TOYAMA SHORE EXCURSIONS: GOKAYAMA VILLAGE, TAKAOKA & ZUIRYUJI TEMPLE

Toyama's port, Fushiki, is near the city of Takaoka. Behind the bay rise the Northern Alps, often snowy into spring.

Route 1: Gokayama (about 6 hours)

About an hour into the mountains to Ainokura in Gokayama, a small village of steep thatched gassho-zukuri houses, and a museum house to see inside. People still live here; please keep voices down.

Route 2: Takaoka (about 5 to 6 hours)

• Zuiryuji, a large Zen temple whose gate and halls are National Treasures.
• The Takaoka Great Buddha, one of Japan's three big bronze Buddhas, made by local metal workers.
• The old Kanaya-machi street of copper and bronze craftsmen.

How our Japan shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from about 5 people in a minivan up to 40 in a full coach.
• A licensed English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal.
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back to the pier well before all-aboard.
• The times on this page are a guide. Send us your ship name and port date and we fit the day to it.

Included

• Licensed English-speaking guide
• Private vehicle with driver, highway tolls and parking
• Entrance fees for the sights listed in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks (your guide will point you to a good place)
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on how many people are in your group: a group of 30 pays much less each than a group of 6. Tell us your ship, date and group size and we will send a price.

More in Japan: all Japan shore excursions. Other ports: Tsuruga, Wakayama, Shimizu. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.