Kaleidoscopic Kyoto w/Photographer+Private Taxi

KYOTO is like a kinetic art.

The ancient capital has rich flavours of four seasons:

- cherry blossoms welcome new students and travelers to a town of universities in spring,

-riverside restaurants & traditional Gion Festival in July make you energize under the scorching heat, and tourch fires on five mountains on Aug 16 herald the end of summer and send the souls of our ancestors back to heaven,

- autumn foliage perfectly synchronizes vermillion Torii gates in famous shrines, and viewing colorful maple trees from the rivers on boats attracts tourists around the world the most in fall,

- we celebrate new year holiday seasons with white Miso soup. In addition to the local gastronomy, sometimes snow flakes orchestrate the historic temples "frozen music," as Ernest Fenollosa illustrated its silent beauty.

Nature colours iconic Kyotoite places with stunning gradations.

In addition to the scenic treasures, all the streets in the city are well-organized like a chess-board. By strolling around these avenues, you can feel the full of historic, traditional, cultural, and academic atmosphere.

In our tour, we will visit UNESCO World Heritage sights, such as:

・KinkakuJi Temple(Golden Pavilion)

・Kiyomizu Temple

("No nail temple" on Higashiyama East Hills side)

・Nijyo Castle

(where the Shogun Tokugawa abdicated his throne and the Emperor proclaimed his power in 1867)

Other possible suggestions are:

・Fushimi Inari Shrine

(The most popular destination of thousands vermillion Torii gates)

・Kimono wearing+photo shooting by an award-winning photographer

・traditional Japanese show in Gion

(-Maiko dance performance

-tea ceremony demonstration

-imperial Gagaku music

-Kyogen sitcom

-Jyoruri puppet show)

・Kyoto Aquarium

(Able to see Kyotoite big salamanders, a dolphin show, cute penguins, and touch large turtles)

・Arashiyama Monkey Park

(feed & take pics w/monkeys)

・Toei Uzumasa Movie Studio

(meet Samurai & wear Kimono)

for a family with children:)

*Please select two to four places/activities per day. If you could book me several days, we could cover them all.

★Lunch…local Japanese food, such as Sushi, Tempura, Tofu, and/or vegetarian/vegan menu.

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Since this is my signature tour, I set the highest price in town on purpose.

However, reviews from the distinguished guests and pictures on my profile & tour pages guarantee you once-in-a-lifetime memories in one of the most attractive cities in the world with the professional & local trilingual guide photographer.

Why don't you explore my hometown together for honeymoon and/or vacation with your family & friends?

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★Itinerary can be quite flexible upon your requests.

★You can use my portable wifi during our tour

★A private taxi, that accomodate up to eight guests, is INCLUDED in the tour price. Therefore, all you need for an extra stipend on the tour day would be lunch and souvenirs(if you buy ones) only.

1. Some potential guests have asked me that they don't need a photographer, therefore, they wanted to get some discount. However, since I am a professional guide and a photographer(only me and a Japanese-speaking private taxi driver will escort you), that cannot be a reason for bargening price.

2. I cannot accept bookings from the guests who stay at 【Ace Hotel Kyoto】 because their reception has ignored and left me for more than twenty minutes after I asked their receptionist to call my guests twenty minutes before the meeting time.

Besides, when I complained that they should have let me know that the guests had not replied their phone call, Mr. Makino called the police in Japanese, saying that I was a weirdo and just an unknown, ridiculous guide who screamed and behaved violently, which is a false claim as you can see in my reviews from my past guests.

In addition, while I was calling a taxi company on behalf of them, Mr. Makino talked to my guests in English to cancel my tours.

For those acts, I would never, ever accept guests who stay that hotel.