Nagasaki Full Day Historic Tour: Explore with Licensed Guide & Private Vehicle
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Nagasaki
Embark on a full day historic tour of Nagasaki with a licensed guide and private vehicle. Discover the captivating history and cultural charm of this enchanting city!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gunkanjima Digital Museum - Gunkanjima (軍艦島) is a small island located about 20 kilometers from Nagasaki Port. Until 1974, the island served as a coal mine, and more than 5000 residents called the 480 meter long, 150 meter wide island home, resulting in the highest population density in history recorded worldwide.
To accommodate so many people in such a small area, every piece of land was built up so that the island came to resemble a massive battleship. In fact, “Gunkanjima” is a nickname that means “battleship island” in Japanese. The island’s formal name is Hashima.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Updated: October 13, 2019
As of September 23, 2019, it is not possible to land on Gunkanjima until further notice because of damage caused to the port facilities by a typhoon. Boat tours to view the island from the water are in operation.
What's Included
- Fuel, Parking Fees, Highway Tolls
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
What's Not Included
- Other personal expenses
- Lunch - Lunch (for yourself)
- You cannot combine tour groups
- Entrance fee
Additional Information
Discover the storied past of Nagasaki through a personal tour led by a state-certified, fluent English guide. Enjoy the comfort of not stressing over travel arrangements with the inclusion of a dedicated vehicle.
Nagasaki harbors numerous significant occurrences that have left a mark on Japan’s history. As you explore, the city’s distinctive heritage and stunning visual landmarks are sure to captivate you.
- Only one reservation per group allowed. You cannot combine multiple reservations into one group.
Location
Gunkanjima Digital Museum
5-6 Matsugaemachi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Keith_p
Apr 8, 2024
A great day in Nagasaki with Hiromi. - We traveled to Japan as 3 couples, and we had a wonderful day in Nagasaki with our guide Hiromi at the end of March. Such was her expertise that we managed to visit 8 attractions, but at no time did we feel rushed. Hiromi clearly loves her city and this came across in her enthusiasm and knowledge. The sublime Kofukaji temple and the quirky Spectacles Bridge were happy places after the horrors of the A Bomb museum and Peace Park. We even had time for lunch in a Japanese restaurant. Thank you Hiromi for making our tour so memorable.
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Keithpd6674hs
Mar 30, 2024
A memorable, emotional day - We had a wonderful and memorable day in Nagasaki with our guide Hiromi. We saw all of the main sites and were given plenty of time at each. Hiromi had some memories which she shared with us which made the tour very special. We also enjoyed her sense of humour. Our driver too was excellent. He took us to a small park area where locals were picnicking under the blossom trees. A very emotional but happy day. Thank you.
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Diane_b
Feb 21, 2024
The Beautiful City of Nagasaki - Fumiko Yamiguchi and our driver, Mr. Mine scooped us up in the Nagasaki cruise terminal right away and we began an excellent day of exploring the beautiful city, its history, and the amazing story of the city's response to the dropping of the bomb on Nagasaki at the end of the Pacific War in WWII. Fumiko was sensitive, interesting, and a marvelous guide. We had a very full day, learned a great deal, and explored everything from the Peace Park, a museum dedicated to the life's work of the heroic doctor , Nagai Akashi, and the history of Glover Park to the views at the very top of Mt. Inasa. It is hard to imagine a better tour of Nagasaki.
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Veronica_w
Feb 13, 2024
Nagasaki - Our guide made the day. She had prepared gift bags with hand made crane, cake and eye mask. She and driver were very accommodating. Wonderful day in Nagasaki and were able to see so much.
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Almira_o
Dec 24, 2023
Worth Visiting! - The visit to the Atomic Bomb Museum was enlightening. Yoshi, our tour guide, even shared personal stories about that sad event.
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Lynda_h
Nov 12, 2023
Very knowledgeable on her atomic bomb history - Yoshi was very knowledgeable with her Atomic bombs history both what to Pearl Harbor and what happened leading to the 2 atomic bombing pf the 2 cities in Japan. We love that she open up to shared her family's history about her father was the only survivor at his company during the bombing. Overall, it was a good tour experience around Nagasaki. The only small disappointment was that the description about the tour exclusion did not say entrance fee and we paid over $700 for our group of four we expected that at least the few Yen worth of entrance fee be bought and paid for by our guide unless it's specify and listed at the exclusion section of the tour description.
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Abecker
Oct 28, 2023
Wonderful and Exceptional Tour and Day - Our tour guide Yoshiko and the driver were exceptional: helpful, intelligent, thoughtful, insightful, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Yoshiko made excellent suggestions to see some wonderful sights and her enthusiasm for Nagasaki provided an extraordinary experience. We will remember this day with her forever.
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Sandi_c
Oct 25, 2023
Great day with Yoko in Nagasaki! - Great experience! We really enjoyed our day with Yoko! She is a wonderful guide who made our wishes come true! We wholeheartedly recommend her for a day in Nagasaki! Coming off a cruise ship you have such little time to visit a port, but having Yoko made it great!
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Princetonbelle
Oct 25, 2023
Hiromi Murata is THE best guide in Nagasaki - Book a Japan Guide Agency tour - the are smart, fluent in English and unfailingly kind. Our driver was amazing and his car was superb.
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Susan_v
Oct 25, 2023
Best tour in Nagasaki!!! - Hiromi our guide and Hineki our driver gave us the BEST tour in Nagasaki. We were able to spend extra time at the Atomic Bomb Museum, Hiromi patiently explained everything. We got to see all the important sights and more. Hineki was a great driver and suggested sights, since we had some time. I would suggest this tour over the ships tour. We'll worth the price. Can't say enough good things of this tour.
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