1-day Kyoto Itinerary for First Timers

Kyoto Trip Overview

09:00 Meeting at the pickup place (Kyoto)
9:30 Bamboo forest and Tenryuji temple garden.
11:00 Kinkaku-ji temple
12:30 Nijo castle
14:00 Lunch break
15:30 Fushimi Inari shrine
17:00 Kiyomizu-dera temple , old streets of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka around Kiyomizu-dera
18:00 Gion area and Geisha spotting streets
19:00 Dinner recommendation and tour finish

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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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09:00 Meeting at the pickup place (Kyoto)
9:30 Bamboo forest and Tenryuji temple garden.
11:00 Kinkaku-ji temple
12:30 Nijo castle
14:00 Lunch break
15:30 Fushimi Inari shrine
17:00 Kiyomizu-dera temple , old streets of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka around Kiyomizu-dera
18:00 Gion area and Geisha spotting streets
19:00 Dinner recommendation and tour finish

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Stop At: Arashiyama, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-0007 Kyoto Prefecture

Arashiyama sightseeing includes visiting Bamboo forest and Tenryuji temple garden

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kinkakuji Temple, 1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8361 Kyoto Prefecture

built in 1397 as a Zen temple in northern Kyoto. The temple is famous for having its top two floors completely covered in gold leaf. The temple had an impressive structure built overlooking a large pond, and is registered as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

Duration: 1 hour

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

a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site that dates back to Edo period in 1603. Nijo castle is a perfect place to get a feel of the local history and political changes that happened in the Japanese history.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-0882 Kyoto Prefecture

This is the most popular and most beautiful shrine in Kyoto. The shrine has many great attractions including the 10, 000 vermillion torri gates and foxes statues that are great to see and walk through.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kiyomizu-dera Temple, 1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0862 Kyoto Prefecture

a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most beautiful places to spend few hours in. Many Japanese shops are around, where you can try matcha and yatsuhashi, and get some souvenirs.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Gion, Kyoto 605-0074 Kyoto Prefecture

Historic area of Gion area and Geisha spotting streets

Duration: 1 hour



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