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One-day-Tour for Two Castle Towns; Inuyama and GIfu

Aichi Private Tour - Inuyama Castle stands on a small mount beside the Kiso River. Which is not only a beautiful setting but also protected the castle during the war.

Inuyama Castle stands on a small mount beside the Kiso River. Which is not only a beautiful setting but also protected the castle during the war.

Aichi Private Tour - On the top floor, everyone enjoys panoramic view, while walking along the outdoor balcony. You could imagine what the castle lord was thinking about when looking down on the town in those days.

On the top floor, everyone enjoys panoramic view, while walking along the outdoor balcony. You could imagine what the castle lord was thinking about when looking down on the town in those days.

Aichi Private Tour - Inside the castle tower, visitors can walk around and see some valuable antiques, maps and documents. Going up and down very steep and narrow steps, you might feel how samurai soldiers were struggling to prepare for fighting in the warring era

Inside the castle tower, visitors can walk around and see some valuable antiques, maps and documents. Going up and down very steep and narrow steps, you might feel how samurai soldiers were struggling to prepare for fighting in the warring era

Aichi Private Tour - Tea-house 'Joan' is highly renowned as one of the best three tea ceremony houses in japan, and designated as a national treasure. It was built by Oda Urakusai who was a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga, a great warlord in Japan.

Tea-house 'Joan' is highly renowned as one of the best three tea ceremony houses in japan, and designated as a national treasure. It was built by Oda Urakusai who was a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga, a great warlord in Japan.

Aichi Private Tour - Three tea houses are located in a beatiful Japanese garden with many trees and seasonal flowers. The atmosphere might take you back to the medieval days.

Three tea houses are located in a beatiful Japanese garden with many trees and seasonal flowers. The atmosphere might take you back to the medieval days.

Gifu Castle stands on the top of Mt. Kinka, providing stunning views of Gifu City and the surrounding areas.

Many squirrels are welcoming visitors at the Squirrel Village near the castle.

Aichi Private Tour - The Nagara River hosts many midsummer events, including fireworks. The scenery consisting of fire-flowers and the castle on the mountain will provide you with lifelong memory.

The Nagara River hosts many midsummer events, including fireworks. The scenery consisting of fire-flowers and the castle on the mountain will provide you with lifelong memory.

Shobo-ji temple houses one of the three Great Buddha statues of Japan. It stands 13.7m tall and is made of lots of paper sutras.

Kawara-machi is a photogenic traditional street-town.

Nagaragawa River Ukai Museum. You can learn anything about cormorant fishing 'Ukai'.

Handcrafted Japanese paper lanterns are a Gifu specialty.

One-day-Tour for Two Castle Towns; Inuyama and GIfu

Day Trip

Joined 2015

Tetsuji Y.

4.91 / 5

(54 reviews)

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Aichi

Japanese (Native), English

8 hours

Private tour (only you and Tetsuji Y.)

Up to 6 people

Visiting two distinctive castle towns make you more familiar with the soul of Japan. One is Inuyama where visitors can see and touch two national treasures, Inuyama Castle and tea-house Joan. The other one is Gifu where a modernized castle stands on the mountain and a golden Great Buddha-statue make visitors sigh in admiration.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

08:00 AM

Meeting Point

At JR Gifu station , At Meitetsu Inuyama Yuen station or At Nagoya station

08:00 AM

JR Gifu station

09:30 AM

Inuyama castle

Inuyama Castle which is said to be the oldest castle in Japan. You can touch and feel the authentic wooden Japanese castle, climbing steep and narrow steps toward the upper floor. On each floor, you will see some antiques, maps and documents to learn stories about the castle. From the top, you will have a panoramic view while strolling along the outside balcony.

10:30 AM

Tea-house 'Joan' with matcha tasting

A national treasure 'Ttea-house Joan’ is located in a beautiful Japanese garden near the castle, You find a simple aesthetic value based on Zen Buddhism in it. You can also drink matcha-tea in an adjacent tea-house in the same garden. Once, matcha-tea tasting gave samurai a moment of relief between battles. You might feeling there.

12:00 PM

Lunch

01:00 PM

Gifu castle

After lunch, you move to Gifu city and go up to Gifu Castle standing on Mt Kinka (329m) by ropeway, where you have a nice view and enjoy seeing many antiques, pictures and documents. You can also enjoy feeding squirrels near the ropeway terminal if you want.

02:30 PM

Shoboji-temple (Great Buddah statue)

In Shoboji temple, you see a golden Great Buddha statue which is one of the three most famous Buddha-statues in Japan.

03:10 PM

Nagaragawa Ukai MUseum

In the Nagaragawa Ukai Museum, you learn everything about cormorant fishing. You can also visit one of the fishing master's cafe 'U-no-Iori U' where you can see and come close to cormorants while drinking coffee.

04:00 PM

Kawaramachi street

Strolling around the old wooden building street, you enjoy dropping in unique souvenir shops, cafe and fancy restaurants.

05:00 PM

JR Gifu station

Ending Point

At JR Gifu station

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee

What‘s not included

transportation fee for you and guide, It totally costs about 3000yen/person)

entrance fee for you, It totally costs about 2200yen/person)

lunch fee for you and guide

Tour Important Information

Important message from the supplier

I can guide in Kyoto in case you support transportation fee.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2015

Tetsuji Y.

4.91 / 5

(54 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Tetsuji Y.

Hello everyone. I am Tetsuji. I worked as a public servant in the local government for 35 years. I belonged to the department of Redevelopment, Town-Landscaping, Preserving historical areas and Architectural Guidance. (I have a national 1st-class architect license.) I devoted myself to revitalizing the city by making plans and improving infrastructure for citizens.

Gifu is located in central Japan near Nagoya. As just being the crossroads of the West and the East, there are many unique attractions that are hard to discover in hectic big cities like Tokyo or Kyoto. I had a hand in restoring and preserving some of them throughout my career and want to introduce them to tourists from abroad. That’s why I became a guide-interpreter in Gifu.

I also enjoyed traveling around the world. My favorite part of each trip was walking around the city and talking with local residents. Traveling has taught me lots of things during my lifetime. Now, I would like to help others have similar experience in Japan. Shall we enjoy fantastic journey in Gifu?

Reviews

Aimee V.

5 / 5

Aug 31, 2025

One-day-tour of Mino & Seki, with watching Cormorant fishing in Nagaragawa river in Gifu

Aug 31, 2025

Gifu

12 hours

Customized

“A full day tailored to our requests with special surprises ”

We spent a full and active day with Mr. Tetsuji, filled with diverse activities and memorable experiences. Communication with him was smooth and efficient, and he worked closely with us to create a detailed itinerary that balanced his expertise with our interests. He even traveled a long distance to meet us at the start of the tour and thoughtfully ensured our departure was taken care of at the end. One of the highlights was a private visit to a knife factory, which Mr. Tetsuji was able to arrange exclusively for us. We were fortunate to enjoy a personal tour with the factory president himself—an extraordinary experience we would never have managed on our own. Although he had already informed us that many shops in Mino would be closed that day, Mr. Tetsuji seamlessly guided us to the main attractions, making sure we still had a rich and rewarding experience. His deep knowledge and professionalism truly enhanced our visit.

Tetsuji Y.

I am very happy to know that you are satisfied with my tour. I can’t find words to express how much I appreciate lots of your thoughtful comments on me. Especially, the last one makes me feel like I am on cloud nine and leads me to challenge any demands from guests to be a better guide. If you have a chance to visit Japan again, I hope that we could share pleasant time. Please give my best regards to Flavio and Luca.

Roxana P.

5 / 5

Aug 19, 2025

Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo

Aug 19, 2025

Gifu

9 hours 30 mins

“excellent guide”

our clients had an excellent tour with Tetsuji and can recommend his guiding services.

Tetsuji Y.

Thank you so much for appraisal for my job. I am happy to hear that your clients seemed to be satisfied with my tour. I hope to accept your next request.

Renee M.

5 / 5

Jul 3, 2025

Best Choice for one-day Takayama tour

Jul 3, 2025

Gifu

8 hours 30 mins

“A great tour that took full advantage of everything Takayama has to offer”

Tetsuji was a wonderful guide! He showed us all that Takayama and the surrounding area had to offer. He was knowledgeable, flexible and enjoyable to be with. With his knowledge we discovered a Takayama that we would not even known existed. Thank you Tetsuji!

Tetsuji Y.

I appreciate an excellent review for my tour. I am happy guiding a nice American couple who are so curious about Japanese culture, especially foods and drinks. Above all, the scene two of you enjoyed tasting Sake in a brewery is impressive. I hope that you will visit central Japan exploring attractive places with my guidance in other seasons.