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###Arashiyama Highlights with Matcha Experience
#### Introduction
Visit the Tenryuji Temple, stroll through the Bamboo Grove, and see the Togetsukyo Bridge.After sightseeing, and receive a brief explanation of tea ceremony etiquette while enjoying matcha green tea.
#### Part 1: Highlights of Arashiyama (3 Hours)
We will embark on a scenic tour of Arashiyama, known for its stunning landscapes and historical sites. The tour will include visits to three must-see locations: Tenryu-ji Temple, the Bamboo Grove, and the Togetsukyo Bridge.
#### Part 2: Matcha Experience (1 Hour)
the experience of enjoying matcha and sweets offers much more than mere flavor. It is a moment to attune oneself to the harmony of nature, cultivate mindfulness, strengthen human connections, and discover the beauty in subtlety.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
It’s JR Saga Arashiyama St.（Not Hankyu or Randen） I am holding a sign with your name in the plaza just outside the station ticket gates.
Hankyu Kamikatsura Sta.
Itinerary
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1
Tenryuji Temple, the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, is a representative Zen temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto, famous for its beautiful garden and ceiling paintings. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994 along with Kiyomizu Temple, Kinkakuji Temple, Toji Temple, and Nijo Castle, and is a popular destination for tourists from Japan and abroad. The first is the world-famous Sogen-ike Garden.The garden is a pond garden with Sogen Pond in the center, and is also a borrowed landscape garden incorporating Arashiyama and Kameyama, which spread out behind the garden. The garden was created about 700 years ago.The garden was created by the founder of the temple, Muso Kokushi, and still retains the appearance of those days.Furthermore, the garden is the first nationally designated historical site and special place of scenic beauty.This is like a national treasure of scenery, and there are only 36 such places in Japan.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2
This bridge is called Togetsukyo literally means the moon crossing bridge. In old days the emperor was playing on a boat in this river. He looked up the bridge and felt that the moon seemed to be crossing the bridge as his boat was moving forward. After that this bridge has been called the moon crossing bridge, Togetsukyo.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
The "Bamboo Grove" in Arashiyama is one place to make sure you visit when travelling in Kyoto. The grove starts in Arashiyama, goes through the north side of the heritage-listed temple Tenryū-ji and continues on to Nonomiya Shrine. The bamboo grove is a recommended Kyoto tourist site - just walking along the path is a great experience.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
We will visit the Tea ceremony house. It is a unique opportunity to be able to spend time inside a traditional machiya or Japanese townhouse. Kyoto was once filled with these simple wooden houses.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- 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.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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