Yamadera Private Guided Tour from Sendai
- 5h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
I’m Mai, a nationally licensed tour guide with lots of experience in the Tohoku region. Yamadera is a beautiful temple complex on a mountainside, famous for its breathtaking views from the top. But Yamadera is not only about climbing steps and enjoying the scenery. When you explore Yamadera with me, you’ll discover the hidden stories, long history, and spiritual meanings behind each place. This makes the temple more attractive and your trip much more memorable. The tour starts from Sendai, taking a local train ride to Yamadera. After climbing to the temple, you’ll also get to enjoy delicious local food. If you like hiking, I can also introduce you to longer trails around Yamadera that many tourists don’t know. This tour is perfect for travelers who want to know depth of Japanese culture with a local expert.
Inclusions
What's included
- guide fee
What's not
- Your food and drinks. and guid's lunch
- Your Entrance fee to Yamadera(500yen)
- transportation fee for you (1720 yen for a round trip per person) you can use JR pass
Itinerary
meet at sendai station at 9:00 and take a local train to yamadera at 9:12
climb to Yamadera temple to see the view from the observatory and see historical and religious sites.
food experience in Yamadera city. there are many soba noodle restaurants, and also many shops you can enjoy local food
take a local train from Yamadera station at 13:11 and arriving at sendai staion at 14:17
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- in front of the stained glass on the second floor of Sendai station or Yamadera station
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Mai Sendai Tohoku tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- it takes about 1 hour from Sendai to Yamadera by local train and it takes 15 minutes from Yamadera station to Yamadera temple on foot
- You have to pay entrance fee of yamadera 500 yen and your train ticket if you don't have JR pass or Suica (1720 for a round trip per person)
- You have to climb more than 1000 stairs to the top of Yamadera
How it compares in Sendai
- Its from-price is 49% below the median of the 22 day trips we list in Sendai.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 22.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Sendai
Sendai is Tohoku's largest city, a green city of tree-lined avenues, samurai history, grilled beef tongue and the pine islets of Matsushima.
Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, was founded in 1601 by the samurai lord Date Masamune, and is known as the City of Trees for the zelkova-lined avenues of Jozenji-dori and Aoba-dori. The ruins of Aoba Castle on a hill above the river have a mounted statue of Masamune and a view over the city, and his mausoleum, Zuihoden, stands among cedars on another hill, its halls in ornate gold and black lacquer.
Top-ranked sights in Sendai: Zuihoden Mausoleum.
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