Kyoto Walking Tour: Arashiyama Highlights

Discover Kyoto’s Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Zen Gardens with a native guide. Enjoy a private tour, cultural insights, and serene landscapes. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Togetsukyo Bridge - We will stop by and view the famous Togetsukyo Bridge
  • Tenryuji Temple - We will enter the World Heritage Tenryu-ji Temple where the guide will show you the interiors and the famous zen gardens in detail.
  • Bamboo Forest Street - Walk through and take pictures of the popular bamboo forest
  • Okochi Sanso Garden -…
What's Included
  • Top expert guide speaking clear native English
  • All entrance fees (Tenryuji Temple & Gardens, Okouchi Sanso OR Monkey Park)
What's Not Included
  • Food, drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Let’s explore Kyoto’s Arashiyama area in this walking tour covering the famous Bamboo Forest, Tenryu-ji Temple, Okouchi Sanso (or Monkey Park), and more. The expert guide will show you Arashiyama and Japanese culture in native, clear English so everything will be easy to understand. The friendly guide will show you insights into Japanese culture,…

Location
Tully’s Coffee - Randen Arashiyama Station
Tully's Coffee inside Randen Arashiyama Station (Be careful not to mistake with the other 2 stations in the area, Saga Arashiyama or Hankyu Arashiyama)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Dorothy_b
Mar 7, 2025
A deeply moving and... - A deeply moving and amazing experience. We needed a small tour, just us, as we have physical limitations and there are some graded sections and ancient stone steps for some parts. Also, we were seeking a tour that blended Shinto and Buddhist spiritual influences on the area, history, gardens and architecture. Our guide, Richard, was perfect choice for us. He was patient, kind and helpful with our physical limits. But more than that, he made sure we had time to sit and take in all the amazing features of the shrine zen gardens as well as bamboo forest. He was excellent in all categories. Genuinely and professionally attentive to making sure we had great experience. His information made subsequent sites more meaningful. We went early March so it was cold and a bit cloudy. But crowds were much smaller so we completely enjoyed the location. And please, to all tourists, put your phone down now and then and be in the moment. Thank you Viator!
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Anna_l
Oct 10, 2024
Fantastic Guide with Personalized Tour - Richard is a delight! He tailored our time together to our interests, which were primarily cultural, artistic, architecture and landscapes. With his multi-cultural background he was able to help us better understand the Japanese culture with our perspective in mind. We highly recommend all the tours that Richard offers.
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Jon
Jul 26, 2024
Detailed / Fun-informative - Richard did a terrific job explaining the tour. He was friendly , knowledgeable , detailed and went the extra mile. I highly recommend him for next your in Kyoto. You will have a memory of a lifetime like we did
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