Kyoto Cultural Tour: Historic Sites and Samurai Stories

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: 24 hours
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…
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…

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.

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T0netf
Oct 6, 2024
Great tour and great Calvin Guide. - Great Spanish tour of Kyoto. Calvin accompanied us through some of the most interesting places and explained in a very pleasant way the highlights of what we were seeing. He also knew how to behave fluently with the typical smart guy who knew more than anyone and wanted to make the note. Gracias Calvin!
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Mauricek409
Oct 4, 2024
Kyoto free Walking Tour - Our tour with Cem our guide was mega. We talked a lot about the culture and visited some beautiful places in Osaka. Cem had cool quiz questions in the petto and who answered them correctly got a little gift. To be honest, this was the best free walking tour I've ever had. Thanks to Cem our excellent guide
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Irene
Sep 30, 2024
Kyoto Walking Tour - Had a great walk through Kyoto, Guide Cem completes the tour with his fun facts and enthusiasm. Definitely recommended!
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Samtashtay
Sep 21, 2024
Kyoto walking tour - Cem was excellent. We had a great tour. He is very friendly and knowledgeable. Because there were only three of us, it was like a private tour and we all got to know each other. He was very interesting. Would be super happy to get him as a tour guide again
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Vcandil
Sep 21, 2024
Very interesting and rewarding tour - Cem was our leader today. Very good introduction to Japanese history and culture. Interesting also the conversation about the different cultures of the group. We were New Zealanders, Mexicans, Spaniards and Germans. I particularly liked the explanations of different religions in Japan. Highly recommended!!
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Climber57720333444
Sep 21, 2024
Great! - The tour was very good. Cem has explained many interesting historical details and things. A pleasant tour, and has helped us with the doubts we have had. Thank you very much!!! :)
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Caminal
Sep 19, 2024
Perfect tour in Gion area, Kyoto - We wanted to start our visit to Kyoto with a tour of the Gion area. There we had the opportunity to meet a lot of people from other nationalities, as well as our guide, Cem. Cem has been living in Japan for some time now, and it was very interesting to hear the experiences of a westerner immersed and adapted to Japanese culture! With him we were able to enjoy more than two and a half hours of visit in the streets of Gion. It was an extremely hot and difficult day, but Cem did an excellent job finding the perfect balance between explanations, time for pictures, questions, and group activities to make us feel engaged. Without any doubts, I recommend visiting Kyoto with him. Personally, if I ever return to the area, I will do my best to have him as a guide again.
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Renate777
Sep 19, 2024
Great private tour with Cem - Three of us ended up on a private tour with Cem, which was amazing. Not only did we learn about the sights we visited, but also got some insights into different cultures. I'm glad I followed Cem's advice on some additional sights to visit. And my personal favorite was a great food place he recommended: Sagan. Thank you!
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143cansub
Sep 18, 2024
Nice tour, Recommendation! - We took a tour of Kyoto with our guide Cem. We’ve seen and visited tons of places in Gion and surrounding areas. The tour lasted about 2.5 hours and Cem provided beautiful details at every point. We learned a lot about Kyoto, Japanese culture, and temples. We were very pleased and would definitely recommend.
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Venture38898772382
Sep 18, 2024
A recommended tour - Great tour, we visited much of the neighborhood of Gion and its surroundings apart from seeing many important historical points that I had in mind to see but with this tour I managed to know more than I expected. Calvin very friendly and always giving us great data and recommendations
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From $29
up to 14 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).