Nagoya to Takayama & Shirakawa: World Heritage Tour

Experience the best of Japan’s culture, history, and nature on a day trip from Nagoya to Takayama and Shirakawa-go. Explore the charming streets of Hida Takayama and visit the Miyagawa Morning Market. Marvel at the picturesque gassho-style houses in Shirakawa-go and enjoy the stunning views from Shiroyama Observatory.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Takayama - Hida Takayama, also known as “Little Kyoto of Hida”. You will wander through the old streets that have the vibe of the Edo period,
  • Hida-Takayama Miyagawa Morning Market - one of the three major morning markets in Japan, where you can find all kinds of fresh produce, pickles, spices, snacks, crafts, and more.
  • Shirakawago -…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English Tour Guide
  • Surcharges on fuel
  • Gratuities
What's Not Included
  • Food & Beverage at your own expense
  • Optional activities and other personal expenses
  • Accommodation
Additional Information

This trip is an awesome way to see the best of Japan’s culture, history, and nature in one day. You will explore two of the most beautiful and historic places in Japan: Hida Takayama and Shirakawa-go, both of which are World Heritage Sites.
You will travel by bus from Nagoya, with a bilingual guide who spoke both English & Chinese who will make the…

Location
Nagoya Station
Look at the MINI STOP convenience store behind the BIC CAMERA back door at Nagoya West Exit
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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German_s
Sep 18, 2024
Good trip - Well organised tour. Guide introduced us to locations on the bus before arriving and always gave us recommendations from what to eat or visit + advices on how to manage time on site. Guide was very kind and friendly
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Chopeng_l
Apr 6, 2024
The most efficient historical day trip - We had a fabulous guide who was trilingual (Jap/Chinese/Eng). She gave us clear info and explanation about the tour. She told us which restaurants we must try and also the shops we should visit at Takayama. We also had an amazing time in Shirakawa seeing the old village and houses. We were always ahead in terms of timing and were able to miss the crowd…thanks to the driver! The bus was clean and comfortable. I highly recommend this trip for those who want to visit 2 UNESCO sites in one day.
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Erwan_b
Jul 6, 2024
Very good day - Shirakawa was amazing to visit! It was a very hot day bit with a good umbrella you'll survive! Takayama was also really nice to see. I would recommend this tour. However, just so you know, there are several nationalities therefore the tour is in English, Chinese and Japanese. Jin (our tour guide) said everything in 3 languages.
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Ruth_d
Jul 7, 2024
A transport service not a tour - Shirakawa is really really beautiful BUT if you are English speaking get a tour which is wholly done in English not in multiple languages. This tour is pretty much a transport service and nothing else. The splendour of Shirakawa made up for the subpar tour
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Kaylene_o
May 31, 2024
Interesting tour which was not very well organised. - I have given this tour 3 stars because I believe that Viatour were remiss in communicating our booking for this tour to the Japanese tour provider. We booked on a tour with a maximum number of 25 tourists. On the day of the tour we found that there were around double that number of tourists going on that tour! When we arrived at the meeting place, our names were not on the list. This is despite me receiving confirmation messages and reminder messages. I was able to show these messages to the guide. Jane, our guide, did a great job particularly given the large number of tourists that she had to manage. The tour was a split of english speakers and chinese speakers. The bus driver also did a fabulous job!! On the return journey to Nagoya, there was dense fog. It was very, very difficult driving conditions as it was hard to see the road. The driver returned us to Nagoya safely. I would recommend this tour but preferably book directly with the Japanese tour company and not through Viatour. I think the third party interaction was the problem.
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Sherwin_k
May 14, 2024
Budget friendly trip! Booked 1 month in advance - The places are amazing but wished it was more as a guided tour. There is walking and exploring time. So a little bit of research is needed.
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From $87
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).