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?
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
at your hotel in Takayama
your hotel in Takayama
pick you up at your hotel and start the half-day tour
Takayama-Jinya
visit the only surviving old office building since 17 century
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)
Kusakabe Heritage House
visit the rich merchant house which has "irori",or old sunken fireplace and cute "hina" dolls
Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall
visit and enjoy magnificent "yatai", or festival floats
Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine
visit the old shrine just beside the Floats Exhibition Hall
Sammachi Street
enjoy walking through the nostalgic old town street and have some local food for lunch
Takayama Traditional Culture and Crafts Square
enjoy experiencing craftsmanship. Let's try to make some lucky charm or knife by yourself!
your hotel in Takayama
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)
Ending Point
at your hotel in Takayama
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
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 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!
David L.
“Great Job from Yuriko San”
We really appreciate the patience of Yuriko San to wait for our ship’s arrival since it was delayed due to foggy weather. We also enjoyed her knowledge about Nagoya and her company. We had a great time with her.
Yuriko S.
Thank you so much for posting an excellent review and kind comment. I was so happy to meet you and your nice group members. You sometimes asked me several questions about Japanese culture and history. It was so fun for me to answer them. Thank you for being interested in Japan! I hope to see you again as a tour guide and also as your friend. Your guide, Yuriko(Lily)
Anthony G.
“If there is one thing that you must do in Nagoya is book Yuriko for your guide.”
We had a fantastic day out with Yuriko, she escorted us to all the sites we wanted to see and also modified her tour to accommodate our requests. Her knowledge of all the places we visited was exceptional. I don’t think we could have seen so much without her expertise. She knew all the spots for photos of all the main attractions, most of them we would not have found without her. Thank you for a wonderful day it was a pleasure to meet you and an unforgettable day in Nagoya, all the best for the future and thank you so much for your gift it was beautiful, Tony and Janet.
Yuriko S.
Dear Tony and Janet, Thank you so much for posting such an excellent review and wonderful comment! Your comment encourages me a lot. I also had a wonderful day with you and your nice friends. Please enjoy your journey and come to Japan again. Your guide, Yuriko
Lori K.
“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.
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
$278/ per group