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MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests
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.
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
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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 guide
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
Gifu Tour Reviews
Ying sing L.
KANAZAWA ITINERARY (A Day Trip From Kanazawa) Shirakawago 4H
“Beautiful Shirakawago”
Yoko has brought us good luck where we were greeted with snowy white Shirakawago in the middle of March. It was snowing heavily the day before our tour. It has the most beautiful view from every corner. Yoko has managed perfectly by sharing the history of the town and showing us different parts of the town. We had a toddler who threw tantrums from time to time. Thank you Yoko for your patience and also she brought us to this restaurant that serves melt in your mouth Hida beef and good quality Japanese Sake from Takayama region. Many thanks Yoko!
Yoko T.
(15 reviews)I appreciate your kind words. Boy, 22 months old, was our hero. Snow, socks, sake, and many things about Japanese, our talk was endless. It was a wonderful time spent in Shirakawago with a happy family. Thank you so much.
“Best possible guide.”
Yoko’s guidance and intuition made a day in Kyoto fun and memorable. We laughed and learned the entire day.
Yoko T.
(15 reviews)I appreciate your kind words. We truly enjoyed our tour in Kyoto together. Yes, we did laugh a lot and I learned a lot as well. Thank you again. Enjoy the rest of your travels and
“Excellent experience”
Yoko was a great guide. We enjoyed the private tour very much and she made sure we could manage my sister's wheelchair throughout. Thank you!
Yoko T.
(15 reviews)Thank you for your kind words. I am delighted to know that you enjoyed the attractions in Takayama with me. You and your sister made the day a memorable one for me, too. Thank you. Best wishes, Yoko
