Private Tour
Private Transfer from Takayama to Kanazawa Including Shirakawago
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
Our exceptional tour service will transport you in style and comfort from Takayama to Kanazawa. Take in the beautiful UNESCO village of Shirakawago on your way and at your leisure. Our professional English speaking driver guide will take you through the fairytale village on your way to Kanazawa.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
English Speaking Driver
Hotel Pickup and Drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Parking
Dinner
Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Takayama
Drop off at hotel at the end of your journey.
Shirakawago
Gasho style houses (Thatched Roofs) UNESCO Village
Options
1~9 People
Vehicle for your group size: 1-3 people ... Spacious Sedan class,
4-6 people ... Luxurious Alphard class,
7-9 people ... Comfortable Minibus/Hiace class
Pickup included
Reviews
16 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly recommend, excellent guide Sachiko!
AaronT2093,
Sep 25, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00Sachiko took us on a lovely walk through Shirakawago, a charming village and UNESCO site. She is very knowledgable about the area, its history and unique centuries-old thatched roof homes. We ended the walk with lunch at a tasty local restaurant and treated Sachiko and our driver with pleasure. We really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend Sachiko and Kanazawa Walking Tours!
Takayama to Kanazawa via Shirakawago, Suganuma and Ainokura
Deuxetdeux,
Aug 3, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00We (family of 4) had a wonderful, well organized tour with Kumiko, with plenty of detailed information about the villages we visited and about the life of the people in this region. Kumiko aldo kindly gave us answers to many questions about Japan in general. I strongly recommend to add two extra hours and visit Suganuma and Ainokura, they are much smaller, but much nicer
Fantastic!
Janna D,
Jul 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Take this tour! Wow, what an incredible day spent with Yuta! He is so fantastic and we loved everything about the experience. He is so personable, knowledgeable, and charming. Shirakawago is absolutely breathtaking and Yuta offered so much valuable insight. I cannot recommend this tour highly enough!
Amazing tourgide
Myrthe v,
May 9, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00We have had an amazing day via Takayama Tours. Ku is such a sweatheart, beauty and full of creative surprises! The best tourgide of Takayama!
Yuta was incredible! His...
Dan O,
Apr 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Yuta was incredible! His knowledge of English was wonderful. Very safe driver. The tour of Shirakawa village was very informative. He knows his way around and what to do.
Very good, charming and helpful guide
Willem Traveler,
Mar 14, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Kumiko was wonderful, very helpful, charming, and funny (we loved the little hand puppet panda and the little jumping paper frogs she folded for us sur place). She was also flexible in meeting our wishes and organising an impromptu lunch in a nice small restaurant on the road from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa, and accompanied us right to the hotel reception to drop us off there. We can only recommend her!
Helpful, interesting, perfect
Q2806PRfrang,
Nov 21, 2024
- Tripadvisor
5.00My daughter and I used Kanazawa tours to transfer us from Takayama to Kanazawa. The guide during the drive and visit to Shirakawago was knowledgeable and informative. Once in Kanazawa we met up with Nozomi another guide. We were interested in specific artisan visits. Nozomi spoke English perfectly. We enjoyed being with her for the rest of the day which included a quick garden visit, lunch and drop off at the train station at the end of the day. The artisans we were introduced to were all talented and happy to meet with us. Nozomi has been amazing - it is now six months since our visit and she is still helping to organize the completion and shipping of certain items we had embroidered there in Kanazawa. Above and beyond service! Thank you Nozomi and Kanazawa tours for a memorable and terrific trip to Kanazawa and beyond!
Shirakawago UNESCO site tour. Transfer from Takayama to Kanazawa
Tourist429136,
Nov 14, 2024
- Tripadvisor
5.00My wife and I had a terrific tour of the UNESCO village site Shirakawago on our transfer from Takayama to Kanazawa. Our guide and driver was Tetsuro Aida who was delightful, knowledgeable and speaks very good English having worked in the film and theater business with many Americans and English people. We learned a lot about historical and modern day life in Japan. Tetsuro answered all our questions but the commentary was not overwhelming. Tetsuro provided us with a beautiful photo album of our trip which he created discreetly during the tour. It is a wonderful souvenir of the day. The taxi/limo was a very comfortable UDT (7 seater, AC). The weather was just perfect that day which added to the experience. Thank you Tetsuro.
A brilliant transfer.
JayPeeBe,
Nov 2, 2024
- Tripadvisor
5.00We had a brilliant transfer from Takayama to Kanazawa. Our driver Yuka was charming and the car was luxurious. Yuka also after as our private on our visit to Shirakawago which is a ‘must visit’ destination that will long live in my memory.
Memorable experience
laurenhaas,
Oct 10, 2024
- Tripadvisor
5.00We booked Kanazawa Tours for a private transfer from Takayama to Kanazawa with a stop in Shirakawa-Go, and it was an excellent experience. Our driver and guide, Yuuka, was an absolute delight! She shared interesting details about the areas we passed through and gave us a wonderful guided tour of Shirakawa-Go. Her insights made our visit so much richer and more memorable. On top of that, her car was spotless and super comfortable, making for a really pleasant journey. It was a fantastic day, and I highly recommend this private tour and drive with Kanazawa Tours!
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![Departing from Takayama [Regular sightseeing bus] World Heritage Sites Shirakawago and Gokayama Ainokura](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/attractions-splice-spp-720x480/11/22/87/00.jpg)
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