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Let's enjoy "yuba" cuisine and Toji Temple!

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Do you know "yuba"? It is very healthy Japanese food. Yuba is soy milk skin and you can taste "yuba kaiseki" at an old yuba restaurant. After enjoying the healthy cuisine, you can also enjoy watching the yuba factory!!

Near the restaurant, there is an old temple, Toji and its branch temple, Kanchiin Temple. I'm sure you will have a wonderful and rare experience in Kyoto!!

Kyoto Tour Guide - Yuriko S.
Yuriko S.
4.93 / 5
(43 reviews)
09:00 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel in Kyoto

09:00 AM

Kyoto station or your hotel

Let's meet and start the day trip.

09:30 AM

Toji Temple

Let's enjoy Toji Temple, one of the National Treasures and World Heritage Sites.

10:30 AM

Kanchiin Temple

Kanchiin Temple is the branch temple of Toji and you can see beautiful Japanese garden and old sliding screen paintings.

12:00 PM

Let's enjoy "yuba kaiseki", healthy cuisine and watching yuba factory.

02:00 PM

Heian Jingu Shrine

You can see a very big vermilion shrine gate and beautiful shrine buildings. You can also enjoy beautiful Japanese garden.

04:00 PM

Kyoto station or your hotel

return Kyoto station or your hotel

Ending Point

at your hotel in Kyoto

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What‘s included

guide fee, hotel pick-up in Kyoto area, transportation fee for guide, entrance fee for guide

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What‘s not included

transportation fee for you, lunch for you and guide, entrance fees for you

Tour Important Information

If you are vegetarian, please inform me before.

Admission fees for shrine and temples, lunch are not included in my guide fee.


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I will guide you every day except for the day that my schedule is not vacant.

I'm a local guide of Gifu, Nagoya and Aichi, but I can guide you around Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kanazawa, Takayama and Shiga if you pay my transportation fee.

I also dress you kimono if you want.

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Kyoto Tour Reviews

Unforgettable two days in Kyoto and Osaka!

Where to begin! Starting from the planning of the tour, Yuriko was patient and understanding with the absurd amount of suggestions I made for our full day tours in Kyoto and Osaka. Our family was a huge group - 12 people - so we are extremely appreciative of Yuriko and her willingness to accommodate to every single one of us! As for the tour days, Yuriko was punctual and brought a bag full of information/notes she has on the sites we had planned to visit. You can immediately tell Yuriko takes pride in her work: At the various sites, Yuriko introduced the culture, history & ancient myths of Japan which was very interesting to learn; She had hand-written notes to help us visualize and understand the intricate history and symbolisms (truly like a teacher!). Also, Yuriko gave activities for the children to make the site visits much more fun & interesting! Yuriko's friendly nature made it easy for us to converse, she talked to us about everything we could think of, from her hometown, food, traditional clothing and even her family! At the end, Yuriko surprised us with souvenirs made personally by her family, which we all cherish dearly. Overall, Yuriko is an exceptional tour guide and is even better to know personally. Her fluent English along with her dedicated work ethic make her one of the best tour guides I've ever had. I highly recommend her to everyone!!

Gabriel O.

Wow!! Thank you so much for such a long and heartwarming comment, Gabriel san. I also had unforgettable two days in Kyoto and Osaka with your cheerful family. You were always so kind to me that I could guide you comfortably with lots of fun. At the end of the two days tour, I felt so sad to say "Good bye" to your family because I felt like you all are my real family. Please come to Japan with your nice family again! (Next time's destination must be my home prefecture, Gifu, right?)

An amazing day in Kyoto

We spent a most enjoyable day in Kyoto with Yurico yesterday. Her knowledge was incredible and we truly took a step into the life of the Maiko and Geiko. The Temples and Shrines were fantastic. Yurico was friendly and informative, we would wholeheartedly recommend her tour. Thank you Yurico x

Julie C.

Thank you for your quick and wonderful comment! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed Kyoto tour around Gion area and Maiko experience. I also had a great time with you and your husband. Kyoto has a long history and deep culture, so please come to Kyoto again. If you visit Kyoto in July, you'll enjoy gorgeous Gion Festival. Gion Festival is held during a month, but there are special days you can enjoy special events. Please refer to below's information. (The popular Yoiyama Festival is held from July 14th to 16th, followed by July 21st to 23rd, during which Komagata lanterns are lit and Gion music is played. The highlight of the festival is the Yamahoko Procession, which takes place on July 17th and July 24th, with the Yamahoko parading through the streets of Miyako.) Many thanks, Yuriko

I had a wonderful afternoon with Yuriko!

Yuriko took me shopping in Kyoto - I love vintage and contemporary textiles and fabrics, and she devised a our which took in a modern Kimono shop with amazing Japanese fabrics and kimonos, and the lovely textile museum shop which has some real treasures. Finally to a vintage boutique which was so beautiful and such good value. Thank you Yuriko - you are a perfect guide!

Juliet M.

Thank you for your excellent review and lovely comment! Afternoon Kyoto kimono Tour with you and your gentle husband made me a precious memory, because I'm a kimono lover and strolling around kimono shops is very fun for me. Please enjoy kimono and Japanese fabric at home. Thank you again for such a wonderful afternoon in Kyoto!

$193/ per group

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