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Kyoto Highlights-Full day Kyoto tour with a cultural property management expert

Yasaka Pagoda

Bamboo Forest

Fushimi Inari

Kiyomizu-dera

Kinkku-ji Golden Pavilion

Kennin-ji

Kiyomizu-dera

Kodai-ji

Sanjusangen-do

Nanzen-ji

Ginkaku-ji Silver Pavilion

Gio-ji

Heian-jingu

Uji Byodo-in

Kyoto Highlights-Full day Kyoto tour with a cultural property management expert

Name: Kyoto Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Price: 285 USD
Rating: 5.0 (198 reviews)

Art, Culture, & Historical

Joined 2019

Hiroyuki T.

4.96 / 5

(198 reviews)

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Kyoto

English

8 hours

Private tour (only you and Hiroyuki T.)

Up to 5 people

There are a lot of places to visit in Kyoto; Shinto shrines, Buddhism temples, gardens, castle, nature and others. Seventeen of them are included in the UNESCO World Heritage. I am a cultural property management expert; I will give you a good explanation on the cultural properties in Kyoto and the religions and culture in Japan.

For a more personalized experience, please choose 3-4 places you want to visit from the list below and 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!

09:30 AM

Meeting Point

JR Kyoto station

- Or at your hotel in Kyoto, alternatively

09:30 AM

Fushimi Inari Shrine

11:30 AM

Sanjusangen-do

12:30 PM

Lunch break

01:40 PM

Kiyomizu-dera

02:40 PM

Sannen-zaka

03:00 PM

15:00 Yasaka Pagoda

03:20 PM

Kennin-ji

04:00 PM

Gion

05:00 PM

Yasaka Shrine

For a more personalized experience, please choose 3–4 places from the list below. The itinerary is customizable, so feel free to message me with your preferences.

・Arashiyama(Bamboo Forest, Tenryu-ji(JPY500), Togetsu Bridge and Kimono Forest),

・Sagano (Adashino Nembutsu-dera(JPY500), Gio-ji(JPY300) and Jojako-ji(JPY500))

*This has to be chosen together with Arashiyama,

・Kiyomizu (Kiyomizu-dera(JPY500), Sannen-zaka and Yasaka Pagoda)

*This has to be chosen together with Gion.

・Gion(Geisha town, Kennin-ji(JPY800) and Yasaka Shrine),

・Sanjusangen-do(JPY600),

・Uji Byodo-in(JPY700),

・To-ji(JPY500),

・Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion(JPY500),

・Ryoan-ji Rock Garden(JPY600),

・Nanzen-ji(JPY600),

・Ginkaku-ji Silver Pacilion(JPY500)

If you want to include less-visited and quite places like Taizo-in, Heian-jingu and others, just let me know.

Ending Point

JR Kyoto station (Ending point can be flexible)

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 for guide and guests

Lunch for guide and guests

Others

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.

4.96 / 5

(198 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

Jan-paul B.

4 / 5

Jan 19, 2026

Osaka Highlights, Best for the first timer

Jan 19, 2026

Osaka

7 hours

“A long walk around Osaka ”

Hiro was very informative, he showed us the major sites and cultural spots around Osaka over a 7 hour walk.

J K.

5 / 5

Jan 2, 2026

Osaka Highlights, Best for the first timer

Jan 2, 2026

Osaka

7 hours

“5 Star Ōsaka Highlights”

This was my family’s first time in Osaka and having Hiro plan a personalized day in the city allowed us to see and experience more than we could have on our own. We navigated the trains and subways easily and enjoyed so much more than just seeing sights as they were given so much more meaning with Hiro’s guidance and knowledge. Hiro was informative, flexible, thoughtful, and patient. Everything you’d ask for in a guide. I highly recommend Hiro.

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for your kind message. I hope that you enjoyed the tour. It was crowed everywhere yesterday. It was nice to give a prayer at a Sumiyoshi Taisha and Shitennoji yesterday as it is a very important custom in Japan to visit a shrine or a temple during on the new year’s days. I wish you and all your family had a happy holiday season for the new year in Japan. Hiro

Michael C.

5 / 5

Jan 2, 2026

Cultural Properties in Ancient Capital of Kyoto- from Osaka

Jan 2, 2026

Osaka

9 hours

“Kyoto Tour from Osaka”

This is my family and I's second visit to Osaka. We again had a tour with Hiro. As always we had a great time with Hiro. He makes it easy for us to understand the local culture and history. He is great and patient with my 8 year old son, who can be a hands full. We definitely contact Hiro when we visit Japan again.

Hiroyuki T.

It was really nice to spend time with you and your family in this area again. Thank you very much. You have experienced hot and humid summer and cold winter in Japan. But you have not experienced spring and autumn in Japan yet. April, May, October and November are best season to visit Japan. Come back to Japan again in the best season. Hope our paths cross again in the future. I also look forward to hearing from your sister. Thank you very much again, Hiro