Takayama has a lot of nature and culture. In this tour, you can experience such a wonderful time of culture and nature in Takayama. At first, I guide you to the only surviving old office building in Japan where has a beautiful Japanese garden. Next, let's enjoy local street morning market for shopping! Then, how about seeing magnificent festival floats? Passing through the old street, why don't you go to the crafts square in order to enjoy making some local products by yourself?
at your hotel in Takayama
pick you up at your hotel and start the half-day tour
visit the only surviving old office building since 17 century
visit the local morning market beside the river, you can enjoy shopping and talking to local shop owners.(Some of them speak English well)
visit the rich merchant house which has "irori",or old sunken fireplace and cute "hina" dolls
visit and enjoy magnificent "yatai", or festival floats
visit the old shrine just beside the Floats Exhibition Hall
enjoy walking through the nostalgic old town street and have some local food for lunch
enjoy experiencing craftsmanship. Let's try to make some lucky charm or knife by yourself!
return to your hotel, or if you want to go somewhere, such as "Shirakawago", I will guide you. (My hourly guide fee is 3500 yen)
at your hotel in Takayama
guide fee, hotel pick-up fee, transportation fee for guide
admission fee for you, local products making experience fee for you, lunch for you and guide
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 a good luck charm is 1100 yen to 1650 yen, for making paperknife is 1500 yen (you can experience some other local products, such as plaited cord(2200 yen), bamboo horse or bamboo frog(500 yen), folding paper (100 yen) and so on
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 a good luck charm is 1100 yen to 1650 yen, for making paperknife is 1500 yen (you can experience some other local products, such as plaited cord(2200 yen), bamboo horse or bamboo frog(500 yen), folding paper (100 yen) and so on
※ admission fee and experience fee are not included in the guide fee
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.
I also dress you kimono if you want.
Juliet M.
Let's enjoy kimono & fabric shopping tour in Kyoto.
Customized
“I had a wonderful afternoon with Yuriko!”
Yuriko took me shopping in Kyoto - I love vintage and contemporary textiles and fabrics, and she devised a our which took in a modern Kimono shop with amazing Japanese fabrics and kimonos, and the lovely textile museum shop which has some real treasures. Finally to a vintage boutique which was so beautiful and such good value. Thank you Yuriko - you are a perfect guide!
Yuriko S.
(41 reviews)Thank you for your excellent review and lovely comment! Afternoon Kyoto kimono Tour with you and your gentle husband made me a precious memory, because I'm a kimono lover and strolling around kimono shops is very fun for me. Please enjoy kimono and Japanese fabric at home. Thank you again for such a wonderful afternoon in Kyoto!
“Kyoto tour”
Yuriko is very kind and sweet, she took us to Kyoto and we rented kimonos and we also had the opportunity to see lots of Cherry blossom. She also gave us history and took us to places we could of missed. It was a beautiful day.
Yuriko S.
(41 reviews)Thank you for your excellent review of five stars and sweet comment! You were so lucky that you visited Kyoto at the best season(and maybe the best day) to see beautiful cherry blossoms in full bloom. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed Kyoto in kimono. I also had a wonderful time with you and your cheerful members. Please come to Japan again and enjoy Japan together!(^-^)/ Your guide, Yuriko(Lily)
“Friendly and informative guide”
A full day - varied experiences - gave us an excellent overview of historic Kyoto.
Yuriko S.
(41 reviews)Thank you for giving me an excellent review and nice comment so quickly. Your comment encouraged me a lot. I will continue to do my best for being a better guide. I hope you'll have a wonderful time and make nice memories in Japan. Your guide, Yuriko(Lily)