Half Day Tour of Nijo Castle and Golden Pavilion in Kyoto

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This is a half day tour of visiting Nijo castle and Kinkakuji Temple,representative tourist spots in Kyoto. Nijo was the Castle built in 1603 (the Edo period) and registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also Kinkakuji, the “Golden Pavillion,” is a temple shining in the sunlight, which is the center of tourism in Kyoto.

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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours



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This is a half day tour of visiting Nijo castle and Kinkakuji Temple,representative tourist spots in Kyoto. Nijo was the Castle built in 1603 (the Edo period) and registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also Kinkakuji, the “Golden Pavillion,” is a temple shining in the sunlight, which is the center of tourism in Kyoto.

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

This place also marks the event that the last shogun returned the governing power to the emperor.(World Heritage)

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

It is famous as the Golden Pavilion. Besides the pavilion, you can feel the old Japanese beauty of Zen Buddhism.(World Heritage)

Duration: 40 minutes



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