Free tour of Kyoto, the city of dreams.
Tour description
Get to know one of the cities where dreams come true, where great industries like Nintendo were born and be part of a great adventure full of colorful landscapes, geishas, samurai, temples and much more.
Itinerary:
The tour starts from the SANJO-OHASHI bridge station, where we will take a short walk along the KAMOGAWA River, you will hear stories of how Kyoto became the capital of Japan and one of the most important cities.
Later , we will find the most beautiful place in Kyoto, the Geisha District (GION) , where you can observe an atmosphere of ancient architecture called Machi-Ya , traditional wooden houses that are more than 150 years old , a memorable place to keep. in our memories.
The next stop will be at CHION-IN SAMON , one of the most prestigious temples in Japan , there we will explain how the Japanese introduced Buddhism as a religion and why Christianity was a complete failure.
During the tour we will enter HISASHI-YAMA, one of the most historic areas of Kyoto where you will be delighted with fascinating stories of the ancient emperors and samurai warriors (Shoguns).
Finally we will visit the Koshindo monkey temple and see the gigantic Yasaka pagoda built in the 8th century by Prince Shotoku.
Kyoto is an interesting city, it will fill you not only with history and temples, but with a wide variety of cuisine. Once the tour is finished, we will give you recommendations for restaurants and activities to do.
What will we see on this tour?
