1-Day Kyoto Tour: Nijo Castle， Kinkaku-ji Temple， Kyoto Imperial Palace， Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine， Sanjusangen-do Temple， Kiyomizu-dera Temple
This standard tour is recommended for those traveling to Kyoto for the first time.
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From Kyoto with Lunch 2025
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The Experience
- This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. The tour will visit Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Sanjusangen-do Temple, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple. This tour takes participants to famous temples, a shrine, a castle, and other majestic places of interest in Kyoto.
- This standard tour is recommended for those traveling to Kyoto for the first time.
- After the tour, participants will be dropped off at the following locations: Kyoto Hotel Okura, Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto (*limited to staying guests), Karasuma Kyoto Hotel, Sunrise Tours Desk in Avanti (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit), Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto Hotel Tokyu, ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto, Kyoto Tower (Kyoto Station Karasuma Exit)
- This is a tour combining the 'Kyoto Morning' and 'Kyoto Afternoon' tours. Lunch is not included on the tour, so please purchase it on your own.
- About Infection Countermeasures:
- Bus interiors are disinfected and sterilized.
- Drivers, guides, and assistants conduct health checks and disinfection before boarding, and wear face masks throughout the tour.
- Tour destinations implement countermeasures specified by the Japanese government.
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- English
Itinerary
- Include: Lunch
- 08:30Depart from Sunrise Tours Desk inside Avanti (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit) All transportation on this tour is by bus. Stops will be made for pick-up at hotels along the way.
- Nijo Castle. When closed (on Tuesdays in January, July, August, and December. Closed on the following day if Tuesday is a holiday) Ryoan-ji Temple will be visited instead
- Kinkaku-ji Temple
- Kyoto Imperial Palace. When closed to the public on Mondays (and Tuesdays when Monday is a national holiday) Kitano Tenmangu Shrine will be visited instead
- Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Sanjusangendo Hall
- Kiyomizu Temple
- 17:30-18:30 Drop-off Service From Kiyomizu-dera Temple, participants will be dropped off at Kyoto Station, then to hotels.
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at the designated location.
Purchase Notice
- If the minimum number of participants (1) is not met by 4 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date may be canceled.
- To prevent infection, please participate wearing face masks.
- On the day of the tour, a health check and temperature screening will be conducted. Those with a temperature of 37.5 and above as well as those who do not feel well may not be allowed to participate.
- The above are subject to change depending on the infection status.
Important Booking Information
The Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors on the following days. As such, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine instead. If the closed day falls on the 25th, the tour will visit Nishi Hongan-ji Temple. (Mondays, Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday, and whenever there is an Imperial Household event)
Nijo Castle is closed on Tuesdays in January, July, August, and December. (Closed on the following day if Tuesday is a holiday.) If closed, Ryoan-ji Temple will be visited instead.
During the Gion Festival (Sakimatsuri, July 15 - 16), drop-off service to Karasuma Kyoto Hotel and Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto will be unavailable due to traffic restrictions.
Connections from this tour can be made to the "Kyoto Maiko Dinner" and "Kyoto Night Tour."
Participants will walk from the parking lot to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine (about 15 min one-way). Thank you for your understanding.
The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations.
Seats may not be designated.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made at least 11 day(s) before departure date, Fully refundable (100% refund)
- Cancel during 8 ~ 10 day(s) of departure, will charge 20%
- Cancel during 2 ~ 7 day(s) of departure, will charge 30%
- Cancel on 1 day(s) before departure, will charge 40%
- Cancel on activities date, Non-refundable (0% refund)