Kyoto Hidden Gems A Private Customized Tour for You With Guide

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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 min

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 min

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 min

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 h

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 h

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 min

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 min

8. 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.

   Passage devant

9. 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 min

10. 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 min

Annulation

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How it compares in Kyoto

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 213 excursions d'une journée we list in Kyoto.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Kyoto

Kyoto, capitale impériale du Japon pendant plus de mille ans, est une ville de temples, de jardins, de maisons de bois et de traditions raffinées.

La ville abrite bon nombre des sites les plus précieux du Japon. Les milliers de portiques torii vermillon du Fushimi Inari Taisha grimpent une montagne boisée, le Pavillon d'or du Kinkaku-ji miroite sur son étang, et la terrasse en bois du Kiyomizu-dera avance depuis le flanc de la colline au-dessus de la ville. Le jardin de rocaille du Ryoan-ji et les terrains moussus du Ginkaku-ji invitent à la contemplation tranquille.

Top-ranked sights in Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha), Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

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