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Okayama and Kurashiki

Off the Beaten Path
Okayama Tour Guide - Hugh C.

Joined 2018

Hugh C.
4.92 / 5
(86 reviews)
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A day tour includes visiting Okayama castle (where you might like to try your hand at making a ceramic or get a photo of yourself in a kimono) and the elegant Korakuen gardens followed by a visit to Kurashiki and the old preserved quarter there. There is an option for a lovely cycling experience across the Kibi plain along riversides, past temples, and shrines.

Itinerary

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

09:20 AM

Meeting Point

Okayama Station or your hotel in Okayama

Okayama Castle and Korakuen

The black lacquer Okayama Castle and classic Korakuen considered one of the top three gardens in Japan

Kurashiki

Visit the picturesque preserved historic quarter with its feudal age architecture and willow-lined canal.

12:00 AM

OPTION: KIbi PLain Cycling

A relaxed cycling excursion following the ancient trade route Kibi Plain flanked by expansive rice fields and orchards, along riversides visits to ancient monarch's burial mounds, temples and shrines,

Ending Point

Okayama Station or your hotel in Okayama

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

guide fee

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What‘s not included

fares and admissions (you and the guide)

Okayama Castel and Korakuen admission: ¥560

Tram to the castle: ¥100

fares (you and guide)

***My fares to Okayama and return ¥6230 each way = a total of ¥12, 460

Okayama to Kurashiki ¥320

Kurashiki to Soja ¥240

Bitch-Ichinomiya to Okayama ¥310

Cycle hire: ¥1000


Tour Important Information

Comfortable shoes.

I am based in Hiroshima and ask the guest to cover the cost of my fares including round trip transport to Okayama and return ¥6230 each way = a total of ¥14, 000


***Once I send a requested tour offer I hold that date for 36 hours. Please note that I supply tours for several companies and I will close that date to enquiries via other providers for that period; if a booking is not made I reopen my availability. I am contractually obliged to accept bookings made for dates open on a provider site calendar; as such, I cannot guarantee availability until a booking is set. Thanks for your understanding.

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Okayama Tour Guide - Hugh C.

Joined 2018

Hugh C.
4.92 / 5
(86 reviews)
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About Tour Guide Hugh C.

Hi!

Thanks for reviewing my profile.

I am Australian, from Sydney originally but my life with Japan and its culture and history spans 30 odd years and I have been a Hiroshima resident for 18 of those 30 years.

I joined GoWithGuide just recently but be assured I have led many tours in Hiroshima and more widely throughout metropolitan and regional Japan, sharing conversations about the unique society, its fascinating culture and history. I also have written several tourism blogs for inbound tour companies and also the Hiroshima Prefectural Tourism Bureau.

I speak fluent Japanese and I have immersed myself in the experience of living here in modern and traditional culture and spent many years studying martial arts Aikido and Iaido. I also have a strong interest in Buddhist teachings. My Japanese calligraphy work over the years has been received recognition and several awards and commissions both in Japan and elsewhere.

I'm looking forward to spending a great experience sharing the culture and history of Hiroshima with you.


Reviews

Interesting day visiting Miyajima

Pleasant day visiting Miyajima with Hugh

A Day With Hugh

We had a wonderful day with Hugh, visiting Miyajima Island and touring Hiroshima. It was a rainy, cold and dreary kind of a day, but we were able to make the most of it due to his expert knowledge of the areas. Hugh has an outgoing , pleasant personality and provided us with so much information throughout the day about all aspects of life in Japan. And we so enjoyed our lunch of okonomiyaki at his favorite little lunch stop! If you have the chance to get Hugh as your guide, jump on it, because we thought he was great! Bette & Peter B.

Betty B.

Hugh C.

thanks Bette & Pete! It was a great pleasure to share your day.

Awesome your of Hiroshima

Had a great day with Hugh learning about not only the atomic bomb but also Japanese history and culture as a whole. Very accommodating and pleasant to be around!

Hannah P.

Hugh C.

Thanks Hannah! It was a pleasure sharing your day.

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