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Walking Tour around Kyoto Station

Beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Shosei-en Garden

Kara mon gate and Kyoto Tower at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Chinese-style door of Kara mon at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Kyoto Tower viewed from the grounds of Higashi Hionganji Temple

Gojo Street in front of Higashi Hionganji Temple

The gate of Shosei-en Garden

Bokakaku at Shosei-en Garden

Tairitsuseki at Shosei-en Garden

Shiro shoin at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Rinchitei at Shosei-en Garden

Chinese-style corridor at Shosei-en Garden

Beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Shosei-en Garden

Snow-capped bridge at Shosei-en Garden

Beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Shosei-en Garden

Nishi Honganji Temple viewed from the observatory of Kyoto Tower

Shosei-en Garden viewed from the observatory of Kyoto Tower

Kyoto Tower

Amida-do viewed from Goeido at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Amida-do mon gate at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Goeido at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Nishi Hionganji Temple

Five-story pagoda at Toji Temple

Kondo, or Main Hall, at Toji Temple

Kodo, or Lecture Hall, at Toji Temple

Beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Toji Temple

Sakura-mon gate at Fushimi inari Shrine

Senbon Torii at Fushimi inari Shrine

Walking Tour around Kyoto Station

Highlights

Joined 2014

Hideo Y.

4.63 / 5

(207 reviews)

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Kyoto

English, Japanese (Native)

8 hours

Private tour (only you and Hideo Y.)

Up to 15 people

Please watch a video. From the first 30 seconds to 60 seconds you see the view from the top of Kytoto Station, and for 2 minutes from 3 minutes 40 seconds you can enjoy beautifully changing colors of autumn leaves at Shosei-en Garden, and for the last one minute you can see the view from the observatory of Kyoto Tower.

I would like to introduce you the area around Kyoto Station.

I can show you Fushimi inari Shrine, Toji Temple.

Itinerary

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

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

at your hotel

09:00 AM

Kyoto Station

09:30 AM

Fushimi Inari Shrine

One of the most popular shrines in Japan.

11:00 AM

Toji Temple

You can see the tallsest 5-storied pagoda in Japan.

01:00 PM

Nishi(West) Honganji Temple

one of the biggest Temples in Japan.

02:20 PM

Higashii(East) Honganji Temple

one of the biggest Temples in Japan.

03:30 PM

Shosei-en Garden

beautiful gatden

04:30 PM

Kyoto Tower

It's a symbol of Kyoto.

Ending Point

at your 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

What‘s included

guide fee

What‘s not included

transportation fee (you and guide), lunch, entrance fee

Tour Important Information

Important message from the supplier

I guide you Sapporo, Furano, Otaru, Hakodate in Hokkaido / Aomori in Hokuriku / Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji in Kansai / Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Kagoshima in Kyushu / Kochi, Matsuyama, Ehime in Shikoku / Matsumoto in Nagano/ Tottori, Shimane, Kanazawa, Sakaiminato, Fukui in Japan Sea side / Please get in touch with me!!

Thank 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 2014

Hideo Y.

4.63 / 5

(207 reviews)

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About Tour Guide Hideo Y.

Hello, I'm HIDEo YOSHIda. Please call me HIDEYOSHI, the same name as the famous shogun who built the Osaka Castle in 1585.

I was born in Kobe and worked in Osaka for nearly 40 years. I would like to introduce the Kansai region to you ,including Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama.

Kobe is one of the two largest ports in Japan, along with Yokohama. After the opening of the Port of Kobe in 1868, foreigners built their residences on the hillside of the Kitano-cho area, overlooking the ocean. Many of the foreign residences are now open to the public as museums, including the Weathercock House, with it's symbol weathercock on the triangle-shaped roof.

In Meriken Park, the red Port Tower (the city's landmark), creates a beautiful contrast against the white Kobe Marine Museum. The museum's design was inspired by the waves and sailing ships.

When you have a chance to visit Osaka, please join my tour. I'm sure you'll enjoy the interesting and historical, scenic spots. For example, Shin-Sekai is a downtown area with a strange mix of nostalgic atmosphere and contemporary energy. You can try local foods (kushikatsu, sushi, tempura) at a reasonable price. Billiken (a famous statue of the spirit of luck) will be waiting for you!!. Dotombori is a popular street with a lot of flashy signboards. Osaka is widely known as a "Kuidaore-no-machi", or literally "drinking and eating luxuriously to death." Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi HIDEYOSHI in 1585. Oh, it's my residence, isn't it !

These days "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" area in USJ, or Universal Studios Japan, is also attracting more and more people.

I'll be looking forward to seeing you !!

Reviews

Karen C.

5 / 5

Nov 9, 2025

Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima

Nov 9, 2025

Hiroshima

7 hours 30 mins

“Hiroshima Tour”

Hideo is a very nice guide. Extremely knowledgable and kind.

Hideo Y.

Thank you for your excellent review. I hope you enjoy traveling by the cruise ship.

Jacqueline C.

5 / 5

Nov 6, 2025

Modern Art Naoshima Island from Osaka

Nov 6, 2025

Hiroshima

2 days

“2 Days w/ Hideo: Naoshima and Hiroshima ”

We just finished two great days with Hideo. He met us at our hotel in Kyoto, and from then on the trip was seamless. I had wanted to visit the "art islands" but couldn't imagine navigating getting there myself for my husband and I. We only really had a day to spend on Naoshima bec we also wanted to visit Hiroshima. Hideo took us on the train, to another train (or 2?) to a ferry to the bus all the way to Naoshima. He had the time schedules all worked out and managed our tickets. After being largely on our own in Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto, it was so nice not to have to think! Although I might have liked more time on Naoshima, our overall trip time didn't allow for it but Hideo made the most of our time by scheduling things, including lunch. He gave us some good info on the museums we visited. He helped us find dinner when we arrived in Hiroshima after a long day. Then, when we wanted to change our plans the next day in Hiroshima, Hideo was amenable, and woke up early the next day to change our tickets. Even though we wanted to shorten our plans and not visit Miyajima (which most people would want to do, and HIdeo had originally planned) he didn't make us feel badly for shortening the day, and reduced his fee accordingly. He was very informative about Hiroshima, had great maps (even tho he was with us, this helped orient us to the main sites and history of what happened there). He then went with us to Osaka and took us right to our hotel. Hideo was informative, helpful and a very sweet and organized guide. We never could have managed to get to Naoshima and Hiroshima (navigating all the transportation) and been so relaxed to just focus on the sites if it weren't for Hideo! Thank you Hideo for being our guide.

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your great review. In Naoshima we could visit Chichu Museum, Benesse House Museum and Outdoor Works. You know very well about artists, so I also learned from you. Thanks to the punctual operation by trains, ferry and bus, I could smoothly take you to the destinations. Of course I make it a rule to respond to guest's requests as much as possible. On this tour I managed to field your requests. In Hiroshima we visited Atmoc Bomb Dome and Peace memorial Museum. I wish you and your family good luck and success in the business in your future career!

Katrina P.

5 / 5

Oct 3, 2025

Kyoto Golden Route (Nijo Arashiyama Kinkakuji Fushimi Inari)

Oct 3, 2025

Kyoto

9 hours 30 mins

“Excellent all round”

We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Hideo. We asked lots of questions which he had answers to. He knew so much history and general knowledge we would have missed if we didn’t have him for the day to guide us. Japan does everything intentionally and everything has meaning and it’s great to have someone explain it to you to gain a better appreciation of what we are looking at. Highly recommend.

Hideo Y.

I'm very happy to receive your excellent review. We visited Kiyomizu Temple, walked on Sannenzaka slope. You found three monkeys at Koshindo. We crossed over duck river and we had lunch (Sushi) at Nishiki market. Next we entered Nijojo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple, and Fushimi Inari Taisha. I'm sure I could show you the history of Kyoto. I hope you enjoy Japan trip!