Name: Gifu Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
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Gifu

Our local guides are ready to help you plan, customize and realize your ideal tour in Gifu. All GoWithGuide guides are real locals who know the area on a deep and personal level, and they can’t wait to share their knowledge with you.

When traveling, everyone wants to get the most bang out of their buck. How to do that? Ask the right person to be your tour guide, of course! As opposed to fixed itineraries that are too formal and geared towards large groups, arranging a trip with the help of a local guide will mean the trip will be about what YOU want to see and do.

Go ahead and send a message to one (or several!) of our local guides. They would love to show you their Gifu!

Local Tour Guides in Gifu

When unable to travel, bring travel to the comfort of your house! Sometimes it is difficult to physically travel to your destination, that’s where virtual guided tours become a perfect alternative.

You can find all sort of activities and tours offered by GoWithGuide’s local guides: cooking classes, history lessons, walking tours, interaction with locals, exploration of the wilderness.. and much more! So let our local Gifu guides share their part of the world with you.

Connect with the guide virtually, and then simply to sit back, relax with your favorite beverage and enjoy the tour!

Gifu Virtual Tours & Experiences

Whether it’s your first time to Gifu or you are back to discover more, a good tour guide can make all the difference. Enjoy the best of what Gifu has to offer, without all the fuss of planning everything by yourself!

You can pick your favorite itinerary from the Gifu tours offered by our local guides, but feel free to ask for customizations based on your preferences. We want to help travelers get the most out of their trips, and we believe a good tour with a local guide is the best way to ensure that.

There is so much to see and do in Gifu, and the best way to get the most out of your time there is to have a local expert with you. GoWithGuide is committed to delivering unforgettable tour experiences, so let us help you create your next favorite memory.

Gifu Private Tour Guide

Travel like a real local. With our lineup of varied tours we want to help you customize and realize your ideal tour in Gifu. Our guides can arrange for you to visit areas specific to your interests, so there will be no filler in the itinerary!

Browse all the tours we offer in Gifu, and find the perfect one for you. The tours come in a variety of categories and lengths, so chances are you will be able to find the tour for you. Looking for something you couldn’t find in our lineup? Go ahead and send a message to one of the guides, they will create your tour for you!

Teaming up with a local guide and getting their help in planning the itinerary is the smart way to travel, so let them sort everything out for you.

Private Tours in Gifu

Are you in need of transportation on your trip to Gifu? On this page you can find pick-up, airport transfers and chauffeur (Private car charter with professional drivers).

We meticulously check all drivers and Car Companies you find on this page to make sure they have all the necessary documentation and qualifications to run transfer services for their area. Choose from the available listings, or message one of the suppliers directly to inquire about their services.

Having reliable and good quality transportation is an important but often overlooked part of planning a trip. Let our Gifu car & van service providers take care of transportation for you, so you can enjoy your sightseeing!

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・rare experience of making "masu"
・visiting Ogaki Castle(former National Treasure) and beautiful Japanese garden in History Museum
・walking along the beautiful canal
・visiting Haiku Poem Museum
・eating local food such as "mizu-manju" and sushi

Let's enjoy City of Water and making handmade "masu" !

You can enjoy tranquil atmosphere while walking in Seki city.  
You can learn a manufacturing process of Japanese swords at a museum.
I am sure you will enjoy shopping at Seki Terrace.  You can get high quality cutlery there.
Seki is famous for its nice eel bowl(unagi donburi).  If you like, I would love to recommend good restaurants.

Walking tour in Seki city

- You can experience walking in traditional Japanese streets in Takayama and optionally Shirakawago / Kanazawa or a modern street of a compact city, Toyama.
- You can optionally enjoy Hidagyu beef dishes (Steak, BBQ, traditional set meal etc...) 
in Takayama or Shirakawago.
- You can optionally enjoy multiple choices of sushi in Kanazawa or Toyama


Takayama 4 Hour Town Walk Tour

This town is next to Takayama City and far from 20 minutes by train and car. Except winter season, Setogawa river has thousand of carp fishes and you can feed them. It makes the scenery really calm. Here is a popular area of carpenter skills. It has traditional houses there. Also it has popular sake breweries.

Hida Furukawa Tour

It is a lot of fun to walk around the town which has an ancient and tranquil atmosphere  and everyday life deeply connected with clear water.
You can also enjoy local delicacies in this area. There are some  interesting museums so let me know if you would like to go.

Gujo Hachiman walking tour

Gifu has a lot of interesting places to visit.  I am a Gifu native, so I will guide you around Gifu, very wonderful town!  You can see some golden lucky items just by four and a half hours walking tour. First of all,  just in front of JR Gifu Station, you will be very surprised at shining golden samurai statue.  Then while walking, you can enjoy nostalgic local pub alley, Japanese old houses and also big golden Buddha statue on the roof.  There are other two golden lucky items you can see in this walking tour, one of them is a big golden shrine gate and another one is a big Buddha Statue. The golden Buddha Statue is one of the three biggest Buddha Statues in Japan. I am sure you will not only have a wonderful time but also get a lot of luck in Gifu.  

Golden walking tour in Gifu

Gifu city is rich in nature.  You can enjoy peaceful atmosphere even if you are in the city area.  You can walk along Nagara river and stroll in Gifu park.
 If you like , you can enjoy  casual tea ceremony . The view from Gifu castle is breathtaking!  To reach Gifu castle, you take a ropeway.  
The great image of Buddha at Gifu was made of ginko tree, bamboo frame and  it was hardened with clay and covered with papers with scriptures while the Great Buddha at Nara was cast in bronze.
I would like to show you how to do origami(folding paper into figures). I make paper cranes, jumping frogs and throwing knives used by ninja! If you are interested in making origami, let's try!

Walking tour in Gifu city

Petite promenade, Calligraphie et Cérémonie du thé à OCHIAI sur la route de NAKASENDO (5)

Petite promenade et Teinture à l’indigo à OCHIAI sur la route de NAKASENDO (6)

Promenade de MAGOME au sentier pavé d’OCHIAI et Visite des Temples  sur la route de NAKASENDO (8)

Promenade dans la rue de MAGOME et Visite des Musées sur la route de NAKASENDO (9)

If you join the 4 hours walking tour in Takayama, I will show you the best of Takayama in terms of scenery and history. 
I will tell you all the fun and Interesting stories of this beautiful town.  As I have been living in Takayama for 3 years, I can give you a lot of local recommendations including restaurants, cafes and hidden spots.  I like Takayama so much and would like you to have the unforgettable memories here. 
Looking forward to guiding you all in Takayama! 

Takayama half day walking tour

You can learn about Katana swords and elaborate Japanese craftsmanship and see their beauty. It could take you back to the old Japan, where Samurai lived. The best part of the tour might be purchasing a kitchen knife, outdoor knife or any that suits your needs at a reasonable price (around 20% off!!). I am happy to help you communicate with shop clerks or even craftsmen. You can see forging demonstration at the swordsmith museum on certain dates of the year. 

・Three or four places where you would like to go in Seki, Gifu.
・For ideas of places to go, please see the images or the highlights. 


Seki City Highlights (Swords & Knives)

You can visit home to Japanese traditional papermaking with a local, friendly licensed guide. 
Walk around old "Menoji streets",  structured in the shape the Japanese character for eye (ME), consisting of 4 pillars (north to south) and 2 crossbeams east to west. It is a preservation area with its highly-valued groups of historic buildings. Explore a variety of paper shops specializing in lanterns, handcrafted model airplanes, letter pads, coasters, tapestries just plain Mino washi paper sheets for beauty or paper socks! You could visit Mino Washi Akari Art Hall to fully enjoy the distinctive soft glow that Mino paper allows to emanate through. For hands-on experience, you could visit MINO-WASHI museum and make your original handmade papers. There are many other local attractions and activities you could probably only enjoy with a guide. And why not try talking to locals? Your guide is more than happy to help you. Starting time flexible, 4 hours by walking, and public bus or taxi depending on what place you would choose. 


MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests 

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Half day Gifu Private Tours

Let's enjoy City of Water and making handmade "masu" !

Let's enjoy City of Water and making handmade "masu" !

Walking tour in Seki city

Walking tour in Seki city

Takayama 4 Hour Town Walk Tour

Takayama 4 Hour Town Walk Tour

Hida Furukawa Tour

Hida Furukawa Tour

Gujo Hachiman walking tour

Gujo Hachiman walking tour

Golden walking tour in Gifu

Golden walking tour in Gifu

Walking tour in Gifu city

Walking tour in Gifu city

Petite promenade, Calligraphie et Cérémonie du thé à OCHIAI sur la route de NAKASENDO (5)

Petite promenade, Calligraphie et Cérémonie du thé à OCHIAI sur la route de NAKASENDO (5)

Petite promenade et Teinture à l’indigo à OCHIAI sur la route de NAKASENDO (6)

Petite promenade et Teinture à l’indigo à OCHIAI sur la route de NAKASENDO (6)

Promenade de MAGOME au sentier pavé d’OCHIAI et Visite des Temples sur la route de NAKASENDO (8)

Promenade de MAGOME au sentier pavé d’OCHIAI et Visite des Temples sur la route de NAKASENDO (8)

Promenade dans la rue de MAGOME et Visite des Musées sur la route de NAKASENDO (9)

Promenade dans la rue de MAGOME et Visite des Musées sur la route de NAKASENDO (9)

Takayama half day walking tour

Takayama half day walking tour

Seki City Highlights (Swords & Knives)

Seki City Highlights (Swords & Knives)

MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests

MINO WASHI papermaking (Unesco status) Half day Private tour based on your requests

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