About Tour Guide Tetsuji Y.

Shirakawago

8 hours

One-day-tour of Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go is a mountain settlement that is famous for uniquely designed Gassyo-style buildings and registered as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites. In Ogi-machi, over sixty Gassyo-style buildings will welcome visitors. Enjoying the whole landscape of the village from the hill, you will stroll around the village visiting some traditional Gasho-style buildings such as Wada House, Nagase House and Myozenji Temple Museum.

One-day-tour of Shirakawa-go

FROM$129/ per group

7 hrs 30 mins

Best Choice for one-day Takayama tour

Takayama is a small city in a mountainous area. The tour includes some healing spots in addition to popular highlights like Miyagawa Morning Market, Higashiyama Walking, Old Town and Hida-Furukawa. I'm sure you’ll be able to see why Takayama mesmerizes tourists so much through this tour.

Best Choice for one-day Takayama tour

Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River

9 hours

Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River

Gifu Castle standing on the Mt.Kinka provides visitors with nice panoramic views day and night. You also enjoy watching a traditional unique event Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River while eating dinner in a viewing boat. Sir Charlie Chaplin visited Gifu twice to enjoy this unique traditional event. Besides, a photogenic street Kawara-machi and the Great Buddha statue in Shoboji-temple move you so much.

Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River

Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI

Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI

You enjoy two distinctive fields of Japanese culture by visiting two small towns in one day trip. The one is Mino which is famous for Japanese hand-made paper Washi. Another one is Seki famous for Japanese-swordsmith. Strolling around two towns, you will learn some of secrets of cool Japan.

Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI

Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

In a small pond called 'Monet's Pond', many fancy Japanese carps 'KOI' are swimming through water-lilies and algae to make you feel relaxed. After having Unagi‒lunch at Seki and visiting the Traditional Swordsmith Museum, you move to Mino where you stroll around well-preserved traditional housing streets visiting old Washi merchant houses, paper museums and souvenir shops.

Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo

9 hours

Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo

You hike an old highway Nakasendo strolling through two post-towns. Magome & Tsumago. Strolling around well-preserved popular post towns takes you back to nostalgic Japan. The moment you enter these towns, you will feel as if you are in a time warp back in the Edo period, where local people spend their daily lives as well as welcoming tourists, preserving buildings and the landscape. You also enjoy hiking an old trekking route through mountains.

Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo

Shirakawago

8 hours

One-day-tour of Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go is a mountain settlement that is famous for uniquely designed Gassyo-style buildings and registered as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites. In Ogi-machi, over sixty Gassyo-style buildings will welcome visitors. Enjoying the whole landscape of the village from the hill, you will stroll around the village visiting some traditional Gasho-style buildings such as Wada House, Nagase House and Myozenji Temple Museum.

One-day-tour of Shirakawa-go

FROM$129/ per group

7 hrs 30 mins

Best Choice for one-day Takayama tour

Takayama is a small city in a mountainous area. The tour includes some healing spots in addition to popular highlights like Miyagawa Morning Market, Higashiyama Walking, Old Town and Hida-Furukawa. I'm sure you’ll be able to see why Takayama mesmerizes tourists so much through this tour.

Best Choice for one-day Takayama tour

9 hours

Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River

Gifu Castle standing on the Mt.Kinka provides visitors with nice panoramic views day and night. You also enjoy watching a traditional unique event Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River while eating dinner in a viewing boat. Sir Charlie Chaplin visited Gifu twice to enjoy this unique traditional event. Besides, a photogenic street Kawara-machi and the Great Buddha statue in Shoboji-temple move you so much.

Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River

Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI

You enjoy two distinctive fields of Japanese culture by visiting two small towns in one day trip. The one is Mino which is famous for Japanese hand-made paper Washi. Another one is Seki famous for Japanese-swordsmith. Strolling around two towns, you will learn some of secrets of cool Japan.

Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI

Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

In a small pond called 'Monet's Pond', many fancy Japanese carps 'KOI' are swimming through water-lilies and algae to make you feel relaxed. After having Unagi‒lunch at Seki and visiting the Traditional Swordsmith Museum, you move to Mino where you stroll around well-preserved traditional housing streets visiting old Washi merchant houses, paper museums and souvenir shops.

Monet's Pond, Knife‒city Seki & Washi‒hometown Mino

Reviews

Ian B.

5 / 5

Sep 9, 2025

One-day-tour of Shirakawa-go

Sep 9, 2025

Shirakawago

6 hours 30 mins

“Enjoyable day in Shirakawago”

We very much enjoyed our day with Tetsuji. He guided us around the village and booked an excellent local restaurant for lunch. A fun and interesting day. Tetsuji’s English is good and we had pleasant conversation with him.

Tetsuji Y.

I also had a very happy time with you and your family. I am thankful to you for listening to my explanation with careful attention all the time. Now, I am happy again to get an excellent appraisal. I hope that you will enjoy traveling Japan to your heart's extent.

Aimee V.

5 / 5

Aug 31, 2025

One-day-tour of Mino & Seki, with watching Cormorant fishing in Nagaragawa river in Gifu

Aug 31, 2025

12 hours

Customized

“A full day tailored to our requests with special surprises ”

We spent a full and active day with Mr. Tetsuji, filled with diverse activities and memorable experiences. Communication with him was smooth and efficient, and he worked closely with us to create a detailed itinerary that balanced his expertise with our interests. He even traveled a long distance to meet us at the start of the tour and thoughtfully ensured our departure was taken care of at the end. One of the highlights was a private visit to a knife factory, which Mr. Tetsuji was able to arrange exclusively for us. We were fortunate to enjoy a personal tour with the factory president himself—an extraordinary experience we would never have managed on our own. Although he had already informed us that many shops in Mino would be closed that day, Mr. Tetsuji seamlessly guided us to the main attractions, making sure we still had a rich and rewarding experience. His deep knowledge and professionalism truly enhanced our visit.

Tetsuji Y.

I am very happy to know that you are satisfied with my tour. I can’t find words to express how much I appreciate lots of your thoughtful comments on me. Especially, the last one makes me feel like I am on cloud nine and leads me to challenge any demands from guests to be a better guide. If you have a chance to visit Japan again, I hope that we could share pleasant time. Please give my best regards to Flavio and Luca.

Roxana P.

5 / 5

Aug 19, 2025

Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo

Aug 19, 2025