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Takayama Full-day Private Tour (6 hours)
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Joined 2019
You can visit the old town area in Takayama with a friendly, Hida area Government-licensed Guide Interpreter. Walk around "Miyagawa Morning Market", where you can find locally grown foods and handcrafts. Koi (carp) fish welcome you. Experience the feel of "Takayama Festival" at the Festival Floats Exhibition Hall. Skilled artisans’ works, traditional structures seen in Takayama old town are must-see, too. Also why not try talking to locals? Your guide is more than happy to help you.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At JR Takayama Station or at your hotel in Takayama (if it's near the station)
Meet at your hotel
Miyagawa Morning Market
You can enjoy locally grown vegetables and fruits and handcrafts, etc.
Sanmachi Old Streets (Sake brewer, Mitarashi dumpling, Hida beef sushi, traditional architectural features, etc.)
Walk around the Takayama historical town area.
Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall
You can experience the atmosphere of “Takayama Festival”
at this hall.
Lunch
Takayama ramen noodles restaurant. etc.
Takayama Jinya (historical government house)
Historical government building.
Hotel or anywhere the guest would like. Tour ends.
Ending Point
At JR Takayama Station or at your hotel in Takayama (if it's near the 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
Guide's entrance fees to most of the attractions in Takayama
Entrance fees to any attractions in Takayama (you)
Guide’s traveling expense from and to Takayama (5000JPY)
In case it rains heavily or of any other occasion, you might want to take a bus or taxi. (not a long distance, though)
Any food, drink and lunch (you and guide)
Jinya, Kusakabe folklore museum admission fee- around 500 JPY each/person , Yataikaikan Festival Floats Hall - 1000 JPY/person
Tour Important Information
I will make a detailed itinerary after I confirm your booking and email you. Please contact me and tell me what you would like to do in this tour with me.
Important message from the supplier
Let me help you have a day tailored to you!
MINO (handmade papermaking which achieved UNESCO status), SEKI (samurai sword making) and GUJO (life with clean water) and GIFU (old townscape of a river port) are perfect places to visit, related to a pristine water situated in the center of Japan.
MAGOME-juku and traditional fish catching method "Ukai （cormorant fishing）" in the Nagara River are also popular for many tourists.
I can also guide you around Shirakawa-go (UNESCO heritage site), Nagoya and Kyoto.
Some days of the week are available only limited hours. Please ask when you contact. Thank you.
What's NOT included in the fee:
Food and drinks, tickets to any attractions, transportaion costs and the guide's accommodation when necessary. Please feel free to ask any.
What's included in the fee:
Guide fee
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 2019
About Tour Guide Yoko T.
Hi! I am Yoko, a friendly regional Licensed Guide Interpreter. This area is my home! This is why I've been sharing beauties of this prefecture with my guests from around the world.
This area is great fun: local, historical, culturally important, sometimes mysterious and beautiful! If you are already in love with Japan, then let me personalize your experience here. Visit the best places, venues, spots and locations with me. You will enjoy neighborhood full of hidden local treasures.
I am a mother of two girls. I'd be happy to welcome families and I can arrange a tour depending on your situation. Please feel free to ask me any.
I also translate and teach English. And I am a host of an Internet radio show. I like meeting people and all these experiences allow me to be good at communicating as a guide.
I look forward to exploring this beautiful culture with you.
Thank you!
Reviews
Kevin C.
“Thank you, Yoko! ”
Yoko was a delight and offered all the things we were looking for in a guide. Her English is excellent. She was flexible to adjust to our preferences (e.g. we’re not big shoppers). She introduced us to local customs, showed us all the key sites in Takayama and pointed out coffee shops and restaurants that otherwise we would not have known about, thanks to her extensive knowledge of the area. We would highly recommend her and feel like we made a new friend!
Brandan Z.
“Yoko was an excellent guide!”
Yoko was excellent —super friendly, thoughtful, and incredibly knowledgeable. She took us along the Nakasendo trail, giving us additional info to bring everything to life. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I highly recommend a tour with Yoko if you’re walking the Nakasendo trail!
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Yoko T.
Thank you for your kind words on the tour and me. I had a great time with you, too. Safe travels, and enjoy the rest of your staying in Japan. Yoko
Kimberly K.
“Amazing a must do”
This post town trek was excellent. Our guide Yoko gave us some history of the Nakasendo before we started and we began our trek at a leisurely pace through the beautiful post towns and forests. It was so relaxing parts are hilly and a little challenging but not difficult.
Yoko T.
Thank you for your kind words. I too had a great time hiking the Magome-Tsumago Nakasendo trail with you that day. Lots of enjoyable conversations and good local food. I hope to see you again sometime in the future. Best regards, Yoko
$260/ per group
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For 1300 years, the Mino region has specialized in the production of washi, a traditional handmade paper, and it is now one of the three remaining major centers of papermaking in Japan. Explore the wonder of paper! ・Two or three places where you would like to go in Mino, Gifu. ・For ideas of places to go, please see the images or the highlights.
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