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Takayama Highlights Tours

Takayama and Shirakawago in 1 day

Takayama
9 hours

How about spending 1 day to visit both Takayama and Shirakawago? This tour departs from Takayama and we will spend first 2 hours in Takayama and then depart to Shirakawago for 3.5 hours walking tour. If the group is staying in Kanazawa for the night after the tour, it is not necessary to come back to Takayama.

FROM$314/ per group
Bonnie C.
5.00 / 5
(3 reviews)

Takayama Highlights Tour of Must-Visit Gems

Takayama
3 hours 30 min

This is the ideal tour for first-time visitors looking to discover Takayama's history, authentic culture, and natural beauty with a local guide! The basic itinerary includes some of the best experiences, such as the morning market, the old town, and a local sake brewery. Please let me know your interests, and I will happily arrange a customized tour just for you!

FROM$349/ per group
Mika S.
4.96 / 5
(26 reviews)

Takayama Full-day Private Tour (6 hours)

Takayama
6 hours

You can visit the old town area in Takayama with a friendly, Hida area Government-licensed Guide Interpreter. Walk around "Miyagawa Morning Market", where you can find locally grown foods and handcrafts. Koi (carp) fish welcome you. Experience the feel of "Takayama Festival" at the Festival Floats Exhibition Hall. Skilled artisans’ works, traditional structures seen in Takayama old town are must-see, too. Also why not try talking to locals? Your guide is more than happy to help you.

FROM$202/ per group
Yoko T.
5.00 / 5
(17 reviews)

ONE DAY - private Tour based on your requests in Takayama

Takayama
6 hours

My tour is private customized tour in Hida region (Takayama, Shirakawago) based on your requests. We communicate well in advance and make your own plan. Once confirm your reservation, I will give you detailed itinerary. Please feel free to contact with me and let me know the places where would like to visit, your favorite things, interested in.

FROM$363/ per group
Kyohei Y.
5.00 / 5
(3 reviews)

"HALF DAY"- private Tour based on your requests in Takayama

Takayama
4 hours

My tour is private customized tour in Hida region (Takayama, Shirakawago) based on your requests. We communicate well in advance and make your own plan. Once confirm your reservation, I will give you detailed itinerary. Please feel free to contact with me and let me know the places where would like to visit, your favorite things, interested in.

FROM$314/ per group
Kyohei Y.
5.00 / 5
(3 reviews)

Wonderful half-day experience Takayama tour

Takayama
5 hours

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?

FROM$209/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)

Takayama Day Trip Tours

Casual tour in Takayama

Takayama
2 hours 30 min

I'll guide main part of Takayama and local place. We'll go old town, morning market, sake breweries, shrines and temples area, also good cafes or eateries. Also I can arrange a plan where you want to go like to see cherry blossom, to walk in country side.

FROM$98/ per group
Mao M.
4.62 / 5
(13 reviews)

Best of Takayama & Shirakawa-go Expedition

Takayama
7 hours

Start your day with a trip to Takayama's morning market, one of the 3 largest markets in Japan. Then, take a relaxing stroll through the old town, beautifully preserved for 300 years since the samurai period. In the afternoon, you will take a trip to Shirakawa-go and see its traditional thatched roof houses, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Please let me know your special interests, and I will happily customize the tour for you, especially activities or food you'd like to try!

FROM$471/ per group
Mika S.
4.96 / 5
(26 reviews)

Takayama ( old merchant town ) and Shirakawago ( UNESCO World Heritage site ) tour from Kanazawa

Takayama
9 hours

In the Edo period, for the first 107 years Takayama was ruled by the fuedal lord Kanamori. For the latter 177 years the Tokugawa Shogunate directly ru...

FROM$286/ per group
Takashi M.
4.71 / 5
(17 reviews)

Wondeful one-dayTakayama tour from Nagoya

Takayama
7 hours

Takayama is located in the north of Gifu, central Japan. It takes about 2 and half hour from Nagoya by highway-bus. While bus riding, you can enjoy beautiful mountainous scenery, especially in winter, the snow-covered landscape from the bus window is wonderful!! Takayama is an old castle town, I am sure you will have a wonderful time while walking through the nostalgic town street!! Takayama also has a lot of high quality craftsmanship, you can experience such a skillful art by yourself!!

FROM$244/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)

Takayama Food & Drink Tours

Sake Sensations: an Exclusive Tasting with a Sommelier

Takayama
1 hour 20 min

Thanks to its ideal climate, Takayama boasts a wide variety of local sake brewed at multiple private breweries. Each brewery has a different philosophy; understanding them will give you insight into how to enjoy the local masterpieces. Your guide will take you on an exquisite and culturally rich tasting experience at one of the breweries. Indulge in the world of sake with your guide, an International Sake Sommelier, and get detailed tips on how to enjoy Japan's national drink!

FROM$70/ per person
Mika S.
4.96 / 5
(26 reviews)

Multi-Brewery Sake Tasting Tour

Takayama
2 hours

Your guide, an experienced brewery worker, will introduce you to sake, and help you to discover the varieties that you like best. A complete explanation of the production process and the various flavor elements will help you to understand what you are tasting. Starting with some standard varieties, we will guide you toward the kinds that you will enjoy the most. There are seven sake breweries to visit, but the full circuit is not for the faint of heart.

FROM$49/ per person
William P.
4.75 / 5
(4 reviews)

Takayama Foodie Tour

Takayama
2 hours 30 min

Do you want to explore Takayama like a local? Maybe you aren’t sure where to find the best eats or quality Japanese cooking utensils and vessels. On this private tour, you can take a culinary adventure and get the best of Takayama’s unique food culture! The cold climate is ideal for making miso, pickles, sake, and many other traditional Japanese food. Get ready to go on a delicious journey where you can learn about Takayama through its authentic cuisine.

FROM$105/ per person
Mika S.
4.96 / 5
(26 reviews)

Day Trips from Takayama

Reviews

Alexis C.

5 / 5
Sep 5, 2024

Day trip around Kyoto

We had a fantastic day with Kanae! She was exceptionally helpful and was happy to accommodate us. She drove us around Kyoto for the day, taking us to the temples and areas we wanted to visit. I wouldn’t hesitate to book with Kanae again when we come back to Kyoto.

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Maxim C.

5 / 5
Sep 5, 2024

Flexible and thoughtful, no better available.

Go san is a kind-hearted person, he accommodated my change of schedule as far as he could. He asked why I opted for this tour and he could addressed with places to visit from extraordinary to wow. Go san was informative and talkative as well which allowed us to exchange observations and ideas of the local area spicing up the experience.

Go E.

Maxim san Thank you for your heartwarming review. I am very happy that you enjoyed the tour. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughtful stories. They were very profound and informative to me. I look forward to seeing you again. Kind Regards Go

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Rakesh P.

5 / 5
Sep 5, 2024

5 days in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara

Takashi is amazing. Very thoughtful and easy to get along with. Never felt like you with with a guilde more like a local friend who introduced you to the culture, foods, people and places to visit and be a part of. Went out of his way to make us feel comfortable and make the visit that much more enjoyable. Thank you!

Takashi M.

Thank you so much for your comment :) I feel really happy to know that you had a good time in the tours. I hope to see you again. Thank you so much!!

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David K.

5 / 5
Sep 5, 2024

Spectacular guide!!

We are a mid 30s and 40s couple from the USA and UK, and we spent 2 full days with Nori experiencing Kyoto. It could not have been a better decision. We saw and learned so much that we otherwise would have missed, and his guiding is seamless. Definitely highly recommended!

Nori I.

Thank you so much for kind comments. I also had a lot of fun exploring Kyoto with you guys! As for taiyaki today’s was good but the one I mentioned is even better. Please try it! Hope you can come again sometime. Enjoy the rest of your trip!!

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Travel like a real local. With our lineup of varied tours we want to help you customize and realize your ideal tour in Takayama. 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 Takayama, 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.