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Kyoto Day Trip Tour from Tokyo (Case3)
Joined 2017
This tour includes central area of Kyoto such as Imperial Palace,
Nijo castle and Gion street,
where you can enjoy traditional Palace, historical castle and traditional town atmosphere.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
To meet with you at your staying hotel in Tokyo,
To move to Kyoto by JR Shinkansen bullet train,
To move to Kyoto by JR Shinkansen bullet train,
To move Imperial palace by public transportation,
To move Imperial palace by public transportation,
Imperial palace
Kyoto Imperial palace is located with 250 meters from east to west and 450 meters from north to south.
Current palace was re-built in 1855 around the end of Edo era.
Inside the palace, there are six gates of four directions and several court palaces where previous emperors had been ascended.
Also, there is an elegant garden with large pond.
Kyoto Imperial Palace where you can feel the architectural styles of aristocratic residence in the Heian period had been the royal residence before the Meiji Restoration. The main feature of this elegant palace is the Shishinden, where solemn enthronement ceremonies have been held for more than 1,000 years. The other important landmarks include the Seiryoden and Otsunegoten where the earlier and last emperor had lived, respectively, along with a strolling style Oikeniwa Garden.
To move to Nijyo castle by public transportation and see there including lunch,
Nijo castle: During this Edo era (1600 – 1867), another center of culture in Edo had started in parallel with that of Kyoto as capital of culture.
Nijyojo-castle was built in Kyoto in 1603 for the use of Edo government interim staying place in Kyoto where the capital had lasted more than 1000 years history.
In the ground chamber of this historical castle, the last shogun Yoshinobu announced the return of government power to the emperor just before the Meiji restoration in 1868.
The Ninomaru palace in the castle is famous for its floor that give a squeaky sound just like a nightingale’s song while people walking through the floor. This palace is also well known for a strolling-style garden with pond containing three small island.
You can the atmosphere of the residence and meeting places for Tokugawa Shogun had continued to use and meet with many local feudal loads who the Shogun had controlled.
To move to Gion public transportation and see there,
Gion town to see and enjoy traditional town and buildings atmosphere where there are many bars and taverns and You may run across Maiko and Geisha.
To move to Kyoto station by public transportation,
To move to Kyoto station by public transportation,
To move to Tokyo by JR Shinkansen bullet train,
To move to Tokyo by JR Shinkansen bullet train,
Ending Point
At your staying hotel in Tokyo
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 (11.5 hours),
Pick-up fee at your staying hotel in Tokyo,
Transportation fee inside Kyoto city for a guide,
Transportation fee between Tokyo and Kyoto by JR Shinkansen bullet train for you and a guide: JPY27940/adult,
Public transportation fee inside Kyoto for you: About JPY1100/adult,
Entrance fee for you: Nijo castle: JPY1300 per person,
Lunch fee,
Tour Important Information
1) For fairly long walking of sight -seeing, please put on the shoes to walk with ease.
2) Please prepare the cash to spend any train riding, lunch and souvenir.
3) Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
4) According to the traffic jam situation, taxi might be required.
Important message from the supplier
I am now focusing tour guide area for East Japan area such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt.Fuji, Nikko, Gunma, Saitama and Kanazawa.
However, I can support you for one day trip of Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Himeji from Tokyo.
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 2017
About Tour Guide Kashima H.
I am Kashima. I have gained the Government Licensed Tour Guide authorization in 2017/2.
I passed a licensing examination of Kyoto Tourism Culture Certification Test 3rd grade in 2023.
I passed a licensing examination of Tokyo city guide in 2023.
I had worked for one of biggest Electric Company in the world which manufacture various type of Electrical products. I had a task roll of design development of Semiconductor for Video movie appliance in Japan and semiconductor marketing for 5 years in USA. Secondly, I had worked for one of big grovel Electric part Company which manufacture connectors for Electrical appliance usage. I had a task roll of quality assurance cooperating with the grovel college including USA, Europe (Ireland, Germany, France), China and Eastern Asia. As a result, I have communicated with people from different countries and I have become interested in introducing Japan to them. That is why I made decision to become an English tour guide.
<Primary Itinerary>
By introducing Japan to non-Japanese tourists, I would like to do my best to serve the best customized private tours in Japan that you and your family are looking forward to enjoying the fantastic experience as below.
1) Sightseeing of natural scenic spots, historical landmark (Temples, Shrines, Palace, Gardens) and cultural assets (Paintings, sculptures, swords and so-on)
2) Strolling of the bustling streets & towns
3) Traditional town atmosphere experience
4) Japanese Modern Architecture in both Tokyo,
5) Experience of Traditional performing arts & events enjoyment such as Kabuki, Sumo-training, tea ceremony and Ninjya training
6) Famous relaxation spots enjoyment such as Onsen and Japanese bar
7) Crafts art of Japan experience such as Sake brewery and Bonsai museums
8) Enjoyment for kids such as Amusement facility (Anime, Games, Comics), shopping of latest trendy goods, entertainment café and so-on.
9) Night-time foods and drinking enjoyment in Food market & Drinking streets
Reviews
Miriam S.
Tokyo and Hakone four days tour for your great experience
Customized
“Very friendly ”
Kashima San was well prepared and gave our group a lot of insights into Japanese culture!
Kashima H.
(77 reviews)Miriam san, thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed three days Tokyo tour and one day Hakone tour with exchanging communications about various topics. I am very much pleased that your group could enjoy various aspects of Tokyo tour such as Japanese art culture with Japan historical insight, traditional shrines and temple with various historical background, traditional town & market, Japanese style & Western style mixed garden and the most advanced sophisticated town & facility. Also, we could feel the enormous nature and various ridings in Hakone under good weather condition. I hope that you visit Japan again in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots in Japan for you. Thanks, Kashima
“Fun and educational tour for the entire family”
Kashima San is a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. He provided us with all the details of our tour down to the minute and was prompt at replying to my inquiries. We took the bullet train to Kyoto on a beautiful sunny day and saw all the temples and shrines while Kashima San gave us historical facts about what we were looking at. He's a wonderful guide and I would definitely book with him again. 次回まで鹿島さん、さようなら
Kashima H.
(77 reviews)Lydia san, thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We visited Kyoto by one day tour from Tokyo with exploring Kyoto Arashiyam area as Tenryuji temple & Bamboo forest and also visited Golden pavilion & Ryoanji temple/Rock garden. I am very much pleased that you could enjoy the Kyoto tour and also the scenery on the Shinkansen we took. I am impressed that your family were very much interested in Japanese culture, building of each area and Japanese life style. Thanks to your strong curiosity for Japan, we could exchange various information and funny conversation. I hope that you visit Japan again with your family in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots in Japan for you. Thanks, Kashima
Keith W.
One day Hakone tour for your great experience
Customized
“A trip to Hakone with Kashima well worth it”
Kashima expertly guided my son and I with a day tour of Hakone. All the logistics for the day were smooth and exactly as promised, and Kashima matched his pace to ours. He was very attentive to detail, and spent a lot of effort to explain the history and geology of Hakone in a very useful and interesting way. Hakone itself was beautiful, and I especially enjoyed visiting the checkpoint on the former Tokkaido Road and the replica waystation there. Kashima took care to optimize our time with him, and returned us exactly where we needed to be to continue our onward trip. Excellent day in Hakone with Kashima, and I would recommend!
Kashima H.
(77 reviews)Keith san, thank you very much for your upmost review for me. I am very much pleased that you and your son could very much enjoyed this tour. Hakone is located in a big Caldera and 4 small calderas created inside the big caldera which had been created by repeated eruption from 40k years ago to 3k years ago. Those nature power had created lots of good hot springs and enormous beautiful nature such as Oowakudani valley, Lake-Ashi and small mountain accumulated by lava where Hakone shrine located. As such, Hakone is the nature and historical culture theme park with well prepared original transportation such as Hakone Tozan railway, cable car, Ropeway, Pirate cruising on Lake-Asi and Tozan bus. Thanks to you and your son strong curiosity, we could exchange various information and interesting conversation. I hope that you visit Japan again with your family in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots in Japan for you. Thanks, Kashima
