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Ukiyoe experience, Castle ruins and Castle town
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?
Meeting Point
Nagoya JR Station or your hotel in Nagoya
Nagoya Station or your hotel
Let's meet and start a wonderful one day trip from JR Nagoya Station!
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.
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.
Iwamura Castle Town
Iwamura Castle Town is just like Tsumago and Magome. Please enjoy local sake brewery, Japanese sweet shop and local
food!
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.
Iwamura Station
Return to the station and enjoy local train again, maybe you can enjoy local train ride with some high school students.
Nagoya Station
Did you have a good day? I hope so. See you again!!
Ending Point
Nagoya JR Station or your hotel in Nagoya
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up, entrance fee for guide, transportation fee for guide
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 guide
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.
I also dress you kimono if you want.
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
Gabriel O.
Let's enjoy Full-day Kyoto Tour with a private van!
Customized
“Unforgettable two days in Kyoto and Osaka!”
Where to begin! Starting from the planning of the tour, Yuriko was patient and understanding with the absurd amount of suggestions I made for our full day tours in Kyoto and Osaka. Our family was a huge group - 12 people - so we are extremely appreciative of Yuriko and her willingness to accommodate to every single one of us! As for the tour days, Yuriko was punctual and brought a bag full of information/notes she has on the sites we had planned to visit. You can immediately tell Yuriko takes pride in her work: At the various sites, Yuriko introduced the culture, history & ancient myths of Japan which was very interesting to learn; She had hand-written notes to help us visualize and understand the intricate history and symbolisms (truly like a teacher!). Also, Yuriko gave activities for the children to make the site visits much more fun & interesting! Yuriko's friendly nature made it easy for us to converse, she talked to us about everything we could think of, from her hometown, food, traditional clothing and even her family! At the end, Yuriko surprised us with souvenirs made personally by her family, which we all cherish dearly. Overall, Yuriko is an exceptional tour guide and is even better to know personally. Her fluent English along with her dedicated work ethic make her one of the best tour guides I've ever had. I highly recommend her to everyone!!
Yuriko S.
(43 reviews)Wow!! Thank you so much for such a long and heartwarming comment, Gabriel san. I also had unforgettable two days in Kyoto and Osaka with your cheerful family. You were always so kind to me that I could guide you comfortably with lots of fun. At the end of the two days tour, I felt so sad to say "Good bye" to your family because I felt like you all are my real family. Please come to Japan with your nice family again! (Next time's destination must be my home prefecture, Gifu, right?)
Julie C.
Let's enjoy maiko & Geiko culture in Kyoto!
Customized
“An amazing day in Kyoto”
We spent a most enjoyable day in Kyoto with Yurico yesterday. Her knowledge was incredible and we truly took a step into the life of the Maiko and Geiko. The Temples and Shrines were fantastic. Yurico was friendly and informative, we would wholeheartedly recommend her tour. Thank you Yurico x
Yuriko S.
(43 reviews)Thank you for your quick and wonderful comment! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed Kyoto tour around Gion area and Maiko experience. I also had a great time with you and your husband. Kyoto has a long history and deep culture, so please come to Kyoto again. If you visit Kyoto in July, you'll enjoy gorgeous Gion Festival. Gion Festival is held during a month, but there are special days you can enjoy special events. Please refer to below's information. (The popular Yoiyama Festival is held from July 14th to 16th, followed by July 21st to 23rd, during which Komagata lanterns are lit and Gion music is played. The highlight of the festival is the Yamahoko Procession, which takes place on July 17th and July 24th, with the Yamahoko parading through the streets of Miyako.) Many thanks, Yuriko
Juliet M.
Let's enjoy kimono & fabric shopping tour in Kyoto.
Customized
“I had a wonderful afternoon with Yuriko!”
Yuriko took me shopping in Kyoto - I love vintage and contemporary textiles and fabrics, and she devised a our which took in a modern Kimono shop with amazing Japanese fabrics and kimonos, and the lovely textile museum shop which has some real treasures. Finally to a vintage boutique which was so beautiful and such good value. Thank you Yuriko - you are a perfect guide!
Yuriko S.
(43 reviews)Thank you for your excellent review and lovely comment! Afternoon Kyoto kimono Tour with you and your gentle husband made me a precious memory, because I'm a kimono lover and strolling around kimono shops is very fun for me. Please enjoy kimono and Japanese fabric at home. Thank you again for such a wonderful afternoon in Kyoto!
