In this tour, you will visit Tofuku-ji Temple and Fushimi Inari Shrine in the Southern part of Kyoto city. And then, you will go to Uji city. Uji city is famous for the production of Green Tea and its scenic beauty. You are able to attend a tea ceremony at a Tea House, near Uji river.
Check out what we are going to do.
Feel free to personalize this offer.
At your hotel in Osaka or Kyoto, or a convenient place for you.
A large Zen Temple where the spouses of G20 guys recently visited and enjoyed its gardens during G-20 meeting in Osaka 2019.
Th headquarters of about 30,000 Inari shrines across the nation. You go through amazing number of vermilion colored Torii gates.
At a local restaurant either in Fushimii or Uji city
Byodoh-in Temple is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
No worries! Tea ceremony teacher shows you how to attend tea ceremony.
Very old shrine registered on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
At your hotel in Osaka or Kyoto, or a convenient place for you.
Tofuku-ji is the first place we visit on this tour. It is a large Zen Temple where the spouses of G20 guys recently visited and enjoyed its gardens during G-20 Osaka Summit in June, 2019. In addition to their gardens, three wooden bridges are interesting as one of the pictures shows. They have many many visitors as their maple trees aflame red leaves.
And then we head for Fushimi Inari Shrine. This shrine is one of the most popular sites in Kyoto. People go there to pray for their success in business and schoolwork, well-being of their family, healthy growth of their children, and good match for their marriage, etc.. People have different reasons to visit the shrine. Thousands of vermilion colored Torii Gates are amazing. After going through these Torii gates, we go to Uji city.
Uji is a neighboring city of Kyoto, and the city is famous for their scenic beauties, and the production of Green Tea. There are a lot of tea shops on the street. You may want to drop in one or two. If you want to experience a tea ceremony, you can attend a tea ceremony held at a Tea House near Uji river. Phoenix Hall and Ujigami Shrine are located in the same area, and they are designated as UNESCO Word Heritage Sites.
Guide fee, hotel pick-up
- Admissions :
・ Tohfuku-ji Temple 800 yen/adult, (600 yen/ junior high student),
・Phoenix Hall 600 yen/adult (400 yen/ high school student)
・Tea Ceremony 500 yen
- Transportation fees :
・From Osaka approximately 1860 yen/adult, 950 yen/child (under 12)
・From Kyoto approximately 1490 yen/adult, 800 yen/child (under 12 )
・Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
・Do not forget to bring either a camera or a smartphone.
・Whenever you feel tired, do not hesitate to tell me, "Let's take a break." We will find a suitable spot to take a break, then.
My day with Toshi was a lot of fun. We went to some interesting temples and shrine were he told me there history. We also went to parts of the city that are the same as years ago and had a really good lunch. If you want an interesting and easy to talk to guide go with Toshi. Randal
Hi Randal, Thank you very much for your review. Unfortunately, we could not visit The Museum of Housing and Living due to the corona virus.If you have a chance to come back here, I would like to show you nice small cities in the Kansai region. Hope you had a safe and easy trip getting back home. Best regards, Toshi
We had the best time with Toshi! His knowledge of Osaka and the food scene there made for an awesome day of touring.
Hi Ivy, Thank you very much for your review. I'm glad that you guys had a good time in Osaka and Kobe. Did you enjoy beef dinner in Kobe? Belated Happy New year to you and your family. Best regards, Toshi
Toshi met us at the cruise port in Osaka and with him we effortlessly navigated our way to and around Kyoto. We had a full day itinerary and met most of our highlighted points of interest. The day was longer than anticipated and Toshi stayed with us to the end, returning us to the port in plenty of time to get back on board. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and would not have been able to see what we did, if we had done this ourselves. In addition, having a guide such as Toshi who has the local and historical knowledge, enriched our experience and meant that the adventure was much deeper. Toshi himself is a genuinely lovely man with interesting experiences and we wish him the best for the future. When we return to Japan, we will definitely engage Toshi, this time for the Osaka experience.
Hi Jim, Thank you so much for your nice review. I myself had a such a fun day, guiding you guys in Kyoto. I’m hoping that any of you comes back to Japan again. Belated “ A Happy New Year! ” to you all. Best regards, Toshi
Toshi was an excellent guide in Osaka. He showed us all the highlights. I would definitely recommend him!
Hi Lori, Thank you very much for your review. I hope you will come back to Kansai region and enjoy more fun places some time again. "A Happy New Year" to you and your husbnd. Best regards, Toshi