This tour is recommended for the first timers to Kyoto. Kyoto had been the capital of Japan for 1000 years and has many old temples and shrines to visit. In this tour, you can visit the most popular sightseeing spot for travelors from abroad and the temple which is very famous for its beautiful garden.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
At your hotel (lobby)(in Kyoto)
This temple was built in the 13th century and was one of the 'Five most important Zen temples in Kyoto'. This temple is so famous for its colored maple leaves in autumn (the view from 'Tsutenkyo Bridge is so famous!), however, this temple also has some beautiful Zen gardens. You can have the quiet, and peaceful time here.
It may be interesting for you to see the toilet of long time ago.
You can walk under 10000 vermillion torii gates tunnel standing closely each other. In the movie, 'SAYURI (Memories of a Geisha)', a little girl (main character) runs under these torii gates.
This place is so popular among many people from all over the world and is always crowded with so many people. It's difficult to take good pictures, however, I will take good ones of you here. Leave it to me!!
We will visit one more place, a rock garden, which I like to visit and spend some time in Kyoto.There are not so many people visiting here, and you can sit in front of the rock garden and enjoy the quiet and peaceful time.
This tour ends at Inari Station (JR) or Fushimi Inari Station (Keihan), however, I will give you some advice, where to have lunch around Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, how to go back to your hotel, and so on.
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Guide fee, hotel pick up in Kyoto area
Transportation fee (you and your guide)
Entrance fee : Tofukuji Temple, 400 Japanese yen
garden, 400 Japanese yen
another garden, 300 Japanese yen
Please note that we will use public transportation.
If you book me early, I can exchange mails with you many times to know what you want to do in details, collect information and prepare a lot for your plan. Please don't hesitate to ask me anything in advance.
I can guide you in the morning almost every day.(from 8:30 or 9:00 AM till 13:00 or 13:30PM)
This year, in case of the full day tour, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, are available.
Hello! My name is Tomoe. I'm a national licensed guide interpreter(English). I made my page here, TripleLights in October 2018. Thank you for finding me.
I was born and grew up in Otsu,Shiga, which is the next city of Kyoto.
I graduated from the university in Kyoto and lived there for four years due to my husband's job.
I like history and like to visit temples in Nara.
My hobby is to plan trips and have visited many cities and towns in Japan and abroad. One of my favorite places is the AIRPORT!!
I have enjoyed meeting and guiding people from abroad, to sightseeing spots in my country.
I really want many people from abroad to enjoy visiting many places and have wonderful experiences in my country. I'll be really happy if I can have such experiences with you!!
Please tell and ask me if there are any places which you want to visit and anything which you want to do in my country. I'll plan the trip only for you.
I am cheerful and always positive. I like to talk with people. I would like to talk with many people from many countries. Please tell me about your country, too!!
I'm looking forward to seeing you!!
* If you want, I will take you back to your hotel (within the time or with the extra hourly rate)
Or, I will show you how to go back to your hotel when we finish the tour.
* If you want, I will give you some advice about what to and where to eat your lunch/dinner.
“Flexible and accommodating guide ”
A big thank you to Tomoe for giving me clear clear directions to find the location of my next meeting point. She has also been most flexible and accommodating to change my tour date to Shiga even though it fell on a national holiday. Very friendly and I highly recommend Tomoe.
Tomoe S.
(117 reviews)Dear Adeline, Thank you very much for your warmhearted review. I was happy to share the time with you, visiting places in Shiga, my prefecture on such a fine day. I hope that you will visit Japan again and I can see you. Thank you very much for booking my tour. TOMOE
Gina D.
Very Special 1 day Kyoto tour just for you (8H)
Customized
“Tomoe is a great and extremely understanding guide”
We, my husband and I, booked two days with Tomoe. On the first day I had to send my husband alone with her due to having sprained my ankle earlier that week and being exhausted by it. She was very understanding and took my husband around, explaining much of the history of the places they visited. On the second day, I was able to join and we visited 3 other places. During this time, Tomoe was very considerate to me, was happy to walk at my pace and I was able to rest when needed, and during all this she explained even more history which was great! I cannot recommend Tomoe enough to any others wishing a pleasant day tour of Kyoto! (She also provided little tips and hints for visiting other areas, too!)
Tomoe S.
(117 reviews)Dear Gina, Thank you very much for such a wonderful review! Yes, I spent the first day only with your husband, visiting places located in the west side of Kyoto, and the second day with you, and your husband, visiting places located in the east side of Kyoto. I was really glad to be able to see you on the second day. I really hope that your ankle will get better and you will have no problem to walk. There are many other good places to visit in Kyoto. I hope that you will come back to visit such places. Thank you very much for booking me as your guide. I enjoyed exchanging mails with you! TOMOE
Ahmet G.
Very Special 1 day Kyoto tour just for you (7H)
Customized
“Kyoto specialist with poise, knowledge, experience and desire to help”
He had the good fortune of scheduling our 2 days of Kyoto plus Nara and Osaka tours with Tomoe. In a nutshell, she was superb. Upon our request she recommended excellent restaurants in Kyoto, sent us addresses written in Japanese to avoid any misunderstanding with the taxi drivers in key rides, adjusted the pace of the tours according to our level of endurance, provided very helpful and relevant information about the locations we visited. Hers was a very kind, meticulous and extremely knowledgeable service. We enthusiastically recommend Tomoe for anyone considering a visit in Kyoto area.
Tomoe S.
(117 reviews)Dear Ahmet, Thank you so! so! much for such a wonderful review! I was able to spend such wonderful 4 days with you, in Kyoto, Nara and Osaka. We talked a lot, ate a lot, and laughed a lot! I was so happy to be able to share the time and experience with you, such a nice couple. Thank you very much for booking me as your guide and letting me have a really wonderful time. I do hope that I can see you again! TOMOE