Top Aichi Prefecture Historical Tours

Depart from Nagoya together with an English-speaking National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter who will tell you all about the post towns of Tsumago and Magome on this full-day tour! Listen to some historical anecdotes and learn about tasty local food. There's plenty of sightseeing to enjoy as the tour will spend at least 150 minutes at Magome and at least 100 minutes at Tsumago. The tour schedule is also convenient for those joining from Tokyo and Osaka. Public transportation and taxis are used for efficient transfers. The areas to be visited on this tour are post towns which still have some buildings from about 400 years ago. They are becoming popular among international travelers as they offer traditional scenescapes of Japan. Leave the urban scene of Nagoya and take a trip 400 years to the past. Keep your cellphone in your bag to spend a few hours away from the modern world taking a journey into towns from the days of old.

Explore some of Nagoya's top sites with this guided tour, where you'll visit Nagoya Castle, Sakae Oasis 21, try some of Nagoya's local food (at your own expense), Nagoya downtown shopping area, and the Osu Kannon Arcade and Temple. all about the samurais. This tour takes about six hours. Note solo travelers are charged an extra fee.

Half a day in Nagoya, how lucky are you? It might not seem like enough time but trust us, with one of our friendly hosts from the area by your side you can experience its essence. Take in the iconic sights like the Nagoya Castle and the Sky-Boat Ferris wheel, stroll through the Noritake Garden, see the city's vast skyline from atop the Nagoya TV Tower and (over)indulge in Nagoya's authentic and diverse food scene. Hunger pangs quelled, continue your adventure, exploring museums, shopping up a storm or experiencing the thriving cosplay scene. 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.

Immerse yourself in the history of samurai culture on this private walking tour of Nagoya. With a dedicated guide for just you and your party, explore the highlights such as the modern Sakae district, the Osu Kannon Temple, and Nagoya Castle. Enjoy personalized attention from your guide, the ability to travel at your own pace, and plenty of time to ask questions. All entrance fees included.

Check off two of Nagoya’s most popular attractions in one day: the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, and SCMAGLEV & Railway Park. Whether you’re interested in Japanese design, engineering, and manufacturing, or want an afternoon of family-friendly entertainment, this guided tour is a great way to learn. Discover how the Japanese railway was transformed, from steam locomotives to the Shinkansen (bullet train) and MAGLEV (magnetic speed train).

Take part in a shibori tie-dye workshop in Arimatsu and learn all about this ancient Japanese art from a local guide. The experience starts with a walking tour around the old city, so you can admire its original Edo-era buildings, shop for souvenir shibori art, and visit the Tie-Dyeing Museum. Afterward, you'll head to your workshop to create your very own shibori tie-dye masterpiece. Choose from two options when you book online.

City tours are great for first-time visits but often have rigid itineraries and tight schedules. This tour offers the chance to explore Nagoya on a custom itinerary with a guide assigned to you based on your interests. Highlights can include visiting the Atsuta Shrine and its garden of cypress trees, the Edo-period Nagoya Castle, or the Sakae entertainment and shopping district. Once the tour begins, you’re free to change destinations as you see fit.

Instead of going on a sightseeing tour to places that don’t interest you, this customizable experience allows you to see Nagoya, your way. Benefit from the flexibility of being able to submit your interests and preferences, so a private guide can then put together a bespoke itinerary for you. Potential places you can visit include Nagoya Castle, Tokugawa Garden, Nagoya City Science Museum, and Korankei Valley.

Get to know the flavors and culture of Nagoya with a walking tour. Join a guide to see historic temples and shrines plus small restaurants and specialty shops loved by locals. Visit a kimono shop, taste street foods such as okonomiyaki (a Japanese savory pancake), and sample Japanese sweets.

This private and customizable tour for Nagoya 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.

On this tour, you can explore Shirakawa-go, a village with beautiful scenery reminiscent of the past. Shirakawago is the village with beautiful scenery that is reminiscent of olden times. The village contains 114 thatched roofed gassho style houses and was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1995, as the houses are still used in real life. They are called gassho style houses because the steep triangular roof, unique to the heavy snowfall area, resembles "gassho" (hands meeting in prayer). Throughout the year the highly picturesque landscape, as the representative tourist spot of Japan, attracts many tourists from Japan and abroad. You can also take a walk through the castle town of Takayama City. As an alpine castle town, Mimachi-dori is designated as a national important building of traditional buildings and is a popular tourist spot.

With a National Licensed and Experienced English speaking guide, this tour will allow you to explore Nagoya / Aichi more efficiently in one day. Enjoy a full-day walking tour in Fukuoka accompanied by an experienced guide who shares the modern and traditional sides of the dynamic Japanese ancient city. Begin your day with a morning pickup from your hotel in Nagoya or anywhere else, then visit Nagoya's famous sites including Nagoya Castle, The Atsuta Shrine, The Museum Meiji-mura and Nagoya gourmet and anywhere else as you like. Go in depth with a private guide who customizes your 6 hour tour to your interests. Please let us know what would you like to experience and what time would you like to join the tour and where you stay. We would customize the tour based on your requests!

With a National Licensed and Experienced English speaking guide, this tour will allow you to explore Nagoya / Aichi more efficiently in one day. Enjoy a full-day walking tour in Fukuoka accompanied by an experienced guide who shares the modern and traditional sides of the dynamic Japanese ancient city. Begin your day with a morning pickup from your hotel in Nagoya or anywhere else, then visit Nagoya's famous sites including Nagoya Castle, The Atsuta Shrine, The Museum Meiji-mura and Nagoya gourmet and anywhere else as you like. Go in depth with a private guide who customizes your 4 hour tour to your interests. Please let us know what would you like to experience and what time would you like to join the tour and where you stay. We would customize the tour based on your requests!

【OUTLINE】 Hatcho Miso is a type of soybean miso with a distinctive strong flavor originated in Hatcho, Okazaki (Aichi Prefecture). In the Edo period, two miso warehouses were built in the village of Hatcho (currently in Hatcho Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture) about 870 meters west of Okazaki Castle, the place where Ieyasu Tokugawa was born. For this reason, this type of soybean miso began to be called “Hatcho Miso”. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Visit a 400-years-old miso warehouse and discover the fascinating history of the production of Hatcho miso (dark red miso) in Okazaki ・Learn the key to the deliciousness of Hatcho miso, which has been used at a 2-star Michelin restaurant in Paris ・Get familiar with the richness of miso flavors through our exceptional miso tasting. ・Take the opportunity to purchase unique souvenirs made with miso straight out of our miso warehouse ・Enjoy an optional lunch when visiting us in the morning (optional)

Although Nagoya is usually overlooked by travelers, there are many interesting activities and sights to enjoy here. Get insider knowledge from a local guide, who will show you corners of the city that you probably wouldn’t have found otherwise. On this tour you’ll see that there is much more to Nagoya than meets the eye, and you can leave feeling pleased that you’ve discovered things that most travelers miss.

Visit the best parts of Japan with a English speaking guide. You will be taken to the Magome-juku, where you'll see a scene that very much resembles how the post town looked in the Edo period hundreds of years ago. Walk along a well preserved trail as a part of the historical Nakasendo Road between Kyoto and Edo (the old name for Tokyo) where Daimyo lords traveled about 200-300 years ago.The tour will also go to Tsumago-juku which has row of historic buildings that should not be missed. Take a photos of the traditional Japanese scenary, then your tour will end at your hotel.

ｰ Discover the spirit behind Japanese culture in Nagoya Learn the spirit of Japan by immersing yourself in Shintoism at Atsuta Shrine, as well as in Zen philosophy and nature worship at Shirotori Japanese Garden. You’ll learn the basic ideas and customs of Shintoism at the shrine, as well as Japanese landscapes and garden styles at the garden. This four hour tour brings you a meaningful and refreshing morning.

Learn about craftsmanship and technology during a half-day tour in Nagoya. Visit Honmaru Palace in Nagoya Castle to hear stories about how architecture and engineering have developed over generations. Discover the secrets behind Japanese railways including the famous bullet trains. Travel to the SCMAGLEV Railway Park and explore a museum filled with classic and modern rail cars.

This is an experience of making tatami cushions so you can feel Japan even after going back home. You will be taught by the 4th generation owner of a tatami mat shop founded in the first year of Showa(1926). HIGHLIGHTS: This is an experience of making tatami mats that fit the size of a chair, born from the desire of artisans “to sit on tatami mats even after returning home." You can choose from various patterns for the edge, so you can create a design that you like. You can also experience the depth of tatami mats used in Japanese houses by using the needles and threads dedicated for making tatami mats. You can work in a tatami room made by an artisan. Let's talk about various things while having lunch with an artisan.

Learn about the traditions of Samurai times with a half-day tour in Nagoya. Join a guide for a visit to Nagoya Castle and Tokugawa Garden with its Samurai art museum. Hear stories about the history and architecture of Hommaru Palace as you explore the site. All entrance fees are included.

Take a trip to the outskirts of Nagoya and see Inuyama Castle, one of Japan's five castles with National Treasure structures, along with a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. Customers on this tour will use public transportation and learn more about the history, culture, and way of life of the local people. As this is a half-day tour, it is recommended for those staying in Nagoya for sightseeing or business trips, and those who plan on going to Takayama, Kyoto, Tokyo, or other places after the tour.

Refresh yourself in the spectacular scenery of Takayama and Shirakawa-go, two settlements found deep in the mountains of Gifu. Learn about their abundant traditional architecture dating back to over 400 years ago, and the culture surrounding them. You will gain a lot of knowledge and fun facts with your English-speaking guide driver.

The Nakasendo is one of the five ancient highways that were built by Edo Government about 400 years ago. It connected Tokyo and Kyoto. Villages called post towns sprung up along the route as places for travelers to stop to eat, restock, and stay overnight. On this one-day tour you will visit two of these post towns: Magome and Tsumago. Both have retained the atmosphere of the Edo Period, due to conscientious efforts by locals and officials to preserve their special wood and plaster architecture, wood craftsmanship, traditions, and food. Struggle no longer with the train timetables and local buses which don’t run often, with your own knowledgeable tour guide taxi driver who will both show you around the area and provide easy point to point travelling. Our driver will assist you on planning your day at these two sites so you can make the most of your time.

You can visit TOYOTA Plant, Japan's NO.1 biggest car company! We will see Toyota Car Museum and join Toyota plant group tour held by Toyota company. The way to Toyota company from Nagoya is far and confusing so I will take you smoothly by car. After the tour, we will eat Japanese lunch together and come back to your hotel. 【Important Notice】 ※You need to book this tour at least 1 month before the tour day. In high season, it is hard to book the plant tour so please book as soon as possible. ※Not allowed to take pictures in the plant group tour.