Half day Nagoya tour with local
Joined 2019
You don't know what to do in Nagoya but don't have enough time? Here I give you a quick highlights tour with local tips! Nagoya is easy to commute from Tokyo & Osaka but has a different vibes and cultural aspect. If you are tired to be at too touristic areas, Nagoya is the best destination for you!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel or station
Nagoya station or your hotel
I'll pick you up at your hotel or station if you come from other location
Nagoya castle
Discover Nagoya's most famous icon. I'll tell you some of the history about it.
Have our famous local foods
We have various famous foods which you can't have other areas... Hitsumabushi, Deep fried pork with Miso sauce, Miso-noodle, fried chicken wings etc... We can enjoy one of our famous foods for lunch!
Discover Osu and Sakae area
Osu:Full of shops and restaurants, and local shops in the big arcade. One of the touristic sites of Nagoya but pretty much attached with local people's life too.
Sakae:The most lively side of Nagoya, Sakae has a lot of things to do. Since we'll be tired of whole day tour, we'll have some coffee or tea where I can recommend for you.
Nagoya Station or your hotel
I'll take you your hotel. I can tell you some recommended places for dinner!
Ending Point
At your hotel or station
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
Guiding fee
Transportation, entrance fees and lunch
Tour Important Information
Not included:
Transportation, entrance fees and lunch
Included:
Guiding fee
Nagoya is known well about their manufacturing but not as a touristic site.
But there are so many things you can do and visit, and experience!
I have hosted many guests here and they commented Nagoya is very well balanced to see both tourist and local sites.
If you are a little bit tired of being in a big town, please join my tour. I'll show you the local people's life here.
Important message from the supplier
see the calendar for availability
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 2019
About Tour Guide Saki K.
Hi! Thank you for checking my profile, I'm Saki. If you are interested in discovering the Central Japan area, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Nagano please leave it on me!
I was born in Aichi prefecture where Nagoya is located in. It's a shame many tourists skip our Central area on their itinerary as it's not known well as destination for tourist. However, I'm proud of my region where you can experience Japanese people local life and beauty of hidden nature.
If you are a little bit tired with the touristic places please visit my region. I'll take you calm and tranquil nature places, tasting our traditional cuisine and experiencing local people's real life.
As my husband is from USA, I have many experiences to take my foreign family and friends my favorite places. It was my pleasure they loved where I presented and discovered different side of Japan. I'd like to help making your trip unforgettable and full of new experiences.
I'm really looking forward to presenting you our Central region and seeing you.
Thank you for reading my profile, see you soon!
※If you need the guide to be conducted in Spanish, I can attend in Spanish too.
Si necesita que la guía se haga en español, estoy disponible en español también.
Reviews
“The warmest guide you could ask for”
We engaged Saki-san wanting to see Nagoya through a local's perspective, but got so much more. From the get-go, she felt just like a friend. As a fellow young parent, she was patient and could absolutely anticipate the needs of our two young families, engaging the young ones while making great recommendations for our group. I especially enjoyed having her there as a fellow Ghibli fan, and she was instrumental in pointing us through shortcuts that made our time extremely well spent. Her command of English is superb and she is so warm hearted, even helping us find a stylist for one of our daughters to get her back to school trim. Thank you loads Saki-san!
“Wonderful guide for Ghibli park tour!”
Our family of 4 (including two kids age 10 and 11) had a wonderful time with Saki at the Ghibli park! She arranged premium tickets for us on the day that we desired. If you've done your research, you'd know that it's not easy to get these tickets from abroad. So if you are a Ghibli fan, don't wait and reach out to Saki! She was very organized and extremely personable. We had a fantastic time together touring Ghibli park, talking about anything Ghibli, as well as life in Japan, raising kids, shopping in Nagoya, etc. She is truly a joy to be around and made our day far more enjoyable. If we are ever back in Nagoya again (we sure hope we will), we will be reaching out to her to guide us again!
Saki K.
Thank you so much for your comment about my tour, it was pleasure to meet you all! I am glad you could have a good time at Ghibli Park, I am excited to see you again next time you visit Nagoya. Hopefully we can visit skating rinks as well:) Have a great time rest of your stay! Saki
Mendi E.
Japanese home visiting! Home cooking & cultural experience
“Great Communication With Saki!”
We had to cancel our visit due to extenuating circumstances but Saki was very understanding and kept in touch before the visit and helped with getting the visit canceled online.
$212/ per group
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