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Hida Furukawa: White-Walled Streets and Carpentry Tour

By DeepExperience
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The previous price was RM 674 and current price is RM 471 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Overview

This tour shows Hida Furukawa from a perspective many visitors miss: the craftsmanship behind its beautiful townscape. Instead of simply walking through scenic streets, you will learn how white-walled storehouses, canals, temples, wooden details, and old townhouses were shaped by daily life, preservation, and the skills of Hida’s master builders.

The visit to the Hida Craftsman Culture Museum gives you the background to understand traditional woodwork, joinery, tools, and the “cloud” decorations still seen in the town. After that, your guide helps you find these details in the real streets and temple buildings of Hida Furukawa.

This is a compact private tour for travelers who enjoy architecture, craft, quiet historic towns, and local culture beyond ordinary sightseeing.

Activity location

  • Setogawa River and White-Walled Storehouses
    • Furukawacho TonomachI Ichinomachi
    • Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hida-Furukawa Station
    • 8
    • 509-4225, Hida, Gifu, Japan

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Hida Furukawa: White-Walled Streets and Carpentry Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
RM 673.02
RM 471.11 x 1 AdultRM 471.11
Total
The previous price was RM 673.02 and current price is RM 471.11
30% off
Until Mon, 25 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private walking tour in Hida Furukawa
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission to the Hida Craftsman Culture Museum
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided visits to the white-walled streets, Enkoji Temple, and Honkoji Temple
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Setogawa River and White-Walled Storehouses

  • 45m
Walk along Hida Furukawa’s most iconic scenery, where white-walled storehouses, dark wooden bases, stone walls, and the Seto River create a quiet old-town atmosphere. This area shows how daily life, water, preservation, and local craftsmanship shaped the town’s beautiful streetscape.

Enkoji Temple

  • 10m
Visit Enkoji Temple, one of the temples connected to Hida Furukawa’s local faith and town culture. Your guide will introduce the winter custom of Santera Mairi and the story of the “water-calling turtle,” a local legend linked to protection from fire.

Hida no Takumi Bunka Museum

  • 55m
  • Admission ticket included
Learn about the history and techniques of the Hida master builders, known for their refined woodworking skills. Inside the museum, discover traditional tools, wood joinery, carpentry methods, and the meaning of the “cloud” decorations still seen in Furukawa’s old townhouses.

Honkoji Temple

  • 10m
See one of the largest wooden temple buildings in the Hida region and observe the craftsmanship behind its powerful structure. Your guide will explain the skill required to shape large timbers, columns, beams, roofs, and carved decorations, connecting the temple to Hida’s carpentry tradition.

Location

Activity location

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    Setogawa River and White-Walled Storehouses
    • Furukawacho TonomachI Ichinomachi
    • Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Hida-Furukawa Station
    • 8
    • 509-4225, Hida, Gifu, Japan

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