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Kyoto-The City of the Dreams! | 3 hours

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City Of the dreams-Kyoto 3hr
2 Adults x $50.63
$101.26
Approx Total
$101.26
Duration: 3 hours

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Activities and souvenirs
  • Cultural Tours
  • City walking Tours

Overview

Get to know one of the cities where dreams come true, great industries like Nintendo were born, and be part of a great adventure full of colorful landscapes, geishas, samurai, temples, and much more. During the tour, we will enter HISASHI-YAMA, one of the most historic areas of Kyoto where you will be delighted with fascinating stories of the ancient emperors and samurai warriors (Shoguns). Finally, we will visit the Koshindo monkey temple and see the gigantic Yasaka pagoda built in the 8th century by Prince Shotoku. Kyoto is an interesting city, it will fill you not only with history and temples but with a wide variety of cuisine. Once the tour is finished, we will give you recommendations for restaurants and activities to do.

Meeting points

Sanjo Station
Japan, 〒605-0009 Kyoto, Higashiyama Ward, Ōhashichō, 三条大橋東詰

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If you get the train get exit number 6, I will be in front of the river Kamogawa. I will be with a slide of JAPANDATOUR.

End point

Kiyomizu-dera
1-chĹŤme-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0862, Japan

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We will finish at Kiyomizudera, we will talk about the samurais and rituals.

Itinerary

  • Kamogawa River

    The tour starts from the SANJO-OHASHI bridge station, where we will take a short walk along the KAMOGAWA river, you will hear stories of how Kyoto became the capital of Japan and one of the most important cities.

    30 minutes

  • Gion Shirakawa

    Later , we will find the most beautiful place in Kyoto, the Geisha District (GION) , where you can observe an atmosphere of ancient architecture called Machi-Ya , traditional wooden houses with more than 150 years , a memorable place to store in our memories.

    30 minutes

  • Chion-in Temple

    The next stop will be at CHION-IN SAMON , one of the most prestigious temples in Japan , there we will explain how the Japanese introduced Buddhism as a religion and why Christianity was such a failure.

    30 minutes

  • Yasaka Koshin-Do

    During the tour, we will enter HISASHI-YAMA, one of the most historic areas of ​​Kyoto where you will be delighted with fascinating stories of the ancient emperors and samurai warriors (Shoguns).

    30 minutes

  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple

    Finally we will see one of the most historical places in Kyoto the KIYOMIZU TEMPLE, one of the most seen in Kyoto. Kyoto is an interesting city, it will fill you not only with history and temples, but also with a wide variety of gastronomy. Once the tour is over, we will give you recommendations for restaurants and activities to do.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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October 25100% refund
October 26No refund

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Showing 1-5 of 92 reviews with 5 stars

Great Tour

Published on Apr, 2025

THIS WAS AN AWESOME TOUR!. The guide was knowledgeable about the area. Took time at all the best spots. Took us everywhere and saw everything in the area. I would give 6 STARS !

Nara deers cuteness overload

Published on Feb, 2025

The tour is easy. Enough history, too keep it interesting but . Hugo our guide is great, open to answer all kind of questions related or not to the tour. I'm sure I'll join the tours for Osaka and Kyoto. As a solo traveler I ought my photos with the deers to him as well. ARIGATO

Life changing experience

Published on Jan, 2025

We had an excellent tour guide called Ayumi she was so informative explaining the history behind every place we visited . All the places we went to were so beautiful and breathtaking I can recommend Ayumi and Kyoto tour 100%

Once in a lifetime

Published on Jan, 2025

It was an amazing tour, full of authentic moments. I would highly recommend people experiencing this tour.

Nice!

Published on Nov, 2024

it was a private tour that we were informed about the day before. we really liked this. That way we could ask a lot of questions. Cem explained everything very clearly, also knew a lot to tell. Got a lot of nice information about Kyoto. About history, culture and food.

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