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Takayama Private Tour - Let's enjoy making local bamboo work
Let's enjoy making local bamboo work
Takayama Private Tour - red beautiful bridge in Takayama
red beautiful bridge in Takayama
Takayama Private Tour - 'irori', or sunken fireplace inside the rich merchant house
'irori', or sunken fireplace inside the rich merchant house
Takayama Private Tour - unique monument on the bridge
unique monument on the bridge
Takayama Private Tour - Japanese garden inside the old office building, Takayama-Jinya
Japanese garden inside the old office building, Takayama-Jinya
Takayama Private Tour - snowy scenery from the bus window
snowy scenery from the bus window

Wondeful one-dayTakayama tour from Nagoya

Day Trip
Takayama Tour Guide - Yuriko S.

Joined 2018

Yuriko S.
4.95 / 5
(55 reviews)
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Takayama is located in the north of Gifu, central Japan. It takes about 2 and half hour from Nagoya by highway-bus. While bus riding, you can enjoy beautiful mountainous scenery, especially in winter, the snow-covered landscape from the bus window is wonderful!! Takayama is an old castle town, I am sure you will have a wonderful time while walking through the nostalgic town street!! Takayama also has a lot of high quality craftsmanship, you can experience such a skillful art by yourself!!

Itinerary

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

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel in Nagoya

09:00 AM

Hotel pick-up

meet at you hotel in Nagoya., and let's enjoy expressway bus to Takayama with me.

※9:15am Nagoya →11:50am Takayama (round bus fare is 5400 yen)

12:00 PM

lacal restaurant in front of Takayama JR station

enjoy lunch at a local restaurant near Takayama JR station, which menu do you prefer, ramen noodle or 'hida' beef?

01:00 PM

Takayama-Jinya

visit the only surviving old office building since 17 century

01:30 PM

Miyagawa morning market

visit the local morning market beside the river, you can enjoy shopping and talking to local shop owners. Some of them speak English well!!

02:00 PM

Kusakabe Heritage House

visit the rich merchant house which has 'irori', or old sunken fireplace and cute 'hina-dolls'

02:30 PM

Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall and Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine

visit and enjoy magnificent 'yatai', or festival floats and an old shrine by the hall

03:00 PM

Takayama Traditional Culture and Crafts Square

enjoy experiencing craftsmanship. Let's try making some lucky charm or paperknife by yourself!!

04:00 PM

Bus stop near Takayama JR Station

Please relax while riding the expressway bus for 2 and half hours to Nagoya, you can get to Nagoya at 6:35pm

(I say "good-by" at the bus stop in Takayama)

Ending Point

bus stop in front of Takayama JR Station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

guide fee, hotel pick-up fee in Nagoya, transportation fee for guide

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What‘s not included

transportation fee for you, lunch for you and guide, entrance fee for you, experience fee of making folk craft

※expressway bus fee for round-trip is 5400 yen per a person

※admission fee for Takayama-Jinya is 440 yen, for Kusakabe Heritage House is 500 yen, Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall is 1000 yen per a person

※experience fee for making 'sarubobo', or local lucky charm shaped small monkey is 1100 yen, paper knife is 1500 yen

Tour Important Information

I pick you up to your hotel in Nagoya, but my guided tour ends at the bus stop in Takayama. (If you want to return to your hotel with me, would you please tell me? In that case, I will. but extra charge will be needed) ※my guide fee for an hour is 3500 yen

※expressway bus fee for round-trip is 5400 yen per a person

※admission fee for Takayama-Jinya is 440 yen, for Kusakabe Heritage House is 500 yen, Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall is 1000 yen per a person

※experience fee for making 'sarubobo', or local lucky charm shaped small monkey is 1100 yen, paper knife is 1500 yen

(above fees are not included in my guide fee)

Important message from the supplier

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I will guide you every day except for the day that my schedule is not vacant.

I'm a local guide of Gifu, Nagoya and Aichi, but I can guide you around Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kanazawa, Takayama and Shiga if you pay my transportation fee.

Cancellation Policy

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Takayama Tour Guide - Yuriko S.

Joined 2018

Yuriko S.
4.95 / 5
(55 reviews)
Identity Verified
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About Tour Guide Yuriko S.

I am Yuriko from Gifu Prefecture. I was an assistant English teacher at junior high school. I started to work as a National Certificate tour guide in 2019.

I'm very interested in kimono, tea ceremony and Japanese castles. I sometimes guide in kimono. There are so many nice places to visit in Gifu and Nagoya! I also guide around Takayama, Shirakawago, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and Kanazawa if you pay my transportation fee from my hometown. Let's enjoy Japan with me!

Reviews

Family tour 2025

Thank you Yuriko for setting up the fun funakudari! So beautiful to see the river by boat. You were a wonderful guide for our extended family of 8. I recommend everyone to see Ogaki by boat. The sushi was fantastic and you were a wonderful guide.

Lori K.

Yuriko S.

Dear Lori san, Thank you for your excellent review and wonderful comment!! I'm so happy to hear that all of your members enjoyed Ogaki Tour. I also had a wonderful half day with you and your nice family. Please come to Japan again. Yuriko

Fantastic half-day walking tour!

Lily has been a wonderful guide on our half-day tour of Takayama, explaining history, culture and interesting anecdotes at different places of attraction. She was always happy to answer our questions.She had the tour well-planned yet accommodated any deviations to the plan e.g when we wanted to take a detour. She also offered to take a lot of photos for us. At the end of the tour, she even gifted us a handmade good luck charm. Anyone would have a great time with her has a local guide. Thank you very much , Lily. ありがとうございましゅた!

Nicholas T.

Yuriko S.

Thank you so much for such a wonderful review and comments! I'm so happy to read your warmhearted comments. Actually, it was so snowy day and very cold, but you were always smiley and looked happy. Also you listened to me so carefully and sometimes asked me some questions. Your kind attitude made me happy. Thank you for a wonderful snowy day in Takayama with both of you. Please enjoy winter season in Japan and please come to Japan in different season again. I hope to see you again! ありがとう〜!

Kanazawa in 4 hours

Yuriko organized and conducted a wonderful tour of Kanazawa in just 4 hours. We visited Kanazawa Castle, Kenruku -en garden and the Higashi -chaya district, which was the traditional geisha district in the old times. All of these were extremely interesting and brought to life by the excellent English skills of Yuriko. There was a an issue with our railroad tickets that resulted from of neglect and she resolved this in an extremely efficient and polite manner. She was well organized, very polite and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure knowing her. We enthusiastically recommend Yuriko for anyone needing a guide in Japan.

Ahmet G.

Yuriko S.

Thank you for a wonderful review and kind comments! I'm so happy to read it. I appreciate your generous mind to say such heartwarming words. Kanazawa is so beautiful city and has deep culture. I also had a nice day with you in Kanazawa and during train trip. Please come to Japan again, and please come to Gifu, my hometown next time!

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