🏨 Kyoto Celebrated Sites One Day Tour Activity

Kyoto Celebrated Sites One Day Tour

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 7 hours

Departs: Kyoto, Kyoto

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour includes 4 celebrated sites in Kyoto such as a palace, a castle and temples. The two temples on this tour are less crowded but venerated ones with rich histories. Both of them have beautiful gardens that invite us to pause and to refresh ourselves.

At the first temple, you can step into the same room where retired emperors and princes used to stay. At the other temple, you will know how the first lady spent her last days after her husband, a samurai leader, passed away.

Comparing the Imperial Palace with Nijo Castle helps you to understand the difference between the emperor and the shogun.

In this tour, you will learn about the culture of nobles and warriors and touch the lives of emperors and shoguns.

What's Included

Guide Fare, Transportation Fee, Admission fee

What's Not Included

Food & Drink

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 12 - 120

Additional Info

Accessible for those with limited mobility
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants must not sit on laps
Not wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
We have turned all of our tours private, so you can enjoy them safely together with your family or friends.
Wheelchair accessible

Accessible for those with limited eye sight
Animals or pets allowed
Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Infant seats unavailable
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not stroller accessible
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Regular temperature checks for staff
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
We pick up any hotels in Kyoto

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Kyoto Imperial Palace

Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated in an extensive area in the center of Kyoto. Until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868, the emperor 's family used to live here. Even today, when the emperor and/or the crown prince come to visit Kyoto, they stay at one of the residences on this site.

The luxurious buildings and beautifully arranged gardens here tell a tale of the refined taste of the times.

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nijo Castle

In 1603, the shogun relocated his shogunate to Edo, present-day Tokyo. Nijo castle was built as the castle where the shogun stayed when he visited Kyoto. Inside the castle, there are more than 1,000 gorgeous pictures painted on sliding doors giving you an understanding of the powerful authority of the shogun. It was in this very castle that the last shogun declared to return the power to the Emperor in 1867, after 260 years of his family’s governance.

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Shoren-in Temple (Shoren-in Monzeki)

Shoren-in Temple is deeply associated with powerful people such as the imperial family, nobles and shoguns as their sons became head monks of this temple. Even today imperial family members visit the temple to pay their respects to their ancestors, as successive emperors are enshrined here.

Looking at the peaceful garden from the veranda gives us a respite from hectic everyday life. When you strike the bell in the belfry, the sound will reverberate deeply in your heart.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kodai-ji Temple

In the 16th century, there was a warrior who, despite having been born into a poor farmer’s family, was able to fight his way up to eventually become the shogun. After his death, his wife spent the rest of her days mourning her husband and consoling his spirit in Kodai-ji Temple.

In the precinct, there are two stunningly arranged gardens, a dry garden and one featuring a pond, man made hills and decorative rocks. In addition, you can command a beautiful view of Kyoto from the hill.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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