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Kyoto Private Tour - Fushimi Inari is famous for thousands of shrine gates which are donated by a Japanese business. First, Fushimi inari was the god of rice, then merchants and manufacturers have traditionally worshiped Fushimi Inari as the patron of business,

Fushimi Inari is famous for thousands of shrine gates which are donated by a Japanese business. First, Fushimi inari was the god of rice, then merchants and manufacturers have traditionally worshiped Fushimi Inari as the patron of business,

Kyoto Private Tour - Gion is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in front of Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine) from the 16th century.
It is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.
There are Teahouses (ochaya) which have private and closed world where the evening's entertainment may include cocktails, conversation, and games as well as traditional Japanese music, singing and dancing by geisha and maiko (geisha in training).
Although It is difficult for the customer without an introduction from a regular customer to enjoy the entertainment with geisha, but you could see a geisha on the street.

Gion is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in front of Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine) from the 16th century. It is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment. There are Teahouses (ochaya) which have private and closed world where the evening's entertainment may include cocktails, conversation, and games as well as traditional Japanese music, singing and dancing by geisha and maiko (geisha in training). Although It is difficult for the customer without an introduction from a regular customer to enjoy the entertainment with geisha, but you could see a geisha on the street.

Kyoto Private Tour - Golden pavilion:
In 1397, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu started construction of reliquary hall (Kinkaku), completed in 1408. Kinkaku is a three-story wooden castle building, the first layer is a palatial architecture, The second layer is built using samurai-house style, the third layer is the style of Zen temple and the Relics of the Buddha is settled. The roof of Kinkaku is decorated with phoenix.
In 1950 the scholar set fire to burn down, and in 1955 the Kinkaku was rebuilt.

Golden pavilion: In 1397, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu started construction of reliquary hall (Kinkaku), completed in 1408. Kinkaku is a three-story wooden castle building, the first layer is a palatial architecture, The second layer is built using samurai-house style, the third layer is the style of Zen temple and the Relics of the Buddha is settled. The roof of Kinkaku is decorated with phoenix. In 1950 the scholar set fire to burn down, and in 1955 the Kinkaku was rebuilt.

Kyoto Private Tour - Bamboo trail :
In the area where tens of thousands of bamboo grows, many trails are run like sewing bamboo grove, and if you walk them slowly you can feel the taste of the Heian era.
Also, in the summer you can feel cool with playing the winds of bamboo shoots making noise.

Bamboo trail : In the area where tens of thousands of bamboo grows, many trails are run like sewing bamboo grove, and if you walk them slowly you can feel the taste of the Heian era. Also, in the summer you can feel cool with playing the winds of bamboo shoots making noise.

Kyoto Private Tour - Tenryuu temple (Tenryuu ji)
Square Hut garden, or Sougen pond garden in Tenryu temple, was built by Musousoseki as pond and spring strolling garden. It is also landscape borrowing garden which borrows Arashiyama and Kameyama behind with strolling trail around Sougen pond in the center of the garden.

Tenryuu temple (Tenryuu ji) Square Hut garden, or Sougen pond garden in Tenryu temple, was built by Musousoseki as pond and spring strolling garden. It is also landscape borrowing garden which borrows Arashiyama and Kameyama behind with strolling trail around Sougen pond in the center of the garden.

Kyoto highlights (Kyoto departure)

Name: Kyoto Guided Tours
Brand: GoWithGuide
Price: 271 USD
Rating: 5.0 (61 reviews)

Highlights

Joined 2018

Yoshiharu K.

4.69 / 5

(61 reviews)

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Kyoto

Japanese (Native), English

9 hours

Private tour (only you and Yoshiharu K.)

Up to 5 people

This Kyoto highlight tour includes the most popular destinations in Kyoto, Arashiyama Bamboo trail, Golden Pavilion, Gion (Geisha district), Fushimi-Inari shrine(Hundreds of Shrine gates) in one day.

I believe this tour is suitable for beginner of Kyoto travelers.

Itinerary

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

08:30 AM

Meeting Point

Your Hotel in Kyoto city

09:00 AM

Meet at the lobby of your hotel

10:00 AM

Tenryuu temple (World Heritage), Bamboo trail in Arashiyama

12:00 PM

Lunch

01:00 PM

Golden Pavilion

03:00 PM

Fushimi Inari (Thousand of shrine gates)

05:00 PM

Gion(Geisha district)

06:00 PM

Return to your hotel

Ending Point

Your Hotel in Kyoto city

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

-Transportation fee between guide house and your hotel in Kyoto

-Hotel pick-up fee in Kyoto

-Guide fee

What‘s not included

-Public transportation fee during this tour

-Admission fee

Tenryuu-ji temple 800yen

Golden Pavilion 500yen

Gion Kagai Art Musuem 1600yen

-Lunch.

-Public transportation fee to Kyoto from outside of Kyoto and pick up fee (If your hotel is out of Kyoto city). Please ask the fee.

Tour Important Information

You need admission fee in Tenryuu temple and Golden Pavilion.

You will walk long in this tour.

And you can not use a stroller in this tour. Because there are many steps in the destinations.

If you like to start from outside of Kyoto, please ask me. I will make a tour for you.

You can start this tour in Osaka or Kobe or Nara with additional fee (Please ask)

Important message from the supplier

I can guide you from Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara if you pay the pick up fee.

Please ask the fee.

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 2018

Yoshiharu K.

4.69 / 5

(61 reviews)

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About Tour Guide Yoshiharu K.

Hi! I'm Yoshiharu. Please call me Yoshi. Yoshi means "good" in Japanese! I'm a good man (^^);;;.

I was born in Kyoto but I lived there 3 months. Then my family moved to Osaka and I grew up in Osaka.

So I am almost Osakan.

When I was young, my hobby was traveling by bicycle. I went cycling around most part of Japan except Shikoku.

In my family rule, Shikoku is in bad direction because my grand father died just after his Shikoku pilgrimage.

So I want to have a cycling tour not only in Kyoto (coming soon!) but also all part of Japan someday.

I am interested in Japanese history.

I am a National Certificated Guide. And I have "Kyoto Tourism Culture Certification 3rd grade", "Osaka Expert Certification 3rd grade", "Nara Concierge 2nd grade" and "Karuizawa Web test 3rd grade".

So I have expert knowledge about Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Karuizawa and common knowledge about Kobe.

Besides I like gadgets, so I can guide you DenDen town in Osaka.

When you have a chance to visit Kyoto or Osaka or other city in this area,

please contact me anytime and join my tour!

I'll be looking forward to seeing you, spending wonderful time with you.

Reviews

Christine D.

5 / 5

May 12, 2025

Nara Highlights from Kyoto or Osaka

May 12, 2025

Nara

10 hours

“Excellent nara experience with Yoshi”

Very knowledgeable and personable. We all 4 enjoyed this tour. Highly recommend.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Christine Thank you for your evaluation. It was comfortable day which helped us to have a good traveling. I hope you will have good traveling to Hiroshima and Kyoto. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

Alexa S.

2 / 5

May 11, 2025

Himeji : Hyogo Golden Route (one of five tours)

May 11, 2025

Himeji

9 hours

“Disappointing tour with not much value. Do not recommend. ”

Yoshi was a nice person; however it was a very disappointing tour for the high price we paid for a private tour. We have done other tours with GoWithGuide and we would not recommend this tour at all. It is better you go without guide than this tour. The guide was not very prepared nor knowledgeable of the area, or Himeji castle, and did not provide much explanation. He seemed to be there mainly to chaperone us through public transport, which we’re able to do without a guide and even then he did not seem knowledgeable. Perhaps he is not experienced with tours in Himeji. Mainly pointed to the signs to read and even then was reading them with us as if it were his first time going. We felt this was completely overpriced and did not get much out of it.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Alexa I am sorry you could not enjoy the tour. On the tour day(It was in the Golden Week) Himeji castle was very crowded . But I had expected it, so before the tour I bought the web ticket for the first time. We could skip an about 100m line to buy the ticket. But it was not enough. There was a long waiting line to enter the keep. We had to wait about 1 hour. I have never had the experience. And in the keep we were packed on every floor and the number of people to get the top floor was limited so we had to wait for about 30 min to get the top. I have never had the experience. So I guess number of explanation per time was few because we could not move in the line and maybe I skipped explanations by the crowd or forgot to explain because of lacking the rhythm to explain. And we could not have the seat together when we went to Himeji, so I could not have time to explain Himeji and you missed the chance to have question for it. I should have stand beside you to explain the Himeji and scenery from the train. And we were late to return your hotel about 1.5 hours. I guess we should have skip Azuki museum. I should have give questions to know what you expected to Himeji. Next time I will guide you according to your interest in Hemeji. Himeji has other destinations.

Nicholas K.

5 / 5

Apr 24, 2025

Osaka Highlights (Osaka departure)

Apr 24, 2025

Osaka

4 hours 30 min

“A good day in Osaka”

Half day tour to Osaka castle which was very interesting. A few other impromptu visits in the centre and an excellent lunch in a Japanese pancake restaurant.