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Nagoya Highlights for First Timers

Inside of Nagoya Castle

Meet-up Place Nana-chan Doll

Subway St, Nagoya Castle

Map of Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Castle and its Samurai Performers

Nagoya Airport

Nagoya castle

Nagoya Highlights for First Timers

Highlights

Joined 2022

Eiko S.

5.00 / 5

(2 reviews)

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Nagoya

Japanese (Native), English

6 hours

Private tour (only you and Eiko S.)

Up to 4 people

After we meet up around 9:00, we get on a bus. First, we go to Nagoya Castle, a must-see place in Nagoya, then move to Tokugawa Japanese Garden and its museum, where you may have a nice lunch or grab a bite overviewing the beautiful garden, walk through Culture Street, then Mirai Tower. In this way, you will see from the past of Japan to a current modern town. There is a local's favorite entertainment district, where you can enjoy international cuisine and shopping.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel or Nagoya station

09:00 AM

Nagoya Station

There is a local's favorite meet-up place called Nana-Chan doll. If you go to the Nagoya station, you won't miss it. We can meet up under her legs!

Check: https://goo.gl/maps/rXACgdxeBsfckfgT8

09:40 AM

Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Castle is a must-see spot. Japan was first unified in 1600 by the first Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. Nagoya Castle is his retired palace. He was born in Aichi and after he fought all the battle and made the foundation of Japanese government, he came back to his hometown to spend his retired period. So, it is one of the most gorgeous palaces and especially inside has undergone a major renovation recently. Paper screens of elaborate works have been open to public.

11:00 AM

Tokugawa Japanese Garden

Then we move to a Japanese garden. Gardens are always well maintained and give you a sense of peace and tranquility. There is a nice restaurant we can have lunch there overseeing the garden. We can walk to the street called culture street, where old traditional houses are kept the way they were and some of the Aichi celebrity used to live there, such as Toyota Sakichi, the founder of Toyota.

01:00 PM

Mirai Tower

After immersing yourself in olden times, we get to a futuristic modern town of Sakae. There is a tower, called Mirai Tower, on which you can overview the whole city of Nagoya, the shopping area is nearby, and if you prefer casual local food, I can take you to Osu Kanmon.

01:00 PM

Sakae, shopping mall.

If you prefer shopping, we can skip Mirai Tower and go to Osu Shopping district.

Ending Point

Sakae, shopping mall.

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

What‘s included

- Guide fee

- hotel pick up

What‘s not included

- Transportation fee ( around 900 yen)

- admission fee for the castle and museum ( 1300 yen)

- lunch or snack (1500-3000 yen)

Tour Important Information

Castle and Museum are closed on Mondays.

You will be walking a lot so please wear comfortable shoes.

This tour is not available on Mondays because the Castle and museums are closed.

Important message from the supplier

- I would like 7 days notice before a booking.

- Most of the museums are closed on Mondays.

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 2022

Eiko S.

5.00 / 5

(2 reviews)

Identity Verified

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About Tour Guide Eiko S.

Hello, my name is Eiko.

I am a national licensed guide/interpreter.

There are many nice areas in Aichi and neighboring states. Let me be your guide.

I will try to make your tour as memorable as possible!

Reviews

Julia D.

5 / 5

Jan 20, 2025

Come to Okazaki, enjoy authentic cultural experiences with your local guide

Jan 20, 2025

Aichi

4 hours

“Wonderful experience with Eiko in Okazaki and Asuke village”

Eiko-san was a wonderful guide for me and my daughter when we came to Japan for the first time now in January. She helped us build our itinerary, provided great advice as to how and when to travel from Osaka to Okazaki, picked us up from the train station and gave us a lot of practical assistance during our first day in Japan. Her kind help was greatly appreciated! She also helped me get in touch with a contact person for tourist association in Tono city, which was our next destination. Thanks to Eiko, me and my daughter had a great experience in Asuke village, participating in traditional straw making craft, making waraji. Through this experience, we have learned a lot about Japan’s history and traditional crafts and will treasure these memories forever. I would be happy to return to Japan and have Eiko-san as guide again, if an opportunity arises in the future. With greetings from Norway, Julia and Kathinka

Eiko S.

I am just honored to have met you. Thanks for coming to Okazaki!

Jennifer B.

5 / 5

Nov 21, 2023

Nagoya Highlights for First Timers

Nov 21, 2023

Nagoya

5 hours

“Wonderful day with Eiko”

My husband was in Nagoya for business and not wanting to navigate Nagoya alone I arranged a day tour with Eiko. She is a wonderful guide and speaks English like a native. She was able to change our tour route at the last minute to accommodate rainy weather in the morning. She was very well prepared and had a few pages of notes written with graphics about the places we visited. She has a very friendly and open personality and at the end of our day I felt like I had spent the day with a good friend. If I could give her more than 5 stars I would!