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Okayama Customized Half-Day Tour with Licensed Local Guide 20% OFF
Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
$159.38
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Overview
The Okayama Half-Day Private Trip with a government-licensed guide offers an efficient way to explore the highlights of Okayama City. This customizable tour ensures you experience the best of the area, tailored to your interests.
- 🏯 Visit the iconic Okayama Castle, also known as "crow castle," built in 1597 and reconstructed in 1966 after WWII, featuring the original Tsukimi Yagura turret from 1620.
- 🌸 Stroll through Korakuen Garden, one of Japan's top three landscape gardens, famous for its seasonal beauty, including cherry blossoms in spring and vibrant maple trees in autumn.
- 🚴♂️ Explore the scenic Kibiji Plain, rich in history and dotted with shrines and temples, best navigated via a charming cycling trail that highlights the area's cultural significance.
- 🌳 Discover the Handayama Botanical Garden, a hidden gem with over 1000 cherry trees, offering stunning views of the city and plenty of space for picnics amidst the blooms.
- 🌊 Enjoy a leisurely walk or jog at Nishigawa Canal Park, where cherry trees and sculptures line the canal, creating a peaceful atmosphere, especially during cherry blossom season.
- 🏘️ Take a short train ride to Kurashiki, famous for its historical Bizan Quarter, showcasing traditional Japanese architecture along a picturesque canal.
- 🗺️ Personalize your tour by selecting 2-3 sites from the list of highlights, ensuring a unique experience tailored to your preferences.
- 👥 Benefit from the expertise of a licensed local English-speaking guide who will meet you in a designated area of Okayama for a seamless start to your adventure.
- 🚍 Enjoy private transportation throughout the tour, with all necessary fees covered for the selected attractions, ensuring a comfortable and convenient experience.
- ♿ All areas and transportation options are wheelchair accessible, making this tour suitable for everyone, regardless of physical fitness levels.
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Okayama Customized Half-Day Tour with Licensed Local Guide
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from 'What to expect' list
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Okayama
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Private transportation
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
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Okayama CastleOkayama Castle (岡山城, Okayamajō), also known as "crow castle" due to its black exterior, was built in 1597 in the style of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period. The original castle was destroyed in the last year of World War 2, but a reconstruction was made in 1966. The castle is located on the Asahi River, which was used as a moat. Korakuen Garden is located just across the river. Only one of Okayama Castle's original buildings escaped destruction during the war, the Tsukimi Yagura ("moon viewing turret"), which dates back to 1620. There are also reconstructions and unearthed foundations of a few other former buildings, which help illustrate the former extent of the castle complex.
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Okayama Korakuen GardenKorakuen (後楽園, Kōrakuen) is a beautiful landscape garden and Okayama's main attraction. Along with Kanazawa's Kenrokuen and Mito's Kairakuen, Korakuen is ranked as one of Japan's three best landscape gardens. It is located just beside Okayama Castle, which can be seen from the garden as "borrowed scenery". The local feudal lord ordered the construction of Korakuen in 1687 as a place of entertainment for the ruling family and a location for receiving important guests. Occasionally, the public was permitted to enter the garden.
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Kibiji Museum of LiteratureThe Kibi Plain (吉備路, Kibiji) is a charming, rural flatland just outside of central Okayama City that is covered in sprawling fields and dotted with shrines, temples and small clusters of farmhouses. The plain is best explored from an attractive cycling trail which visits several historic sights along the way. During the 4th century the Kibi Plain was the center of the Kibi Kingdom, an ancient clan that controlled much of modern day Okayama Prefecture and whose power rivaled that of the dominant Yamato Clan in today's Nara Prefecture. A few historic sights related to the kingdom, such as large burial mounds and some shrines, can be found scattered around the plain.
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Handayama BotanyOur absolute favourite cherry blossom spot in Okayama wasn’t Korakuen or the Asahi River, but the magical Handayama Botanical Garden. This hillside garden has views of the city and an incredible 1000 cherry trees—they stretch on and on and you feel fully immersed in the blooms. Best of all, this hidden gem is not very crowded (even on a sunny weekend in full bloom). There are plenty of grassy areas to lie back and gaze at the flowers or enjoy a picnic.
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Nishigawa Canal ParkThe Nishigawa Canal Park isn’t a top Okayama tourist attraction, but it is a pleasant place for a jog or stroll, especially in cherry blossom season. The canal runs through the city and is lined with flowers, cherry trees, and sculptures with benches to sit and enjoy them.
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KurashikiKurashiki is the most popular day trip from Okayama and it’s only a 20-minute train ride away. It’s the city’s Bizan Historical Quarter that attracts visitors. This picturesque area features traditional Japanese houses and a canal lined with weeping willow trees. The area dates back to the 1600s when it was an important location on Japan’s rice trade route. Rice was brought there on barges on the canals and then kept in storehouses before being shipped off to the cities. The storehouses with their white walls and black tiles have been preserved and are now shops and cafes.
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Okayama Customized Half-Day Tour with Licensed Local Guide 20% OFF
Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
$159.38
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!