Best Walking Tours in Nagasaki

Discover the beauty of Nagasaki on foot with our curated walking tours. Whether you're visiting for the first time or looking to uncover hidden gems, exploring Nagasaki by walking lets you experience its culture, history, and landmarks up close.

Top Walking Tours in Nagasaki

Nagasaki Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (61 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 153.13

Duration: 6 hours (approx.)

Explore Nagasaki with a government-licensed and experienced English-speaking guide! Your guide will help you efficiently enjoy a full-day walking tour of Nagasaki and introduce both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic and ancient Japanese city. Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Nagasaki and take you to visit Nagasaki's famous sites. Along with atomic bombing of Nagasaki during WWII, this city's history features many prominent events. You can learn about this and other interesting aspects during this full-day walking tour accompanied by your private guide. Note*1: You cannot visit all the sites on the itinerary. You can choose up to 4 sites to visit. You must inform your guide of the sites you wish to visit. Note*2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

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Nagasaki Half-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (49 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 118.33

Duration: 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Nagasaki with a government-licensed and experienced English-speaking guide! Your guide will help you efficiently enjoy a full-day walking tour of Nagasaki and introduce both modern and traditional sides of this dynamic and ancient Japanese city. Your guide will pick you up in the morning at your hotel in Nagasaki and take you to visit Nagasaki's famous sites. Along with atomic bombing of Nagasaki during WWII, this city's history features many prominent events. You can learn about this and other interesting aspects during this Half-day walking tour accompanied by your private guide. Note*1: You cannot visit all the sites on the itinerary. You must choose at maximum 3 sites to visit and inform your guide of your choices. Note*2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

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Nagasaki Street Food Adventure: Private Walking Tour with a Local in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (24 reviews)
Free Cancellation

From $ 204.99

Duration: 3 hours (approx.)

You’ll go on a tantalizing tour of central Nagasaki’s Chinese-influenced cuisine. Sample street food in the crisscrossing lanes of Chinatown, like Champon (noodles in a pork broth topped with seafood) or steamed buns filled with tender pork belly. The Maruyama entertainment district is chock-full of famous foodie spots, while the Hamanomachi Arcade has a couple of local haunts of its own. Shop for traditional sweets at the 200-year-old Iwanaga Baijuken sweet shop, and grab a bag of Yori Yori sweets (deep-fried, twisted cookies) for later. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

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Nagasaki Highlights & Hidden Gems Private Tour by a Local in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (20 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 265.52

Duration: 8 hours (approx.)

The only way to comprehend Nagasaki’s resilience is to see it through the eyes of someone who lives here – like a local host! See temples and shrines, like popular Suwa shrine and 400-year-old Shōfuku-ji temple, and get a taste local life on the shopping streets of Siebold-dori and Naka-dori (and try some fusion food at Chinatown). Explore the labyrinth of moss-covered gravestones at the Teramachi cemetery, and take a moment to appreciate the city’s strength at Nagasaki Peace Park, hypocenter, and memorial hall. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

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Nagasaki Private Customizable Half Day Tour in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (14 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out

From $ 217.17

Duration: 4 hours (approx.)

This private and customizable tour for Nagasaki City (in Nagasaki Prefecture) is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace. Discover 2-3 attractions in Nagasaki at your own pace on this fully customizable 4-hour private tour with an English-speaking (or other language) tour guide. Create a dream tour that’s perfect for your interests and preferences. After booking, you'll receive a form with varied themes, allowing easy selection based on your interests. Whether it's culture, history, cuisine, nature, or special events, you can highlight your preferences and must-see spots, streamlining our planning process.

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Kickstart Nagasaki With A Local: Private & Personalized in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (12 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 115.56

Duration: 3 hours (approx.)

With your host playing the role of GPS and guidebook, you’ll get to grips with an area of central Nagasaki. Jostle your way through the crisscrossing lanes of the oldest Chinatown in Japan, and learn to appreciate Nagasaki’s rich port history in Higashiyamato and Dejima. See the 400-year old Meganebashi (spectacles) Bridge, Fukusai-ji temple, rebuilt after WWII as a mausoleum for fallen Japanese soldiers, and the European-style Oura Cathedral and Dutch Slope – a stone-paved street with the former Western-style residences of foreign traders. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

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Nagasaki Private Historical Tour with Licensed Guide in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (11 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 350.00

Duration: 7 hours (approx.)

This is a walking tour using public transportation. This tour offers insights into Nagasaki's unique history and culture, highlighting its past as a center of trade during Japan's period of national isolation and its experience as a victim of World War II's atomic bombings. As the only country to have endured nuclear attacks, Japan's history is profoundly impacted by these events. Guided by a nationally licensed expert, this tour provides valuable insider knowledge and historical context. Stroll through a city where European and Japanese cultures blend, and reflect on historical scenes from that era. The itinerary includes a visit to a site related to wartime history. If you will feel sick from the shocking images, it is possible to change the Atomic bomb museum to another itinerary.

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Must-See Nagasaki With A Local: Private & Personalized Walking Experience in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 257.27

Duration: 8 hours (approx.)

Nagasaki is so much more than its monuments and memorials, and, with your local host leading the way, you’ll see 10 of its most phenomenal attractions. Visit the Nagasaki Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum, and see famous temples and shrines, like Fukusai-ji temple, the one-legged Sanno shrine, and Suwa shrine. Snap pictures of Meganebashi (spectacles) bridge and experience the city’s internationalized history will be tangible at stone-paved Dutch Slope (home to Western traders in the 1800s) and the old Dutch district, Dejima. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

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Nagasaki Private Customizable Full Day Tour in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out

From $ 310.44

Duration: 8 hours (approx.)

This private and customizable tour for Nagasaki City (in Nagasaki Prefecture) is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace. Discover 4-5 attractions in Nagasaki at your own pace on this fully customizable 8-hour private tour with an English-speaking (or other language) tour guide. Create a dream tour that’s perfect for your interests and preferences. After booking, you'll receive a form with varied themes, allowing easy selection based on your interests. Whether it's culture, history, cuisine, nature, or special events, you can highlight your preferences and must-see spots, streamlining our planning process.

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Nagasaki Like a Local: Customized Private Tour in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (3 reviews)
Free Cancellation

From $ 55.00

 

Get to know the city through the eyes of a passionate local. With no set itinerary, you can customize the tour or leave it up to the local for an insightful introduction to the city. Make travel about the people you meet not just the places you see.

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Sasebo Private Customizable Full Day Tour in Nagasaki

Nagasaki , Nagasaki Prefecture

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (2 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out

From $ 355.68

Duration: 8 hours (approx.)

This private and customizable tour for Sasebo City (in Nagasaki Prefecture) is perfect for guests who would like to have their own itinerary planned based on their interests and preferences, allowing guests to experience the city at their own pace. Discover 4-5 attractions in Sasebo at your own pace on this fully customizable 8-hour private tour with an English-speaking (or other language) tour guide. Create a dream tour that’s perfect for your interests and preferences. After booking, you'll receive a form with varied themes, allowing easy selection based on your interests. Whether it's culture, history, cuisine, nature, or special events, you can highlight your preferences and must-see spots, streamlining our planning process.

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Local Tips for Nagasaki

Guided vs. Self-Guided Walking Tours

A guided walking tour offers expert insights, historical context, and often includes skip-the-line access to major landmarks. If you prefer flexibility, a self-guided route lets you explore Nagasaki at your own pace using maps and mobile apps. Combining both options is ideal for a complete experience.

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