Kyoto Trip Overview
Experience the highlights of eastern Kyoto by train and on short walks, and let an expert with M.A. introduce studies in the history and culture of Kyoto in Japan. This type of transport gives you the opportunity to experience the most famous sights of Kyoto while feeling the pulse of local life. After a short train ride we reach the Fushimi Inari Shrine with its hundreds of scarlet shrine gates. Then we come to Manpuku-ji Temple, the main temple of the Obaku Zen School, which has retained a distinctive Chinese appearance; Uji is associated with green tea in Japan, and Fushimi is a traditional center for sake brewing . We visit the Sake Museum with sake wine tasting. The area of traditional sake breweries and has often served as a backdrop in films. The final walk through the geisha district of Gion and the old town of Kyoto rounds off this tour.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Experience the highlights of eastern Kyoto by train and on short walks, and let an expert with M.A. introduce studies in the history and culture of Kyoto in Japan. This type of transport gives you the opportunity to experience the most famous sights of Kyoto while feeling the pulse of local life. After a short train ride we reach the Fushimi Inari Shrine with its hundreds of scarlet shrine gates. Then we come to Manpuku-ji Temple, the main temple of the Obaku Zen School, which has retained a distinctive Chinese appearance; Uji is associated with green tea in Japan, and Fushimi is a traditional center for sake brewing . We visit the Sake Museum with sake wine tasting. The area of traditional sake breweries and has often served as a backdrop in films. The final walk through the geisha district of Gion and the old town of Kyoto rounds off this tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-0882 Kyoto Prefecture
We visit the famous Fushimi Inari shrine with its hundreds of scarlet shrine gates. Detailed explanation of Shintoism and the importance of the Schreintore.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Obakusan Manpuku – ji Temple, 34 Gokasho Sanban-wari, Uji 611-0011 Kyoto Prefecture
Manpukuji Temple belongs to the Obaku Zen sect, which has preserved a very concise Chinese appearance. Detailed Explanations of Zen Buddhism.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, 247 Minamihama-Cho, Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto 612-8045 Kyoto Prefecture
In the Gekkeikan Museum they are introduced to the production of Japanese rice wine with a subsequent rice wine tasting.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Gion, Kyoto 605-0074 Kyoto Prefecture
Walk through the Geisha district of Gion and the old town of Kyoto
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Kenninji, 584 Komatsuchō, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0811, Japan
Japan’s oldest Zen temple
