Nagasaki City and Shimabara Peninsular Sightseeing Tour | 7 hours to 9 hours

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Executive Tour Option
2 Adults x $1,538.86
$3,077.72
Approx Total
$3,077.72
Private Hot Spring Experience: Bathe like the Japanese in your own special and private Onsen. Experience the health benefits immediately upon entering.
Executive Tour: Travel in Luxury and Comfort and be treated to the highest level of service on your special day in Nagasaki.
Fully inclusive food and drink: A Japanese Omakase (gourmet) lunch as well as a variety of beverages are available all day as we travel to the attractions.
Toyota Estima: Enjoy space and complete attention to detail as we travel all around Nagasaki Prefecture.
Pickup included
Small Group Day Tour
2 Adults x $683.94
$1,367.88
Approx Total
$1,367.88
Duration: 9 hours: A customizable tour that can be lengthened or shortened in desired.
Lunch and Refreshments: A Western or Japanese styled lunch is provided.
Toyota Prius: A vehicle that seats 3 comfortably but can accommodate 4 average size adults.
Pickup included
Large Group Day Tour
2 Adults x $1,504.66
$3,009.32
Approx Total
$3,009.32
Duration: 9 hours: A fully customizable tour that can be lengthened or shortened as desired.
Lunch and Refreshments: A Western or Japanese styled lunch is provided
Toyota Hiace: A spacious people mover that seats 9 comfortably and designed for people larger than average size and or mobility issues.
Vehicle Specs: The Toyota Hiace is wheelchair accessible.
Pickup included
Medium Group Day Tour
2 Adults x $1,094.30
$2,188.60
Approx Total
$2,188.60
Duration: 9 hours: A fully customizable tour that can be lengthened or shortened if desired.
Lunch and Refreshements: A Western or Japanese styled lunch is provided
Toyota Estima: A luxury minivan that seats 6 comfortably but can seat 7 average sized adults if necessary.
Vehicle Specs: Oversized or passengers with mobility issues are recommended to upgrade to the Toyota Hiace Van.
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • WiFi on board
  • Please indicate what beverages you would like on the day before your tour date.
  • Still and sparkling water are available at all times.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Lunch is provided on the go to maximize our attractions on the day.
  • Gratuities

Overview

Tours are our forte. My philosophy is to provide customized flexible tours around Nagasaki for smaller groups unlike the big tour operators, who are only concerned amount how many people they can get and not the quality or content of their tours. Packaged tours offer no flexibility and a regimented get off get on time requirement and there is nothing more frustrating than waiting for a fellow passenger to come back to the bus on the time allocated. We allow our clients to stay as short or a long as they like at a particular venue in order to maximize their enjoyment. It is this type of tour that will leave you feeling fully satisfied at days end. The Shimabara Peninsula has so much to offer is regards to nature, history and culture. It will be impossible to get to every attraction but you will absolutely see the best sites on offer.

Itinerary

  • Spectacles Bridge (Meganebashi)

    I like to visit this location first on my Nagasaki and Shimabara Peninsular full day tours as it is a beautiful location and sets the tone for what a great day we have in store for us to come. The Spectacle Bridge in Isahaya is a double arch stone bridge spanning a pond at Isahaya Park, which is one of the main sightseeing places of the area. The bridge is twice the size of the famous Spectacles Bridge in Nagasaki City and has many temples and shrines as well as walking trails that you could easily spend 1 or 2 hours here soaking up the ambiance, however most stops are around the 20 to 25 minutes.

    20 minutes

  • Fruits Bus Stop

    The Unique Bus Stops in that you see here in the photos are part of the Nagasaki Prefecture`s character and adds to her personality unlike any other attraction. I nearly always include this site on my Private Nagasaki Tours because everyone comes away with a pic and a smile on their face.

    15 minutes

  • Isahayawan Kantakuteibo Doro

    I always drive across the Isahaya Bay Dike Road on my Private Nagasaki Tours as its a beautiful straight road, has amazing scenery and gives everyone a chance to stretch their legs and have the all important bathroom break.

    15 minutes

  • Shimabara Castle

    Sometimes I am in awe when i am driving down the hill from the mountain and the Shimabara Castle suddenly appears in the foreground. A real Castle that operated over 400 years ago and still remains today albeit a restored type but really portrays the history and the real life setting of what life was like in Japan in the 17th century. Today only the moat and stone walls remain from the original structure. In 1980, a memorial museum was opened in honor of Seibo Kitamura, a noted sculptor and designer of the famous Peace Statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki City. In 2006, the Shimabara Castle was listed one of the 100 finest Castles in Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation.

    30 minutes

  • Samurai Houses

    Samurai Street commemorates the old samurai section of Shimabara City on the Shimabara Peninsular. This famous street is lined with stone walls and a spring water canal running down its center. Three samurai houses have been restored and opened as exhibits to the public to restore the image and the traditions of this old Samurai town. It is an extremely picturesque setting and perfect for a great photo shoot as images of feudal Japan came racing back into your consciousness from many of those movies and books you have read from your youth.

    20 minutes

  • The Town of Swimming Carp

    Today the carp streams are kept for sightseeing and aesthetic reasons as well as the fact that they look so cool! However in the past and particularly during times of war and famine they were kept as an alternative food source. Although it can be said that Carp are not a particularly good eating fish, I guess when one is hungry one should not be too picky about their food source. Luckily for the carp, nowadays the channels are used only for sightseeing purposes, so the fish should grow up big and strong and hopefully colorful to satisfy the hoards of tourists that come to see them.

    20 minutes

  • Michi-no-Eki Mizunashi Honjin

    The Volcano Damaged Houses were a direct result of the Unzen explosion and there has been several major eruptions in its history. The volcano erupted most recently from 1990 to 1995, sending pyroclastic flows (superheated clouds of volcanic gas and ash) down toward the towns below. While most people were safely evacuated, 43 journalists, scientists and their taxi drivers were killed. The eruptions also destroyed buildings on the outskirts of Shimabara City.

    25 minutes

  • Unzen Jigoku (Unzen Hell)

    This is the place where high-temperature hot springs and steams spurt out of the ground and is called "Unzen Jigoku” (Unzen Hell) because of the sulfur content and the fact that sulfur steam is rising constantly into the air from the ground and the boiling spring water. Because of the sulfur, plants cannot grow here and the atmosphere is dense with steam which makes you think as if it is a scene right out of hell but don't worry within minutes of leaving the area the sulfur smell will have dissipated from your clothes and your pores.

    30 minutes

  • Hot Foot 105

    The Obama Footbath is the highlight location on the Tour Nagasaki`s Full Day Shimabara Peninsular and Nagasaki City Highlights Itinerary. Just imagine, the location right on the waters edge. The picturesque seaside views combined with the healthy steamed vegetables, various snacks, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages as well as the chance to soak these weary feet in the 40 degree celcius footbaths equals a magical and mind boggling experience that stimulates all the senses.

    45 minutes

  • Nagasaki Peace Park

    The original target for the bomb was the city of Kokura but obscuring clouds necessitated changing course to the alternative target, Nagasaki. However because of poor visibility due to cloud cover the bomb missed its intended detonation point which was the Mitsubishi Shipyards and exploded over the suburban area of Urakami, in effect killing mostly women and children and not the factory manufacturing area of War Machinery. In many ways it is this misfortune that will label Nagasaki forever in history!

    25 minutes

  • Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

    It is a very sobering place and definitely not for the faint hearted as the stories, exhibits and pictures are extremely graphic. There hasn't been a time when i haven't seen someone crying out loud and or emotionally uncontrollable. This museum definitely isn't every one's cup of tea. However, it is important to remember history and not to forget about the past as this is the way we don't make the same mistakes of the past. So, in that sense the museum can be a great place to come together and never let this happen again for the benefit of mankind.

    30 minutes

  • Inasayama Observation Deck

    Mount Inasayama in Nagasaki City is a 333 meter high mountain in close proximity to the city center. Yama in Japanese means Mountain and Inasa Mountain is the King of all the peaks in Nagasaki. It is for this reason that you should make this location a priority destination.

    20 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Fantastic day around Nagasaki

Published on May, 2025

We had a wonderful time with Shannon in the Nagasaki area. He is a top notch tour guide. Very informative and very fun. This day has been the highlight of our trip so far. If you are considering booking a tour with him, just do it! I promise you will be glad you did.

Great tour!!!

Published on Apr, 2025

Shannon was a great guide. He was knowledgeable, kind and great communicator. We enjoyed our tour!!!

Highly recommend

Published on Mar, 2025

Shannon is an excellent guide. He customized our tour and added special suggestion, based on his knowledge of the area. We travelled with him with friends and each time he gave a special and wonderful experience. The entire tour was an amazing experience. If you want to have a wonderful time with as many highlights as possible join Shannon. We would give him 10 Stars out of 5 if I could :-). Thank you Shannon, you are the best tour guide we ever had.

One of the best tours we have taken

Published on Jan, 2025

We had a great day in Nagasaki. Shannon was excellent. Great communication. easy to find in port. Once in the car, the magic started. He was knowledgable, funny and easy to talk to. We enjoyed all our stops and surprises he had planned. You will not be disappointed! Months later we are still talking about our day in Nagasaki. I won't spoil the fun, but he thought of everything.

Excellent tour with Shannon, one of the best we had in Japan during Majestic Japan cruise

Published on Jan, 2025

Our group of 8 had fun tour visiting a wide variety of sites and enjoying our conversation with Shannon informing us about Japanese culture and history. Being an Australian, but having lived in Japan for the nearly 20 years, his clear English was greatly appreciated and Japanese knowledge vast. We would highly recommend Shannon for a tour in Japan. He is flexible, responsive, and enormously helpful in deciding on an itinerary.

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