Takayama is a small city in a mountainous area. The tour includes some healing spots in addition to popular highlights like Miyagawa Morning Market, Higashiyama Walking, Old Town and Hida-Furukawa. I'm sure you’ll be able to see why Takayama mesmerizes tourists so much through this tour.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At JR Takayama station JR Gifu station or R Nagoya station
JR Takayama station
Miyagawa Morning Market
Morning markets are daily events where tourists enjoy themselves in many ways. Dozens of stalls stand on the riverside, selling fresh farm-products, foods and local crafts etc. You will enjoy not only tasting or buying them but also chatting with local people.
Yoshijima Heritage House or Kusakabe Heritage House
you visit one of these Heritage Houses, which are traditional merchant houses featuring many characteristic designs and materials in the early 19th century. Walking around in the house, you feel and realize the atmosphere of lives in those days.
Lunch
you could enjoy a variety of local dishes including a set meal of Hoba-miso paste grilled Hida-beef.
Higashiyama Temple AreaTakayama Museum of History and Art
After lunch, you visit Higashiyama Temple Area which includes many temples or shrines. Since this area is located at the hill looking down the center of the city, you can enjoy scenic hiking while visiting all those historical sites.
Old Town Area (Sannomachi-street)
you stroll around the Old Town Area to your heart's content. Many shops and museums are located along the street, including 'Takayama Museum of History and Art'. You also enjoy sake tasting in several breweries.
Stroll in Hida-Furukawa (Hida Furukawa Festival MUseum & Seto River)
you move to the cozy town Hida-Furukawa by train and stroll around the town, visiting Hida Furukawa Festival Museum and watching beautiful colored carp in the river.
JR Takayama station
Ending Point
At JR Takayama station, JR Gifu station or JR Nagoya station
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
guide fee
entrance fee for you (total fee is about 2000yen/person)
lunch fee for you and guide
1) Visiting spots are flexible. They will be customized according to your interests, preference, weather and physical condition.
2) Food preference information is important. I would like to know your likes and dislikes in advance.
3) It is possible to start the tour from JR Gifu station or JR Nagoya station. In this case, you have to prepare transportation fee about 10000yen-12000yen/person for both you and guide.
I can guide in Kyoto in case you support transportation fee.
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?
Ian B.
“Enjoyable day in Shirakawago”
We very much enjoyed our day with Tetsuji. He guided us around the village and booked an excellent local restaurant for lunch. A fun and interesting day. Tetsuji’s English is good and we had pleasant conversation with him.
Tetsuji Y.
I also had a very happy time with you and your family. I am thankful to you for listening to my explanation with careful attention all the time. Now, I am happy again to get an excellent appraisal. I hope that you will enjoy traveling Japan to your heart's extent.
Aimee V.
“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.
“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.
$122/ per group