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Kyoto Private Tour - -Otagi-Nenbutu-ji
This temple has 1200 rakan, stone statues representing the disciples of Buddha. They were carved and donated by usual people who  helped to restored the temple.
-Otagi-Nenbutu-ji This temple has 1200 rakan, stone statues representing the disciples of Buddha. They were carved and donated by usual people who helped to restored the temple.
Kyoto Private Tour - -Adashino-Nenbutu-ji
This area was for funeral rite where the dead body is exposed to the wind until it is eroded completely. About 100 years ago, a monk felt sad about abundant grave stones. Then he dug out and rowed them. The number of stone statues is about 8000.
This temple has another bamboo forest.
-Adashino-Nenbutu-ji This area was for funeral rite where the dead body is exposed to the wind until it is eroded completely. About 100 years ago, a monk felt sad about abundant grave stones. Then he dug out and rowed them. The number of stone statues is about 8000. This temple has another bamboo forest.
Kyoto Private Tour - -Tokoroten(gelidium jelly)
Famous Haiku poet Basho Matuo wrote about Arashiyama(Kiotaki) and a refreshing summer sweet Tokoroten.
" Water Kiyotaki draw Remarks by Tokoroten"
You will forget the summer heat !!
-Tokoroten(gelidium jelly) Famous Haiku poet Basho Matuo wrote about Arashiyama(Kiotaki) and a refreshing summer sweet Tokoroten. " Water Kiyotaki draw Remarks by Tokoroten" You will forget the summer heat !!
Kyoto Private Tour - -Boiled Saga Tofu
This area including Arashiyama is called “Saga-no”. Saga tofu is the brand name of this tofu.
Tofu is served heated in winter, chilled in summer.
-Boiled Saga Tofu This area including Arashiyama is called “Saga-no”. Saga tofu is the brand name of this tofu. Tofu is served heated in winter, chilled in summer.
Kyoto Private Tour - -Sougen-pond garden in Tenryuu-temple (World heritage)
About 700 years ago in Muromati period, Tenryuu temple was built by Takauji Ashikaga who established the Muromati Shogunate. He built the temple to console the spirit of Emperor Godaigo who was originally his political opponent. 
Square Hut garden, or Sougen pond garden, 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. Originally this garden was designed for viewing from big square hut, so let’s go to big square hut to see this garden.
-Sougen-pond garden in Tenryuu-temple (World heritage) About 700 years ago in Muromati period, Tenryuu temple was built by Takauji Ashikaga who established the Muromati Shogunate. He built the temple to console the spirit of Emperor Godaigo who was originally his political opponent. Square Hut garden, or Sougen pond garden, 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. Originally this garden was designed for viewing from big square hut, so let’s go to big square hut to see this garden.

Penetralia Arashiyama and Sagano (Kyoto departure)

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Kyoto Tour Guide - Yoshiharu K.

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Arashiyama used to be a resort of aristocracies having a 1200 years history and birth place of Japanese anthology of one hundred poets.

We will walk around quiet area of Sagano in Arashiyama for 6 hours.

We will visit Tenryuu temple(World Heritage), Bamboo trail around Arashiyama and Adashino-Nenbutu-ji , Otagi-Nenbutu-ji aroud deep Sagano area which have unique 8000 statues and another bamboo forest.

Itinerary

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

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

Your hotel in Kyoto city

10:00 AM

Tenryuu temple (World Heritage)

This temple was built after the fights between Emperor Godaigo and Shogun Takauji Ashikaga. When the Emperor died, the Shogun Takauji felt sad because he respected the Emperor. He build this temple to pray for the Emperor. This temple's Zen garden was designed by the monk who advised the shogun to build this temple.

10:30 AM

Bamboo trail

11:30 AM

Lunch in Sagano

01:00 PM

Adashino-Nenbutu-ji

This area was for funeral site where the dead body is exposed to the wind until it is eroded completely. About 100 years ago, a monk felt sad about abundant grave stones. Then he dug out and rowed them. The number of stone statues is about 8000.

This temple has another bamboo forest.

01:30 PM

Otagi-Nenbutu-ji

This temple has 1200 rakan, stone statues representing the disciples of Buddha. They were carved and donated by usual people who helped to restored the temple.

Ending Point

Your hotel in Kyoto city

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

-Guide's transportation fee between guide house and your hotel in Kyoto

-Hotel pick-up fee in Kyoto city

-Guide fee


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What‘s not included

-Public transportation fee during this tour

-Admission fee

Tenryuu-ji temple 800yen

Otagi-Nenbutu-ji 300yen

Adashino-Nenbutu-ji 500yen

-Lunch.

-If your hotel is out of Kyoto city, you need public transportation fee to Kyoto from outside of Kyoto. Please ask the guide.

Tour Important Information

You need admission fee in Tenryuu-temple(500yen) and Otagi-Nenbutu-ji(300yen) and Adashino-Nenbutu-ji(500yen).

If you want to go optional tram tour(about 1 hour) along Hozu river to Kameyama, you need ticket fee about 880yen for each and 1 hour additionally. Please ask the guide.

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Kyoto Tour Guide - Yoshiharu K.

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Yoshiharu K.
4.72 / 5
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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

Street walking/shopping

He is so very knowledgeable, and helpful. And if you have specific questions or needs, he will help you! Very nice, and easy going. I bought many items.

Ann S.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Ann Thank you for your evaluation! I also enjoyed the tour because I could know new things in Bukkouji-street. For instance, in Japanese cooking knife shop, the very old master used google translation to communicate with foreign customers. I was very surprised. Anyway, thank you very much. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

S

Salim K.

3 / 5
Nov 3, 2024

Osaka Highlights (Osaka departure)

Osaka
7 hours

Osaka Highlights

The guide was friendly and courteous but lacked the details of the sites. Too expensive, not worth the money.

Salim K.

Yoshiharu K.

Thank you for your evaluation. But I could not understand what you really want to do. And I should have ask it, but I confused what I should ask you and I should explain. Next time I will have effort to ask it and to explain what you are interested in. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

K

Kristin C.

5 / 5
Nov 2, 2024

Osaka Highlights (Osaka departure)

Osaka
5 hours 30 min

Great day exploring Osaka

Yoshi did a great job showing us around Osaka, helping us get a dinner reservation at a Kobe steak restaurant. Highly recommended him to show you around Osaka.

Kristin C.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Kristin Thank you for your evaluation. I enjoyed the tour too as I was interesting to know the place, "only women's floor of Siseido" in department store. Anyway, thank you for your evaluation. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

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