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Enjoy local river boat and big Golden Buddha in Gifu

very nostalgic and quiet street beside the river

gold shrine gate, you will get a lot of lucky of money from the shrine?!

it is one of the three biggest Buddha statues in Japan, next to in Nara and Kamakura

you can also see many small stone Buddha statues

you can see the vermilion colored flags in the precincts of the temple

very unique pine tree in the temple, it is like a dragon?

Let's enjoy lunch at a local coffee shop, which is a Japanese traditional house

riverside scenery from the boat, it's so beautiful!

Let's enjoy ferryboat ride across the river, boat operator is a woman!

Enjoy local river boat and big Golden Buddha in Gifu

Art, Culture, & Historical

Joined 2018

Yuriko S.

4.96 / 5

(70 reviews)

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Gifu

English

6 hours

Private tour (only you and Yuriko S.)

Up to 6 people

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?

Itinerary

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

10:00 AM

Meeting Point

Gifu JR Station

10:00 AM Gifu JR station ( place to meet )

10:30AM Oshinji Temple ( one of the three luckiest temples for driving out evil spirits in Japan )

11:30AM "Obeni-no-Watashi" ferry port (enjoy ferryboat ride across the river)

12:30PM "Minato-ya", coffee shop (lunch time at an old traditional Japanese house)

1:30PM Kogane Shrine ( visit a shrine in Gifu, where has a big golden shrine gate )

2:30PM Shoboji Temple ( one of the three biggest Buddha Statues in Japan )

3:00PM Kawaramachi, or nostalgic town beside the river ( enjoy shopping and watching the beautiful river and mountains with Gifu castle )

4:00PM return to Gifu JR station

Ending Point

Gifu JR 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, transportation fee for guide, admission fee for guide (guide doesn't need to pay )

What‘s not included

transportation fee for you(460 yen per a person for a route bus in Gifu), admission fee for you (200 yen per a person), lunch for you and guide (1000 yen to 1500 yen per a person )

Tour Important Information

The tour covers guide fee, transportation fee for guide and admission fee for guide. But it doesn't cover your transportation fee, admission fee for you and lunch for you and guide.

*transportation fee around Gifu is 460 yen in total (ferry boat is free of charge)

*admission fee of Buddha Statue Temple is 200 yen (you don't need to pay any admission fee for Oshinji Temple)

*lunch at the restaurant is about 1500 yen per a person

On Monday, ferryboat is closed. If you want to experience the tour on Monday, I will guide you another place. (rainy day is also)

If you pay my transportation fee from your hotel to Gifu JR station(about 1000 yen), I will pick you up at your hotel.

Important message from the supplier

I will guide you every day except for the day that my schedule is not vacant.

I'm a local guide of Gifu, Nagoya and Aichi, but I can guide you around Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kanazawa, Takayama and Shiga if you pay my 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 2018

Yuriko S.

4.96 / 5

(70 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Yuriko S.

I am Yuriko from Gifu Prefecture. I was an assistant English teacher at junior high school. I started to work as a National Certificate tour guide in 2019.

I'm very interested in kimono, tea ceremony and Japanese castles. I sometimes guide in kimono. There are so many nice places to visit in Gifu and Nagoya! I also guide around Takayama, Shirakawago, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and Kanazawa if you pay my transportation fee from my hometown. Let's enjoy Japan with me!

Reviews

Stephanie B.

5 / 5

Jul 4, 2026

Wondeful one-dayTakayama tour from Nagoya

Jul 4, 2026

Takayama

10 hours

“Dream Tour”

Yuriko is a miracle worker in more ways than I could ever imagine. She created a custom tour of 3 towns in the one day we had left in the area. It was so well organized and she kept us on track of a jam-packed itinerary to ensure we saw all the places on our wish list. It was heavenly breathing in the fresh mountain air while walking in the rain through Shirakawago and touring the inside of these steeply-pitched roofed houses. Yuriko introduced us to the most delicious beef sushi that I can’t stop thinking about in Takayama. She thoughtfully found points of interest depicted in anime movies for the anime fan in our family. Yuriko turned our dreams into reality on this tour. We spent two back-to-back days touring with her and by the end she felt like family.

Yuriko S.

Thank you so much for posting your nice review even about another tour. I also had a wonderful day in Shirakawago, Takayama and Hida Furukawa with you though a little bit busy tour. Especially, Hida-Beef sushi which we ate together in Takayama was so delicious!! Also, Festival Museum in Hida Furukawa was great, wasn't it? Thank you for giving me such a wonderful chance to guide around Gifu's charming places to you. There are lots of fun memories with you about the tour because you are so friendly to me. Please come to Gifu again with your family. I'm looking forward to seeing you again.

Stephanie B.

5 / 5

Jul 4, 2026

Gujo-Hachiman Private Tour from Nagoya

Jul 4, 2026

Gifu

9 hours

Customized

“Wonderful Castle Town”

I would never have imagined how one small town could be so enchanting, but Yuriko designed a wonderful day of sightseeing mixed with just the right blend of history and culture. There are many temples in Japan, but the one Yuriko selected was the perfect place to be still and enjoy the serenity of the garden. The koi fish canals added to the charm of the town. We had so much fun seeing the local handicrafts and trying our hand at traditional silkscreening. The mountain castle was the pinnacle of the day. It made such a difference that Yuriko picked us up at and brought us back to our hotel in addition to going out of her way to show us nearby restaurants to eat at near where we were staying. We enjoyed our time with Yuriko so much that our only regret was that we had two days with her.

Yuriko S.

Thank you for your excellent review and nice comments. I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed Gujo Hachiman tour. It's my pleasure to guide around Gujo Hachiman to you, because the town is close to my husband parents' house. In summer, the town holds bon-dancing and anyone can join the dancing. Please come to Gujo Hachiman in summer with your family and enjoy bon-dancing together!

Kent D.

5 / 5

Feb 19, 2026

Kyoto Full-Day Tour

Feb 19, 2026

Kyoto

7 hours

Customized

“Gotta Go Kyoto with Yuriko”

Yuriko provided our family of 5 with a delightful tour of the Arashiyama district, Tenryu-ji Temple, and the Kinkaju-ri Golden Pavilion. She took us to a fun conveyor belt sushi spot (which she selected to accommodate my wife’s gluten intolerance). We highly recommend Yuriko!

Yuriko S.

Dear my guest, Thank you choosing me your tour guide. I also had a wonderful day in Kyoto with you and your nice family. I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed Kyoto Tour with me. Today, we enjoyed golden route of Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Tenryuji, Ryoanji , and Kinkakuji. Kyoto has other hidden nice places to visit, so please come to Kyoto again. I'm looking forward to seeing you and your family! Your guide, Yuriko Suematsu(Lily)