Private tour in Kyoto Tadashi K
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I had been working as an English-speaking tour guide corporate taxi driver in Kyoto for about 9 years . I explore and introduce Kyoto and Japan for my visitors from many countries outside Japan. I love to guide and explain about culture, history, religion and what you have wondered about Japan. I was a Kyoto city authorized tour guide , Certificate No. EN00022 . None
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In this tour, you can visit very famous tour spots in the ancient capital , Japan. We use my minivan for transportation. We visit Arashiyama Area, Tenryu-Ji temple (If you like to visit), Bamboo forest, Ryo-An-Ji temple (Rock Garden), Golden Pavilion, Nishiki Market, Gion Area and Fushimi Inari Shrine when the time permits. [West Side] Arashiyama Area, Tenryu-Ji temple and Bamboo forest are located west side of Kyoto where you can enjoy a very restful moment. [North West Side] Ryo-An-Ji temple (Rock Garden) is Zen Buddhism temple. There is a very famous the Rock Garden which has 15 rocks inside and is telling 55 Zen teaching. Let's discover why there are 15 rocks in this garden. . . When you visit Kyoto for the first time then you must visit the Golden Pavilion! You can see the very opposite side of Zen teaching of Buddhism. [Downtown Area] Nishiki Market and Gion Area are showing old fashion style of Kyoto. [South Side] Fushimi Inari Shrine is the top awarded tour spot in Japan for the past 4 years.
Sample itinerary: 09:00 At the meeting location . 09:45 Arrive Arashiyama Area 10:00 Visiting Bamboo Forest. 10:30 Walking Arashi-Yama Area 10:40 Leave Arashi-Yama Area 11:00 Ryo-An-Ji Temple. = World Cultural Heritage site 12:00 Leave 12:10 The Golden Pavilion. = World Cultural Heritage site 13:10 Leave 13:15 Quick Lunch = Sandwich ! It may be at the convenience shop . When if you took lunch time at any restaurant then we skip one tour spot . 13:30 Visiting the Nishiki Market 14:00 Leave Nishiki-Market 14:30 Visiting San-Jyu-San Gendou Temple. There are 1, 001 Kan-Non Statures ! 15:20 Leave 15:35 Visiting Fushimi Inari Shrine. = World Cultural Heritage site 16:30 Leave 17:00 Arrive at your Hotel
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We use my minivan for transportation. My minivan is TOYOTA ALFARD up to 6 people max. .
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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