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Hydrangeas as the city flower & a hidden Garden in Nagasaki
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Joined 2025
[This plan is only in June because of the hydrangea's season.]
The Megane bashi & the Kofukuji temple, as national heritages, are decorated with hydrangeas as the city flower of Nagasaki in June. The Mihara garden is in a hidden area, and using a cab is much more convenient than using a local bus. However, the garden established by a famous local man will become your favorite place! Ther're some important tips: It's necessary to wear sneakers or non-heel-shoes because of slopes and steps.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
your hotel in Nagasaki, or a cruise ship terminal or JR Nagasaki station
- If at the hotel, I'm gonna be standing in the lobby. If at the ship terminal, I'm gonna be standing at the exit of the immigration. If at the JR Nagasaki station, I'm gonna be standing at the ticket gate.
The Megane stone bridge
In June, this bridge is decorated with hydrangeas, the city flower. This bridge is one of 12 stone bridges on the Nakashima River. The surface is rough, so it's kinder for those with damaged legs. Sometimes near the bridge, a staff member is selling a kind of local ice cream. This ice cream is formed like a rose. Most local people spend their childhoods with it, including me.
The Kofukuji temple
The 2nd owner of this temple built the Megane stone bridge in 1634. And this temple is the oldest Chinese styled temple in Japan, built in 1620. In June, in the temple, there are many pods of hydrangeas. There is very calm, peaceful, but more histories, including the damage by the atomic bomb in 1945. The admission fee is 300 yen per adult, and only by cash. If you correct Goshuin stamp, you can get one there.
The Mihara garden
After using a cab or a local bus from the City Hall stop, you can enjoy separate areas of the Mihara garden. There are some rough steps, so wearing sneakers is the best choice. In the garden, not only the regular Japanese-style garden, can enjoy the seasonal flowers & the botanical cafe. The cafe is open from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. There are no Japanese foods in the cafe, but soft drinks and alcohol, and right meals. And free WiFi and power socket, too! You may forget your daily busy days during a stay in the garden area.
Leave the garden and go back to the meeting point
The buses on the timetable is less than last year. So if you're timely, you can take a bus to the central area. But it is advisable to consider the use of a taxi. The bus stop is non-modern, but you can learn that most countryside in Japan has old-fashioned bus stops, as if they're in classic Japanese movies like this.
Ending Point
Your hotel, or the cruise ship terminal, or JR Nagasaki station
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
guide's transport fee
guide's entrance fee
(I can enter most of the spots without fees by showing my guide license at the ticket office)
guests' transport & admission fees
(Kofukuju Temple 300 yen per adult)
cab fare
meals
Tour Important Information
*Depending on, using a cab is much more convenient.
*You should wear sneakers or non-heel-shoes, not high-heel-pamps.
*Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Every 2nd Saturday, I am a volunteer for the Peace Promotion Association. But in the evening, it is sometimes available to start the tour.
Important message from the supplier
Not only Nagasaki, but I can also guide you in Sasebo, Unzen, and other smaller cities in the prefecture if you pay my transportation fee.
When I have no tours on the 2nd Saturday, I do volunteer activities for a non-profit association of peace in Nagasaki.
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 2025
About Tour Guide Yuki T.
In 2025, it's the 3rd year as a private tour guide. I speak English and German a little. My hobbies are knitting, handicrafts of earrings and keychains, writing & reading novels in Japanese, and searching for good cafes. Next year, I'm about starting to garden for vegetables and harbs. The main place of a tour is Nagasaki city, including the war hisotory spots. I'd like to guide you to the cities of Sasebo, Saikai, and Unzen, too, if you hope. But I don't have a driving lisence, so transport
while your tour is necessary. I'm good at a family tour for your young kids, too. I like kids, so I'd like to suggest some ideas for their playing in the Nagasaki prefecture.
Reviews
Debbie P.
“Nagasaki Bomb Tour”
My family of 8 were on a cruise around Japan we arranged for Yuki to guide us through the Nagasaki Bomb area and its history while we visited that port. Her communication was excellent from start to finish. She was well prepared and even had hand crafted each couple (there were 4 couples) a gift bag with assorted hand made gift inside. She was very knowledgeable of the area and its history. She took us through an elementary school that was partially left standing after the bomb. My family loved her and I highly recommend Yuki if you are visiting the area and need a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide! Many thanks again Yuki!!
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Yuki T.
Hi Debbie, a very big thank you for a wonderful day with you and your reviews. I really enjoyed the tour, too. Also I'm happy tp know that you liked my handicrafts as my hobby. I'm sure to keep sharing my knowledge through tours. Thank you again, Debbie:)
Abigail K.
“Yuki made out day unforgettable ”
Yuki made sure to give us a unique experience and asked us even before the tour started what our interest and expectations were for the trip. Our driver was also delightful. Yuki also gave us some beautiful hand made souvenirs and shared some of her family pictures with us. We had a fun day thanks to her, I’d love to come back to Nagasaki and explore more of the city with her.
Yuki T.
Thank you for a wonderful & unforgotten day with you, Abigail san! Even though it was in the busy Silver Week, I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed all. Yes, the driver was so kind, I agree. Mixing English, Japanese that you're learning, and small words in Spanish that I'm learning, I can't stop saying thank you for everything. I'm looking forward to your back to Nagasaki:) Thank you again.
Chris F.
“Lovely person and lovely night out”
I cant thank yuki enough she is very kind abd lovely to talk to and went above and beyond by making little welcome sighn and it was cloudy so wasnt able see alot she webt out her way to take us some where else
Yuki T.
Thank you for booking this tour and for a wonderful day with you on July 4th. I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed this tour, regardless of the foggy weather. I, too, enjoyed talking with you about so many topics. I hope we can see each other again! Thank you again, Yuki
$127/ per group
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The local history in Nagasaki about the damage by the atomic bomb
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Classic culture (+experience as option)& war history near JR Nagasaki Station
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Nagasaki's A-bombing history & local Japanese garden
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