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Join a Lokafyer guide in Nagasaki on a private walking tour that’s a personalized alternative to traditional tours. Before the walking tour, you’ll connect with the Nagasaki local guide by phone or chat, ensuring the experience is tailored to your interests. It’s a new concept for travel that’s like having a friend to show you around, whether you’re all about shopping or looking for the city’s most authentic restaurants.

This half-day walking tour of Nagasaki is centered around Teramachi-dori (Temple Street) and Marunouchi Naka-dori Shopping Street. Depart with your guide from Nagasaki Station for Sofukuji Temple and Kofukuji Temple, then explore shops and snack stands and end with a view from Megane-bashi, aka Spectacles Bridge. This small-group tour is limited to 8 people and visits points of interest in Nagasaki you won't find in a guidebook.

Explore Nagasaki with a nationally-licensed and experienced multilingual guide! Your guide will help you efficiently enjoy a full-day walking tour of Nagasaki and introduce both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic and ancient Japanese city. Your guide will pick you up in the morning at your hotel in Nagasaki, or anywhere else at your convenience, and take you to visit Nagasaki's famous sites. Along with atomic bombing of Nagasaki during WWII, this city's history features many prominent events. You can learn about this and other interesting aspects during this Half-day walking tour accompanied by your privte guide. Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: The Nationally-licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Explore Nagasaki with a nationally-licensed and experienced multilingual guide! Your guide will help you efficiently enjoy a full-day walking tour of Nagasaki and introduce both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic and ancient Japanese city. Your guide will pick you up in the morning at your hotel in Nagasaki, or anywhere else at your convenience, and take you to visit Nagasaki's famous sites. Along with atomic bombing of Nagasaki during WWII, this city's history features many prominent events. You can learn about this and other interesting aspects during this full-day walking tour accompanied by your privte guide. Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: The Nationally-licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Dream Tours Japan was born out of the idea of giving people the feeling of being connected with the destination in every facet of the tour. Whether it be from the on board commentary, insights into daily Japanese life, historical and important information of each attraction, cultural experiences, Japanese food and drink tastings as well as personal opinions and facts about what it is truly life to live as an expat in this weird and wonderful country we call Japan. It is my belief that only a Private Tour consisting of a small numbers of members can create this important connection that will stay with us for the rest of our lives!

[Especially for those who are interested in pottery and meals made with local food and shopping pottery] "Hasamiyaki has been used in people’s daily lives and it has a history of 400 years. The history is exciting and its beauty of everyday things is admired by creators from foreign countries. - In Edo era (1600s-1800s), people in Hasami made efforts to mass produce cheap and functional pottery. After that, pottery became to be liked as 'Kurawanka-wan', which is known as simple and reasonably priced one among ordinary people though pottery was expensive thing. Hasamiyaki was bestseller products in Edo era in Japan. - Enjoy the original course with the selected Hasamiyaki cooked by a top-class chef e.g. Italian course by Mr. Takashi Ono (The chef from 'Carne' in Nishinakasu, Fukuoka and a Professional Adviser of Herb) And other chefs from French or Japanese cuisine. - Enjoy shopping in Nishinohara, that is popular with stylish women.

[Perfect for those who are interested in craftsmanship and learning from artisans experienced in the field of pottery.] "Hasamiyaki has been used in people’s daily lives and it has a history of 400 years. The history is exciting and its beauty of everyday things is admired by creators from foreign countries. - In the Edo era (1600s-1800s), people in Hasami made efforts to mass produce cheap and functional pottery. After that, pottery was used as 'Kurawanka-wan', which is simple and reasonably priced for ordinary people though pottery was previously an expensive thing. Hasamiyaki was one of the bestselling products during the Edo era in Japan. - You will experience casting, that is the fundamental step of making Hasamiyaki, after learning the history of Hasamiyaki and the system of making pottery in Hasami. - The work by the artisan is surprising as if making a plastic model. - You will try painting after slip casting, then get your own pottery delivered to you after the tour.

Move from the city’s internationally-influenced neighborhoods in the south to its traditional Japanese districts further north and see how cultures in Nagasaki conflate rather than clash. Follow your host past stone-paved Dutch Slope, seek out Daion Ji temple’s statue of a Buddha and child, and explore the old Chinese residential district. Visit landmarks with secrets of their own, like Daitoku-ji temple’s great camphor tree (with a temple tucked away between the branches) and listen to legends of samurai warriors at the Teramachi cemetery. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

[Especially for those who are interested in craftsmanship and potteries, and shopping it.] Hasamiyaki has been used in people’s daily lives and it has a history of 400 years. The history is exciting and its beauty of everyday things is admired by creators from foreign countries. - In Edo era (1600s-1800s), people in Hasami made efforts to mass produce cheap and functional pottery. After that, pottery became to be liked as 'Kurawanka-wan', which is known as simple and reasonably priced one among ordinary people though pottery was expensive thing. Hasamiyaki was bestseller products in Edo era in Japan. - In this tour,you can learn the Hasamiyaki’s history, the specialization of making pottery in Hasami and the atelier or factories where each professional cooperates with a tour guide. - The guide will show you some ateliers and factories from automated to private in 400-year- history Nakaoyama area. - Especially. Isshingama's design using with planes is worth to see. - Enjoy shopping in Nishinohara, that is popular with stylish women. - Try the onsen, it is famous for the beautification of the skin (beauty ingredients in the water stay on the skin when you leave), in Hasami and enjoy eating local food at night - Stay in the Hotel Bliss Villa Hasami, you can have a cup of matcha (green tea) as a welcome drink.

This private and customizable tour for Kyoto is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace.

Our bread, which has a crisp outer crust along with a soft fluffy center accompanied with a gentle wheat aroma, is made by our baker who came from the north of Japan, Hokkaido. Please enjoy the pairing of our bread with speciality coffee from Nagasaki’s Kariomons Coffee Roaters, Goto Island’s honey infused sweet drinks and the others. Both Eat-in and Take-away is okay. We also offer rental services for stylish Kyushu-made mountain inspired cross bikes and newly released compact two person E-cars (new mobility concept) which allow our guests to experience Goto Islands’s beautiful nature from a unique and fun perspective.

[Perfect for those who are interested in craftsmanship and potteries, and shopping it.] "Hasamiyaki has been used in people’s daily lives and it has a history of 400 years. The history is exciting and its beauty of everyday things is admired by creators from foreign countries. - In Edo era (1600s-1800s), people in Hasami made efforts to mass produce cheap and functional pottery. After that, pottery became to be liked as 'Kurawanka-wan', which is known as simple and reasonably priced one among ordinary people though pottery was expensive thing. Hasamiyaki was bestseller products in Edo era in Japan. - In this tour,you can learn the Hasamiyaki’s history, the specialization of making pottery in Hasami and the atelier or factories where each professional cooperates with a tour guide. - The guide will show you some ateliers and factories from automated to private in 400-year- history Nakaoyama area. - Especially. Isshingama's design using with planes is worth to see. - Enjoy shopping in Nishinohara, that is popular with stylish women.

You’ll go on a tantalizing tour of central Nagasaki’s Chinese-influenced cuisine. Sample street food in the crisscrossing lanes of Chinatown, like Champon (noodles in a pork broth topped with seafood) or steamed buns filled with tender pork belly. The Maruyama entertainment district is chock-full of famous foodie spots, while the Hamanomachi Arcade has a couple of local haunts of its own. Shop for traditional sweets at the 200-year-old Iwanaga Baijuken sweet shop, and grab a bag of Yori Yori sweets (deep-fried, twisted cookies) for later. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Tours are our forte. My philosophy is to provide customized flexible tours around Nagasaki for smaller groups unlike the big tour operators, who are only concerned amount how many people they can get and not the quality or content of their tours. Packaged tours offer no flexibility and a regimented get off get on time requirement and there is nothing more frustrating than waiting for a fellow passenger to come back to the bus on the time allocated. We allows our clients to stay as short or a long as they like at a particular venue in order to maximize their enjoyment. It is this type of tour that will leave you feeling fully satisfied at days end.

Nagasaki is a popular area that you can experience exotic cultures everywhere. Long before it became famous as one of Japan's leading tourist destinations, Nagasaki flourished as a "window to Japan" and has been the site of countless historical events. You may realize that Nagasaki has different cultural aspects. The culture in Nagasaki has rooted a mixture of Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch. You will visit the must-see spots in Nagasaki by following its history. You will be touched by the stories of the various people behind Nagasaki's development, such as the suppression of Christianity, and reconstruction after the atomic bombing. Let's go on a journey to retrace the path of Nagasaki!

The Japanese city of Nagasaki stands as a permanent reminder of the horrors of nuclear bombs and their destructive power. This tour is a powerful journey, a once in a lifetime experience of a dark period of world history that hopefully will never be repeated. Perfectly suited for discovery on foot, our self-guided audio tour allows you to set the pace and explore at your leisure as you uncover the stories of this amazing city. To discover this fascinating city in your own time and at your own pace just download this self-guided audio tour, pop in your headphones, open the map that comes with your download and start walking. On this tour you will see the serenity of Glover Gardens and learn of Nagasaki’s tragic history. This tour will allow you to appreciate the resilience and tenacity of the Nagasaki people and show the beauty of resilience in the face of struggle. Please note that this tour is only available in English.

Learn to make ‘onigiri,’ Japanese rice balls, on a half-day tour that combines an e-bike rental, organic farm experience, and cooking class. You’ll ride to the farm, pick fresh vegetables for a personalized bento box, and join the farmers for an onigiri lesson; with your picnic lunch prepared, enjoy free time to explore Fukue Island on your e-bike.

The only way to comprehend Nagasaki’s resilience is to see it through the eyes of someone who lives here – like a local host! See temples and shrines, like popular Suwa shrine and 400-year-old Shōfuku-ji temple, and get a taste local life on the shopping streets of Siebold-dori and Naka-dori (and try some fusion food at Chinatown). Explore the labyrinth of moss-covered gravestones at the Teramachi cemetery, and take a moment to appreciate the city’s strength at Nagasaki Peace Park, hypocenter, and memorial hall. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

This private and customizable tour for Kyoto is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace.

One of the unexpected problems when going abroad is that I cannot express Japan in English. Let's get ready to go to the world not only as an opportunity to learn English, but also in Goto! The staff is bilingual, so it's safe even if you are new to English. Why don't you spend the best 3 days in the Goto Islands, where you can enjoy a lot of physical activity and enjoy the scenery like overseas? Purpose: 1. Experience Goto where you can enjoy the magnificent nature of a foreign country in 3 days with an American native English teacher 2. Throughout the camp, not only speak English, but support the growth and independence of children 3. Thinking about global issues of eco and sustainable society by spending time in nature

With your host playing the role of GPS and guidebook, you’ll get to grips with an area of central Nagasaki. Jostle your way through the crisscrossing lanes of the oldest Chinatown in Japan, and learn to appreciate Nagasaki’s rich port history in Higashiyamato and Dejima. See the 400-year old Meganebashi (spectacles) Bridge, Fukusai-ji temple, rebuilt after WWII as a mausoleum for fallen Japanese soldiers, and the European-style Oura Cathedral and Dutch Slope – a stone-paved street with the former Western-style residences of foreign traders. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Together with the professional guide, you will visit the most charming places in the city. Nagasaki is famous for its exotic cityscape, influenced by both the Eastern and Western cultures. What is the story behind the Nagasaki Peace Park? How is the peace park-related to WWII? You will have a chance to explore the city while hearing fascinating facts and legends. Why was the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki? How did Nagasaki become one of the most visited cities in the world? You will be surprised how many stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, and corners of Nagasaki. Your charming guide will tell you what is special and unique about living in this city. Perfect for those who are visiting the city for the first time and want to get the most of it! * You will be guided by a local charismatic guide * You will hear the stories and legends of the city * You will visit the charming places

The Goto Islands are composed of around 140 islands floating 100km west of Nagasaki Prefecture. The pious Christians who moved to Goto in the mid-17th century when Christianity was forbidden, kept their breath and protected their "faith" on the islands. The "Hidden Christian-related Heritage", which continued to be associated with traditional Japanese religions such as Shinto and Buddhism, and the general public, was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2018. On the wondertrunk&co. tour, you can experience the beauty of the emerald blue sea, the vibrant colors that can be seen from the cliffs, and the life experience of an isolated island while feeling history.

Have you ever heard of Takashima, an island that once prospered from coal mining? Takashima is an inhabited island with a rich natural environment floating on the ocean about 14.5 kilometers southwest of Nagasaki Port. The best part of Takashima is the natural beauty of the island! On this tour, you will ride a power-assisted bicycle around the island of Takashima, where you can feel the history and nature. During the tour, you may see cats, which are said to outnumber the islanders. The island's local cuisine is also a must-try. Have a filling lunch at the only stylish cafe on the island! After returning from the island, we will take you to a spot overlooking the beautiful Nagasaki Port.