Penetralia Arashiyama and Sagano (Kyoto departure)
Joined 2018
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!
Meeting Point
Your hotel in Kyoto city
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.
Bamboo trail
Lunch in Sagano
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.
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
-Guide's transportation fee between guide house and your hotel in Kyoto
-Hotel pick-up fee in Kyoto city
-Guide fee
-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.
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
Christine D.
“Excellent nara experience with Yoshi”
Very knowledgeable and personable. We all 4 enjoyed this tour. Highly recommend.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Christine Thank you for your evaluation. It was comfortable day which helped us to have a good traveling. I hope you will have good traveling to Hiroshima and Kyoto. Yours sincerely, Yoshi
Alexa S.
“Disappointing tour with not much value. Do not recommend. ”
Yoshi was a nice person; however it was a very disappointing tour for the high price we paid for a private tour. We have done other tours with GoWithGuide and we would not recommend this tour at all. It is better you go without guide than this tour. The guide was not very prepared nor knowledgeable of the area, or Himeji castle, and did not provide much explanation. He seemed to be there mainly to chaperone us through public transport, which we’re able to do without a guide and even then he did not seem knowledgeable. Perhaps he is not experienced with tours in Himeji. Mainly pointed to the signs to read and even then was reading them with us as if it were his first time going. We felt this was completely overpriced and did not get much out of it.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Alexa I am sorry you could not enjoy the tour. On the tour day(It was in the Golden Week) Himeji castle was very crowded . But I had expected it, so before the tour I bought the web ticket for the first time. We could skip an about 100m line to buy the ticket. But it was not enough. There was a long waiting line to enter the keep. We had to wait about 1 hour. I have never had the experience. And in the keep we were packed on every floor and the number of people to get the top floor was limited so we had to wait for about 30 min to get the top. I have never had the experience. So I guess number of explanation per time was few because we could not move in the line and maybe I skipped explanations by the crowd or forgot to explain because of lacking the rhythm to explain. And we could not have the seat together when we went to Himeji, so I could not have time to explain Himeji and you missed the chance to have question for it. I should have stand beside you to explain the Himeji and scenery from the train. And we were late to return your hotel about 1.5 hours. I guess we should have skip Azuki museum. I should have give questions to know what you expected to Himeji. Next time I will guide you according to your interest in Hemeji. Himeji has other destinations.
Nicholas K.
“A good day in Osaka”
Half day tour to Osaka castle which was very interesting. A few other impromptu visits in the centre and an excellent lunch in a Japanese pancake restaurant.
Yoshiharu K.
Dear Nicolas Thank you for your evaluation. You seem to return to your ship in time. I recommend you to eat Ramen. Anyway thank you very much.
$205/ per group
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