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Kyoto Tour of East and South Area for Your Great Experience
This tour include Eastern and South area of Kyoto such as Kiyomizu temple, Sannenzaka & Ninenzaka-slope where various souvenir shops lined up, Path of philosophy, Ginkakuji temple, Sanjusangendo temple and Fushimiinari shrine where you can enjoy tarditional temple buidings, slope and road, Zen style "Wabi & Sabi" atmosphere and mysterious thousands vermillion Torii gate.
Meeting Point
At your hotel in Kyoto
Kiyomizu temple
Kiyomizudera temple is a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto, which is listed as one of the 17 World heritage sites in Kyoto.
This temple was originally built in 798 and rebuilt in 1633. We walk up a slope to the temple.This lane leading to Kiyomizu Temple is lined up with shops selling porcelain, pickles, sweets, souvenirs and so-on. The main hall is famous for its platform projecting over a cliff. You can enjoy the Kyoto city view. In front of you, you can see the Koyasu-no-to which literally means “ Easy birth Pagoda”. Otowa waterfall is at the foot of the cliff.
Path of philosophy
To have experience of Philosophers’ walk through the side road of Lake Biwa canal whose length is around 1.5km where a famous Japanese philosopher used to stroll.
Ginkakuji temple
This temple is one of the 17 World heritage sites in Kyoto. You can see and feel the birthplace of Higashiyama culture of Zen style such as tea ceremony, flower arrangement and “Wabi, Sabi” atmosphere. This wooden pavilion attracs people by the expression of “Wabi Sabi” which is based on the idea that beauty lies in simplicity. This sensitive feeling come from Zen Buddhism.
Sanjusangendo temple
Sanjusangendo temple to see more than thousands Buddhism statue and feel the significance of Buddhism to save people from ancient period up to now. This temple consists of 33 numbers of column spacing in the inner temple. The principal image of Buddha is seated figure statue of thousand armed Kannon whose height is around 7 meters that is made by joint block construction used by cypress. 1000 units statues of thousand armed Kannon stands on tiered alters 10 deep in two 50 row sections to the right and left of the principal deity with one more standing behind to make a total of 1001.
Fushimiinari shrine
Fushimiinari shrine to see and walk through the thousands vermillion color Torii gate and pray your wishe such as prosperity of your business, good harvest of rice cropping and so-on. Originally, the deity of Inari shrine was reverted as the deity of agriculture. With industrialization, the deity of Fushimi inari gradually came to be worshipped as the deity of business. There are up to 5,000 Torii gates in this precincts which were donated mostly by merchants and companies to pray for the prosperity of their businesses.
Ending Point
At your hotel in Kyoto
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee,
Pick-up fee at your staying hotel in Kyoto or Osaka,
Transportation fee inside Koto city of guide,
Transportation fee of you for of all tour routes in Kyoto: One day bus ticket of JPY700 per person,
JR fee: yen280 per person,
Entrance fee of you: Sanjusangendo temple:JPY600/person, Ginkakuji temple:JPY500/person, Kiyomizu temple: JPY400/person,
Lunch fee,
Tour Important Information
1) For fairly long walking of sight -seeing, please put on the shoes to walk with ease.
2) Please prepare the cash to spend any train riding, lunch and souvenir.
3) I prepared the blog of Kyoto various tour spots with photos and detail explanation each shown as below,
Blog title: Various Kyoto Tour Spots Introduction
Important message from the guide
I am now focusing tour guide area for East Japan area such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt.Fuji, Nikko, Gunma, Saitama and Kanazawa.
However, I can support you for one day trip of Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Himeji from Tokyo.
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
Kyoto Tour Reviews
Ee lin K.
One day Mt.Fuji tour for your greatexperience
Customized
“Well informed tour”
Kashima is knowledgeable and have good sense humour. I appreciate very the useful Japanese phrases and vocabulary & information sheet. I find it concise ad very functional.
Kashima H.
(68 reviews)Ee lin san, Thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed Mt.Fuji viewing and surrounding beautiful nature spots such as Arakurayama Sengen Park, Ohishi park and Oshino Hakkai. Thanks to your young group happy and energic atmosphere with continuous funny talking, I could join to exchange lots of conversation with your group including various topics for your country and Japan. I hope that you visit Japan again in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots in Japan for you. Thanks, Kashima
“Fantastic launch pad for further exploring. ”
Kashima’s tour gave us a wonderful overview of the highlights we wanted to see. He got us into a superb Yakatori restaurant that we would never dare enter on our own. Not only is he a master at navigating the labyrinth of Toyo’s subways and trains but his knowledge of Japanese Cuisine and photography skills are unreal. Throughly enjoyed ourselves.
Kashima H.
(68 reviews)Chris san, Thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed the combination of Japanese traditional atmosphere as Meiji shrine and the most bustling & entertainment area as Harajuku, Omotesando, Shibuya and Shinjuku. I am pleased that you could satisfy the highlights you wanted to see. Also, it is my pleasure that you could start well for your Japan continuous tour by your experience of my guiding of the day. I hope that you continue to enjoy Japan tour. Thanks, Kashima
Joe K.
One day Gunma butchery school & Saitama Kato farm tour
Customized
“Perfect in every way”
Kashima made everything perfect. He handles our every unusual request. It was the best tour we have ever done.
Kashima H.
(68 reviews)Joe san, Thank you very much for your upmost review to me. It was very much pleasure for me that you requested me to arrange to learn the actual butchering process and watching the process of making beef to sell for general market at the school of butchery in Gunma prefecture. We could hear and watch the information in detail by the school top person. I am impressed that You and your family are so much professional to ask any questions and learned a lot. I am very much pleased that you could get important information from the school. Also, we visited Kato farm in Saitama prefecture who grows his own feed for the cattle and has won over 100 awards for their beef. We could see free range cows and goats and enjoyed tasting various foods by cow milking. I hope that you and your family continue to enjoy your nice business. Thanks, Kashima
