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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.

4.95 / 5

(58 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.

4.95 / 5

(58 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

David P.

5 / 5

Jun 10, 2025

Let's enjoy early morning Kyoto and maiko experience

Jun 10, 2025

Kyoto

6 hours

“A special day in Kyoto”

We had the pleasure of spending a day in Kyoto with Yuriko as our guide, and it was one of the absolute highlights of our trip to Japan. Yuriko was an absolutely delightful guide—warm, incredibly sweet, and always obliging. She went out of her way to accommodate our group’s specific needs, making thoughtful adjustments to the itinerary so everything ran smoothly and comfortably. Yuriko was exceptionally attentive throughout the day and brought each location to life with her deep knowledge of Kyoto’s history and culture. She guided us through the stunning Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and the serene Tenryuji Temple, and also arranged a special afternoon experience—a Maiko performance—which was a real treat. Everything about the tour felt seamless, well-paced, and personal. Yuriko crafted a truly memorable day for us in Kyoto, and we look back on it as one of the fondest memories of our entire Japan vacation. Highly recommended!

Yuriko S.

Dear David, Thank you so much for an excellent review and such a wonderful and positive words! I'm so impressed to read your kind words. I also had a special day in Kyoto with you and your nice family. Especially, it was fun memories for me to make paper cranes with your cute kids at a cozy cafe and to talk with your beautiful mother while you enjoyed boat riding in Katsura River in Arashiyama. There are other beautiful places to visit in Japan, such as Takayama and Shirakawago Village in Gifu or Nagoya, central Japan where is a birthplace of three major Samurai, Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and SHOGUN, Ieyasu Tokugawa. Please come to Japan again! I hope we will meet again somday in the future！ Your guide, Yuriko（Lily）

David L.

5 / 5

May 21, 2025

Nagoya Full-Day Tour from Nagoya Port

May 21, 2025

Nagoya

7 hours

Customized

“Great Job from Yuriko San”

We really appreciate the patience of Yuriko San to wait for our ship’s arrival since it was delayed due to foggy weather. We also enjoyed her knowledge about Nagoya and her company. We had a great time with her.

Yuriko S.

Thank you so much for posting an excellent review and kind comment. I was so happy to meet you and your nice group members. You sometimes asked me several questions about Japanese culture and history. It was so fun for me to answer them. Thank you for being interested in Japan! I hope to see you again as a tour guide and also as your friend. Your guide, Yuriko(Lily)

Anthony G.

5 / 5

May 6, 2025

Nagoya Private Tour from Nagoya Port

May 6, 2025

Nagoya

6 hours 30 mins

Customized

“If there is one thing that you must do in Nagoya is book Yuriko for your guide.”

We had a fantastic day out with Yuriko, she escorted us to all the sites we wanted to see and also modified her tour to accommodate our requests. Her knowledge of all the places we visited was exceptional. I don’t think we could have seen so much without her expertise. She knew all the spots for photos of all the main attractions, most of them we would not have found without her. Thank you for a wonderful day it was a pleasure to meet you and an unforgettable day in Nagoya, all the best for the future and thank you so much for your gift it was beautiful, Tony and Janet.

Yuriko S.

Dear Tony and Janet, Thank you so much for posting such an excellent review and wonderful comment! Your comment encourages me a lot. I also had a wonderful day with you and your nice friends. Please enjoy your journey and come to Japan again. Your guide, Yuriko