Nagasaki Half-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

Experience the best of Nagasaki on a half-day private tour with a government-licensed guide. Explore historic sites, learn about the city’s rich history, and choose from a selection of must-visit attractions.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Nagasaki Peace Park - The Nagasaki Peace Park (

    , Heiwa K
    en) is a tranquil space that commemorates the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, which destroyed a significant portion of the city and killed tens of thousands of inhabitants. The complex is comprised of two parks and a memorial museum.

In the center of the complex is the Hypocenter Park with a simple, black monolith that marks the explosion’s epicenter. Not far from it stands a damaged pillar of the former Urakami Cathedral which was destroyed in the blast. Furthermore, there is an area that allows visitors to take a look at a layer of soil below the park’s surface where broken roof tiles, bricks and pieces of glass remain from the explosion.

What's Included
  • Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
  • Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Nagasaki
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information

Explore Nagasaki with a government-licensed and experienced English-speaking 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 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 private guide.

Note1: You cannot visit all the sites on the itinerary. You must choose at maximum 3 sites to visit and inform your guide of your choices.
Note
2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

  • This is a walking & public transport tour. Pick up is on foot.
Location
Nagasaki Peace Park
Matsuyamamachi,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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M4569ykphilips
Jul 23, 2024
Friendly and knowledgeable guide - Our guide was really friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable. She told us about both history and the views of japanese and herself personally, we asked for this and she shared kindly. Thanks so much for the learning experience
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Linda_f
Jul 10, 2024
Great day in Nagasaki - Yoshi was an amazing guide. Very knowledgeable and personable. She knows her city quite well and explained everything from pre-war to present day. We had a great day with her including many laughs. Ask for Yoshi!!
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Passport789782
Jul 1, 2024
Arigatou Gozaimasu Yoshi! - Yoshi was AMAZING!! Her knowledge and passion for Nagasaki, and Japan overall was contagious!. Yoshi contacted us before our trip and got a sense of our travel plans. She was prompt on picking us up. We used a taxi to get to a couple of sites (to maximise our time). She focussed on getting to know us early, so that she/we could make sure we got to see our priory sites. Because she took the time to know us, she recommended sites that we had not even heard or known about… which was a highlight for us (eg Nagasakis Hero, Dr Nagai, and his house). In the four hours we got to see 7 sites. Yoshi gave us ideas on what to do for the afternoon. We asked Yoshi to suggest a good place for dinner, (giving her our dining preferences)…. She recommended a place, which sounded GREAT, she helped us book for the night…. And let me tell you……. IT WAS the BEST Steak and Seafood we’ve had in Japan! Amazing food, fair prices and not a tourist in sight! (Except us!!;) Thanks Yoshi for such an awesome experience!!!! 1000%recommend! PS: thank you also Yoshi for sharing your dads story with us….. we are honoured …. Blessings and safe travels, The Casbolts (from Australia)
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Dave_k
Jun 1, 2024
Excellent choice of things to see . Gave us a true insight into the City. - The Carnival Band practice. Yoshi our guide was so excited that we got to see it. Good choice of things to see the peace garden cable car and bridges.
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Nicholas_g
May 29, 2024
Good overview tour - Perfect 1/2 day tour with a great guide who spoke good English. We were only in Nagasaki for a day and felt like we got a good overview of the city
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Mbowen340
Apr 29, 2024
Great Nagasaki Tour - Visiting Nagasaki was a dream come true. Our guide was Miss Yoshi. She was a great guide and very knowledgeable about Nagasaki and Japan. We visited the Dutch trading post and other early items that were used by early traders to Japan. The Nagasaki Museum was terrific and had outstanding exhibitions for all to gain a perspective of how the atomic bomb helped to end the war. It was a very solemn event for us. Thank you Miss Yoshi for a great tour in Nagasaki. Michael and Mike
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Deid
Mar 24, 2024
We had a very interesting... - We had a very interesting day, visiting the Observatory overlooking Nagasaki, we travelled by public transport to visit the Peace Park, Ground Zero and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, finishing up at Glover Gardens then returned back to Port. We thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with Norah who made our tour very enlightening, sharing much information with us and getting us around town with ease. One of our best days in Japan. We were very happy with this tour and would encourage others to do it. Norah made it one of our best days in Japan.
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Elaine_l
Mar 23, 2024
Customizable tour means you experience what is important to you - Yoshi is an incredible guide with powerful and personal ties to the city. While the rest of the ship was loading onto buses we bypassed the chaos with Yoshi. She met us at the dock with a sign and a smile. My husband, our adult son, and I were quickly whisked away by taxi to see what we had previously chosen at exactly the pace we wanted. And the price was about the same as a ship excursion for 3. Great decision to see Nagasaki this way.
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Melissa_u
Feb 10, 2024
Strawberry Bus Stops - This private tour was more than what I had expected. Yoshi is an amazing guide and a great communicator! She really tailored the tour to what I wanted to see. I would highly recommend.
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Yukih2024
Jan 3, 2024
Nagasaki Private Tour - Yoshi was a wonderful guide who helped make a cold and rainy day still into a great tour of Nagasaki. Our daughter (10) enjoyed as well as we explored the more somber parts including the hypocenter, the atomic bomb museum and Peace Park, then ventured to enjoy the views from Mt. Inasayama and the history of Dejima. Yoshi had lots of great local knowledge having grown up here and her explanations were clear and helpful. Thank you for the great tour and the tips we followed for the next day.
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