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Kyoto
Morning and Kyoto Handicraft Center including woodblock printing (5
hours) Enjoy the sights of Kyoto on this morning tour, as well as trying
your hand at creating your own woodblock print or cloisonne at the Kyoto Handicraft
Center where you will also enjoy a buffet lunch. Tour highlights include a visit
to Nijo Castle - Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogun, Kinkakuji Temple - Golden
Pavilion actually covered in gold, and Kyoto Imperial Palace - The emperor's residence
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Kyoto
Day Tour - Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizu Temple (9
hours) All the sights of Kyoto in a day! Nijo Castle - Kyoto residence
of the Tokugawa shogun, Kinkakuji Temple - Golden Pavilion actually covered in
gold, Kyoto Imperial Palace - The emperor's residence until 1868, Kyoto Handicraft
Center, Heian Shrine - Shrine in form of the ancient Imperial Palace, Sanjusangendo
Hall - exhibiting 1001 Kannon statues, and the Kiyomizu Temple - famous for its
large terrace. |
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Himeji
Castle and Sake Brewery from Kyoto (9 hours)
This is a full day starting with a fast trip on the bullet train to Himeji to
visit the Himeji Castle, nicknamed the "White Heron Castle", and designated
a World Cultural Heritage site. Take lunch and relax at the beautiful Kokoen Gardens
before sampling some sake at the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery. Explore the museum and
learn about sake brewing methods dating back to 1743. |
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Kyoto
and Nara - 1 Day Tour - Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Todaiji (10
hours) Explore the best of Kyoto and Nara in one day! This tour takes you
to Nijo Castle - Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogun, Kinkakuji Temple - Golden
Pavilion actually covered in gold, Kyoto Imperial Palace - The emperor's residence
until 1868 and the Kyoto Handicraft Center. In Nara, visit the Todaiji Temple
- Huge temple housing Japan's largest Buddha statue, Deer Park and Kasuga Shrine
- Nara's most celebrated shrine. |
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Kyoto
Morning Tour - Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Imperial Palace (3.5
hours) Explore the sights of Kyoto on this morning tour. Tour highlights
include a visit to Nijo Castle - Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogun, Kinkakuji
Temple - Golden Pavilion actually covered in gold, Kyoto Imperial Palace - The
emperor's residence until 1868, and the Kyoto Handicraft Center - enjoy demonstrations
of Japanese traditional arts and crafts. |
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Kyoto
Afternoon Tour - Heian Shrine, Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizu Temple (4
hours) Enjoy an afternoon in Kyoto. This tour includes visits to the Heian
Shrine - the vibrant green and red shrine in form of the ancient Imperial Palace,
Sanjusangendo Hall - exhibiting 1001 Kannon statues, and the Kiyomizu Temple -
famous for its large terrace with sweeping views of the city. Your transportation,
English speaking Guide and all admissions are also included. |
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Nara
Afternoon Tour - Todaiji, Deer Park, Kasuga Shrine (5.5
hours) Enjoy
an afternoon visiting Nara. Due to its past as the first permanent capital of
Japan, it remains full of historic treasures, including some of Japan's oldest
Buddhist temples. On this tour visit the Todaiji Temple - Huge temple housing
Japan's largest Buddha statue, Deer Park - home to hundreds of freely roaming
deer, and Kasuga Shrine - Nara's most celebrated shrine. |
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Hiei-Zan
Enryaku-ji and the Experience of Zazen from Kyoto (6.5
hours) Experience Zen Meditation at one of the first Buddhist temples in
Japan, Enryaku-ji Kaikan, the principal place of the Tendai School of Buddhism.
The temple was founded by the great Buddhist monk, Dengyo Daishi Saicho. |
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Arashiyama
and Sagano Walking Tour (4 hours) Arashiyama
is a pleasant, touristy district in the outskirts of Kyoto. Its landmark is the
Togetsukyo Bridge which was rebuilt in 1934 exactly like the original. Walk through
the Sagano Bamboo Grove, then onto Jojakkoji Temple, final home of Empress Dowager
Kenrei-mon-in. Later visit Tenryuji Temple, a leading Zen temple built in 1339
famous for its landscape gardens. Arashiyama is particularly beautiful during
the cherry blossom and autumn leaf seasons. |
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Kyoto
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