Let's find out the ROOTS of Genuine Japanese Culture at KOHOKU!

Please remember that guests may walk a lot in this excursion, especially at the wide Arashiyama Park and several old temples which are scattered about in the neighborhood zone. This is why guests can realize the treasure of the deep and sophisticated cultures that have been nurtured through that long history, only from learning it by walking on their own two feet.

 

Overview

• Kyoto
• 40,000 JPY
• 11 Hours
• 1~5 people

 

Itinerary

• Meeting Point

  At your staying hotel in Osaka or Kyoto
• Arashiyama Park: Arashiyama Park Tenryu-ji temple, Bamboo forest, Rakushisya, Togetsu-kyo bridge; Lunch: Soba or Udon noodle. By using a private railways
• (a) Myoshin-ji Temple, or (b)Ryoan-ji Temple, or (c) Kinkaku-ji temple (AKA, Golden Pavilion)
• Kitano Tenmangu Shrine: Representative shrine in Japan, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane (菅原 道真; 845-903 AD), who is well known as an excellent scholar, poet and politician in Heian period
• Ending Point

  At your staying hotel or a place where you think it convenient for your party

What to Expect

• Let’s walk around some of the best spots in the Northern region of the Old Capital, after visiting the representative must-see spot, Arashiyama park.
• Arashiyama (Storm Mountain in English) originates from resort villa area of noblemen in Heian-kyo era (794 – 1192). Since the park has such a long history, there are so many places that attract us,…the first one is, of course, that old bridge of “Moon Crossing” over the Katsura river, which was named from the episode that the 90th Emperor Kameyama had composed a poem “The full moon is just like crossing the river”. You mustn’t miss the main hall and the wide “Sogen-chi” garden of Tenryu-ji Zen temple, one of the world heritages. You must feel a kind of authentic landscape of Japan when you pass through the bamboo forest toward Sagano area. You can appreciate the fantastic vista at the park through all seasons, but the best of the best must be cherry blossom season from late in Mar. to early in Apr. Autumnal leaves there, beginning from the middle of Nov. are also breathtakingly beautiful, not only the view of the mountains seen across the river but also at the old temples such as Gio-ji, Nison-in and Jyojyakko-ji temples. It must really be the art of Nature!
• Another main attraction of the excursion is to visit and appreciate old and prestigious temples, appurtenant structures such as five-storied stupa and Japanese gardens. From Arashiyama park, let’s use a kind of retro street car, endearingly called “Randen”, which conveniently covers the following historic and world-wide famous old temples in Rakuhoku area. These are moss-covered temple of Keisyun-in, a sub-temple of the large headquarters temple of Myoshin-ji, a dry garden at Ryo-an-ji temple, and Kinkaku-ji temple (AKA, Golden Pavilion), which is also registered as the World Heritage. Please select one destination among (a)Myoshin-ji, (b)Ryo-an-ji temple or (c)Kinkaku-ji temple (AKA, Golden Pavilion).
• If you wish, we can also walk along the peaceful and calm way of Kinukake-road when we visit these old temples.
• On the way back to downtown of Kyoto, we will visit one of the representative shrines in the old capital, Kitano-tenmangu shrine, which enshrines Sugawara-no-Michizane (845 – 903), a renowned scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan.
• Please remember that the guests attending this excursion may walk a lot, especially at the wide Arashiyama Park and several old temples which are scattered about in the neighborhood zone.

Inclusions & Exclusions

[Inclusions]

Guide Fee

[Exclusions]

1) Admission / Entrance Fee (For Tourists): Approximately 2,500 (Two Thousand and Five Hundred) JPY Each at a Maximum for One Day.

2) Transportation (For Tourists and the Guide): Less than 2,500 (Two Thousand and Five Hundred) JPY Each at a Maximum for One Day.

3) Lunch and/or Dinner (For Tourists): Less than 2,500 (Two Thousand and Five Hundred) JPY Each at a Maximum.

4) Any Unexpected Cost (For Tourists): Less than 1,000 (One Thousand) JPY Each at a Maximum.

   

Important Information

1) The tour consists of one day excursion, starting 8:30 AM to 19:30 (7:30 PM).

2) Meeting Schedule:

• 8:30 AM at your staying hotel (Start)
• 19:30 PM at your staying hotel: Arrive (Tour end)

3) You have to select one destination among the three temples below (from (a) to (c)), after visiting Arashiyama Park;

• (a) Myoshin-ji Temple: We can visit the garden of Keishun-in, one of the sub-temples of the large headquarters temple
• (b) Ryoan-ji Temple: It’s most famous for the dry garden
• (c) Kinkaku-ji temple (AKA, Golden Pavilion)

4) Peak Season: The destination spots may slightly change due to seasonal situation, after getting an approval from the guests

5) Two-days or three-days tour is also available for specific regions in Kyoto, or Nara or Osaka, on your request.

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