• Spend just one day to have an overview of Japanese history from its inception to the modern times as you enjoy landmark visits with a local expert guide.
• We will visit three major landmarks where you can see and (sometimes) touch monuments and exhibits closely related to this tour’s theme of history overview. As we visit each landmark, your guide will relate the history chronologically from the nation’s inception, ancient times, ruling by samurai, through to the modern times.
• Specifically, we will visit three landmarks:
• 1) Atsuta Shrine
• Explore the nation’s origin and learn about major historical figures.
• 2) Nagoya Castle
• The guide will relate the history focusing on the period of warring states and transition to unification in early 17th century.
• 3) Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
• The guide will demystify how Toyota could rise from scratch. It gives a clue to understanding the secret of Japan’s success in rapid industrialization.

Few landmarks in Japan are better suited to narrate Japan’s inception than this 1900-year-old shrine. A nation’s origin is shrouded in myths most of the time. So is Japan’s inception. While the main focus at this landmark is the origin of the nation, the guide will discuss overall flow of the history as we look at monuments here related to major historical figures.