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Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

You will meet many gorgeous carps, including golden fish with a face like humman's. It's really photogenic.

The pond is located next to a small shrine in a serene small vilage.

Seki Traditional Museum provides you the detailed information on Japanese Swordsmith

Lots of authentic Japanese swords are on display in the museum

Gifu Private Tour - The central district of Mino city has been preserving historic scenery from the Edo period. You will see and learn many unique features of traditional buildings not only from outside but strolling around inside some old bildings.

The central district of Mino city has been preserving historic scenery from the Edo period. You will see and learn many unique features of traditional buildings not only from outside but strolling around inside some old bildings.

Gifu Private Tour - Mino Washi Akari Art hall (off on Teusdays) maintains permanent space for displaying grand prize winners of the Mino washi lantern contest.

Mino Washi Akari Art hall (off on Teusdays) maintains permanent space for displaying grand prize winners of the Mino washi lantern contest.

All of the works are artistic integration of paper and light.

You can buy a variety of paper-goods in some shops.

This shop exclusively sells electronis lanterns, some parts of which-shades or coveres- are made of paper.

Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

Highlights

Joined 2015

Tetsuji Y.

4.91 / 5

(58 reviews)

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Gifu

Japanese (Native), English

10 hours

Private tour (only you and Tetsuji Y.)

Up to 6 people

In a small pond called 'Monet's Pond', many fancy Japanese carps 'KOI' are swimming through water-lilies and algae to make you feel relaxed. After having Unagi‒lunch at Seki and visiting the Traditional Swordsmith Museum, you move to Mino where you stroll around well-preserved traditional housing streets visiting old Washi merchant houses, paper museums and souvenir shops.

Itinerary

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08:00 AM

Meeting Point

At JR Gifu station or at JR Nagoya station

08:00 AM

JR Gifu station

10:00 AM

Monet's pond

Monet's Pond is located in a small village in mountains. Many beautiful colored Japanese carps 'Koi' are swimming through waterlilies and algae. It just looks like one of Monet's paintings which makes you so relaxing and feel comfortable and happy.

01:00 PM

Seki city

you have a lunch break eating delicious Japanese dish of 'Unagi' (eel) and visit the Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum and Gifu Cutlery Hall. You will learn why this small town has developed as one of the most famous three towns for manufacturing knives in the world.

03:00 PM

Mino old town district

you visit Mino, a hometown of traditional hand‒made paper ’Washi’. You will stroll around the important Traditional Preserved Buildings Area dropping by some museums and shops.

03:30 PM

JR Mino-oota station

06:30 PM

JR Gifu station

Ending Point

At JR Gifu Station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee and hotel pick-up

What‘s not included

transportation fee about 6000yen/person for both guests and guide, lunch fee 3500yen/person for guests and guide, entrance fee 800yen/person for guests

Tour Important Information

1) Monet's Pond is located in the deep mountains and the condition of transparency is influenced by the weather since the previous day. Therefore, depending on the comprehensive situation, the destinations might be changed.

Important message from the supplier

I can guide in Kyoto in case you support 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 2015

Tetsuji Y.

4.91 / 5

(58 reviews)

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About Tour Guide Tetsuji Y.

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?

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Pascal N.

5 / 5

Oct 29, 2025

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