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Hiking between two power spots, Kurama Temple and Kifune Shrine, and more

Hiking between two power spots, Kurama Temple and Kifune Shrine, and more

Name: Kyoto Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Price: 290 USD
Rating: 5.0 (191 reviews)

Art, Culture, & Historical

Joined 2019

Hiroyuki T.

4.97 / 5

(191 reviews)

Identity Verified

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Kyoto

English

8 hours

Private tour (only you and Hiroyuki T.)

Up to 7 people

There are a lot of Buddhism temples and Shinto Shrines in Kyoto. This tour focuses on the Buddhism and Shinto power spots in North Kyoto. We will hike from a power spot Kurama Temple to another power spot Kifune Shrine for an hour. We also visit less-visited a Zen small temple with beautiful garden to feel the profundity of Kyoto.

If you are interested in the places which are not listed here, just let me know, I will customize a tour for you.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel in Kyoto or Demachiyanagi station

- TBD

10:00 AM

Kurama-dera

Kurama Temple is on the slopes of Mt. Kurama, which is located in the northern part of Kyoto and is known as a special power spot. It is considered that this temple was build in the north east corner of Kyoto to protect the capital. In Feng Shui, north east corner is the direction from which demons are coming in.　JPY500 per person

11:00 AM

Hiking from Kurama Temple to Kifune Shrine

We will hike on the mountain path between Kurama Temple and Kifune Shrine for an hour.

12:00 PM

Kifune Shrine

Kibune is a small town in a forested valley in the northern mountains of Kyoto, which developed around Kifune Shrine. It is considered that Kifune shrine was built to protect the water source of Kyoto.

01:00 PM

Lunch

02:30 AM

Shisen-do and/or Enko-ji

Shisen-do

This is a Zen temple built in the 17th century with a white sand garden which has streams. We can walk around the garden to feel the spirit of Zen. JPY700 per person.

Enko-ji

Look at this dry landscape garden. Life is free, just like traveling clouds in the sky, just like running water on the ground. It’s a Zen teaching itself. JPY500 per person

Ending Point

At your hotel in Kyoto or downtown Kyoto

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guiding fee

What‘s not included

Insurance

Transportation fee

Entrance fee

Lunch for guests and guide

Tour Important Information

As we will walk a lot, comfortable shoes are recommended.

Tours are NOT covered by insurance. Make sure to be covered by your own insurance.

Transportation fare, entrance fees and lunch are NOT included in the guide fee. Direct payment for these will be occurred in CASH on the spot on the day of the tour.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2019

Hiroyuki T.

4.97 / 5

(191 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Hiroyuki T.

Hi!

I had been working for Wakayama Prefectural Government for 38 years, mainly in the field of cultural heritage management and international relations. I am a national certificated English guide and I have a lot of knowledge and experience in the field of cultural heritage management and international relations.

I am very good at cultural heritages.

And Koyasan and Kumano in Wakayama Prefecture are inscribed in the World Heritage List as parts of “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". I was a project manager of "the Koyasan and Kumano World Heritage Inscription Project” at Wakayama Prefectural Government. I know inside and out of Koyasan, Kumano, Wakayama and other places in the Kansai area.

I have a lot of experience of guiding as I was also in charge of international relations for a long time at the government.

I will be able to provide interpretive guiding service for you around Koyasan, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka and other places as I was a cultural heritage management and international relations professional.

I am sure you will be able to get deeper understandings on Japanese culture and that your trip with me will be memorable one.

If you need a good guide in the Tokyo area, I have a friend on GoWithGuide I can recommend you!

Reviews

Planet V.

5 / 5

Nov 17, 2025

One day tour to Mt. Koya from Osaka. Be enchanted.

Nov 17, 2025

Mount Koya

8 hours

“Great experience”

Hiro was a great guide for our group. He is very knowledgeable about Mt. Koya, he shared many interesting details and information and answered all of our questions. His English is also very good. During the booking process he was also very accommodating and helpful. Overall, it was a great experience!

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for your kind message. It was really nice meeting you and your group. It was a little hustle but I hope that you enjoy the Koyasan tour. I also hope that you enjoy Nara, Kyoto and other places in Japan. I will be looking forward to seeing you again in April. Hiro

Joann T.

5 / 5

Nov 8, 2025

Osaka Highlights, Best for the first timer

Nov 8, 2025

Osaka

7 hours

“A great tour of Osaka”

For this tour, we visited Umeda Sky Building, Osaka Castle, and Shitennoji temple as per my request. Hiroyuki-san speaks very good English and ran the tour in a professional and friendly manner. He knows his way around Osaka well and is able to navigate the city subway system and streets very efficiently. He was articulate and knowledgeable, giving good background and historical explanations for all of the locations we visited. He also pointed out the best places to take photos and found several good options for lunch. I appreciated him adapting the tour to accommodate for my sore knee that day. There was a lot of walking, but the tour kept a comfortable pace. It was an enjoyable day. Osaka is a big city where you could easily get lost, so I highly recommend a tour like this. Thank-you Hiroyuki-san!

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for kind message. I hope that you liked both Wakayama tour and Osaka tour. I am sorry that I made you walk a lot. Are your knees good now? I also hope that you keep in touch with your relatives in Japan. Hiro

Joann T.

5 / 5

Nov 2, 2025

For Japanese descendants

Nov 2, 2025

Wakayama

8 hours

“This was a unique and very memorable tour.”

This tour was just amazing and I highly recommend Hiroyuki-san as a guide. Based on what information I had, Hiroyuki-san was able to track down my relatives. He then contacted them in a tactful and professional manner to see if they were interested in meeting me. They were, so he arranged for us to meet, handling numerous back-and-forth messages between me and the relatives beforehand. On the tour day he went with me to countryside, where my relatives are located. I had the opportunity to do a cemetery visit, and then spent some time chatting with my newfound family members. Hiroyuki-san patiently served as translator as my relatives and I learned about each other. He also helped to draw out a family tree for me. It was a very pleasant meeting. I never thought I would have the opportunity to meet any of my relatives in Japan, so it was an incredible experience that I will remember forever. Thank you so much, Hiroyuki-san!

Hiroyuki T.

You were happy. The T family was happy. I-san was happy. Obasan was happy. Your ancestors at the graves were happy Everybody was happy. I did a good job, I am happy!