The Best of Wakayama City Private Tour
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Wakayama, Japan
- 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Whether you’re on a day trip from Osaka, or staying in Wakayama, discover the distinctive charm of this city on a walking tour through Wakayama Castle and its castle town. Learn about the traditions, culture, foods, and life in the town, and familiarize yourself with the city and with Japan in general.
- Explore Wakayama at a relaxed pace on a walking tour
- Learn about the history of Wakayama Castle
- Stroll through the city’s downtown
- Morning and afternoon departure times available
What's Included
- Licensed professional English speaking guide
- Private tour
- LunchRestaurant or cafe
- Entrance fee - Admission fee to Wakayama castle¥410.00 per person
- Public transportation¥1,800.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.9:30 am
Itinerary
1
Wakayama Castle
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Tama Museum Kishi Station
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
3
Kuroshio Market
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Kishu Toshogu Shrine
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- The tour is not insured
- Near public transportation
- Moderate amount of walking involved.
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 18 reviews
Demetrios_W, Apr 2025
Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area and quite patient with us. It was a great time and would highly recommend.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you very much for giving me such a nice reiew. I'm very honored to read it. I enjoyed talking with you about Japanese history and culture during the tour. I was very impressed with your knoeledge of samurai worriors. Please come back and see me in the near future.
Kind regards,
Noriko
roz, Mar 2025
Our tour guide was flexible and very accommodating. She was very knowledgeable about the sites we saw as well as history of the area and Japan. She took us to a grocery and prepared foods store in the basement of a department store. It was very enjoyable.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you for joining my Wakayama tour. Although it was a short time, it was nice meeting you.
I hope you are enjoying the long cruise to Hawaii.
Noriko
Justin_b, Nov 2024
Noriko is the best!
If you are going to the Wakayama region I don’t think you will find a better tour guide.
She went out of her way to help us have a great experience!
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Thank you for giving me the best review. You are also wonderful guests for me. I enjoyed exploring Wakayama city with you. Pleae come again. I'm looking forward to showingyou more Wakayama.
Warm regards,
Noriko
Lindsey_Y, Oct 2024
It was a very relaxing tour. Our guide, Noriko was very friendly and explained very clearly the history of the places we visited. 👍. Noriko also recommended very good tuna sushi when we visited Kuroshio Fish Market.
Overall we had an enjoyable time.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thank you for giving me such a wonderful review. I myself had a good time with you like a school trip. I'm a bit worried that you might have muscle pain because we climbed 108 steep steps and walked a lot. Were you alright?
Pleae come and see me in Wakayama again.
Warm regards,
Noriko
Linda_C, Jun 2024
I booked this private city tour with Noriko, who is a national licensed guide, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of my several weeks in Japan. I didn’t really know much about Wakayama City before I arrived, and the research I had done seemed to indicate there was not that much to do in and around the city (other than hiking the Kumano Kodo or going to Koyasan). Well, Noriko soon turned that perception on its head. As others have said, she is a top notch guide, and she has a wealth of knowledge about Wakayama City and the greater Wakayama area. If she had her way, everyone would come to visit Wakayama City to discover its charms!
Some weeks in advance of our tour, Noriko contacted me to find out what specifically I might be interested in, so that she could tailor our 6-hour walking tour to that. I will say that she couldn’t have chosen a more perfect itinerary than the one she created for me. It covered all the things we had discussed and then some, as well as including some of Wakayama’s "regular" sightseeing spots. We saw Wakayama Castle, where she filled me in on its footprint plus many historical and little-known facts about the various castle structures themselves and the historical personages who built and lived in it. We went to several beautiful gardens, including Momiji-dani and Yosui-en, and to a number of shrines, both large and small, including the amazing Kishu Toshogu Shrine with its 108 very steep steps. I won’t name all the places we saw and things we did (because this review would then be twice as long!).
Noriko was very generous with her time (both on and off tour). I’m certain she allowed our tour to go significantly longer than its scheduled 6 hours, and I enjoyed every minute of it. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I ended up booking another day tour with her to go to Koyasan a couple of days later.
It turned out Noriko is also a foodie - she appreciates delicious eats and knows great spots to get them. The restaurant she chose for our lunch break during this tour was a retro gem with the most delicious fresh fish you could ask for. Do take her suggestions if you plan to stop for a meal.
Noriko is friendly, lively, immensely well-informed about the places she takes her customers, helpful in all kinds of situations, and fluent in English. You can’t go wrong with her tours. Highly recommended.
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Thank you for giving me a wonderful review. I myself enjoyed showing you around my hometown Wakayama and my loving Koyasan. I was fascinated by your enthusiasm and respect for Jaoanese culture and tradition. I learned a lot from you. Thank you Linda!
I hope to see you again.
Thank you for having me as your guide.
Noriko
Alex_T, Nov 2023
I had Noriko as my guide. She was excellent. I had a tight schedule for the places I wanted the visit. She was able to manage them well and it fitted the schedule. She was knowledgeable. We visited Wakayama Castle, Kishu Toshogu Shrine, Kuroshio Market, NITAMA and YONTAMA. She made sure I rode the special plum train, strawberry train and Tama trains. Consider Noriko for this tour.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Thak you very much for joining The Best of Wakayama Private Tour. I'm honored to have such a wonderful review from you. I myself enjoyed spending time with you. Please come back to Wakayama and let me guide you again. I look forward to seeing you again.
Noriko
Anna_S, Aug 2023
Tout était parfait ! Noriko a su s'adapter et m'a fait découvrir des lieux que je ne serais pas allée voir seule. Elle était bien préparée et à su répondre à mes nombreuses questions sur l'histoire et la culture japonaise ! Nous avons également fait un tour à Koyasan sur une autre journée que je recommande aussi.
La région de Wakayama n'est pas très connue mais allez y, ça vaut le coup ! (Et surtout avec Noriko)
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Thank you very much for joining "The Best of Wakayama City Private Tour". I myself enjoyed guiding you around Wakayama and answering your many questions. I will never forget experiencing Sento (a public bath) with you. Please come back to me again! Take care!!! Thank you again!!!
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