Learn about local culture and cuisine. A fun way to experience Nagoya. Patricia, our guide was knowledgeable and gave us lots of insight about the history of the area. Sampling the local foods and hidden gems added to our tour! Very fun tour!

We had fun and learnt a lot about Sumo! Sumo tickets are hard to come by and the details are difficult to understand for someone new to watching the sport. It was amazing to have someone explain to us and share her passion for the sport. The view from the top of the stadium was good and useful so we did not disrupt the rest and was close to the air-conditioning. We are excited and well-equipped to watch Sumi ourselves next time!

My husband and I have been watching sumo online for months and we were thrilled to find out our trip was going to coincide with a tournament. We arranged our schedule to spend the afternoon in Nagoya on the way to Kyoto from Tokyo. Nagoya is Not Boring was excellent from the moment of inquiry and throughout the event. We knew getting tickets would be tough but they secured 7 tickets for us. Because of our numbers we got two guides which ended up being very helpful as we were spread down a row and behind. We were shocked how into it our kids were as they had never seen a match before. Even my very sports disinterested daughter was all about it. The guides helped us a lot with my daughter who is unsteady on her feet due to cerebral palsy. They also guided us with the traditional meal and souvenir shopping. We learned so much and it was the highlight of our trip to Japan!

The Sumo Tournament itself is an amazing experience. But, you'll pay $180 for the experience, for which you will receive a $35 ticket waaaay in the back of the arena, a $4 cup of chicken soup and a Japanese retiree guide who'll tell you that the goal of sumo is to push the other guy out of the circle. And you will NOT be able to walk closer to sumo matches to take photos. Next time I will just buy much better tickets instead of the "experience".

We had a most wonderful time visiting a sumo match with Elly! Their knowledge of the sport was immensely helpful towards understanding the details of what was going on. This extended beyond the 'what' and 'why's taking place, to extensive knowledge of the wrestlers and why Elly (and therefore we) is cheering for them! We'd strongly recommend this your to others. Go Wakatakakage!

My two teens and are huge Ghibli fans and were just trying to get to the park. Our guide Erica made it into a exceptional experience. We could not have had such a good time without her. It takes two trains to get there and Erica the American who speaks fluent Japanese navigated it expertly. She could explain Japanese customs and expectations. During our visit, there was an accident on the bullet train which closed down the service to Tokyo for the day. We had been planning to travel by bullet train to Tokyo that evening. Erica informed me of the situation and then helped find and book a hotel to stay in Nagoya for the extra night. She then returned to guiding us through the park as she knows where to go and what to avoid at certain times. Erica was warm, vivacious, knowledgeable, and a Ghibli fan herself. Our Ghibli Park trip is now a highlight of our visit to Japan. I highly suggest going with this company. It is worth it.

Erica was an amazing tour guide! Not only did she show us some incredible food she was prepared for the fact that we were there over a holiday so certain stores were more crowded than usual. She led us through the streets with ease and answered any and all questions we had with very thorough thought. Her insight was unique and we are so glad we stopped in Nagoya!

We had an amazing time with Erica. She is really friendly and funky and knows a lot about the food and the tempels and shrines. I would recommend this tour to e everyone!

Hello, despite the weather forecast being bad, we did the tour allthesame, but without the hiking. Lena was a competent and very fine guide, and there were no problems changing the itineraire on the fly. It was a very good experience and we con only recommend it highly

Lena from "Nagoya is not Boring" was a fantastic tour guide - patient, knowledgeable and friendly! Being a local, she has experience with this area so the tour was particularly detailed and full of excellent local information. We visited a small local shrine and she talked about the significance of some of the symbols and the correct way to wash your hands and give offerings. Then we walked towards the Osu Shopping Street to stop for some green tea and sweets in a beautiful boutique tea shop. Along the way she pointed out lots of beautiful Japanese gardens and also took us to see a 200 year old Bonsai tree. I’m not a huge fan of green tea, but this was fantastic. She provided lots of information about the tea and how to drink it and we had a nice chat about Nagoya. Next we went to the Osu Shopping Street to try some local street food - Grilled rice on a stick that's been dipped in red miso sauce (I think it was called Menshi), mochi dango and one of the best egg sandwiches I’ve ever had (not from 711) I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone staying in Nagoya. Excellent experience!!

We had a wonderful evening with our guide Sakurai-san. He explained a lot to us about sake. We had great food and very tasty sake. The time went by far too quickly. A really nice experience if you are interested in sake. I would definitely book the tour again.

No regrets booking the tour. I think we spend slightly longer time as it should be. We had a great time understanding sake, the history and culture. Elly put in great effort to explain some details. I love the local Izakaya, would love to go back there next time in Nagoya. The second place (modern), free flow sake was of course essential for us. :) Thank you for giving good memories of Nagoya. Highly recommended!

Erica was an excellent guide to show us around Nagoya. She was very friendly and had a lot of information not just about the food culture, but Japanese culture. Thank you

Our foodie guide Erica was wonderful & very informative about the food that we were eating & all the questions that we asked. All food tastes are catered for and we can thoroughly recommend doing this tour in Nagoya, very casual and great 2 hours very well spent exploring the local cuisines at the Market, especially the chicken balls 10/10. After the 2 hrs you can continue to shop and explore the area or go look in on a Temple or Shine is the same area. A huge thank you once again. The Campbell Family

Liaising with the Nagoya is Not Boring team was excellent from the start! They were very responsive and pro-active ! Elly was a fantastic guide and accommodated us with our non alcoholic drinks for some members despite it being a sake tour! We learnt quite a bit from this tour - how to pour the sake, what to say and how to drink it correctly. Elly was very informative on sake and her being to explain and read Japanese made it so much easier for us! Going to the traditional restaurants was an experience and probably something we wouldn't have done easily by ourselves! Thank you Elly & team!