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Gifu Art, Culture, & Historical Tours

Walking tour in Seki city

Gifu
3 hours

About one hour bus ride from Gifu station or Nagoya bus terminal brings you to Seki city area. Seki city is small but very famous for its cutlery. In this tour we visit some museums related to cutlery , a temple, a shrine and Seki terrace where you can shop high quality cutlery.

FROM$28/ per person
Akiko W.
5.00 / 5
(8 reviews)

1 day Takayama excursion

Gifu
8 hours

We'll visit the beautiful old town, Takayama, where you can find the traditional Japanese local life. You can feel like you have time-traveled to the Edo era 400 years ago. We can enjoy the authentic old buildings and Takayama's local cuisine, Japanese wagyu BBQ, Japanese sake, rice cake stick, and more.

FROM$262/ per group
Saki K.
4.98 / 5
(63 reviews)

Walking tour in Gifu city

Gifu
3 hours

Let's enjoy walking! There are many places to visit in Gifu city area. Gifu park, Mt.Kinka , Shohoji temple, Japanese style cafe. Let's meet at Gifu station or your hotel .

FROM$28/ per person
Akiko W.
5.00 / 5
(8 reviews)

Castle town of Lady Samurai & magnificent Ruins

Gifu
9 hours 30 min

A well‒preserved hidden castle town, Iwamura, makes you feel warped into Edo era. Strolling around old houses and shops along the tranquil street, you will reach the ruins of the castle on the hill. Photogenic townscapes reveal the quintessence of Japanese beauty with a tragic story of the chatelaine. You also visit Hiroshige Museum of Art that exhibits lots of Ukiyoe prints of Utagawa Hiroshige.

FROM$110/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

Enjoy local river boat and big Golden Buddha in Gifu

Gifu
6 hours

Gifu, my hometown has a lot of beautiful nature and traditional cultures, such as river boat, nostalgic street, and big Golden Buddha Statue. I'm sure you can enjoy it. Why don't you enjoy Gifu with me?

FROM$83/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)

Art, culture et histoire sur la route de NAKASENSO (1) : Une journée à OCHIAI

Gifu
7 hours 30 min

Avant la randonnée à MAGOME-TSUMAGO, vous descendrez à OCHIAI pour l’auberge destinée aux samouraïs etc. restée telle quelle, le jardin fleuri d’un temple, entre des rizières en terrasses, le long de la rivière où vous pourrez apprécier le paysage nostalgique d’une estampe de l’époque Edo ainsi que la calligraphie, la cérémonie du thé dans le temple, la teinture à l’indigo. Ma présentation de l’histoire du NAKASENDO avec des épisodes marquants enrichira votre visite.

FROM$90/ per person
Sumiyo T.

Art, culture et histoire sur la route de NAKASENSO (2) : Une journée à OCHIAI et MAGOME

Gifu
7 hours 30 min

Avant la randonnée à MAGOME-TSUMAGO, vous descendrez à OCHIAI pour l’auberge destinée aux samouraïs restée telle quelle, le jardin fleuri d’un temple, entre des rizières en terrasses ainsi que la teinture à l’indigo, le mini-concert de piano et de chants japonais, ensuite l’arrangement des fleurs, la façon de mettre un kimono, une séance de photos en kimono dans un temple à MAGOME. Ma présentation de l’histoire du NAKASENDO avec des épisodes marquants enrichira votre visite.

FROM$83/ per person
Sumiyo T.

Art, culture et histoire sur la route de NAKASENSO (3) : Deux journées à OCHIAI et MAGOME, TSUMAGO

Gifu
2 days

Le 1er jour, vous descendrez à OCHIAI pour voir l’auberge destinée aux samouraïs restée telle quelle et pratiquer la calligraphie, la cérémonie du thé, la teinture à l’indigo etc. Le 2e jour, vous visiterez des sites de MAGOME, le Musée de TOSON SHIMAZAKI qui a vécu trois ans en France et dont le roman historique a rendu le petit village célèbre dans le monde entier, etc. Après la promenade en bus vous visiterez TSUMAGO, l’auberge annexe, le Musée de documents historiques régionaux etc.

FROM$179/ per person
Sumiyo T.
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Gifu Highlights Tours

Seki City Highlights (Swords & Knives)

Gifu
3 hours

Day 1 in Takayama, Day 2 ... there are guests who would also like to explore other places from Takayama as a day trip. I'd love to help you plan & realize such an excursion. It's a 1.5 hour Highway Bus ride from Takayama. Seki is one of the top-quality cutlery producers in the world and historically blessed with its perfect surrounding for making samurai swords with a history of over 700 years.

FROM$111/ per group
Yoko T.
5.00 / 5
(17 reviews)

Magome-Tsumago Nakasendo Hike One-day Private Tour

Gifu
7 hours

The Nakasen-do, or Central Mountain Road, is one of the five highways that connect between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. You can walk and experience the atmosphere of a way old travelers passed, Probably it is one of THE things to do in Japan. I will accompany you for exploration of beauty and nature from Japan's old times.

FROM$266/ per group
Yoko T.
5.00 / 5
(17 reviews)

Takayama half day tour

Gifu
4 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$193/ per group
Takashi M.
4.71 / 5
(17 reviews)

Takayama one-day tour

Gifu
8 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$269/ per group
Takashi M.
4.71 / 5
(17 reviews)

Discover the Water city/Gujo Hachiman one day tour

Gifu
9 hours

Gujo Hachiman a Castle town where people live with clean water. Gujo city is situated at the uppermost region of the Nagara river. Local people cherish and preserve the clean water and beautiful streams as the pride of their hometown. We would enjoy real clean water city!

FROM$262/ per group
Koki N.
5.00 / 5
(14 reviews)

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

Gifu
10 hours

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.

FROM$124/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

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

Gifu
3 hours

For 1300 years, the Mino region has specialized in the production of washi, a traditional handmade paper, and it is now one of the three remaining major centers of papermaking in Japan. Explore the wonder of paper! ・Two or three places where you would like to go in Mino, Gifu. ・For ideas of places to go, please see the images or the highlights.

FROM$111/ per group
Yoko T.
5.00 / 5
(17 reviews)

Cormorant fishing on the Nagara river tour in summer night

Gifu
6 hours

Gifu Nagara river's Cormorant fishing/Ukai has 1,200 years long history. We can enjoy this unique fishing style on the Nagara river during May 11 to Oct 15 on every year. We would enjoy this historical fishing style on the boat. Before starting cormorants fishing, You can enjoy local food & drink on the boat. Especially Ayu fish & Gifu local sake is wonderful !

FROM$138/ per group
Koki N.
5.00 / 5
(14 reviews)
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Gifu Day Trip Tours

Discover Authentic Japan in Tsumago & Magome, Nakasendo

Gifu
9 hours

You hike an old highway Nakasendo walking through two posttowns. Strolling around the most famous traditional post towns, Magome & Tsumago, takes you back to nostalgic Japan. The moment you enter these towns along Nakasendo highway, 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.

FROM$124/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

Best Choice for one-day Takayama tour

Gifu
7 hours 30 min

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.

FROM$124/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

Bushido tour of 4 highlights

Gifu
8 hours 30 min

Don't you want to know how the Samurai spirit ‘Bushido’ was raised and kept in those days in Japan? You will find some hints by joining this tour. In this tour, there are four highlights relating to Bushido; Castle, Tea-ceremony, Swordsmith and Japanese paper ‘Washi’. I am sure you realize that these cultural elements contributed to create a unique Japanese refined value of life, Bushido.

FROM$110/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

Local classic train-ride and silk-screen printing in Gujo

Gifu
8 hours

Gujo is an old castle town, where holds bon-dancing every summer. You also enjoy dancing together! Local classic train takes you to such a nostalgic town. You also enjoy the beautiful scenery of clean river and mountains from the window during the train-ride. In the town, you enjoy the castle on top of the hill, clean canal with some colored carps and silk-screen printing. Please come to Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu!!

FROM$207/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)

Golden walking tour in Gifu

Gifu
4 hours 30 min

Gifu is close to Nagara, it takes only 30 minutes from Nagoya to Gifu. There are so many golden monuments, such as big shrine gate, goddess of mercy on the roof, samurai statue in front of Gifu Station, and big Buddha Statue. I'm sure you can enjoy them!

FROM$69/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)

Ukiyoe experience, Castle ruins and Castle town

Gifu
8 hours 30 min

Gifu, central Japan near Nagoya, has many attractive castle ruins because three major warlords, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were born in here, central Japan. Especially in Gifu, there are a lot of mountains, you can enjoy both samurai culture and beautiful and nostalgic town, like Magome and Tsumago. You can also enjoy experiencing Ukiyoe woodblock print in this tour!! Why don't you enjoy local and nostalgic town, Iwamura, castle ruins and ukiyoe making?

FROM$207/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)

Hida Furukawa Tour

Gifu
2 hours

Furukawa is a small town next to Takayama. We can go just 15 minutes by train from Takayama. It locate on the way to Toyama, Kanazawa by train. We will go around the town which more calm and not too touristy.

FROM$83/ per group
Mao M.
4.62 / 5
(13 reviews)

Kamioka Local Tour, far from one hour from Takayama

Gifu
3 hours

Kamioka is a nostalgic town of Japanese olden days. It was a biggerst main town over 50 years ago, so the atmosphere is still remain everywhere. It has such a cozy local stores. Also it has popular activity "Rail mountain bike Gattan Go!!",so if you have a time, it's a good activity as well. So the town shows local, slow, deep side of country side of Japan. If you prefer Syowa era of Japan, this town like that.

FROM$83/ per group
Mao M.
4.62 / 5
(13 reviews)
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Gifu Unique Experience Tours

Cormorant fishing viewing on the Nagaragawa River

Gifu
9 hours

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.

FROM$117/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

Handmade paper Mino-Washi and traditional swords of SEKI

Gifu
9 hours 30 min

You will 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.

FROM$117/ per group
Tetsuji Y.
4.87 / 5
(39 reviews)

UNESCO World Heritage site Gokayama & Shirakawago tour

Gifu
8 hours

We visit Gokayama Suganuma and Shirakawago. We use a highway bus from Kanazawa, and arrive at Gakayama. We visit folk museum ( gun powder museum ), and stroll the village. We board on a local bus, and arrive at Shirakawago. We have a lunch ,and vist observation point ,and gassho farm house.

FROM$255/ per group
Takashi M.
4.71 / 5
(17 reviews)

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

Gifu
4 hours 30 min

Have you ever been to Ogaki, in Gifu? Ogaki is a beautiful city which has a castle and a canal. The city is called "City of Water" thanks to its beautiful springs and a canal. It also has unique local products, and one of them is "masu", or a square wooden cup. People use it for measuring rice and drinking "sake", Japanese tasty alcohol. It is made of pieces of Japanese cypress. It smells good and eco-friendly product. Let's enjoy beautiful water city and making SDG's product together!!

FROM$69/ per group
Yuriko S.
4.94 / 5
(50 reviews)
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Gifu Nature & Outdoor Tours

One-day fishing adventure tour in Gifu, Nagara river system

Gifu
9 hours

Specialist fishing equipment is rent and full one-to-one support is offered by ayu and mountain stream fishing experts. In the Nagara River system, one of the three clearest streams in Japan, you can enjoy fishing for Ayu sweetfish in summer and amago in spring and autumn. You can barbecue the fish you catch on the riverbanks or have them cooked for you at a local restaurant.

FROM$262/ per group
Koki N.
5.00 / 5
(14 reviews)
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Day Trips from Gifu

Kanazawa

Nagano

Takayama

Nagoya

Reviews

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Mo A.

5 / 5
Aug 22, 2024

“ Excellent ”

Very informative, professional

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Jimmy T.

5 / 5
Aug 22, 2024

“ Amazing Tour ”

Had a great tour with her, took us to 8 out of the 10 statues, very knowledgable about the location surrounding the statues and would stop at certain places with great view for us to take a picture. She also took us to an amazing Ramen spot for lunch. Highly Recommend!

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Deborah O.

5 / 5
Aug 22, 2024

“ Tokyo with Yoshi ”

My husband and I are slow walkers and had not been to Tokyo before. Yoshi was a wonderful guide took us gently around showing off beautiful sites and giving the history which was important. We had a great day thanks to Yoshi.

Yoshi S.

Hi Deborah, Thank you for a lot walking with me. I appreciate your warm message. Please enjoy the rest of your trip in Japan and Korea. Best regards, Yoshi

Vanya G.

5 / 5
Aug 22, 2024

“ One day trip in Tokyo ”

We wholeheartedly recommend! We have made up a list of places to visit and he made sure we see them in a timely manner!

Fuji limousine J.

Thank you for your review, we are very glad that you had a really good time. we will forward your comments to the driver. And we are looking forward to meeting you next time.

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