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Kyoto Cultural Tour: Historic Sites and Samurai Stories
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81 Ratings
Kyoto
Embark on a 3-hour private walking tour in Kyoto, Japan with JAPANDAS. Discover the city’s rich history, immerse yourself in the samurai story, and experience the level of civic culture and order firsthand.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Kamogawa River - The tour begins at SANJO-OHASHI bridge station, where we will take a brief stroll along the KAMOGAWA river. You’ll hear tales of how Kyoto rose to become Japan’s capital and one of its most significant cities.
- Gion Shirakawa - Next, we will visit the enchanting Geisha District (GION), renowned as the most beautiful place in Kyoto. Here, you can admire the traditional Machi-Ya architecture, with wooden houses that are over 150 years old, creating unforgettable memories.
- Chion-in Temple - Our journey continues to CHION-IN SAMON, one of Japan’s most esteemed temples. We will discuss the introduction of Buddhism in Japan and the reasons behind the failure of Christianity.
- Yasaka Koshin-Do - As we proceed, we will explore HISASHI-YAMA, one of Kyoto’s most historic areas. You’ll be captivated by intriguing stories of ancient emperors and samurai warriors (Shoguns).
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple - Our final stop is the iconic KIYOMIZU TEMPLE, one of Kyoto’s most visited historical sites.
Kyoto is a fascinating city, offering not only rich history and temples but also a diverse culinary scene. At the end of the tour, we will provide recommendations for restaurants and activities to enjoy.
What's Included
- Activities and souvenirs
- Cultural tours
- City walking tours
Additional Information
Get to know one of the cities where dreams come true, great industries like Nintendo were born, and be part of a great adventure full of colorful landscapes, geishas, samurai, temples, and much more.
During the tour, we will enter HISASHI-YAMA, one of the most historic areas of Kyoto where you will be delighted with fascinating stories of the ancient emperors and samurai warriors (Shoguns).
Finally, we will visit the Koshindo monkey temple and see the gigantic Yasaka pagoda built in the 8th century by Prince Shotoku.
Kyoto is an interesting city, it will fill you not only with history and temples but with a wide variety of cuisine. Once the tour is finished, we will give you recommendations for restaurants and activities to do.
Location
Sanjo Station
if you get the train get exit number 6, I will be in front of the river Kamogawa. I will be with a slide of JAPANDATOUR.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Clararv7050vl
Jul 26, 2024
Super recommended - Excellent Guide and Experience!!!! You get a big picture. They also recommend shows, restaurants and shops.
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640mar_ajos_f
Jul 22, 2024
A dream - Great both, fun, solved every day and keep helping us after the free tour!!!
I would repeat with them without thinking!
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217tatjanag
Jul 8, 2024
Gem tour of Kyoto - Thank you very much to Jam for a great tour of Kyoto. It was very interesting and informative. Gem is very friendly and befriends every member of the band. It was interesting to talk to him about different topics and learn a lot of new and useful things.
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V4358snbelenr
Jul 8, 2024
Perfect experience - It's been great! Calvin's been lovely. He has taken us around great places and given interesting history facts, without being boring. Take some slides with explanations and interesting facts to learn about Japanese culture. We loved it and highly recommend it. It is also very fun and nice. Quite a hit to do the tour with him. Thank you very much Calvin
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878masayat
Jul 4, 2024
Join Cem’s tour!! - I joined Cem’s tour and he is so nice! He was my English teacher and my German friend came to Japan that’s why I joined his tour.
His guide is great. He teach us a lot of things even I don’t know as a Japanese.
And there have some conversation time with other tourists so we can share our opinions. It was a great time you should join his tour!!
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622russm
Jul 3, 2024
It was awesome! - Our travel guide was Cemさん
It was a very entertaining and informative experience. It was definitely worth the service. We learned information from Cemさん that u cannot find on the internet and that only local people know. He is a multilingual and entertaining person
It was excellent💫🗾⛩️See you next year!
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18ugurm
Jun 23, 2024
Informative and enjoyable - I recently took a guided tour of Kyoto, and it was truly great experience. Our guide, Cem, made the tour informative with engaging storytelling, and warm personality.
His insights into the history and cultural significance of each location added a rich layer of context that I would have missed exploring on my own. He pointed out subtle details as well
Cem's recommendations for local rooftop bar were spot on. We enjoyed a few drinks there after the tour. The dining recommendations were very informative as well.
Thank you
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Avi18
Jun 22, 2024
Great tour - Great walking tour of Kyoto with Cem. Informative and involving.
Would certainly recommend for an introduction to Kyoto.
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Takako_w
Jul 31, 2024
Kyoto waking tour - Michael was polite and engaging. Maybe he learned what most of their guests want to know and most of the guests don't know anything about Japanese history, but my friends and I noticed what he said wasn't true sometimes. We enjoyed the tour regardless. He took us to Chion-in first. It was beautiful and not crowded surprisingly. Going to Kiyomizu-dera was a hustle because of the heat and crowd. Anything you do in the Japanese summer heat would be a hustle.
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Tourist506385
Jul 4, 2024
Interesting tour to learn about the history of Kyoto - The experience was quite good and the tour quite intense and interesting regarding the history of Kyoto. The rather friendly guide.
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