Miyazaki Private Car Tours

“Stairs, stairs and more stairs!”

Our first stop at Aoshima was interesting but there was more walking than we wanted. Although we told our guide my husband did not have much strength for long walks, we had to park some distance from the land bridge to the island. The visit to Udo Shrine in Nichinan was unfortunately very difficult. A rock fall had closed the preferred access road, but our guide did not check if it was open yet. When we were diverted we were told by a marshal to take the stair route from beach level as the higher parking area was full. This forced us to climb hundreds of steep rock steps just to get to the parking level and four or more sets of steps to reach to access to the shrine. Our guide should have known this was too much for us and should have still dropped us at the parking area. Once at the top my husband was too debilitated to go further to see the shrine. On return, we waited at the parking area for our guide who went back down to get the car. Traffic was so busy with a cruise ship and Sunday tourists that it was about 40 minutes before the guide could pick us up. Our next stop in Obi was meant for lunch but we were too late for our restaurant of choice and again there was so much walking to check out other eating places my husband could not manage to visit the castle and neither could we see the samurai area properly. Our guide was very informative and amiable but he did not vary his normal method of handling the walking at each stop despite us telling him our concerns. It took my husband a full day of rest to recover.

Michael G.

(27 reviews)

Thank you for your comments Elizabeth and I’m sorry that the toll was so hard on your husband. I was concerned about his condition, as we stopped to rest on several occasions, but we seemed to run into a number of unfortunate circumstances because of the crowds on the day. It was a once-in-a-blue moon situation at Udo, where the unusually large crowds meant we were relegated to the furthest parking area. However, lesson learned, with elderly guests I will argue for preferred parking, despite the parking marshal’s instructions. I hope that your husband feels better now and I will take your circumstances into consideration when guiding future visitors of age.

Annetta D.

5 / 5

Nov 8, 2026

Miyazaki Highlights - Private tour with guide's car

Nov 8, 2026

Miyazaki

7 hours

“Unforgettable Miyazaki and the wild horses”

Hello Eije. Today was our second time meeting in Aburatsu, and once again, your friendly nature truly shone through. We had some wonderful conversations and learned a great deal about your home region. Seeing the horses at Cape Toi was a real highlight! You also treated us to an excellent lunch—we were very impressed by Yagoroudon. And the Udo-jingu Shrine is definitely a must-see. Today was another unforgettable experience. We hope to see you again someday, and if you ever happen to visit our part of the world, please be sure to get in touch! Best regards, Annetta and Henry

Eiji K.

(38 reviews)

Thank you for joining in the tour, Annetta. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the day around Miyazaki a lot. It was such a relaxing time for me too and nice to share our time together with a lot of laughs. Arigato!

“What an awesome experience!”

My fiance and I booked this trip and a full day trip with Michael during our time in Miyazaki. Michael was very fun to talk to throughout both tours. The places he took us to showed us a side of Japan that we didn’t know existed. Michael was also very knowledgeable in the history and facts about said places. He was also very accommodating with changing our start time to an earlier time. We’re typically not the type to book guided tours but we throughly enjoyed these tours that Michael curated.

Michael G.

(27 reviews)

I really enjoyed the company of you and Alexys during these two days, Kristeen. In fact, I'd say that you were the type of model guests who make my job very pleasurable with your excellent manners and pleasant conversation. I hope your entire trip to Japan went well and that your new life back in Canada goes even better!