Nagoya Inuyama Castle & Magome-juku Full-Day Cultural Tour

The Nagoya Inuyama Castle & Magome-juku Full-Day Cultural Tour had a well-planned itinerary and offered a great cultural experience. The places we visited were beautiful and worth seeing, especially for those interested in history and traditional Japanese towns. It was quite hot during the tour, which made the day a bit tiring, but overall, the experience was enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who wants to explore the cultural and historical side of the Nagoya area.

Our tour guide Jane is a friendly and lovely lady. She provides great historical background for the places we visit. Our group was a big one, and she ensure everyone boarded the bus before we depart to the next destination. The driver is careful and skilful on road, with safety comes first. The time allocated for each site is adequate. Overall, we had a great day tour.

We had a very good experience with this tour. It is very nice, and we enjoyed all of the places in the itinerary. Our tour guide was very helpful and kind in assisting my mom, a senior citizen, in every location we visited. We had a very good time with Tomica, our tour guide. It is a recommended tour if you want to see Inuyama Castle and see houses from the edo period.

overall, this tour brings you to like 4 destination and you can sit and relax in the bus while the bus brings you there. I joined this trip on weekdays and no holiday, so traffic was smooth and no delays, hence the timing given in each location is just nice. our guide is 小刘, she is very nice, help us take pictures, help us to order lunch and help to serve too, she repeats instructions 3 times so that it gets to our head on the meeting time and place and the bus parking. She can speak, japanese, Chinese and English. To me, her English just need to try a little harder in practicing the pronunciation, but it is still very good, I can understand. she is very hardworking. the bus driver drives well too, I have a very nice ride and can sleep well on bus too. this trip is good choice, if you never been to these places, at least to go once. it is very interesting

Our Chinese tour guide Amy was very helpful. I accidentally dropped my passport at Inuyama Castle, and she helped me call the castle to ask them to hold it for me. When I went to pick it up the next morning, they were very careful and asked me what color the wallet holding my passport was. Amy helped everyone take pictures, and at each stop, she told everyone the meeting time. The only downside was that the microphone on the bus suddenly broke, so people in the back of the bus couldn't hear anything. But the good outweighed the bad. The AC in the back of the bus wasn't working well, and I was sweating in my sleep 😅. There were so few tourists at Magome-juku~ Not as many as I imagined~ Very few shops were open, and it felt a bit desolate. Inuyama Castle is one of Japan's five great castles, and I'm very happy to have been able to visit it. Although it's not as big as other large castles, its historical significance is very important! Thanks also to the Japanese driver for his hard work that day! (I even bought a heart sutra canvas bag with a cute animal design at Magome-juku! It's super cute! If you like this kind of cute illustration style, I recommend you go to Magome-juku and visit the proprietress!)

Tomioka is a dedicated and warm guide. It was a pleasure to talk with her. The time allotted to each stage was sufficient; I didn't feel rushed and was able to enjoy the charm of the wooden houses. We were lucky to have pleasant weather; it was truly superb.

The tour was very well organized and did not feel very fast paced. All of our Co-travelers came on time and no one is late coming back to the bus. The sceneries were very beautiful and picturesque. My family and I had a great time. If you have seniors or people who have trouble walking or hiking, this tour might not be recommended since the places we went needed to hike. But overall we had a great time. Our tour guide, Li, was very attentive and helpful. She was very good in Chinese and English.

Very good tour for solo travellers whom want to cover Gifu, no hassle of changing transportation and navigating your own different sites eyeing. We are able to enter Inuyama castle and all the way up to the viewing gallery. Our Tour Guide, Xiao Tu, was very kind to help us take photos and at the end of the tour, she even recommended some of the popular eateries of Nagoya.

We ended up in a smaller tour group which was a little bit better since our tour guide was able to spend more time with us giving info about each site and taking photos for us. Inuyama Castle was really worth going to as well as Magome-juku and Tsumago-juku to see what Edo era Japan looked like. Our tour guide, Xiao Li, did a good job handling our small group and I would highly recommend this tour.

Inuyama Castle was a highlight — the very steep steps were unique but may be challenging for the elderly, and the panoramic view at the top was beautiful. It drizzled at Magome-juku, but the walk to the Ena Gorge Observation Deck still offered lovely views. Unfortunately, it was raining a little heavier by the time we reached Tsumago-juku, so we explored briefly and rested at a café instead. The driver kindly provided umbrellas, and the guide was lovely, speaking both English and Mandarin. Do remember to check the weather forecast, as it can really affect the pace and experience.