Wondrous World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go Illumination and Hida Takayama Onsen Relax at a 5 STAR ONSEN RYOKAN [2 days]

Wondrous World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go Illumination and Hida Takayama Onsen Relax at a "5 STAR ONSEN RYOKAN" [2 days]

Shirakawa-go, a registered World Heritage Site, is a village lined with Gassho-style houses. This Shirakawa-go light-up event is held for only four days in 2026 during the most beautiful season of the year when snow falls.
Please take this opportunity to enjoy the fantastic scenery in the pure white snow.

Tour setting date: January 25, 2026

* We will take you to the 40th (2026) Shirakawa-go light-up event that is always on your wish list.
This tour does not include Observatory Ticket or visit to the observation. Please take a view from the Gassho-style village.
* Includes an admission ticket and a Zenzai [a sweet red bean soup with mochi (rice cakes)] tasting at the "Gasshozukuri Minkaen Outdoor Museum", of the relocated Gassho-style house.
* "Hida Takayama Onsen ‘Tenryo no Yu ~Fuga~’ (at Takayama Green Hotel)" re-opened in February 2023. Stay at the 5-Star Ryokan "Takayama Green Hotel (Keio Group)", with an indoor bath with a wondrous space, an open-air bath with a highly concentrated carbonated spring, and a selection of more than 7,000 souvenirs.
* On the second day, we will visit Hida-Furukawa, Hida City. Enjoy the Hida Furukawa Festival Exhibition Hall, master craftsmanship, and local cuisine.

Tour Price

Adults: 3 Persons per room : 72,800JPY / person
2 Persons per room : 73,800JPY / person
1 Person per room : 92,800JPY / person
Children (Elementary Schoolers): 3 Persons per room : 67,800JPY / person
2 Persons per room : 68,800JPY / person
1 Person per room : Not Avaliable
Infants and Preschoolers (Ages 0-5): Free of Charge / No seats, meals, beddings provided
(Please leave a message in the message box)

✱ Incase infants or preschoolers (Ages 0-5) requires seats, meals, or accommodation, please make reservation as "Children".

Includes

Roundtrip "Express Hida" fare to/from Nagoya Station
* For requests for embarking/disembarking at JR Gifu Station, please leave us a message in the message box.
Roundtrip bus fare to/from Takayama Bus Terminal
Meals included in itinerary
Entrances to facilities, taxes, service charges, bathing tax, accommodation tax included in itinerary

Tour Information

Departure Date

January 25, 2026

Meeting Place

Nagoya Station

Meeting Time

7:30a.m.-10:00a.m. (To be announced in the Final Itinerary)

* In case when the customers do not make the departure time, the reservations will be cancelled. Please be sure to be at the meeting place ahead of time.

Tour Check-in Procedure

Please show your voucher (printed or on device) to tour staff at the meeting place

Duration

2 Days

Languages

Japanese

Mode of Transfer

Train, Bus

Operating Company (Train)

Operating Company (Bus)

Nohi Noriai Jidosha Co., Ltd.

Meals Included

Breakfast 1 / Lunch 2 / Dinner 1

Accommodation Facility

Takayama Green Hotel (Keio Group) / [Orinkaku] Confort Twin / Western-style Room

Operating Company

Meitetsu World Travel, INC.

Itinerary

[Day 1]

Nagoya Station (Dep. 7:30 - 10:00) +++ <Limited Express Hida/Regular Reserved Seats> +++ Takayama Station === <Shuttle Bus Service by hotel> === Takayama Green Hotel (Japanese Kaiseki Lunch) *Free time after lunch Takayama Bus Terminal (Dep. 15:40) === ◎Shirakawa-go [Free time - Shirakawa-go Light-up 2026/"Gasshozukuri Minkaen Outdoor Museum" === Takayama Bus Terminal (Arr. around 20:20) ・・・ Takayama City (Overnight)

* Duration at Shirakawa-go is planned to be from 16:40 - 19:20.
* Light-up time is planned to be from 17:30 - 19:30.
* This tour does not include Observatory Ticket or visit to the observation. Please take a view from the Gassho-style village.
* Dinner (Seasonal Japanese Kaiseki) is estimated to be served from 20:40.

Overnight stay: Takayama Green Hotel (Keio Group) / [Orinkaku] Confort Twin / Western-style Room / Private Bath and Toilet

[Day 2]

Accommodation facility === ◎Hida Furukawa Festival Exhibition Hall ・・・ ◎Takumikan Craft Museum ・・・ Hida Tomoe Hotel [Lunch: Local Cuisine] ・・・ ○Hida Furukawa Sakura Bussankan [Shopping] === Takayama Station +++ <Limited Express Hida/Regular Reserved Seats> +++ Nagoya Station (Arr. 16:00 - 18:30)

Train +++ / Bus === / Walk・・・ / Admission Sightseeing Site ◎ / Stop-over Sightseeing Site ○

Dinner (Seasonal Japanese Kaiseki)

[Orinkaku] Confort Twin / Western-style Room / Private Bath and Toilet
[Orinkaku] Confort Twin

Notice

Minimum Number of Persons required: 20 persons
Minimum Number of Persons per request: 1 person
Tour Conductor: Accompanied (Japanese)
Conditions may apply due to weather and other reasons.
This tour does not include Observatory Ticket or visit to the observation.
Snow scenery may not be seen due to weather conditions.
Due to snow and road conditions, there may be delays in arrival. Please note, in that case, duration at each site may be shortened.
This tour will be visiting a part of the World Heritage Site.
The weather may be severe, please be dressed accordingly. (Cold-weather Gear, Non-slip shoes)
Under conditions (delay in transportation, road conditions), itinerary may be adjusted.
Meals may be adjusted under inventory status.
Seatings for transportation will be under our care.
For requests for embarking/disembarking at JR Gifu Station, please leave us a message in the message box.
From Takayama Bus Terminal to Takayama Bus Terminal for Shirakawa-go light-up, and hotel shuttle bus may be separated or mixed with participants from other tour.
"5 STAR ONSEN RYOKAN" is an honorary title given to facilities that have been selected five or more times (per year) in the "Top 250 Popular Hot Spring Inns and Hotels" organized by the Tourism Economics Newspaper.

Tour Planning and Operation

Meitetsu World Travel, INC.

Registration number: Tourism Agency Commissioner Registered Travel Agency No.55
Affiliated association: Japan Travel Agents Association
Address: 14-19, 2-chome, Meiekiminami, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan

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