Private Tour of Shirakawago and Gokayama from Kanazawa: Experience Japan's Heritage Sites
4.9
16 Ratings
Nanto

Embark on a 7-hour excursion exploring the quaint villages of Gokayama and Shirakawa-go. Enjoy the privilege of a private vehicle available solely for your group. An English-speaking chauffeur will first guide you to the renowned World Heritage site of Gokayama, before moving on to Shirakawa-go.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gokayama - Our English speaking driver will take you directly to the hamlet of Gokayama, a beautiful Alpine village along the Sho river where you can walk among the Gasho zukuri style(Hands in prayer) thatched roofs. You will spend 90 minutes here exploring the village and houses. Gokayama is more remote than Shirakawago and so receives less than half of visitors. This UNESCO and Michelin rated location is one not to be missed.
  • The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Gassho Style Houses - Next onto the adjacent valley where the UNESCO village of Shirakawa-go is nestled. You will spend 2 and half hours here, exploring the town and taking in lunch. Crossing the spectacular pedestrian bridge across the Sho river, your senses will be filled with the sounds and smells of authentic rural life. This fairy-tale village is bound to inspire you as one of Japans most picturesque sites.
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All-inclusive pricing with taxes, fees, and handling charges
  • Assistance from an English-speaking driver
  • Local taxes covered
  • Parking fees included
  • Travel in the comfort of a private car
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Professional Tour Guide
Additional Information
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • If your hotel is not listed, please let us know your hotel name so that we can arrange the pick up
Location
Gokayama
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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David_r
Jan 16, 2024
Perfect day trip from Kanazawa - Beautiful towns. Wonderful scenery. Very educational. The car was immaculate and very comfortable. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and very accommodating to our needs. Lunch was excellent.
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Chihchun_l
Nov 16, 2023
Very Attentive - The tour guide escorted us around the world heritage landmark while also providing brief history behind it. Very attentive at all times, providing an estimated arrival time as well as a friendly reminder a few minutes before arrival. Definitely recommend
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Tima189
Sep 14, 2023
Enjoyable time in Kanazawa - Yuta was a good guide. Personable and informative. His vehicle was very clean and he was a good driver. Enjoyable day trip to the mountains and remote villages.
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Giampiero_g
Aug 5, 2023
Not the ordinary Gass-ho village tour - Taishi was an excellent driver and guide of our tour, with very good English : he was very flexible to adapt to our choices, not only that but he came with us shooting pics, driving smoothly and also very helpful in the restaurant during food choice. He was also very accommodating to our plans changes.
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Anne_m
Apr 29, 2023
Great experience of rural historical sites. - Our driver Seichi was excellent. Very accommodating and ensured we had a comfortable experience. Well worthwhile.
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Trish_m
Jan 18, 2023
Great experience - Outer guide was excellent and a careful driver. Great experience. We had perfect weather and our guide also booked the best restaurant for us. I would highly recommend
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Nam_n
Nov 19, 2022
Relaxing day in rural alpine towns - The driver was on time at pick up and explained our options to tour the village and made restaurant recommendations for us for town. The tour took about 7 hours. Definitely recommend this tour if you want a relaxing day in these towns. We had about 3 hours to wander the first town and have lunch. The second town was very small and we visited it fairly quickly.
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Limi6254
Feb 27, 2020
Shiragawa-go and Kanazawa - wonderful scenery and cultural experience - We wanted to thank you very much for two wonderful tours. The trip out to Takayama, Shirakawa-go and Ainokura was amazing. While the expected snowy scene at Shirakawa-go didn’t happen, we had a great time wandering through the streets and ended up getting a beautiful snowy setting at Ainokura which was a real highlight for us. Yuuta was a fantastic host and his knowledge and english skills really made for an enjoyable day. Today Yumiko was able to step in at short notice as Tony had a family matter to deal with and she did a fantastic job. Her english was excellent and we learnt so much wandering through the Samurai district, the castle and gardens and the geisha district.
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Raymonds59
Dec 7, 2019
Very Good Tour - Kanazawa tour have very good driver, we booked private tour from kanazawa to gokayama and shirakawa go.. the driver was very good and have very good english.. very helpfull and very ontime.. We booked private car only cost 99.000 JPY.. no need to give tip to a driver.. Mr Gavin as manager of kanazawa tour also very kind and helpfull.. if you have any question he will response very fast.
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Camper19327532018
Dec 7, 2023
Interesting exposition of cultural awareness. - The sloping roofs of natural haystack are amazing especially those overrun with grass. It's a place that takes one back in the past.
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