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Machu Picchu of the East: The Ruins of Takeda Castle

Minami Senjo at the ruins of Takeda Castle

In front of Takeda Station

Takeda Station

Information center: Castle In The Sky

samurai armor

Hyomai Shrine. Youcan walk up to the ruins of Takeda Castle

The ruins of Takeda Castle seen from Ritsuun-Kyo

Some people are on the ruins of donjon at the ruins of Takeda Castle

Stone walls at the ruins of Takeda Castle

Over Takeda town you see Ritsuun-Kyo

Takeda Town

Ninomaru seen from the ruins of donjon at the ruins of Takeda Castle

The ruins of donjon at the ruins of Takeda Castle

Stone walls at the ruins of Takeda Castle

Machu Picchu of the East: The Ruins of Takeda Castle

Day Trip

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.

4.63 / 5

(200 reviews)

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Osaka

English, Japanese (Native)

10 hrs 30 mins

Private tour (only you and Hideo Y.)

Up to 15 people

The ruins of Takeda Castle is called the "Castle in the Sky" of "Machu Picchu of the East." They are truly appropriate names because the image of it floating above a sea of clouds, and gleaming in the light of the early morning sun in autumn is extremely beautiful. It's beyond description. The "Castle in the Sky" can be seen from Ritsuun-Kyo on the opposite side of the ruins of the Castle.

If you're lucky, you may see the castle floating in a sea of clouds from Ritsuun-Kyo in autumn.

Itinerary

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

07:30 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel either in Osaka or in Kobe

08:10 AM

Osaka Station

Let's take a JR train for Takeda station.

11:20 AM

Takeda Station.

We arrive at Takeda Station.

We use bus and walk up to the Takeda Castle remains.

12:20 PM

Takeda Castle

We enjoy walking on the castle remains for about an hour.

Then we walk down to the Takeda Station and we use taxi.

02:00 PM

Ritsuun-kyo

We take a taxi to Ritsuun-kyo.

From there we can see Takeda Castle remains.

03:00 PM

Information center : Castle In The Sky

We see the a lot of o\photos and culture in the center.

04:00 PM

Takeda station

We take JR train for Osaka.

06:40 PM

Osaka station

We arrive at Osaka Station.

Ending Point

at your hotel either in Osaka or in Kobe

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

What‘s not included

・My transportation fee : 4,600yen.

・Your transportation fee (JR train + bus + entrance fee ) : about 10,500 JPY/persona taxi

・4 people including me) : about 4,000 JPY/taxi

・Lunch and the like

Tour Important Information

I have to tell you one thing. The scene of "the image of floating above a sea of clouds" is a natural phenomenon. Whether we can see the scene depends on the weather.

Therefore I can't assure you that if we see a sea of clouds by all means.

The guide fee doesn't include our transportation fee.

Important message from the supplier

I guide you Sapporo, Furano, Otaru, Hakodate in Hokkaido / Aomori in Hokuriku / Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji in Kansai / Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Kagoshima in Kyushu / Kochi, Matsuyama, Ehime in Shikoku / Matsumoto in Nagano/ Tottori, Shimane, Kanazawa, Sakaiminato, Fukui in Japan Sea side / Please get in touch with me!!

Thank you.

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 2014

Hideo Y.

4.63 / 5

(200 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Hideo Y.

Hello, I'm HIDEo YOSHIda. Please call me HIDEYOSHI, the same name as the famous shogun who built the Osaka Castle in 1585.

I was born in Kobe and worked in Osaka for nearly 40 years. I would like to introduce the Kansai region to you ,including Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama.

Kobe is one of the two largest ports in Japan, along with Yokohama. After the opening of the Port of Kobe in 1868, foreigners built their residences on the hillside of the Kitano-cho area, overlooking the ocean. Many of the foreign residences are now open to the public as museums, including the Weathercock House, with it's symbol weathercock on the triangle-shaped roof.

In Meriken Park, the red Port Tower (the city's landmark), creates a beautiful contrast against the white Kobe Marine Museum. The museum's design was inspired by the waves and sailing ships.

When you have a chance to visit Osaka, please join my tour. I'm sure you'll enjoy the interesting and historical, scenic spots. For example, Shin-Sekai is a downtown area with a strange mix of nostalgic atmosphere and contemporary energy. You can try local foods (kushikatsu, sushi, tempura) at a reasonable price. Billiken (a famous statue of the spirit of luck) will be waiting for you!!. Dotombori is a popular street with a lot of flashy signboards. Osaka is widely known as a "Kuidaore-no-machi", or literally "drinking and eating luxuriously to death." Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi HIDEYOSHI in 1585. Oh, it's my residence, isn't it !

These days "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" area in USJ, or Universal Studios Japan, is also attracting more and more people.

I'll be looking forward to seeing you !!

Reviews

Joyceline K.

5 / 5

Aug 29, 2025

Kochi Golden Tour

Aug 29, 2025

Kochi

6 hours 30 mins

“Our tour of Kochi with Hideo Y ”

Hideo Y met us at the boat terminal at agreed time, we had an amazing day. Temples, Castles beautiful lunch, local scenery. Hideo Y is very knowledgeable we enjoyed asking questions and in return Hideo Y is easy to understand. I definitely would tour with Hideo Y again.

Hideo Y.

I'm very gald to receive your excellent review, You are very energetic to climb up the stone steps and reach the top of the Castle. Japanese castle is completely different from European castle. We could see the beautiful 5-storied pagoda at Chikurinji Temple. I wish you two all the best in the future.

Lampros S.

5 / 5

Aug 16, 2025

Osaka Castle, Dotombori, Shin-Sekai

Aug 16, 2025

Osaka

2 days

“Osaka days”

Excellent guide - friendly , knoweledgeable, and made Osaka unforgetable. Highly recommended !

Hideo Y.

I was very happy that we coulf find headband and Kimono. Shop staff was was also very helpful. I hope we enjoy Nara trip!

Scott D.

5 / 5

Aug 7, 2025

Kochi Golden Tour

Aug 7, 2025

Kochi

6 hours 30 mins

“Unexpected Highlight of Our Recent Japan Cruise”

Our recent Japan cruise had a lot of big notable port stops like Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima. It is an unexpected pleasure to say that Kochi (which is a smaller, more peaceful port stop) was one of our favorite stops, in no small part due to our terrific tour guide Hideo. Even though we had already stopped at previous ports at so many shrines and temples, it was Hideo who taught us the most about Buddhism and how Japanese people today often combine elements of the Shinto and Buddhist religions. On our trip with Hideo, we visited Kochi Castle, Katsurahama Beach and Chikurinji Temple. This last stop was one of my top 2 stops in all of Japan - it was the most serene and beautiful temples I’ve ever seen and there were only a handful of other tourists, making our time more meditative and memorable. Hideo also actioned one of my last minute requests to have a sake tasting by arranging a visit to the Takagi Sake Brewery. What a great day!

Hideo Y.

I'm very glad to receive your excellent review. Kochi Castle is completely different from foreign castles. At Chikurinji Temple we could see one of the most beautiful 5-story pagodas in Japan. Lastly we visited Sake brewery to enjoy 5 kinds of sake tasting and getting sake bottles. I'm sure you enjoy Japanese sake. I wish you and your family all the best.