Kyoto Shore Excursion from Osaka with Japanese Guide

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If you’re planning a day trip from Osaka to Kyoto, definitely consider this tour. I offer stress-free and smooth transportation by train from Osaka Port or Osaka City. The guide will be Japanese guide who has experienced in this region over 5 years and tour can be 100% customized based on the guest’s request.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Kyoto - Travel duration from Osaka/Osaka port to Kyoto
Gion Shirakawa - Located in the entertainment district near Yasaka Shrine, Gion Shirakawa features traditional wooden houses, restaurants, and teahouses along a stream, creating a unique atmosphere. In spring, the pink cherry blossoms and fresh green weeping willows provide a beautiful contrast. You might spot wedding couples in kimono, geisha, or maiko on the streets. A light-up event is held during the sakura season.
Rokkakudo - This temple is the birthplace of the Japanese flower arrangement art known as Ikebana.
Entoku-in - A sub-temple of Kodaiji Temple and Kenninji Temple, known as the “Temple of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Nene.” Nene spent 19 years here at this restored castle from Fushimi Castle before her death. The enshrined three-sided Daikokuten statue is a “Nenjibutsu,” a Buddha to remember Hideyoshi. The ink paintings by Hasegawa and others on the 32 sliding doors are designated as Important National Cultural Properties, with a digital replica currently in place. The North Garden is a Special Site of Scenic Beauty. The front garden, originally an Ikeizuma-style pond garden from Fushimi Castle, was transformed into a dry landscape garden by Masakaza Kobori when it was moved here. Visitors can also see Nene’s hand bowl and enjoy Matcha in the tea room.
Nishiki Market Shopping District - Walking through this 390-meter long market is like walking through 400 years of history. Nishiki Market, with its long history and arcade, also has depth. It is a shopping street featuring age-old merchant practices and traditions, integral to Kyoto’s culinary culture with unique ingredients and expert knowledge. Enjoy discovering the many unique features of Nishiki Market.
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine - Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousand shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are considered Inari’s messengers, resulting in numerous fox statues throughout the shrine grounds. Fushimi Inari Shrine has ancient origins, predating Kyoto’s establishment as the capital in 794. At the back of the main grounds is the entrance to a hiking trail covered with torii gates, starting with two dense, parallel rows called Senbon Torii (“thousands of torii gates”). The torii gates along the trail are donations from individuals and companies, with the donor’s name and the date of the donation inscribed on the back of each gate.
Osaka - Travel duration from Kyoto to Osaka by train