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Free Cancellation
June 18100% refund
June 19No refund
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4 hours
2 Adults x $185.00
$370.00
Approx Total
$370.00
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Transportation Fee (Participants + Guide)
Entrance Fees (Participants + Guide)
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Private Van
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Overview
Explore the cultural highlights and beautiful landscapes in two historically important districts in Kyoto on a walking tour of Arashiyama and Sagano. This 4-hour tour allows you to choose a few locations of your choice within the Arashiyama and Sagano areas. How about crossing the Togetsukyo bridge to enjoy the river view and visit a magnificent temple like Tenryu-ji or a serene temple like Jojakko-ji Temple, and stroll through a beautiful bamboo forest?
Arashiyama/Sagano is a picturesque place where aristocrats have had their villas since ancient times. Whether you are a history and culture lovers who wants to visit temples, a nature lover or a shopper, there is always something for everyone in these areas.
Please choose 2-3 places that you wish to visit.
Itinerary
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Meet with your guide at 9:00/13:00 at JR Arashiyama Station (in front of a ticket gate).
Please choose a few must-see sights from the list below
On average, you can visit 2 spots during this tour.
1 minute
Togetsukyo Bridge
Built over the Katsura River, this 155 meter long bridge is one of the iconic images of Arashiyama. It's a great spot to take in the surrounding scenery and Arashiyama mountains as the backdrop.
1 minute
Tenryu-ji Temple
This temple has a long history and is one of the most famous zen temples in all of Kyoto. Known as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has a stunning garden where the plants and flowers make for a different feel every season.
1 minute
Okochi Sanso Garden
Denjiro Okochi, a famous actor of Samurai film, spent about 30 years building this vast villa garden, which covers an area of 19800 square meters. The garden is surrounded by cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in autumn, and offers beauty in every season. The view of the Hozu River flowing below and the city of Kyoto is also a highlight.
1 minute
Jojakkoji Temple
Located on the hillside of Mt Ogura, which has been famous for its autumn foliage since the late Heian period (794-1185), Jōjakkoji Temple has about 200 old maple trees, which turn red, orange and yellow and combine with the green of the moss.
1 minute
Nisonin
A quiet temple surrounded by beautiful landscapes that have survived the passage of 1200 years. The temple is famous for its autumn foliage. The temple is called 'Nison-in' because it enshrines the two principal Buddha images. The two principal images have faces and figures like twins, with their left and right hands raised and lowered symmetrically. The temple is located a short distance from central Arashiyama, so you can enjoy a moment of tranquillity.
1 minute
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This temple is known as a ""temple of the tragic love"". It was the temple where a lady dancer who was favoured by the powers of the time lost his favour and spent time as a nun after a broken heart.The grounds of the temple are covered with beautiful green bamboo and green maples, with a moss-covered garden. The window in the antechamber of the hermitage is also worth seeing. It reflects a variety of colours depending on the way light enters the room.
1 minute
Mikami Shrine
The only shrine in Japan dedicated to the founder of the hairdressing and beauty industry (cosmetics, hair washes, hair growth products, wigs, etc.), it remains a shrine of deep devotion to the hairdressing trade, and there is a hair mound in the grounds where hair is donated.
1 minute
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple
This area has been a place of burial since ancient times, first with wind burial, but later with earth burial, where people dedicated a stone Buddha and mourned for the eternal separation of the dead. The approximately 8,000 stone Buddhas and stupas enshrined in the grounds are the graves of people buried in the area.
1 minute
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
The origin of this temple can be traced back to 8th century but the temple became uninhabited during the WWII and was abandoned after a typhoon in 1950 caused extensive damage to the temple grounds, halls and Buddhist statues, but was rebuilt in 1955 when Buddhist sculptor Nishimura Kimitomo (1915-2003) was appointed abbot, and the reconstruction of the most run-down temple in Kyoto began.
The temple is known as a ""temple of healing"", where visitors can relax and feel at ease with the expressive line-up of 1,200 statues of arhats carved by ordinary worshippers.
1 minute
Saga Toriimoto Traditional Buildings Preservation Area
Toriimoto is a conservation area located at the far end of Sagano which is about 600 metres along Atago Highway leading to Atago Shrine.The area has a mix of farmhouse-style buildings with thatched roofs and machiya-style buildings with two floors and tiled roofs, and has a well-preserved character of a Japanese rural historical landscape.
1 minute
Monkey Park Iwatayama
If you are animal lovers, why not visiting here? Around 120 Japanese macaques currently live in the wild in this monkey park.
The park is full of nature and the monkeys can be seen throughout the year.
1 minute
Bamboo Forest Street
This is one of the biggest attarctions in all of Kyoto, with thousands of tall bamboo towering in the area making for a beautiful forest. It's an amazing spot that makes you feel like you're in a fairy tale.
1 minute
Sample Menu
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A moderate amount of walking is included. Please wear comfortable walking shoes
This is a walking tour. A private van is not included.
Public transportation or local taxis maybe used to transfer between spots.
The cost of transportation is not included in the price. Transportation fees will vary depending on the destinations you decide to visit.
The tour will take place rain or shine.
Free Cancellation
June 18100% refund
June 19No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Fun tour with Lucas!
Published on May, 2025
Lucas gave us an amazing tour and gave us the history of the sites we visited. This was a fun way to explore the town and we covered a lot more sites than we could have on foot. We highly recommend this tour!
An efficient way to see a lot
Published on Apr, 2025
Our tour guide Mika was great. She created a route based on what we wanted to see and had great recommendations. It was our first time in Kyoto and we only had a day, so this was a good way to see a lot of stuff without having to do all the planning ourselves. Mika was knowledgeable about Kyoto’s history and attractions, sharing interesting facts along the way. There’s so much to see in Kyoto!
Great mronign
Published on Nov, 2024
We went to some sites recommended by our guide where it was peaceful and interesting and finished with a yummy lunch as the rain came .
Great mronign
Published on Nov, 2024
We went to some sites recommended by our guide where it was peaceful and interesting and finished with a yummy lunch as the rain came .
Arashiyama with Tom
Published on Oct, 2024
We had a great tour of Arashiyama with Tom who guided us through the bamboo forest. My husband climbed with Tom to see the monkeys. Tom gave us a wonderful time!
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