The Classic Nagoya Tour with the local
Joined 2025
Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-largest city has a vibrant blend of history and modernity. I’d love to guide you through some of its most iconic landmarks, including Nagoya Castle, cultural stores, Osu Kannon Temple, charming old shopping streets, and the center of Nagoya: Sakae city.
The most striking features about Nagoya Castle is the golden shachihoko, mythical tiger-headed carp, gleaming top of the roof.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Nagoya station
- We will meet up at Nagoya station, under the big golden clock, the famous meet up place in Nagoya.
Nagoya castle
We will move to Nagoya castle and enjoy the following places:
Honmaru Palace, Tenshukaku(inside the castle, palace garden, and the cultural shopping area. You can also enjoy the golden ice cream in the shopping area.
Enjoying Japanese cultural street “Kinshachi yokocho “
Kinshachi yokocho is the place you can enjoy Nagoya’s food culture. There, we have Miso soup Udon, Oyakodon(chicken and egg on rice), unagi (grilled eel with Japanese BBQ sauce), deep fried pork with miso sauce, dango( Japanese flavored dumplings), Tsukemen (type of ramen), Japanese flavored spaghetti, tempura( deep fried fish and vegetables, and so on.
Osu Kannon
We are going to discover the Osu streets.
There we have the Shrine, Japanese cultural stores, maid cafes, arcade, and sweets. We can spend all day there:)
Sakae, the center of Nagoya
In Sakae, we can discover fashion shops, Oasis 21( the view of the city), Don Quixote(Japanese souvenir shop), and we can even play table tennis in middle of the city!
Heading back to Nagoya station
Ending our trip:)
Ending Point
Nagoya 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
Guide fee
Public Transportation fee around 1000yen.
Entrance fee to get into the Nagoya castle 500yen.
Meals and beverages for you and your guide at Kinshachiyokocho and Osu Kannon street.
Souvenir fees.
Tour Important Information
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Important message from the supplier
if you could make a permanent reservation 1 month before the travel, I can support you well and you'll be able to enjoy Japan to the most.
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 Masayuki K.
Hello, my name is Masa.
I was born in Japan and grew up in the United States.
After returning to Japan, I've worked all across the country. I spent a year traveling around Japan in a car that I DIY-converted into a camper. I hope to share the experiences and the knowledges of how to enjoy our culture to the most with people from all over the world.
I would like to introduce Japan's beautiful tourist spots that you can enjoy in every season—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—along with local delicacies beloved by the people in each area, and how to enjoy the unique cultures rooted in each region, such as: sushi, wagyu beef, cherry blossoms, rich milk bread, fluffy pancakes, convenient store's meals and snacks, maid cafe, izakaya(restaurant specialized to drink an alcohol), sake factory and so on.
If you tell me what kind of experiences you would like to have, I will create a custom travel plan tailored to your preferences. I can guide you by car, so we can go anywhere in Japan without being restricted by public transportation schedules, allowing for more freedom in your travel. This is something only someone who has traveled the entire country, like me, can do! I’ll do my best to support you, so please enjoy your time in Japan to the fullest!
$254/ per group
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