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Ukiyoe experience, Castle ruins and Castle town

You can see "ukiyoe", or traditional woodblock prints and making ukiyoe by yourself!

very rare multiple tiers stone wall

trekking route from the castle town to castle ruins

nostalgic castle town

samurai armor at the traditional house in the castle town

scenery from the local train

scenery from the castle ruins

castle ruins

scenery from the window

cute local train

Ukiyoe experience, Castle ruins and Castle town

Day Trip

Joined 2018

Yuriko S.

4.95 / 5

(58 reviews)

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Gifu

English

8 hrs 30 mins

Private tour (only you and Yuriko S.)

Up to 10 people

Gifu, central Japan near Nagoya, has many attractive castle ruins because three major warlords, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were born in here, central Japan.

Especially in Gifu, there are a lot of mountains, you can enjoy both samurai culture and beautiful and nostalgic town, like Magome and Tsumago.

You can also enjoy experiencing Ukiyoe woodblock print in this tour!!

Why don't you enjoy local and nostalgic town, Iwamura, castle ruins and ukiyoe making?

Itinerary

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

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

Nagoya JR Station or your hotel in Nagoya

09:00 AM

Nagoya Station or your hotel

Let's meet and start a wonderful one day trip from JR Nagoya Station!

10:30 AM

Hiroshige Ukiyoe Museum in Ena

After arriving at Ena Station, only 10 minutes walk, you can enjoy ukiyoe museum not only seeing authentic ukiyoe artworks but also making ukiyoe by yourself.

※The museum is closed on Monday, so you enjoy old post town, Oi-juku on Monday instead of ukiyoe museum.

12:30 PM

Ena Station

Let's enjoy local train trip for about 30 minutes from Ena to Iwamura. I'm sure you can enjoy local beautiful scenery from the window.

01:00 PM

Iwamura Castle Town

Iwamura Castle Town is just like Tsumago and Magome. Please enjoy local sake brewery, Japanese sweet shop and local

food!

02:30 PM

Iwamura Castle Ruins

Iwamura Castle Ruins is one of the three best mountain castles. You can walk through nice forest to the castle ruins. The castle ruins is on top of the mountain, so you can see beautiful scenery from there.

03:30 PM

Iwamura Station

Return to the station and enjoy local train again, maybe you can enjoy local train ride with some high school students.

05:30 PM

Nagoya Station

Did you have a good day? I hope so. See you again!!

Ending Point

Nagoya JR Station or your hotel in Nagoya

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, hotel pick-up, entrance fee for guide, transportation fee for guide

What‘s not included

transportation fee(3320 JPY for round trip ticket per person for you)

lunch(about 1000 JPY per person, for you and guide)

entrance fee for ukiyoe museum(820 JPY per a person, for you ※special exhibition)(520 JPY for you ※ordinary exhibition)

Tour Important Information

Ukiyoe Museum is closed on Monday, so you enjoy old post town instead of the museum on Monday

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)

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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