Nagasaki Customized Half-Day Tour — Guide Hiro

May, 2025

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

  • 12:20 Meet (Matsugae International Terminal) → 12:30 Departure → 12:40 Dejima → 14:00 Kofukuji Temple → 14:30 Meganebashi Bridge → 15:00 Hamanomachi Shopping Arcade → 15:50 Glover Garden → 16:40 Matsugae International Terminal

What Is a Private Nagasaki Walking Tour Like? A Licensed Guide's Report on Meganebashi, Glover Garden, and Local Shopping Streets

The guests enjoyed the tour. They were especially delighted that the Meganebashi (Spectacles Bridge) really does look like a pair of glasses. Rather than simply visiting the sights, they also enjoyed interacting with local people, chatting with junior high school students on a school trip at a train station along the way and greeting elementary school students on their way home from school. The guests also expressed a wish to see an ordinary local shopping street rather than a new shopping center, so on the way from Meganebashi to Glover Garden, I guided them through the Hamanomachi Shopping Arcade, a historic shopping street with origins dating back to the 16th century. (Although this added one more stop, the Hamanomachi Shopping Arcade was located on the route from Meganebashi to Glover Garden, so it had no significant impact on the overall itinerary.)

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Transportation cost per person

No.TransportationRouteFare
Section 1TrainOura Coast Street (via Chinatown)～Dejima150JPY
Section 2TrainDejima (via Chinatown)～Nagasaki City Hall (nearest station to Kofukuji Temple)150JPY
Section 3TrainHamanomachi Arcade～Ishibashi (nearest station to Glover Garden)150JPY
Total450JPY

Tour Report by Hiro

Hello, I’m Hiroshi Kuribayashi, but you can just call me Hiro. I’m thrilled to be your guide around my hometown, Sasebo City, and the neighboring areas, such as Nagasaki, Omura, Hirado, Arita, Imari, and more. I love showing guests around these beautiful places, including their nature, history, food, and more.

Before I ventured into guiding, I worked as a businessman, handling international business affairs with various countries such as the U.S.A., U.K., Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Egypt, and more. Drawing from my business background, I offer interpretation services for business meetings and translation services for engineering and contractual documents. If there’s something specific you’d like assistance with, feel free to let me know.

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