Kyoto Morning Tour from Kyoto or Osaka

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Kyoto Morning Tour from Kyoto or Osaka

By JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.

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4h 40m
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Overview

This tour is recommended for those traveling to Kyoto for the first time. Visit popular sightseeing spots efficiently, all before noon! This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter. Visit the World Heritage Site of Nijo Castle. The impressive, elaborate carvings and decors in the Ninomaru Palace are a must-see. Visit Kinkaku-ji Temple, with its beautiful golden Shariden (a building in which Buddha's ashes are enshrined), and see its elegantly beautiful garden. See the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which was used as the Emperor's residence until about 150 years ago.

Activity location

Nijo Castle
- 541 Nijo-jo-cho, Horikawa-nishi-iru, Nijo-jo-dori, Nakagyo-Ku,
- 604-8301, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO
- 31 Higashikujō Nishisannōchō
- 601-8003, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Round trip from Kyoto

4h 40m
English

Kyoto Avanti : Please come to the meeting point by 8:20am
Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F
Starting point:
JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO, Japan, 601-8003 Kyoto, Minami Ward, Higashikujō Nishisannōchō, ３１ B1F AVANTI

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time: 8:20am

Price details

￥12,000 x 1 Adult￥12,000

Total

Until Tue, Dec 16

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What's included, what's not

National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
Admission fees and transportation costs included in the tour
Food and drinks
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Know before you book

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations. Seats may not be designated
As the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) and on days when there is an Imperial Household Agency event, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine instead. If the closed day falls on the 25th, the tour will visit Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
Nijo Castle is closed on Tuesdays in January, July, August, and December, and from Dec. 26 to Jan. 3. (Closed on the following day if Tuesday is a holiday.) If closed, Ryoan-ji Temple will be visited instead
After sightseeing at Kyoto Imperial Palace, the bus will stop by the lunch venue for the 1-day tour. After that, participants will be dropped off at Kyoto Station
Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations
Seats may not be designated
This tour ends in front of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit), and does not include return trip transportation expenses from Kyoto to Osaka and assistant service
Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats. If bus seats are required, please make a booking under the child rate
The tour will be accompanied by an English-speaking assistant (not a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter) on the outbound trip from Hotel Granvia Osaka to the Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F
Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour

Activity itinerary

Nijo Castle

50m
Admission ticket included

A World Heritage site. This castle was built on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. The impressive, elaborate carvings and decors in the Ninomaru Palace are a must-see. *The tour will not enter the Honmaru Palace and Painting Gallery.

Kinkakuji Temple

45m
Admission ticket included

A World Heritage site. The wooden architecture is covered in thin layers of pure gold and is surrounded by a beautiful pond.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

See the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which was used as the Emperor's residence until about 150 years ago. On days when the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (disembark for sightseeing) as an alternative destination. This shrine is famous for the god of learning, and its main hall is a designated national treasure. The shrine is especially great to see during the plum blossom and autumn leaf seasons.

Location

Activity location

Nijo Castle
- 541 Nijo-jo-cho, Horikawa-nishi-iru, Nijo-jo-dori, Nakagyo-Ku,
- 604-8301, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO
- 31 Higashikujō Nishisannōchō
- 601-8003, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Hotel Granvia Osaka
- 1 1
- 530-0001, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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