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UNESCO World Heritage site Gokayama & Shirakawago tour

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Gifu Tour Guide - Takashi M.

Joined 2014

Takashi M.
4.71 / 5
(17 reviews)
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We visit Gokayama Suganuma and Shirakawago. We use a highway bus from Kanazawa, and arrive at Gakayama. We visit folk museum ( gun powder museum ), and stroll the village. We board on a local bus, and arrive at Shirakawago. We have a lunch ,and vist observation point ,and gassho farm house.

Itinerary

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08:30 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel lobby at Kanazawa city

Suganuma Gassho farmhouse village, and visit the folk museum.

Shirakawago Gassho farmhouse village, and visit the lookout point and one Gassho farmhouse

Ending Point

Kanazawa station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

One-day guide fee and guide's transportation fares.

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What‘s not included

Transportation fares for you . Bus fare a person: Kanazawa - Suganuma 1,600 yen, Suganuma - Shirakawago 860 yen, Shirakawago - Kanazawa 2,000 yen Admission fee a person: Suganuma folk museum 210 yen, Shirakawago Gassho farmhouse 300 yen. Lunch is about 1,000 yen. Sorry please pay a lunch for a tour guide.

Tour Important Information

Itinerary

8:40am: board a highway bus for Shirakawago at Kanazawa bus station, visit Gokayama Suganuma and Shirakawago

3:10pm: board on a highway bus for Kanazawa

4:35pm: arrive at Kanazawa

Notice time for application to this tour is until 2 weeks before your desired tour date.

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Gifu Tour Guide - Takashi M.

Joined 2014

Takashi M.
4.71 / 5
(17 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Takashi M.

I was born and brought up in Kanazawa, and live in Kanazawa. So,I know every corner of this town. I am a national licensed tour guide. I started operating tour guide business in 2004 after retired from the local government office. I enjoyed hobbies when I found my spare time. In my twenties and thirties, I walked along many peaks of Northern Japan Alps during the summer mountain season. I travelled many places domestic and abroad. I also enjoyed skiing while I was in my forties and fifties. I have offered tour guides to over 1,000 tourists since I started tour guiding. I explain local history and culture, religion, traditional arts and crafts, and food, etc. I try my best to have customers' satisfaction, and make your tours enjoyable and memorable.Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet trains started operating between Tokyo and Kanazawa on March 14, 2015. It takes about 2 and half hours. You will be able to make one-day tour to Kanazawa from Tokyo. I look forward to having your application.

Reviews

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Jackie P.

5 / 5
Nov 7, 2019

Kanazawa one-day tour

Kanazawa
8 hours

Customized

Very knowledgeable and helpful

Murakami-san was an excellent guide. He grew up in Kanazawa so he has a wealth of information about the city's history and culture. The itinerary he arranged was customized to our interests, and he was very attentive to our needs. Unfortunately we had to end our tour a little early due to some minor health issues. He seemed disappointed, so please make sure he knows that it was not because of anything he did--we were very pleased with his services.

Jackie P.

Dear Jackie, Thank you very much for 5-star rating and wonderful comment to my guide service. It was a fine day, and became cloudy in the afternoon. Overall it was a nice day for the tour. When you had your gold leaf experience at the workshop, the room was noisy because of the private section remodeling construction work of the shop. I am very much happy that you enjoyed the tour with me.. Best regards, Takashi

Kanazawa 10 hr Tour

Takashi was a very good & thoughtful guide. He provided a brochure that was waiting for us at our hotel when we checked in confirming all details. Our tour was amazing, wonderful scenery on bus to Shirakawa-go an amazing world heritage site. Then back to Kanazawa, visited Gardens, Castle & original Samuri area. So much culture & history. Takashi provided much information. Based on our experience we would thoroughly recommend Takashi's services & tour.

Peter K.

Dear Peter, Thank you very much for 5-star rating and wonderful comment to my guide service. It was a nice day. A cloudy and moderate temperature. I am grateful to know that you enjoyed Shirakawago-Kanazawa tour. Best regards, Takashi

Recommended guide tour

On time, helpfull

Mrs. oey dwi P.

Dear Mrs. Thank you for a high evaluation to my guide service. We started the tour behind schedule because of your unsuccessful booking of train seats. So, I had to cancell seats of a highway bus originally booked. Seats of all highway bus after original one were all booked by other passengers. So, we took alternative route from Shin-Takaoka to Shirakawago and Takayama. We were lucky that we were able to vist both Shirakawago and Takayama as we planned. It was cold, cloudy and sometimes snowy day. Thank you again. Kind regards, Takashi

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