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One day tour in Kyoto (Higashiyama area)
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Joined 2018
Tour will visit several places in Higashiyama area (east part of Kyoto) including World Heritage sites. As Kyoto is normally crowded, It is strongly recommended to uae a chartered taxi, in order to effectively use the customers' valuable time in Kyoto.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At the hotel
At your hotel
I will pick you up at your hotel
Hushimi Inari Shrine
Tour visits Fushimi Inari where is famous for thousand torii gates.Althugh the shrine area is vast ,tour will stay in shor ttime to see other places
Sanjyu sangen do temple
Tour visits the temple where is famous for overwelming one thousand kannon budhas.
Kiyomizu dera temple
The temple is famous for overhanging structure along the cliff. The temple was created in 8AD. World heritage site
Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka
Lunch and window shopping. Customer can enjoy the old time kyoto atmosphere.
Philosopher's trail
Customer stroll the trail along the stream enjoying the special atomosphere of Kyoto
Nishiki koji
Tour visits market selling fish, vegitable, tea, and other goods which are famous in Kyoto.
At your hotel
I will drop you off at your hotel
Ending Point
At the hotel
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
Guide fee, hotel pick up
transportation cost (customer and the guide), cost of chartered taxi. lunch
Tour Important Information
As above plan is basically made, it can be adjusted inline with the customers' interest.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you the tours in Kyoto and Osaka. However such tours will be prepared in customized manner in accordance with your request, if my transportation fees from Nara to either Kyoto or Osaka are paid by you.
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 Yasuhisa K.
I have worked in the multi-national organizations including UN agency for around 30 years and stationed at various cities including Rome, Bangkok and Hanoi. Although I have retired from those international carriers, I wish to keep the international cooperation and develop the friendship with people who visits our country. As I like history and am practicing Noh song and wood curving of Buddha images, I have decided to live in Nara where is surrounded by many historical places and traditional cultures, when I returned back to Japan in 2017. I wish to offer you custom made trip ideas to be able to enjoy the atmosphere of old city, Nara. I am also planning to develop trip plans to enjoy the local cultures. Please call me Yasu.
Reviews
Douglas S.
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Yasu was a wonderful guide. He contacted us to personalize our tour and verify our meeting place and time. He was very knowledgeable and taught us many things about Japanese history and customs. We enjoyed the many temples and shrines we visited as well as the pottery house and Japanese garden. Thank Yasu for a wonderful day. We highly recommend Yasu.
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Yasuhisa K.
Dear Doug and Jocelin Thank you very much for your nice review for the tour in Kyoto on 12 Nov. It was a nice weather to walk in Kyoto. I was also very happy to accompany such a nice couple as you. Hoping you continue to have nice days in Japan. Yasu
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Plamen K.
“Excellent journey ”
The trip was perfect, he showed us interesting places. He is a experienced person from who you can learn a lot about the Japanese life Thank You!
Yasuhisa K.
Dear Gabriela & Plamen Thank you very much for your nice review on the tour in Kyoto on 8 Nov. I was also very happy with such nice couple as you. Hoping you will have a successful meeting with Japanese company. Yasu
Catherine Q.
“Deeply knowledgeable tour guide!”
Yasu, retired professor and former UN consultant, provided us with a wonderful, customized tour of Kyoto. We specifically asked him to try to avoid shrines and temples that were super crowded. It was a tall order given how many tourists are in Kyoto these days. But Yasu did a fine job and provided us with many insights most tourists would never know. He also introduced us to a Kyoto style boiled tofu restaurant that exceeded our expectations—tasty! He shared his knowledge about the intricacies and interplays btw Buddhism and Shintoism in today’s Japan. We highly recommend Yasu as a guide.
Yasuhisa K.
Dear Cathy & Joel Thak you very much for your nice review on the tour in Kyoto on 10th Nov. I was also very happy to acompany such nice couple as you. Hoping you have continue to enjoy your stay in Japan. Yasu
$257/ per group
More tours by Yasuhisa K.
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One day tour in Kyoto (Arashiyama area)
Tour will start from the Hotel in Kyoto. Frst visit is Kinkakuji temple (Golden Pavillion ),then, to Ryoanji tmple where is famous for rock garden. Tour will stop at Arasiyama area to take lunch and visit Togetsu bridge, Bamboo grove, Tentyuji temple and others. The last visit is NIjyo castle. As these places are normally crowded. using chartered taxi is highly recommended in order to effectively use your valuable time in Kyoto.
One day tour in Kyoto (Arashiyama area)
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One day tour in Nara
Highlights of the tour are feeding deers in Nara Park and overwhelmed by the great Budha, Daibutu. Tour also visits several historcal sites. As all historical sites are located in the Nara park, we will mainly walk through the park ( 5~8km ) The tour also can customized in line with the customer's interest, historical sites, cultural sites or shopping.
One day tour in Nara
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Walking along historical trail of Nara(1):Samurai road
Walking along historical trail between Nara and Yagyu where was used to be the mecca of swordsmanship "Kenjyutu" during Edo era. As Yagyu family was a leader of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, one of the stile of Japanese swordsmanships, many samurais visited Yagu to learn the skill through the trail. You can enjoy such old trail thinking about samurai who were eager to improve the skill of swordsmanship.
Walking along historical trail of Nara(1):Samurai road
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Tour for the East end of Silk Road, Nara
Nara has a long history including the site of the first and large scale capital of Japan in 7 century. However, Japan had reached at the status of national unity before 7 century and had started official envoy to Sui Dynasty of China in AD600. Therefore various new technology and culture had been transferred from China through anciant Korea.Tour will therefore explore the sign of influence of China, Persia or even from Greece transferred through the ancient Silk Road.
Tour for the East end of Silk Road, Nara
Other Popular Art, Culture, & Historical Tours in Kyoto
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Arashiyama Morning Highlights: Bamboo, Temples & Scenic Views
Step into the beauty of Arashiyama, Kyoto’s scenic district, with this 4-hour walking tour. Starting from Hankyu Arashiyama Station, you’ll visit the iconic Togetsukyo Bridge, the historic Tenryū‑ji Temple, the enchanting Sagano Bamboo Grove, and the peaceful Adashino Nenbutsu‑ji Temple. Perfect for travelers seeking a mix of culture, nature, and serene strolls away from the main crowds.
Arashiyama Morning Highlights: Bamboo, Temples & Scenic Views
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Thousand Torii Gates & Sake: Fushimi Half-Day Tour
This half-day tour begins at Fushimi Inari Shrine, a sacred site with more than 1,300 years of history, famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates. Next, we will take a train to another district and visit the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum. Here you will learn how Japan’s iconic drink has been crafted for centuries and enjoy a tasting of several sake varieties. We will wrap up the tour with a leisurely stroll through the lively Otesuji Shopping Arcade.
Thousand Torii Gates & Sake: Fushimi Half-Day Tour
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Fully customizable your own private tour in Kyoto
There are so many great places in Kyoto that you probably want to visit but perhaps not enough time. It is best to have a local person guiding you to come up with a plan that suits your preference. I can create a tour with you which includes not only popular places like the Golden Pavilion and Fushimi Inari but small temples with wabi sabi such as those in Sagano and one of the oldest Japanese sweets shops in Murasakino.
Fully customizable your own private tour in Kyoto
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Eastern Kyoto, Short Hike in a Peaceful Temple and Forest
Experience the charm of tranquility in a mountain temple. Take a 3km walk around the foothills of the Higashiyama Mountain Range, visiting shrines and temples along the path. Starting at Seikanji Temple on Mt. Kiyomizu (242m height), follow the Uta-no-Nakayama Road to Kiyomizu-dera. Then, go through Sanneizaka and Nene-no-michi, and reach Maruyama Park and Yasaka Shrine. Along the way, we can feel old stories of tragic love while enjoying panoramic views of the Kyoto cityscape.
Eastern Kyoto, Short Hike in a Peaceful Temple and Forest
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