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HIRADO & IKITSUKI Islands (from Sasebo)
Firstly this is not specialized for Hidden Christian sites. If you wanna pilgrimage tour, choose another tour "Pilgrimage Hirado & Ikitsuki island (from Sasebo)"
Visit the high lights sightseeing spots of HIRADO and IKITSUKI islands. Tour time will be flexible from 6 to 9 hours depends on the numbers of highlight spots which you visit. Customer can choose highlight spots to visit. Some spots need admission fee.
Meeting Point
At somewhere in Sasebo city, in the case of the remote area from Sasebo, meet-up fee will cost more than 1,500 JPN Yen, and waste your time, too.
Somewhere in SASEBO city
Meet-up at your hotel or somewhere in Sasebo city. Drive to Hirado island. Cost Meet-up fee: 1,500JPY in cash
(standard) HIRADO-OHASHI bridge: (drive through or 5min)
The bridge connects main land with HIRADO, drive through, if you want, can walk through on the bridge to observe great land scape.
(standard) HIRADO Castle: (15-30min.)
Main castle of MATSURA domain. Observe castle outside area, if you want to observe inside, need admission fee.
Cost: admission fee(only inside)
(standard) Xavier Memorial Church & Buddist Temples: (20min.)
Historical Chathoric church in Hirado. Observe inside and outside of the church, possibly cannot observe inside because of the condition. Walk through the area to observe some buddhist temple near the church.
(optional) MATSURA History Museum: (30min.)
Exhibits the collections of MATSURA clan who ruled the northern area of Nagasaki since the 13th century.
Cost Admission fee
(optional) Duch Trading House: (15min.)
Restored building, exhibits Japan-Dutch trading related materials, if you want, observe inside.
Cost: admission fee(only inside)
A local restaurant in HIRADO city(45min.)
Have a local food as a lunch in Hirado city.
Cost Lunch fee 1000-1500JPY
(standard) KAWACHI Pass: (10min.)
360 degrees lookout of HIRADO island, need to walk up to the small hill to observe.
(standard) NAKAENOSHIMA island (Wrold Heritage Site):(drive through or 5min.)
A small uninhabited island of martyrdom, sacrid island for the hidden christians, only observe from main island.
(Standard) IKITSUKI OHHASHI bridge: (drive through)
The bridge that connects HIRADO with IKITSUKI, drive through, can't walk on the bridge.
(optional) IKITSUKI KANNON Statue:(10min)
18m tall big buddist KANNON bronze statue, observe outside and inside
(Standard) SHIODAWARA Cliff:
Dynamic natural view, geographical observation point
(optional) OHBAE Light house:
Dinamic observation from white light house stand on the cliff, 360 degree great view.
Somewhere in Sasebo city.
Drive back to Sasebo city. Drop you off. Tour ends.
Ending Point
At somewhere in Sasebo city, in the case of the remote area from Sasebo, you will be charged extra fee in cash.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
〇Guiding fee (5,000JPY×8hours=40,000)+Meet-up fee: 3,000 = 43,000 JPY
〇Guiding fee (6,000JPY×8hours=48,000)+Meet-up fee: 3,000=51,000 JPY
※Meet-up fee: 3,000 JPY in Sasebo (guide's transportation back and forth to the meet place)
〇Rental car or Taxi fees
〇Public transportation (if used)
〇Admission at each pay facility
〇Parking(if used)
〇Toll-road(if used)
Tour Important Information
I can manage to change the tour duration between 5 to 10 hours, but the tour takes 2 hours only for driving back and forth to Hirado island, so I recommend you 7 hours and more.
We might not be able to observe inside of the churches because of the church condition(Sunday MASS, special event, etc...).
On Sunday morning, almost of the church have MASS, so might not be able to observe inside.
Important message from the guide
My coverage areas are mainly poor public transportation areas, so mostly use my private car (5 pax) or a suitable size rental car (6 to 7 pax) to move. We use a Jumbo taxi for 8 pax group. It is easy to travel and free to move.
My coverage areas are Nagasaki, Saga, and Fukuoka prefectures. But I live near Omura city in Nagasaki prefecture, so depending on where I meet you (meet-up), I will request you to pay the Meet-up fee (transportation cost back and forth to the meeting spot) in cash on site. The meet-up fee will be different based on the transportation fee from where I stay. Before the tour date, I will inform you how much the meet-up fee in the original tour plan.
Here are the basic meet-up fees for each area, Ohmura city is 2,000 JPY, Sasebo city is 3,500JPY, Isahaya city is 3,500 JPY, Nagasaki city is 4,000JPY, Saga is 8,000JPY, and Fukuoka is 15,000JPY. I will try to choose the cheapest way to travel. If you don't care high meet-up fee, I go anywhere as far as I can.
I work in both Nagasaki and Okinawa, working in 2 places for about half and half days a month. I have lived in Okinawa for over 12 years and am qualified and registered as an Okinawa Prefectural interpreter tour guide.
On my schedule calendar, available days mean that I stay in Nagasaki; on the contrary, unavailable days mean I am in Okinawa(mostly), so I might be able to guide you in Okinawa. I have another GWG account in Okinawa also, please visit it, too.
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
Nagasaki Tour Reviews
“A great first day + introduction to Nagasaki with Hero - looking forward to more”
I'm very grateful for Hero's patience (I took ages photographing virtually everything everywhere), kindness, knowledge, helpfulness and sense of humour - it was a lot to take in but all very relevant to my novel WIP, so am delighted with his assistance for this very important research I am doing. Also very grateful he drove me back to the car park to find my lost wallet and showed me how to reach the train station in the morning. Also had some fun/funny moments too, so a nice bit of comic relief from seriousness of bomb and martyrdom sites.
Yukihiro (Hero)行博
(32 reviews)Hi Jane, Thank you very much for everything today!! Ⅰ have rerieved several time today, I also realized the god’s blessing to us. Tomorrow is another day, hope to see you at the meeting spot smoothly. Have a good night! Hero
“Wonderful tour!”
Hero was an absolutely terrific guide! He was very informative, and very flexible in meeting our interests. First rate.
Yukihiro (Hero)行博
(32 reviews)Thank you for your first rating for me, I appreciated it. Unfortunately, we couldn't go Mt. Inasa Observatory, it was my regret today. Hope to see you again someday somewhere in the future! Best regards, Hero
“Great Guide, Great Day”
We had a great day in Nagasaki with Yukihiro (Hero) who was informative and very good company. Hero was flexible to our needs and made the day a rewarding experience. We would highly recommend Hero to others considering a tour in Nagasaki or his home town of Okinawa.
Yukihiro (Hero)行博
(32 reviews)Hello Malcolm, Thank you very much for the great review for my guidance!! I really appreciated it. I look forward to seeing you in Okinawa next time!! Best regards, Hero
