bon-dancing every summer. You also enjoy dancing together! Local classic train takes you to such a nostalgic town. You also enjoy the beautiful scenery of clean river and mountains from the window during the train-ride. In the town, you enjoy the castle on top of the hill, clean canal with some colored carps and silk-screen printing. Please come to Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu!!
Local classic train-ride and silk-screen printing in Gujo
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The exploration tour to the site of the Battle of Sekigahara
Do you know “the Battle of Sekigahara” ? If you are a Japanese samurai fun, I think you have heard of it and the Battle field is must-see! Why don’t you come with me to the memorial site in Sekigahara where the greatest field battle in Japanese history was taken place. Why don’t you come with me and let’s find out what happened in a tiny village central Japan 420 years ago?
The exploration tour to the site of the Battle of Sekigahara
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Gifu Highlights Tours
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Takayama half day walking tour
- 4 to 8 hours walking tour in Takayama - a comprehensive tour guide will show you the best of Takayama
Takayama half day walking tour
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One day customized tour in Takayama
Let's enjoy Takayama with me in a 4 seasons. Takayama has a lot of fascinating face and feeling. It's Culture, History, Art, Food, nature etc in Mountainous Culture. I will be able to arrange for your customized tour plan. So, I will work with you to develop a personalized travel plan based on what you would like to do and experience. I'm very looking forward you and enjoy tour with you.
One day customized tour in Takayama
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Discover the Water city/Gujo Hachiman one day tour
Gujo Hachiman a Castle town where people live with clean water. Gujo city is situated at the uppermost region of the Nagara river. Local people cherish and preserve the clean water and beautiful streams as the pride of their hometown. We would enjoy real clean water city!
Discover the Water city/Gujo Hachiman one day tour
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Cormorant fishing on the Nagara river tour in summer night
Gifu Nagara river's Cormorant fishing/Ukai has 1,200 years long history. We can enjoy this unique fishing style on the Nagara river during May 11 to Oct 15 on every year. We would enjoy this historical fishing style on the boat. Before starting cormorants fishing, You can enjoy local food & drink on the boat. Especially Ayu fish & Gifu local sake is wonderful !
Cormorant fishing on the Nagara river tour in summer night
Gifu Unique Experience Tours
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Let's enjoy City of Water and making handmade "masu" !
Have you ever been to Ogaki, in Gifu? Ogaki is a beautiful city which has a castle and a canal. The city is called "City of Water" thanks to its beautiful springs and a canal. It also has unique local products, and one of them is "masu", or a square wooden cup. People use it for measuring rice and drinking "sake", Japanese tasty alcohol. It is made of pieces of Japanese cypress. It smells good and eco-friendly product. Let's enjoy beautiful water city and making SDG's product together!!
Let's enjoy City of Water and making handmade "masu" !
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Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River
Gifu Castle standing on the Mt.Kinka provides visitors with nice panoramic views day and night. You also enjoy watching a traditional unique event Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River while eating dinner in a viewing boat. Sir Charlie Chaplin visited Gifu twice to enjoy this unique traditional event. Besides, a photogenic street Kawara-machi and the Great Buddha statue in Shoboji-temple move you so much.
Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River
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Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI
You enjoy two distinctive fields of Japanese culture by visiting two small towns in one day trip. The one is Mino which is famous for Japanese hand-made paper Washi. Another one is Seki famous for Japanese-swordsmith. Strolling around two towns, you will learn some of secrets of cool Japan.
Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI
Gifu Nature & Outdoor Tours
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Gifu Off the Beaten Path Tours
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Gifu Tour Reviews
Amy T.
“A lovely day!”
I enjoyed my day with Tetsuji very much. He shared his knowledge of the region with me and made great choices for things to do in town. Tetsuji was very nice and I enjoyed our conversations.
Tetsuji Y.
I also enjoyed myself with a great hiker. I appreciate having unexpected international conversations with a variety of travelers from the world thanks to you. I hope you could have a nice trip in Japan.
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Simon W.
“Wonderful Day with a Wonderful Guide!”
I had a lovely day exploring Gujo Hachiman with Akiko. It was a great place to visit with varied sights and activities to suit all tastes. The pretty streets, the castle, museums, food replica experience, dancing and great good. I thoroughly recommend anyone to visit and to spend the day with Akiko. Her kindness, thoughtfulness, consideration and knowledge made the day run very smoothly and very enjoyably. She puts in a great deal of effort to make sure the day is everything you want it to be. Her communication is excellent, both before the day and during. The experience was faultless and we were blessed with perfect weather. It was a pleasure to spend the day with Akiko.
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Akiko W.
Thank you very much for coming to Gifu and for your kind and thoughtful review. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your time in Gujo Hachiman. I also had a wonderful time with you. I really enjoyed our walking up the mountain to the castle and talking with you along the way. Thank you for listening so attentively to my stories about the places we visited. It was a great pleasure to meet you. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan. I am looking forward to seeing you in Gifu again!
Riki I.
“Great time in Sekigahara!”
Thanks to Michiko, our family had a great time in Sekigahara! Her level of concern for us and overall knowledge of the area, battle, and participants elevated our experience. This was definitely worthwhile - even if you only have limited knowledge of the battle and its significance in history. If we're ever in an area that she services, we will seek her out again! Thank you Michiko for a wonderful adventure!
Michiko N.
Dear Riki-san, Thank you so much for your fine review of the Sekigahara tour yesterday, which inspires me to keep improving my skills as a tour guide. I am glad to hear that you and your family enjoyed the tour and I also had a great time cycling around in Sekigahara with all of your family members. It was a worthwhile experience for me. Thank you very much and hopefully we could meet again someday and somewhere in Japan. I hope you will continue your journey in Japan enjoyably and safely. Best regards, Michiko Nagasaki
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