MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests
Joined 2019
For 1300 years, the Mino region has specialized in the production of washi, a traditional handmade paper, and it is now one of the three remaining major centers of papermaking in Japan. Explore the wonder of paper!
・Two or three places where you would like to go in Mino, Gifu.
・For ideas of places to go, please see the images or the highlights.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel if it's in Mino or Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station or I can meet you at Seki City Bus Terminal
Purchase some beautiful Japanese Washi paper for your own uses.
Visit Mio Washi Akari Art Hall ( Enjoy stunning paper light sculptures from annual Akari Art Contest & Exhibition, which received the Tiffany Foundation Award).
Strolling an old town area with a look of the Edo period (around 17th century), which flourished by paper industry.
Former Imai Residence / Mino museum (used to be a paper wholesaler)
MINO-WASHI Museum (experience handmade papermaking)
Mino Tesuki Washi House (Former residence and mill of a papermaker, Kozo Furuta. Talk to an experienced papermaker (staff there) if time allows.)
Suhara Shrine (It is said to be originally established in 721. The gate is huge and main feature of this shrine.)
Walking course (from the old street area to a lookout point built near the ground of the previous castle that occupied this spot which gives commanding views of the surrounding areas, Kawaminato river port lighthouse and the pristine river, the Nagara river with Mino Bridge (the oldest modern style suspension bridge in existence in Japan) and back to the town area.)
Antique Shop (meet a friendly shop owner)
Try Ayu sweet fish cuisine, Soba buckwheat noodles or Kura cafe etc
Japanese cooking experience, using locally grown vegetables etc. at a historical house building (reservations required)
Machine-made Paper company, a factory tour (Close watch of the papermaking process, various designs such as watermarks on paper and other special techniques etc.) (reservations required)
Sake brewery with old Udatsu firewall roofing structure (National Important Cultural Property)
Ending Point
At your hotel if it's in Mino or Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station or Seki City Bus Terminal
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
Guide fee
Entrance fees to any attractions in Mino (you and guide), transportation cost in Mino (you and guide), any food, drink and lunch (you and guide). To visit MINO-WASHI museum, a paper factory and Furuta Kozo House area and Suhara Shrine, need to book a taxi. (approx. 15 minute ride each). Admission fees: MINO-WASHI museum 500JPY/person, Mino Washi Akari Art Hall 200JPY/person, Former Imai Residence/ Mino museum 350JPY/person.
Tour Important Information
I will make a detailed itinerary after I confirm your booking and email you. Please contact me and tell me what you would like to do in this tour with me.
Important message from the supplier
Let me help you have a day tailored to you!
MINO (handmade papermaking which achieved UNESCO status), SEKI (samurai sword making) and GUJO (life with clean water) and GIFU (old townscape of a river port) are perfect places to visit, related to a pristine water situated in the center of Japan.
MAGOME-juku and traditional fish catching method "Ukai （cormorant fishing）" in the Nagara River are also popular for many tourists.
I can also guide you around Shirakawa-go (UNESCO heritage site), Nagoya and Kyoto.
Some days of the week are available only limited hours. Please ask when you contact. Thank you.
What's NOT included in the fee:
Food and drinks, tickets to any attractions, transportaion costs and the guide's accommodation when necessary. Please feel free to ask any.
What's included in the fee:
Guide 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 2019
About Tour Guide Yoko T.
Hi! I am Yoko, a friendly regional Licensed Guide Interpreter. This area is my home! This is why I've been sharing beauties of this prefecture with my guests from around the world.
This area is great fun: local, historical, culturally important, sometimes mysterious and beautiful! If you are already in love with Japan, then let me personalize your experience here. Visit the best places, venues, spots and locations with me. You will enjoy neighborhood full of hidden local treasures.
I am a mother of two girls. I'd be happy to welcome families and I can arrange a tour depending on your situation. Please feel free to ask me any.
I also translate and teach English. And I am a host of an Internet radio show. I like meeting people and all these experiences allow me to be good at communicating as a guide.
I look forward to exploring this beautiful culture with you.
Thank you!
Reviews
Kimberly K.
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“Amazing a must do”
This post town trek was excellent. Our guide Yoko gave us some history of the Nakasendo before we started and we began our trek at a leisurely pace through the beautiful post towns and forests. It was so relaxing parts are hilly and a little challenging but not difficult.
Yoko T.
Thank you for your kind words. I too had a great time hiking the Magome-Tsumago Nakasendo trail with you that day. Lots of enjoyable conversations and good local food. I hope to see you again sometime in the future. Best regards, Yoko
“Yoko was a wonderful guide for us in Takayama!”
We spent a very nice 6 hours with Yoko in Takayama. She was very knowledgeable about the city and region, the history, and special events that take place there. We don't speak Japanese, so it was very nice to have someone fluent in English as our guide. Yoko is very kind, easy to talk to, and she was great with our two kids, aged 7 and 10. Despite having almost constant rain during our tour, Yoko found many interesting things for us to see and do. She also knew some excellent places for local foods and treats, and we all had an amazing lunch together. I really feel like Yoko would be able to cater a tour experience to your exact tastes and wishes. I highly recommend Yoko to be your tour guide!
Yoko T.
I appreciate your kind words. Spending six hours with the charming and lively family made me happy too. I’m glad that you could all enjoy Japanese cuisine and culture. Best wishes.
Jianan Z.
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“Had a amazing time with Yoko, She knows a lot about takayama”
we have spend 2 days with Yoko in takayama aera. She knows those places so good . we had a really good time with her.
Yoko T.
I am glad that I could help you enjoy your time in Takayama and Shirakawa-go. It was energizing for me to hear about your experiences traveling around the world. Thank you. Have a great remainder of your stay in Japan. Yoko
$144/ per group
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