Gifu Prefecture Tours

This is a guided e-bike tour at the rural valley village in Hida. Just a short train trip from Takayama, you can explore the non-touristy part of Japan. In the village, there are a lot of untouched beauty of nature in the Japan's countryside. Your friendly and knowledgeable English-speaking guide will take you to picturesque spots and offer you some local stories about life in the small mountainous village. If you want to relieve yourself from hustle-bustle cities, you should not miss this opportunity!

Leave the crowds of tourists behind and spend a day snowshoeing in the Japanese Alps. This all-inclusive tour takes you to the powder snow field in Chubu Sangaku National Park. Snowshoe for 2 hours through the forest and hills of this gorgeous park, then enjoy the ropeway ride up the mountain with panoramic views of snow-crowned mountaintops. Your guide takes care of your gear, route and comfort.

You can experience Japanese beautiful nature in Kamikochi. Guide can explain not only about nature but also history and cultures of Japan. this tour is private tour.Not less than 2 person.You need hiking shoes. Winter season we can not this tour ,because we can not enter the Kamikochi area. you can change our start time please let us know. Off corse we can arrange other your private tour.(e.g. Shirakawa-go, Inside Takayama city,etc..) we have to take public transportation(by bus) on our way to Kamikochi.(Including this fee) If you need chinese guide ,please request us when reserve our tours.

I created the tours online LIVE as an active response towards what is happening all around the world in this period. But also for who cannot effort to travel for any reason. My contribution to help my fellow guides, the tourism and the tours company to keep up our business. Not everybody is allowed to walk around or even go outside in some countries so, I thought what if I am able to accompany my clients on tours, but with a video chat instead! So one of the solutions of my tours online LIVE is that is going to be cheaper than regular tours! Why? Because you are going to be at home, while I am going to guide you into your dreams! Once the payment has been confirmed from the Amico del solevante, and your "tour online LIVE" date is up, you just make a video chat with: 1) A pair of headphones with microphone 2) A smartphone or personal computer / laptop 3) One of the apps (Whatzapp, Line, Facetime or Skype only) Make sure that the internet connectionand video quality works! Thats it! *

Learn to cook the unique cuisine of Takayama from a local expert in her custom-made cooking school. Not only is the school housed in a historic building, but you will get to cook with utensils that are part of your teacher’s collection of antique cooking equipment. Visit a market and pick your ingredients, learn to cook authentic dishes, then enjoy a meal together afterwards. This is an ideal tour for keen home chefs and travelers who love good food.

Explore the rural and historic town of Hida on a small-group e-bike tour. Pedal around the village with ease on your electric bike and enjoy the passing views of the Japanese countryside. Learn about the history, culture, and daily life of residents in Hida and sit down to a delectable lunch at a local restaurant to complete your rural tour.

You can enjoy wonderful hot spring in nature-rich Takayama.You can be very satisfied because you can enjoy put in the nature beautiful hot spring. Upon request, you can go to special hiking course. (you need additional fee) usually japanese people put in hot spring naked but we can take you to place where you can put in nature hot spring with swimsuit. Of course you can change our start time. Please bring the following few luggage. Towel for hot spring we do this tour by English guide.Please let us inform when you need other language guide.If it's raining possible to do our tour. Not less than 2 person. we can arrange other your private tour. (e.g.Kamikochi, Inside Takayama city, etc ..)

Go off the beaten track to parts of Hida missed by most travelers on this guided biking tour. Pedal at a relaxed pace through a historic tow and past farming villages and rice fields, and get a taste of local daily life in the Japanese countryside as your guide shares insights into the history and culture for the area. This small-group tour is limited to eight people to ensure a personal experience.

Get access to stunning landscapes off-limits to vehicles—and observe daily life in the Japanese countryside—during this scenic bicycle tour through the farming village of Hida. Tours are timed to begin in the morning, when rural Japan shakes off its slumber and springs to life. You’ll get to see traditional wooden houses, sprawling rice paddies, and rolling mountains, covering more sights in less time on your own set of wheels.

Spend a night in Takayama after a privately guided tour of the old castle town and its Sanmachi Street, then visit UNESCO-listed Shirakawago the following day. This 2-day itinerary allows travelers to soak up the sights of both popular destinations without the rush or crowded tours. A guide points out local specialties along the traditional food street and explains the significance of the gassho-style (thatched-roof) homes in well-preserved Shirakawago.

Explore the beautiful mountain settlement of Shirakawa-go via chartered vehicle exclusively for you and your travelmates. Our English-speaking driver will take you first to the World Heritage Site of fairy-tale village Shirakawa-go. Shirakawa-go is a remote settlement designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. As the region receives considerable snowfall in the winter, the farmhouses are well-known for their distinctive architecture featuring steep roofs to easily shed snow. Learn more about this unique village on a full-day chartered vehicle tour with English-speaking driver. On this day trip departing from Takayama, leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind to wander around a unique village, stroll through historic streets, take in stunning mountain landscapes, and enjoy a lunch made of authentic local ingredients. Your driver will customize your four-hour tour according to your interests and requests!

Over the course of two days of an easy walk (self-guided tour) along the Nakasendo road and one overnight stay at a Minshuku (family run lodging), immerse yourself in Japan's folkloric landscapes between the villages of Nakatsugawa and Tsumago. During Japan's feudal period (1603-1868), the Nakasendo road was one of the five routes that linked the economic hub, Tokyo, to the imperial capital, Kyoto. Unlike the Tokaido road, which was replaced by today's Shinkansen train, the Nakasendo was saved from rampant modernization and still upholds an old-fashioned charm. Created by general Tokugawa in order to assert his political domination, the route spans a distance of 534 kilometers and includes 69 rest stops. Its name literally means "mountain road" and is a means of communication in case of a large flood on the Tokaido: the coastal road. Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

You can enjoy wonderful hiking in nature-rich Takayama.You can be very satisfied because you can see Big beautiful water fall and Big tree (more than 1000 years old) in just 1 hour. (but you need additional fee) Of course you can change our start time. Please bring the following few luggage. Towel for hot spring / shoes for hiking / rainwear (if you need) we do this tour by English guide.Please let us inform when you need other language guide.If it's raining possible to do our tour. Not less than 2 person. we can arrange other your private tour. (e.g.Kamikochi, Inside Takayama city, etc ..)

You can enjoy wonderful hiking in nature-rich Takayama.You can be very satisfied because you can experience great mountain view on top of Ropeway. (Not include Ropeway fee) Upon request, you can go to special hot spring. (but you need additional fee) Of course you can change our start time. Please bring the following few luggage. Towel for hot spring / shoes for hiking / rainwear (if you need) we do this tour by English guide.Please let us inform when you need other language guide.If it's raining possible to do our tour. Not less than 2 person. we can arrange other your private tour. (e.g. Kamikochi, Inside Takayama city, etc ..)

If you’re interested in learning how sake is made, this is the tour for you. A guide meets you at the station and take you to the brewery, so you won’t have to worry about getting lost. Visit the historic Tenryo Sake Brewery, which is one of the oldest sake breweries in Hida region. A sake brewer shows you the step-by-step process of making sake. A highlight is being able to taste different sakes, and conveniently, tastings are included.

Guarantee your entry to Hida Folk Village by pre-booking a ticket in advance. This saves time waiting in long ticket lines, so you have more time to explore. Once in the museum, discover 30 homes from the Edo Period, and walk around the grounds at your own pace. Other highlights include traditional crafts demonstrations, and seeing historic tools and cooking utensils on display.

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go at your own pace during this customizable, private, full-day group trip from Takayama. Pick the sights that suit your group’s interests, selecting among attractions like Shirakawa-go village, Shiroyama Observatory, and Matsuri no Mori. Private vehicle transport and driver are included, and an optional guided tour upgrade is also available.

It’s a fun activity that includes walking, lying down, running up and down and sliding on the field of snow! What fun to run around in the field of snow! What fun to go downhill on a sleigh! How breath-taking to take in the scenery of the Northern Japanese Alps and Mt. Ontake! How extraordinary to have coffee out in the snow field! Anything you do here will turn out special!

【OUTLINE】 Learn the history and process of Japanese sword making and make your own blade under the guidance of the master swordsmith. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Visit the Traditional Swordsmith Museum ・Learn Japanese Sword Making from a high-skilled Japanese master swordsmith ・Create your own blade by heating, hammering, and folding the metals by your own ・Visit Seki City, the “Samurai Knife City”, the land of the greatest swordsmiths for over 780 years.

We carry out while considering safety by wearing a special wet suit and life jacket from above the swimwear. Please contact us for sales / rental of swimsuit. Let's enjoy the great nature of Takayama!

Shirakawa-go, A world heritage site that you should see once when you visit this region. Then walking to enjoy nature-rich Shirakawa-go with local guide. culture / history. Of course you can change our start time. Guide will meet you at Shirakawago-bus terminal or Guide possible to pick up your hotel by walking and then walk to Takayama station and take a bus to Shirakawago. Not less than 2 person. Please let us inform when you need chinese or Italian or French guide. we are normally doing English our tour. If you wanted to private tour let us know. we can arrange other your private tour. (e.g. Kamikochi, Inside Takayama city, etc ..)

Nature lovers—this one’s for you! Spend a relaxing day exploring the Japanese countryside on this cycling tour in Hida. You won’t have to worry about bringing equipment with you as bicycle and helmet rental is included. It’s a fantastic way to meet locals, discover the history of the region, and access remote countryside landscapes that are off the usual tourist trail.

Gohei-mochi is a local cuisine that comes to the Chubu region such as Nagano and Gifu prefectures. It became famous by being featured in the NHK morning TV series “Half Blue” in 2018. In Gifu Prefecture, it was transmitted to the Hida and Tono regions. The shape and sauce varies depending on the region, and the Hida region is “waraji-shape(oval)” and “egoma（sesame）sauce” is the mainstream. It is said that the boiled rice is crushed and skewered, and then painted with egoma sauce and charcoal-grilled. It was dedicated to festivals and celebrations during the Edo period.

・ We will perform the stage without lines using traditional performing arts ・ You can actually experience it as well as watching! ・ You are addicted to facilities and skills that are particular to Japanese performing arts. ◇ Dream and Soul Stage I want to learn . I want to learn. I want to protect the local culture. I want to leave. We [Deko-no-za] continue our activities with such a passion. I want to show the results of my activities to many people. want to show. I want to see! I want to stand on the stage and take a sip! ! [Deko-no-za] is a stage filled with our dreams. We will show you that you don't know. There are no words. What exists is the sound and sound of the soul ~ I will try my best to give this feeling to everyone who came. ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ ▲ ▽ -Details of the experience- \ Not only appreciating traditional performing arts! You can actually experience Japanese dance / ◇ Story ◇ "Double-sided accommodation" A double-sided shrine is a demon with a face on both sides that has been handed down to Hida Takayama since ancient times. Both sides of one head, 4 powerful arms, 5m body length ... Contrary to its terrible appearance, it is said that it was a heroic person who helps the weak. Based on the legend, we arranged one side as a “hero” into a large stream. The legend of heroes and double-sided camps, including emotions, will be expressed in traditional Japanese performing arts. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ In addition to seeing folk songs, You can experience Japanese dance using “Folding Fans”! Please feel the joy of touching traditional performing arts and the wonderfulness of expressing them with your skin -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ! This is the point! A venue designed by [Deko-za-za] with great care The stage is from the audience to the eyes and nose! In addition, the design of the building does not miss sound, so you can feel the power and vibration of the drums directly on your skin! We will bring you into the world created by [Decorate Seat], such as on-site presence and taiko drum impulses.