Kyoto's Hidden Gems A Private Tour Designed for You

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Kinkaku-ji, officially known as Rokuon-ji ("Deer Garden Temple"), is a stunning Zen Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, Japan. It is popularly known as the Golden Pavilion due to its top two floors being entirely covered in brilliant gold leaf.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2

  Fushimi Inari-taisha is a major Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto, Japan, instantly recognizable by its thousands of vibrant vermilion torii gates that wind their way up the sacred Mount Inari.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3

  Ryoan-ji, located in northwest Kyoto, is one of Japan's most famous Zen Buddhist temples, primarily renowned for its enigmatic rock garden (karesansui). This iconic garden consists of 15 stones of various sizes, meticulously arranged on a bed of raked white gravel within a rectangular space.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, often called Sagano Bamboo Forest, is a captivating natural wonder located in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan. It's famous for its towering, dense bamboo stalks that create an ethereal, emerald-green tunnel.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 5

  Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district, renowned for its beautifully preserved traditional wooden machiya townhouses, charming teahouses (ochaya), and narrow, lantern-lit streets. Originally developed to cater to pilgrims visiting the nearby Yasaka Shrine, Gion evolved into a hub for traditional Japanese arts and entertainment

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Kiyomizu-dera, or "Pure Water Temple," is one of Kyoto's most iconic and celebrated Buddhist temples, founded in 778. It's famous for its magnificent wooden stage, built without a single nail, which juts out from the main hall 13 meters above the hillside, offering breathtaking panoramic views of Kyoto city and the surrounding cherry and maple trees (especially stunning in spring and autumn).

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7

  The Kyoto Imperial Palace, known as "Kyoto Gosho" in Japanese, served as the residence of the Emperors of Japan for over 500 years, from 1331 until the capital was officially moved to Tokyo in 1869 during the Meiji Restoration.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
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  The Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku no Michi) is a picturesque stone path in Kyoto, Japan, that follows a cherry-tree-lined canal. Approximately two kilometers long, it stretches through the northern Higashiyama district, connecting the vicinity of Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion) to the neighborhood of Nanzen-ji Temple.

  Admission ticket free
• 8

  Nanzen-ji is one of Kyoto's most important and prestigious Zen Buddhist temples, serving as the head temple of one of the Rinzai Zen sects. Originally built in the 13th century as an imperial villa, it was later converted into a temple

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9

  Ginkaku-ji, often called the Silver Pavilion, which is a Zen Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It was originally built in the late 15th century as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, modeled after his grandfather's Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji).

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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