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Combo! Takayama&Shirakawa-Go (English)

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Takayama

Japanese (Native), Spanish, English

7 hours 30 min

Private tour (only you and your group)

Up to 6 people

After meeting at Takayama Bus Terminal, we stroll around the historic places in this town. We can arrange the tour as you like.

Visiting small but elegant museums, buying souvenirs, tasting the famous HIDA BEEF.

The bus from Takayama to Shirakawa-Go 8.50,9.35,10.50,11.20,12.50....

The bus from Shirakawa-Go to Takayama 12.35,13.15,14.00,14.35...

*It takes 1 hour. You can choose your favorite itinerary.

Matilde G.

5.00 / 5

(5 reviews)

Meeting Point

Takayama bus terminal (

09:00 AM

Meet at the Takayama bus terminal

09:30 AM

Take the bus to Shirakawa go

It's one hour trip

11:30 AM

Shirakawa-go bus terminal

12:00 PM

Obsertatory deck, Wada House

Let's go to the observatory deck to see the scenery of the whole village. If you're interested, you can also visit Wada-ke Museum (Important cultural asset), you can see the inside of the gassho-style house and

01:30 PM

Arrive at Takayama

It's lunch time. What would you like? Soba? Ramen? I can arrange a good lunch for you!

03:00 PM

Kami Sanno-machi

Stroll around the area of old wooden townhouses. you can take photos and buy souvenirs. Also sake tasting is available.

04:30 PM

Takayama Bus terminal

End of the tour

Ending Point

Takayama bus terminal

What to Expect

Takayama is located in a mountainous region of Gifu Prefecture. This ancient city is known by its old wooden townhouses. There are a lot of SAKE breweries, traditional accomodations called Ryokan, small elegant museums, shinto sanctuaries.....

After walking around the town, we have lunch. you can choose what you like to try, like HIDA BEEF, SOBA(noodle in soup), etc.

Shirakawa-Go was designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995.

It is one of the most important tourist attraction in Japan.

First we walk up to the observatory to take pictures of this beautiful village.

After that we visit one of the interesting museums here, WADA-KE, and I will explain about the structure and history of the house.

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee

Bus ticket from Takayama to Shirakawa-Go please pay guide’s ticket

What‘s not included

Bus fee from Shirakawa-go bus terminal to the observatory (200yen)

Food, drink (please pay for guide’s food)

Transportation fee of the guide (from my house to the meeting place. about 10000 yen)

Ticket for museum (about 500 yen)

Important Information

¡Hola! Soy Yoko, gracias por tener interés en mi página.

Me gustaría guiarlos a muchos lugares bonitos de mi tierra.

Normalmente los sábados no puedo acompañarlos, pero si quieren, les ruego que me contacten de antemano.

Si quieren servicio de acompañamiento,puedo hacerlo también.

Mi área de trabajo es principalmente Takayama, Kanazawa y Shirakawa-go, pero sí puedo guiar por las áreas Ise Shima en la prefectura de Mie. Por ejemplo, las rocas de pareja Meoto-Iwa, Ise Jingu, y el almuerzo de moluscos en la cabaña de Ama( buceadoras que recolectan moluscos y algas.

Y por favor págame mi transporte para ir al punto de encuentro.

Para Nagoya ¥1200

Para Takayama ¥6000

Si nos vemos temprano por la mañana, a veces necesito hospedarme una noche antes.

En este caso el costo es extra.

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Hi! I am Yoko, thank you for having interest in my page.

I want you to know beautiful places in Gifu, my prefecture.

My working areas are Takayama, Kanazawa, and Shirakawa-go. but I'm also ready to guide you in Ise Shima area in Mie prefecture.

For example, Ise Jingu shrine, Meoto-Iwa , lunch at Ama (fisherwomen divers) huts.

Usually I can't work as a guide on Saturdays, but If you want me to accompany on Saturdays,

please tell me beforehand. I 'm willing to arrange it.

And please pay me the transportation to go to the meeting place.

To go to Takayama. 6,000 yen

To Nagoya 1200 yen

If you want to start the tour and I have to pick you up in the morning,

I have to stay at a hotel from the previous day.

In this case plase pay me accomｍodation.

Sometimes the bus between Takayama-Shirakawa -Go gets full, so we had better make a reservation beforehand. When you define your itinerary, please tell me when to travel using message board. I will purchase the bus tickets for you.

The bus from Takayama to Shirakawa-Go 8.50,9.35,10.50,11.20,12.50....

The bus from Shirakawa-Go to Takayama 12.35,13.15,14.00,14.35...

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

Takayama Tour Reviews

Shawn G.

5 / 5

Jun 16, 2023

“ Wonderful day in Shirakawa-go and Takayama ”

We really enjoyed our day with Matilde. She had a well organized plan for our visit and communicated everything ahead of time. During our tour, we learned many things about the two cities. Matilde was able to enhance our visit with not only historic and cultural information but also recommendations to assist us with food, post and other regular travel questions. Matilde was great and we thank her for guiding us.

Matilde G.

Shawn, thank you very much for your feedback. What a lovely family! I also enjoyed a lot guiding you in HIDA. Your son enjoyed taking photos, and your daughter buying anime goods. In central Japan there are more enchanting places, so please contact me when you come back to Japan. Thanks again and enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan. Matilde

David R.

5 / 5

May 10, 2023

“ D?a fantastico en Shirakawago! ”

Guía muy profesional con muy buen nivel de español. Muchas gracias Matilde!

Matilde G.

Me alegro de que le haya gustado el tour. En Japón hay más lugares muy bonitos, le quisiera guiar en otra ocasión. Muchas gracias!

Patrick B.

5 / 5

Feb 9, 2023

“ Great visit of Takayama and Shirakawa ”

Matilde was very knowledgeable. She showed us all the main places. Shirakawa, and its old houses were very interesting to visit. Matilde's English was perfect, and so was her knowledge of the places she showed us.

Matilde G.

Thank you very much for your kind feedback. I really enjoyed taking a walk in HIDA. We were lucky that the weather was good in Shirakawa-go. And the sushi lunch and chocolate shopping were great. For me it was a very nice experience. Please contact me when you come back to Japan. Thanks!

Eduardo V.

5 / 5

Mar 25, 2019

“ Tour takayama lo mejor ”

El tour de takayama y shirakawago estuvo increible altamente recomendado, los 2 lugares magicos de japon , la guia de yoko extraordinaria, nos explico todo y nos ayudo en todo,muy buen servicio y habla muy bien el español y esta siempre al pendiente de que todo sea perfecto .si volviera a realizar este tour recomendaria un tour en nagoya y e ir en la tarde a takayama para dormir en un ryokan ahi para la experiencia y al dia siguiente tour en takayama y luego shirakawago los dos dias con yoko.

Matilde G.

Hola Eduardo Ante todo, muchas gracias por compartir tu tiempo conmigo. Ha sido un tour un poco ajetreado(que Takayama y Shirakawa-go en un día) , pero me alegro que estés satisfecho de este recorrido. Ustedes son gente muy amable! En mi prefectura Gifu hay muchos lugares encantadores, y la próxima vez te recomiendo mi tour “Ruta Samurai” , es una ruta de trekking de 8 kms, y quiero que te alojes en un Minshuku (alojamiento tradicional de Japón )para gozar del ambiente rústico de esta región. Espero que les va bien el resto del viaje y nos veamos de nuevo en Japón.