Kyoto highlights (Kyoto departure)
Joined 2018
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!
Meeting Point
Your Hotel in Kyoto city
Meet at the lobby of your hotel
Tenryuu temple (World Heritage), Bamboo trail in Arashiyama
Lunch
Golden Pavilion
Fushimi Inari (Thousand of shrine gates)
Gion(Geisha district)
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
-Transportation fee between guide house and your hotel in Kyoto
-Hotel pick-up fee in Kyoto
-Guide fee
-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.
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
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
Jay W.
“Bamboo Forest and Quiet Temple Tours”
After a couple crazy bus tours, and people packed sight seeing in Gion/Kyoto we went on a much needed and enjoyed quieter temple tour with Yoishiharu. Yoshi met us at our hotel in Osaka and then whisked us away to Arashiyama in Kyoto. We toured several temples, shrines and bamboo forests before stopping for an amazing local soba lunch. Yoshi provided a lot of history and information about the area and specifcs about each stop as we strolled around quiet streets and paths around Arashiyama. We took the train back to Osaka with Yoshi and we returned back at hotel on time and without any issues. All and all a very lovely day.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Jay Thank you for your evaluation! I remember your wife was always laughing and the tour was very delightful. I was wondering your Himeji tour was good for you. Anyway I hope you will have good time in Japan. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
Andrea F.
“First Day in Kyoto”
Yoshiharu was our guide for our first day in Kyoto. He was prompt and very sweet. It was a bit difficult for us to understand him as he tried to explain things to us, but he got us around and made suggestions to visit less busy temples that were interesting. We were just looking for a local guide that could navigate us around as we found our bearings and Yoshiharu did just that.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Andrea Thank you for your evaluation. But I could not find what you were interested in. You seemed to be satisfied. And maybe my explanations were difficult. When you felt difficult in my explanation, I wish you had asked me questions. My explanation could become easier. Maybe you walked long. But Higashiyama and Kawaramachi area have to be busy and have no good transportation. Next time I will improve my guide to have more fun in mind of mentions above. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
Lindsey C.
“Great Osaka tour with Yoshi!”
My husband and I had a great guided tour with Yoshi in January 2024. Yoshi is very knowledgeable and it was fun spending the day with him! Yoshi created a great itinerary, and we were able to see a lot in a short amount of time. His extensive knowledge of Osaka’s history was truly impressive, particularly his detailed explanations about Osaka Castle. He also shared engaging insights about other historical events and landmarks, bringing the city's rich cultural significance to life. Thanks to Yoshi, we were able to get so much out of our short amount of time in Osaka and gained meaningful insights that enriched the rest of our time in Japan. We are so grateful for Yoshi’s guidance and kindness and we recommend his tour to anyone visiting Osaka. Thank you, Yoshi, for making our trip so special—you’ve given us memories we will not forget!
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Lindsey Thank you for your evaluation. I am very happy that you enjoyed Osaka in spite of closing shops in Kitchen ware street. If you visit around this area, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe or Nara again, I will make the tour as you like. Anyway thank you so much. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
$267/ per group
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