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Yamaguchi city 4 hours tour
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Joined 2023
In the mid 14th century, the lord of this area, Hiroyo Ouuchi moved its capital from Hagi to Yamaguchi city, and began to rebuild the city imitating Kyoto. He was impressed by highly sophisticated culture of Kyoto. Since then, for 200 years, his descendants continued to construct Yamaguchi city to be like Kyoto. Historical places are very magnificent and fantastic, but not crowded like Kyoto. It’s peaceful and calm. You can feel really relaxed.
Let’s explore this city and have a lot of fun!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Yamaguchi sta
- From Shinyamaguchi station, please take Yamaguchi line and get off the train at Yamaguchi station. It takes 24 minutes.
Rurikouji temple
The 5-storied pagoda of Rurikouji is said to have been built in 1442 by Oouchi Morimi, the ruler of Yamaguchi, as a memorial to his older brother, Yoshihiro.
It was designated a National treasure in 1952.
Kazan restaurant
In this restaurant, you can enjoy Yamaguchi’s local food, Kawara soba. Unlike usual soba, you might know, the noodles color is green, and it’s cooked on the roof.
The dish is served to the customer with soba and beef, green onion,and sliced fried egg on a tile.
You dip those in the tasty dipping sauce and eat! It’s so delicious!
Let’s enjoy our delicious local food with me!
Strolling around Katakouji area
Katakouji area remains traditional and nostalgic atmosphere. It’s like old times in Japan.
First, we go to Ryufukuji temple which covered the front page of New York Times in 2024 as the third place you should go in the world.
It’s worth visiting.
If we have time, we can visit the doll museum. It has many Japanese traditional dolls . When you are tired, there is a cafe just in front of the museum and you can have matcha and Japanese sweets . Its appearance is a traditional Japanese one , you can just relax and feel comfortable.
Ichinosaka river area
Around Ichinosaka river, we can stroll around enjoying the nostalgic landscape.
Foot bath cafe
There’s a foot bath cafe where you can bath your feet while you have something to drink and eat.
They have some cake and iced cream and even some alcohol.
You can just relax at this cozy place.
Ending Point
Yuda statio
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guiding fee
Gasoline, parking fee of the guide
Public transportation fees
( round trip tickets are about 480 yen per person, for you and guide)
Taxi fare
Lunch, ( about 2000yen per person, for you and guide )
Foot bath Cafe ( foot bath costs 300 yen per person, when you add some drink and sweets, that costs about 1000 yen 〜2000 yen
Per person, for you and guide )
Personal expenses
Tour Important Information
1. This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
2.At the foot bath cafe , you soak your feet by knees, so wear the trousers that you can fold up to your knees.
3.Please let me know beforehand if you have any food allergies or any other dietary restrictions .
This tour starts from 10AM and ends at around 2 PM.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.
We can change the itinerary a bit according to your request .
Important message from the supplier
The days of the week may vary, but I can adjust my schedule for up to three days a week.
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 2023
About Tour Guide Mari Y.
Hello! I’m Mari.
I’ve lived in Ube, Yamaguchi for 26 years and worked as an English teacher at a local middle school.
I'm the proud grandmother of a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy.
My hobbies are traveling, walking, and playing tennis.
My love for travel was sparked by my homestay experiences in Scotland and California, USA.
Living outside Japan taught me so much, but what I cherish most about my homestays was the 'weekend small trips'. I fondly recall the picturesque Highlands and a B&B in Scotland, where a kind elderly couple welcomed me warmly.
During an overnight bus trip from California to Las Vegas, I was mesmerized by the breathtaking sunrise changing the sky brighter and brighter. Travel is special because of the small, soul-stirring moments. I love to travel and am happy to help others experience these wonderful moments too.
Maintaining my mental and physical health is also a significant interest of mine.
I’ve always liked playing tennis as this is a therapeutic sport for me and I can get so much stress
As a morning person, my favorite routine taking a stroll in my neighborhood and giving a prayer at the local shrine sunny or rainy.
I would love to show you around the relaxing local neighborhoods of Ube City!
Reviews
Cindy O.
“ A Perfectly Planned Day We’ll Never Forget”
No tour guide could have put in more effort to ensure my family had the perfect day. We traveled in from Hiroshima by bullet train with two elderly parents, and Mari thought through every detail to make the experience seamless and comfortable. She greeted us at the station, accompanied us on the local train, arranged taxis, and made sure we never had to worry about logistics for a single moment. The day itself was beautifully curated—everything from the delicious soba served on traditional roof tiles to a peaceful Japanese tea experience, foot bath, and a visit to the stunning five-story pagoda at Ruriko-ji, one of Japan’s most beautiful and historic landmarks. Her warmth, attentiveness, and thoughtful planning made this one of our favorite days in all of Japan. We felt truly cared for every step of the way. I cannot recommend Mari highly enough—she is exceptional
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Mari Y.
I truly grateful to Cindy and her family. Thanks to Cindy’s thoughtful communication through emails regarding itinerary and her parents health issues and their favorite places to go and the time limit, I could manage to make up a detailed travel plan. And her family is such a warm hearted people . Only talking with them makes me feel so happy and relieved. I didn’t feel I met them for the first time. Honestly speaking, this tour was my first tour as a tour guide. Thanks to them, I didn’t get nervous at all. I was very happy all the time. I am the one who should be thanking them! I really appreciate Cindy and her family. I wish their happiness for ever! Many thanks, Mari
$39/ per group
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