Nagoya: Private Nagoya Castle & Palace Tour with Ticket
ID: GYG1484661-2269234
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Land: Japan
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02:00 uren
Beschrijving
Enjoy Nagoya Castle on a 100% private tour, just your group and a friendly local guide. Step inside the golden Honmaru Palace, see giant samurai walls, and get the best photos. Ticket included.
This is a fully private tour. Only your group joins, never strangers. Your friendly English-speaking guide is there just for you, so you can walk at your own pace, ask any question, and get great photos of your family or friends together.
Nagoya Castle was built in 1610 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo period. It is the symbol of Nagoya, famous for the two golden dolphins (kinshachi) shining on its roof.
Meet your private guide near Nagoya-jo Station. Your entry ticket is included and your guide takes care of everything, so you can just relax and enjoy. You enter from the quiet East Gate and start in Ninomaru Garden, a calm garden made for the lord of the castle. Next, see the Kiyomasa Stone, the largest stone in the castle walls. Legend says the famous samurai lord Kato Kiyomasa pulled it here himself.
The star of this tour is Honmaru Palace. This was the home and office of the lord. It was lost in the war in 1945 and rebuilt over 10 years with the same cypress wood, tools, and skills as 400 years ago. Take off your shoes and walk on fresh wooden floors. See walls covered in gold, with famous paintings of tigers, pine trees, and birds. Your guide explains what each room was used for, and why the rooms become more and more beautiful as you go deeper, all the way to the luxury rooms made for the shogun.
After the palace, walk around the base of the main tower. Your guide knows the best spots for photos of the tower and its golden dolphins. See the giant stone walls up close and find the secret marks that each samurai lord cut into his stones. Then visit the Southwest Turret, one of the few original buildings that survived the war.
Please note: the inside of the main castle tower has been closed since 2018 for rebuilding, so this tour does not go inside the tower. You will enjoy it from the best outside viewpoints. The tour focuses on Honmaru Palace, the garden, the stone walls, and the turrets.
The tour ends at Kinshachi Yokocho, a food street next to the Main Gate. Your guide shows you the best places to try Nagoya food such as hitsumabushi (grilled eel), miso katsu, and kishimen noodles, so you can enjoy a great meal right after the tour.
Hoogtepunten
- Enjoy a 100% private tour: only your group and your own friendly local guide
- Step inside Honmaru Palace and see gold walls and famous tiger paintings
- See the giant stone walls and find secret marks left by samurai lords
- Get the best photos of the castle tower and its golden dolphins
- Enter Nagoya Castle with your included ticket and end with local food tips
Talen
BELANGRIJKE INFORMATIE
The inside of the main castle tower (tenshu) has been closed since 2018 for rebuilding, so the tour does NOT go inside the tower
Guests must take off their shoes inside Honmaru Palace, so please wear socks
Large bags cannot be taken into the palace; coin lockers are available
About 2.5 km of walking, partly on gravel paths; wear comfortable shoes
The tour runs in light rain
This is a private tour. Only your group will join
If you do not arrive within 30 minutes of the meeting time, it will be treated as a no-show and no refund will be given. If you are running late, please tell us in advance. The tour time starts from the scheduled meeting time
Meet your guide in front of the FamilyMart convenience store (Nagoya Shiyakusho Nishi store) at Nagoya-jo Station on the Meijo Subway Line. The station was called Shiyakusho (City Hall) Station until 2023, and the store is on the basement floor of the Nagoya City Hall West Building, connected to the station. Your guide will hold a Trip Port sign. The castle's East Gate is about 6 minutes on foot from here.
INCLUDED
- Private 2-hour walking tour
- English-speaking local guide
- Nagoya Castle entry ticket including Honmaru Palace
NIET INBEGREPEN.
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick-up
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