Kanazawa

My wife and I just got married and wanted to experience the country side of Shirakawago and the heritage of Hida-Takayama. We’re fortunate enough to get seats in the front row of the bus. The incredible scenery and changing leaves in the fall by themselves would have easily been enough, but what took this over the top was the exceptional hospitality of our guides. They provided the perfect balance of historical education on the bus while allowing us to experience each destination in a unique way. The restaurant in Shirakawago was extremely unnexpected and delicious. I highly recommend skipping the observatory and experiencing the city. I also highly recommend trying the world famous pudding in Shirakawago and the famous Hida beef in Takayama! Can’t thank our amazing host/guides enough! Truly life changing! Btw, we took these photos ourselves on our phones, enjoy!

We had the most amazing guide for this tour, Yasushi, who made the day so enjoyable and relaxing. He gave us great and valuable information on the bus so we could have as much time to ourselves in Shirakawa-go once we arrived. His local food recommendations were spot on, some of the best food we have had. The gardens were beautiful and the craft sessions were a lot of fun and something a bit different and special to add to our trip. Highly recommend this tour.

Guide was Ricky and he was helpful and generous with recommendations on what to look out and what local food to eat. We reached all 3 places on time and there was sufficient free time to explore around. The trip also includes a night stay at a hotel at Kanazawa, thank you!

It was great to escape from the big cities for a little while and explore a different side of Japan! We loved the quietness as we enjoyed the views!

Here’s a polished version you could post as a review: --- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had a wonderful private walking tour in Kanazawa with our guide, Akari. The experience felt truly personalised and we loved being able to shape the tour around our interests. Akari was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and such a delight to spend time with; her eagerness to share insights and answer our questions really deepened our understanding of the culture and sights. Having that context made everything so much more meaningful. We highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Kanazawa!

our guide Hiroko was the best part so knowledgeable so enthusiastic so wanting to share all that she knew she loved her job and it showed even our driver was so immaculate all these things made our trip unforgettable

Gareth is excellent, nice and helpful and can take care of everyone during the trip.

when booked I expected 3 trains total. the transportation was changed to bus and one train. being a train lover and for the cost I was a little disappointed. that was over shadowed by how wonderful the tour was, the guide, driver, and the experience were exceptional. views were beautiful, train ride was so pretty, guide gave a lot of detailed explanation and pointed out things we would have missed. a highlight was seeing a Serow! the monkeys hid so I didn't see those, but they are often seen. I got tons of fantastic pictures and a very good ramen lunch at the station then some cheese cake that was so fantastic. I can only recommend that this trip is not to be missed. you can't help but have a good time and the guides for this company, I went on 3 experiences with them, and I run tours back home, the guides here are exceptional. the station at both kanazawa and the onsen town have stamps for the collectors. the footbath was a great way to wrap up the onsen town tour.

very friendly and knowledgeable tour guides. Very worthwhile walking tour. highly reccomend.