Kyoto and Nara 1 Day Bus Tour
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Kyoto and Nara 1 Day Bus Tour

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Stop At: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi, Kyoto 612-0882 Kyoto Prefecture

Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head of all Inari shrines in Japan and is dedicated to the Shinto gods. Designated as an Important Cultural Property, the main shrine building contains five shrines together, these five pillars of Fushimi Inari Taisha are named for the great virtues of Inari Okami that they embody. Inari Okami is known as a deity of business prosperity, prosperity of industries, safety of households, safety in traffic and improvement in the performing arts. The 'Senbon Torii' or 1000 torii gates are donations by individuals and companies, and you will find the donator's name and the date of the donation inscribed on the back of each gate.

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Stop At: Arashiyama, Togetsukyo, Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8383 Kyoto Prefecture

Arashiyama changes with the seasons and you can enjoy the scenery any time of year, with cherry blossoms in the spring, boat festivals in the Summer, red leaves in Autumn and snow white mountains in the winter. Arashiyama is also filler with temples and Shrines including the match-making Shrine you can visit, during your walk through the famed Bamboo grove.

Duration: 2 hours

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

After Arashiyama, the tour will stop at the UNESCO world heritage site Kinkaku-ji Temple, also known as the 'Golden Pavilion'. The area around the temple is surround by a beautiful Japanese garden where you can take many amazing photos! The temple was built at the end of the 14th century originally as a villa for the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After his death, as described in his will, it was converted to a temple for the Zen sect of Buddhism.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Nara Park, 469 Zoshicho, Nara 630-8211 Nara Prefecture

Nara Park is famous for its deer roaming freely within the park, you can feed them 'deer sembei' which is sold at stalls throughout the park for 150yen a pack. If you bow to the deer with the deer sembei in hand, they will bow back to you.

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Stop At: Todai-ji Temple, 406-1 Zoshicho, Nara 630-8211 Nara Prefecture

At Nara park, you will have time to explore the Todaiji temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site which was constructed over 1200 years ago as the head of all provincial Buddhist temples in Japan. The main hall houses one of the largest statues of Buddha, which is 15m tall.

Duration: 40 minutes

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Included
  • Live commentary in English or Chinese
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Roundtrip bus fare
  • Entry/Admission - Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
  • Entry/Admission - Arashiyama
  • Entry/Admission - Kinkakuji Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Nara Park
Not included
  • Lunch (There are many restaurants in the area to choose from, including Halal and vegan)
  • Entrance fee to Todaiji temple 500yen (optional)
  • Entry/Admission - Todai-ji Temple
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please be on time. The tour bus will depart as scheduled.
  • Depending on traffic and road conditions, the time spent at each sightseeing spot may be shortened.
  • This tour will depart regardless of weather or traffic conditions, unless you are notified otherwise by the local operator. Trip Advisor / Viator and your local tour operator will not be responsible for itinerary changes due to unforeseen circumstances.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Depending on the number of participants, English and Chinese commentary might be given in the same bus.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers
Features
Tourism
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Cultural
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Reviews
3.8
10
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Donald D
4 | 2019-08-21

Fantastic guide Adrian, knowledgeable, friendly and some good humour, he made the day. Attractions all worthwhile. A good way to pack a lot in 1 day.

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funtravel
2 | 2019-07-29

Guide spoke only but a couple words in English was not interactive and kept messing up the return schedules to bus but we got to see all. Good for a 1 day see all experience in Kioto

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Diane K
5 | 2019-07-03

First was Kinkaku-ji, the famous golden pavilion. Lovely in the sunlight. We didn’t have much time as we were on a tour (but it was enough), but it was great to see it. Then we were off to Arashiyama, the bamboo grove. It was pretty crowded, but the grove was so impressive with all the trees. While the rest of the group was wandering around in their free time, we took time to visit the Tenryuji Temple next to the grove on our own. In fact, I would have loved to explore the temple more, too. We had a quick lunch on our own (lots of places to eat in the town next to the grove) because we were so busy looking at cherry blossoms and just wandering through the gardens/hillside. Next it was to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, which we had already seen the day before. A good thing, too, as it started raining hard. It was so cold and wet, and we would have been miserable if we were outside touring the groves but we just sat inside and relaxed. But it shouldn't be missed as it's a gorgeous shrine. Then it was off the Nara to see cherry blossoms and the famous Nara deer. They were very persistent in trying to get fed. It rained hard for a while but there was a beautiful rainbow at the end. We didn’t have time to visit the temple there since my daughter insisted that feeding the deer was more important, but it looked impressive from the outside. I was there with my 2 adult daughters.

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Carmen T
3 | 2019-05-08

It was great except i took wrong street from bathroom at Temple and when i realised i emailed the guide who ADRIAN who was not helpful and told me to find a rail station and go back so i missed NARA which was my whole purpose for the tour. He could have explained that i could take the train to Nara and meet them there but didn’t and so i wasted the afternoon. It was not easy as no one spoke English or had street signs but i found the train station eventually.

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john.bridgen
4 | 2019-04-12

We found several tours similar to this one but this was the most competitively priced. There was plenty of opportunity to walk around the various sites and our guide was quite flexible in what we did. The only downside is that we ran consistently late due to traffic and the late arrival of people at each of the stops. This resulted in only having 35 minutes at Nara, our final destination. Overall, we felt that this tour was a very good value.

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