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.
At JR Takayama station JR Gifu station or R Nagoya station
Morning markets are daily events where tourists enjoy themselves in many ways. Dozens of stalls stand on the riverside, selling fresh farm-products, foods and local crafts etc. You will enjoy not only tasting or buying them but also chatting with local people.
you visit one of these Heritage Houses, which are traditional merchant houses featuring many characteristic designs and materials in the early 19th century. Walking around in the house, you feel and realize the atmosphere of lives in those days.
you could enjoy a variety of local dishes including a set meal of Hoba-miso paste grilled Hida-beef.
After lunch, you visit Higashiyama Temple Area which includes many temples or shrines. Since this area is located at the hill looking down the center of the city, you can enjoy scenic hiking while visiting all those historical sites.
you stroll around the Old Town Area to your heart's content. Many shops and museums are located along the street, including 'Takayama Museum of History and Art'. You also enjoy sake tasting in several breweries.
you move to the cozy town Hida-Furukawa by train and stroll around the town, visiting Hida Furukawa Festival Museum and watching beautiful colored carp in the river.
At JR Takayama station, JR Gifu station or JR Nagoya station
guide fee
entrance fee for you (total fee is about 2000yen/person)
lunch fee for you and guide
I can guide in Kyoto in case you support transportation fee.
1) Visiting spots are flexible. They will be customized according to your interests, preference, weather and physical condition.
2) Food preference information is important. I would like to know your likes and dislikes in advance.
3) It is possible to start the tour from JR Gifu station or JR Nagoya station. In this case, you have to prepare transportation fee about 10000yen-12000yen/person for both you and guide.
Although Takayama provides a variety of attractive features throughout the year, I recommend spring (March-May) or autumn(September-November).
Yes, it is. If you can ride the limited express early in the morning, you can be in time for the start of this tour.
Tetsuji is a patient, knowledgeable guide who managed to fit all the highlights of two towns into a relaxed-feeling day. He introduced us to many under the surface aspects of local culture that we would have overall missed. And he made us feel comfortable traveling with children with constant food and bathroom needs. A five-star guide and great person!
Thank you for excellent praise for my tour. I am very happy to hear that you are satisfied with my guiding. I hope you could come back to Japan again and enjoy traveling around my area with me. I believe you still have a lot of places to visit and know the details. Please give my best regards to your family members.
We had a wonderful day with Tetsui who guided us through Shirakawa-go, the site of traditional gassho-zukuri houses. Tetsui was a terrific guide, providing a wealth of information on the traditional houses, but also any number of other topics related to Japanese culture along the way. He made helpful suggestions and adjustments to respond to our interests. Tetsui also handled the logistics extremely well, taking away any worry about our day. He even made bus reservations for us in advance to help us with a somewhat complicated day for us, as we were not familiar with the reservation process. We traveled with him from Takayama to Shirakawa, then we continued on to Kanazawa while he returned to Takayama. I thoroughly enjoyed his company and highly recommend Tetsui as a guide for a tour in Japan!
Thank you so much for your high praise. I am very happy to hear that you are satisfied with my job. I hope next opportunity could bring you back to Japan and give me a chance to help you traveling again. Please give my best regards to James.
We spent a really wondeful time with Tetsuji during this one-day hiking tour. He picked us in the lobby of the hotel and guided us very efficiently all day long (peace of mind for the whole family). He gave us all sorts of explanations during the hike and answered all of our questions (and we had a lot) about the place but also japanese culture and traditions. Having with us someone this knowledgeable, kind and professional made this day very special and one of the best moment (if not the best) of our stay in Japan. We can only recommend you contact him if you want to discover the Nagoya region !
I am very honored to have joined your family-reunion-journey in Japan. A friendly atmosphere of all a member of your family made me relaxed and enjoyed hiking while guiding. I hope you could visit Japan and spend happy times with me again.
Tetsuji was punctual, friendly and knowledgeable with a great command of English. He picked us up from the lobby of our hotel and took care of us until our train back to Nagoya. He made good preparations for our tour, having gone to recce the area prior as well as having found out which places might be closed. Although not everything went as planned, he was quick to find alternatives and make arrangements. Our only regret was not having a longer tour with him!
Thank you for so much praise to me. Now, I have a dream that I could have a chance to see your ceramic masterpieces in Singapore someday. Please give my best regards to your friends.