You can experience 3-4 world heritage sites in Kyoto, each of which is one of the most popular destination for tourists.

If you choose to take only public transportation, let’s enjoy 3 destinations ( Nijo Castle, Ryoanji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple)
If you don’t mind to take a taxi at some point in order to use you limited time in Kyoto more effectively, let’s visit Ginkakuji Temple.

Including tax
Price up to 5 people

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Kinkakuji （金閣寺, Golden Pavilion）is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. Formally known as Rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and according to his will it became a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect after his death in 1408.

Nijo Castle（二条城）was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). His grandson Iemitsu completed the castle’s palace buildings 23 years later and further expanded the castle by adding a five story castle keep.

Ryoanji Temple (龍安寺), is the site of Japan’s most famous rock garden, which attracts hundreds of visitors every day. Originally an aristocrat’s villa during the Heian Period, the site was coverted into a Zen temple in 1450 and belongs to the Myoshinji school of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, whose head temple stands just a kilometer to the south.

Ginkakuji (銀閣寺) is a Zen temple along Kyoto’s eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today’s temple, modeling it after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) , his grandfather’s retirement villa at the base of Kyoto’s northern mountains (Kitayama). The villa was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimasa’s death in 1490.

Starting time :
08:30 AM ( recommended / Flexible )

Meeting Point :
At your hotel in Kyoto

Ending Point :
At your hotel or at the last destination for the tour

What’s included :

Guiding fee , my transportstion fee from my house and my transportaion fee from seeing-you-off point to my house.

What’s not included:

Transportation fee (you and guide) during our tour, lunch, Entrance fee( my entrance fee is not necessary)

Step1

Please provide us necessary information from the contact form on this website.

We will contact you via email as soon as possible.

Step2

Once your tour plan has been decided, we will send you an invoice by email.
Please pay by credit card etc. on Square.

Please feel free to ask me anything. Even though the deadline of the application is past, sometimes, I could be available .

In some cases, especially in high season, I might recommend you to take a taxi in order to use your limited time effectively.

Free cancellation – 7 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund – 3 to 6 days prior to meeting time
No Refund – Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Can I make changes after I book?

Yes! If you need to make changes such as removing or adding some destinations or changing the date or time of your tour, contact us .

Starting and ending points of the tour

After you secure your booking, the starting and ending points of your tour can be customized to your convenience (ex.: your hotel, nearby stations, etc.).

Is the price per person or per group?

The price is charged per group.

Will there be other tourists in my tour?

No. Your tour is private, only for you and your family or friends, there will be no other group of tourists together in your tour.

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