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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: 283 USD
Rating: 5.0 (204 reviews)

Art, Culture, & Historical

Joined 2019

Hiroyuki T.

4.96 / 5

(204 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

10:00 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

Gion (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

(204 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

Thomas G.

5 / 5

Aug 5, 2026

Zen temples with beautiful gardens, Fushimi Inari and Bamboo Forest

Aug 5, 2026

Kyoto

8 hours

“Amazing tour”

Hiroyuki was incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. Highly recommend him for a tour.

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for reviewing the tour. It was a very hot that day. It was the hottest day of the year. It is very good to know that you enjoyed the tour despite of the heat. Hiro

Michael R.

5 / 5

Aug 4, 2026

One Day in Mount Koya. Feel the Sacredness and Holiness

Aug 4, 2026

Mount Koya

4 hours

“Amazing memories is koyasan!!”

He is kind and great guide thank you!!

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for reviewing the tour. I will be looking forward to working with you again, keep in touch. Hiro

George S.

5 / 5

Jun 9, 2026

Historic Monuments of Ancient Capital of Nara - from Osaka

Jun 9, 2026

Nara

8 hours

“Four Incredible Days with Hiro.”

We spent four wonderful days with Hiro as our guide in Japan - one day in Osaka and three days in Kyoto - and it was truly one of the highlights of our trip. Hiro's knowledge of the region, its culture, and its history is extraordinary. Having previously served as General Manager of the government's Cultural Heritage Division, he brought an incredible depth of expertise to every site we visited. Whether we were exploring temples, shrines, Zen gardens, or historic districts, Hiro's explanations brought everything to life. He even sketched diagrams to help us understand the different schools and lineages of Buddhism, which we found absolutely fascinating. We were fortunate to have beautiful weather for most of our tour, but even on a rainy day, Hiro created an unforgettable experience. We joined a traditional Japanese sweets-making class alongside a group of adorable local schoolchildren and visited the spectacular TeamLab exhibition in Kyoto. That rainy day ended up being one of our favorites. Hiro seemed to know everything - from the best photo locations and lunch spots to the most convenient restroom stops. One particularly memorable lunch was Japanese curry. Although Hiro admitted he doesn't enjoy spicy food, he cheerfully joined us and bravely sweated his way through the meal while we all laughed together! In addition to showing us Japan's famous sights. Hiro introduced us to peaceful Zen gardens and taught us about meditation, adding another meaningful dimension to our experience. Hiro is not only exceptionally knowledgeable but also kind, patient, and genuinely passionate about sharing Japan's culture and history. We cannot recommend him highly enough. The beautiful places he showed us and the insights he shared made our time in Kyoto and Osaka truly unforgettable

Hiroyuki T.

Thank you very much for your kind message. We had beautiful days in Koyasan, Kyoto and Nara. It is very good to know that you liked the tours, experience and food. It was really nice that I could show you different things to you, like big sacred site for Esoteric Buddhism, Shinto Shrine, Buddhism statues, Pagodas, Zen Gardena and old town. But there are a lot more to see in this area. Please come back to Japan before I retire. I will be looking forward to seeing you again. IF we do not see each other in this life, I will see you again in the next life. Hiro