Kyoto Trip Overview
This Day Experience takes you to an intriguing, fun and informative adventure with tasting unique street foods around Kyoto Arashiyama area known for Bamboo Forests & seasonal beauty of nature.
You’ll explore both the iconic spots and quaint off-the-beaten-path with a local friendly guide who will give you tips about local culture, history, and folklore as you can enjoy Kyoto much more with them. Let’s enjoy one step deeper and get into the local.
Not only bamboo forest, there are a lot to see & enjoy around Arashiyama where aristocracies had villa with enjoying the seasonal beauty of nature more than 1,000 years ago.
Let’s explore Arashiyama with local friendly guide and imagine how ancient people loved this area.
After walking a lot, let’s try many different types of foods, for example, croquette, Negiyaki like a local Kyoto style pizza, and so on! Your guide will give you tasty street foods.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Kyoto, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
This Day Experience takes you to an intriguing, fun and informative adventure with tasting unique street foods around Kyoto Arashiyama area known for Bamboo Forests & seasonal beauty of nature.
You’ll explore both the iconic spots and quaint off-the-beaten-path with a local friendly guide who will give you tips about local culture, history, and folklore as you can enjoy Kyoto much more with them. Let’s enjoy one step deeper and get into the local.
Not only bamboo forest, there are a lot to see & enjoy around Arashiyama where aristocracies had villa with enjoying the seasonal beauty of nature more than 1,000 years ago.
Let’s explore Arashiyama with local friendly guide and imagine how ancient people loved this area.
After walking a lot, let’s try many different types of foods, for example, croquette, Negiyaki like a local Kyoto style pizza, and so on! Your guide will give you tasty street foods.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Nonomiya Shrine, Japan, 〒616-8393 京都府京都市右京区嵯峨野宮ノ元町１
From meetup point (JR Saga Arashiyama Station), we will head to Sagano area and Jojakko-ji Temple at first.
On the way, go through the small bamboo forest and Nonomiya Shrine (Shrine of Love).
After Nonomiya Shrine, the road will be very quiet and the scenery will be quite peaceful.
Enjoy the local atmosphere of Sagano Area.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Jojakkoji Temple, 3 Saga Ogurayamaoguracho, Ukyo-Ku, Kyoto 616-8397 Kyoto Prefecture
In Sagano area, you will find an old black gate.
That is entrance of Jojakko-ji Temple which is famous for the Maple and Mos.
Here, you will feel a sense of authentic Japanese beauty.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Mikami Shrine, 10-2 Ogurayamataguchiyama-Cho, Ukyo-Ku, Kyoto 616-8394 Kyoto Prefecture
Between Jojakko-ji Temple and Bamboo Forest, you will see a small shrine on your right hand.
The place is shrine of one part of our body.
You will know the uniqueness of Japanese worship.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Bamboo Forest Trail, Sagatenryuji Tateishicho, Ukyo -ku, Kyoto 616-8375 Kyoto Prefecture
Have a slow walking into the Bamboo Forest.
If you like, you can take a picture there.
The guide will tell you the story about bamboo.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tenryuji Temple, 68 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385 Kyoto Prefecture
After Bamboo Grove, there is World-Heritage-Site Zen Temple, Tenryu-ji.
Exploring the grande, and enjoy the seasonal flowers.
The specialty of this Zen Garden is its pond garden wiz surrounding mountain.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Arashiyama Kimono Forest, 35-28 Sagatenryuji Tsukurimichicho, Ukyo-Ku, Kyoto 616-8384 Kyoto Prefecture
You will head to Kimono Forest which is a collection of gorgeous cylinder-shaped pillars looks like traditional Japanese textile, Kimono.
And then, you will have several street foods which you can only have around this area such as Negiyaki like a Kyoto style pizza, bamboo croquette, else.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Togetsukyo Bridge, Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385 Kyoto Prefecture
And then, head to the most Iconic Bridge of Japan, Togetsu Bridge.
Enjoy the scenery like ancient aristocrats.
The view of the combination of this bridge & background woods are very scenic.
Then, let’s have Sweets!!
Duration: 40 minutes
