Ukai Boat Ride: Cormorant birds fishing
Ayu Dinner at Cormorant Birds' Master Home: Highly sought-after summer season river fish
*New*Private Tour: Knife & Sword Master's Atelier and Knife Factory

9:30 AM Meet at the 3rd Floor of Meitetsu Bus Ticket Counter. [Detail Map Provided Separately]
9:50 AM Depart from Meitetsu Bus Terminal in Nagoya Station. [70 to 80-minute bus ride to Seki City, Gifu Prefecture.]
11:10 AM Arrive in Seki. Lunch at Sukeroku, a buckwheat noodle restaurant.
12:30 PM *New*Private Walking Tour: [About 2 miles walking in total]
- Seki Sword Museum & Knife Shop
- Hattori Hamono & Fujitake Hamono
- Sword Master's Atelier
3:30 PM 10-minute taxi ride to our accommodation/Isaji Residence. [Hereafter referred to as "Residence"]
4:30 PM Leave for Adachi Commorant birds fishing master's Residence by taxi. [About a 15-minute taxi ride] Adachi Family live with cormorant birds and we can see how they take care of birds. The dinner starts shortly after 5 PM. This is the standard time for serving dinner as it's followed by the boat riding.

6:30 PM Ukai Boat Riding: We'll spend some time on the boat. Please bring your jacket as it may get cold. Drinks and snacks will be served.
8:30 PM Head back to the residence by taxi

8:00 AM Breakfast
8:50 AM Leave for the local market [Less than a 15-minute walk, 1/2 mile.]
10:00 AM 3-Hours Cooking and Dining Time
12:50 PM Leave for Mino by Local Train [Less than a 15-minute walk to train station. Train leaves at 13:10 and arrives at Mino station at 13:27]
1:45 PM Mino Paper Lantern Museum & Traditional Marchant's Residence [Built in 18th C.]
2:30 PM Free time in Mino Old town. What you can do:
- Visit Mino Washi Paper shop, Art & Craft Shops.
- Taste Japanese traditional or contemporary Sweets.
- Walk along the Nagara river and visit Local farmer's market called "Station by the road/Michi No Eki"
4:40 PM Head back to Seki. Meet at the designated meeting point. [Train leaves 16:58 @Umeyama station. ]
6:00 PM Take a taxi to the locally renowned restaurant "Akikatsu" [Most likely we need to make a line as it's a popular restaurant and won't take any reservation. Pork cutlet with sweet miso sauce is worth the wait! For non-pork eater, breaded shrimp is the best choice. ]
8:00 PM Head back to the residence. [15-minute taxi ride]

7:15 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Leave for Takayama [About 2-hour bus ride. Small private bus for all day]
10:00 AM Arrive Takayama Old Town & Morning Market
- Known for centuries for having the best carpentry, Takayama hosts many furniture companies and artists in. Great shops to check out.
- Takayama Food tour will be provided upon request.
12:30 PM Sushi Lunch (Hida beef sushi is included.)
1:45 PM Leavefor Shirakawago [About an hour mini-bus ride]
3:30 PM Festival at Shirakawa Shrine
4:00 PM Free time at old town district
5:30 PM Leave Shirakawago
7:30 PM Dinner at Nakamuraya (Chicken Specialty restaurant. Seafood option available.)
9:00 PM Head back to the residence [10-15 minutes walk]

8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Leave for Tajimi[About 1-hour bus ride. Small private bus for all day]
10:00 AM Arrive at Koubei Gama and Sakazuki (Sake Cups) Museum
11:30 AM Leaving for Oribe Street where you can find antique to contemporary Japanese tableware stores.
12:00 PM Lunch at Sawasen [Grilled Eel/Unagi Hitsumabushi]
1:00 PM Oribe Street. [Free time: There are nice ceramic shops & Galleries, Antique tableware shops to Japanese sweet stores. Time flies when you discover your favorite store! ]
2:30 PM Leave for Inuyama Castle (40 to 50-minute minivan ride)
3:15 PM Arrive Inuyama Main street, where you can find many choices for snacks & sweets such as dango, soft served ice cream to shaved ice, and walk up to Inuyama Castle
5:30 PM Leave for Gifu (About an hour bus ride)
6:30 PM Dinner at Takada Hassho [ Kaiseki Dinner]
8:30 PM Head back to the residence (About half an hour bus ride)

Festival, Feasts & Fishing: An Insider's Culinary Tour of Gifu

Culinary Tour of Gifu (Updated 7/22/2017)