Two-Day Tour of Shirakawa-go (World Heritage Site), Hida Takayama, Kanazawa Kenrokuen Garden, and Omi-cho Market [Departing from Nagoya]

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- Itinerary Information - Meeting Time: 7:50
Departure time: 08:00
Meeting Point: Nagoya West Exit in front of JR Nagoya Station (MINI STOP convenience store behind BIC CAMERA) Number of Days: 2 Days Meals: Two buffet meals included Return Expected Arrival at the original meeting point between 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM
7:50 Gathering
8:00 Departure: Meet and depart from Nagoya Station (Nagoya West Exit, Bic Camera Ministop convenience store behind the station)
Arrive at Hida Takayama Old Town around 10:30 AM and stroll through the old streets of Hida Takayama, feeling like you've traveled back to the Edo period. (Approximately 180 minutes, including lunch)
12:00 We recommend Hida beef. (Meals are at your own expense)
14:30 Shirakawa-go Gassho Village (120 minutes)
Surrounded by mountains, crisscrossed by rice paddies, and crisscrossed by gentle rivers, Shirakawa-go is known as a kingdom of forests and streams. Of the three World Heritage-registered villages (Shirakawa-go, Ainokura in Gokayama, and Suganuma), the village of Ogimachi in Shirakawa-go has the largest number of households, with 152 households. The Oshirakawa River, flowing from the sacred Hakusan Mountain, becomes a snowy white and turbid stream after its confluence with the Sho River, giving rise to the name Shirakawa-go. The Shiroyama Observatory, located northeast of Ogimachi Gassho Village in Shirakawa-go, offers a panoramic view of the village and the sprawling Hakusan Mountains.
Gather around 16:30 to check in to the hotel (the specific time is arranged by the tour leader on the day)
Arrive at Toyama Royal Tonami Resort or similar hotel/Takayama/Kanazawa hotel at 18:00 on the second day
8:00 Depart from hotel
Around 10:00 Kenrokuen Garden & Kanazawa Castle Park 1.5 hours
Kenrokuen, one of Japan's "Three Great Gardens," along with Mito Kairakuen and Okayama Korakuen, is a representative Edo-period daimyo (feudal feudal lord) garden. Its current beauty was cultivated through the tireless efforts of successive lords of the Kaga domain. Located in the heart of Kanazawa City, Kenrokuen offers a seasonal beauty, beloved by residents of Ishikawa Prefecture and international visitors alike.
Kenrokuen's name is a reference to a section about "Lake Garden" in the ancient Chinese text "Records of Famous Gardens in Luoyang." It implies that it's not easy for a garden to combine six virtues, but this garden does. The text states: "The people of Luoyang say that there are six things that cannot be combined in a garden: those that strive for grandeur lack seclusion; those that strive for human effort lack antiquity; and those with numerous springs are difficult to view. Only a 'lake garden' can combine all six."
While Kenrokuen makes extensive use of "circuit-style" gardening elements, it also integrates gardening techniques from many eras, combining the best of various schools. Unlike gardens that are viewed from a sitting position in a temple's living room or the imperial palace's academy, circular gardens maximize the use of land space, digging large ponds within the garden, building rockery, and embellishing it with pavilions and teahouses. Visitors need to visit each one individually to appreciate the full scenery. Because the garden is dotted with ponds and winding streams, rockery built with soil excavated from the ponds, and the flowers, plants, and trees are scattered and colorful, it is also known as a "rockery, forest, spring, and circular garden."
Around 11:30 AM, Omicho Market (2 hours including lunch)
14:00 East Tea House Street 1H
Gather for the return trip around 15:00 (the specific time is arranged by the tour leader on that day)
Arrived at Nagoya Station at 18:00