Activity Details
Why LIMON
- Conspicuous bus appearance, easy to find
- Comfortable seats
- Wi-Fi provided
- USB charging port
MEETING POINT
- Hearton Hotel 1F Lobby
- In front of Nipponbashi Tsurutontan
- Jeiāru-namba eki OCAT 1F
Kifune-jinja Shrine (Duration: 30 minutes)
Kifune-jinja Shrine in the northern mountains of Kyoto is the ancestral home of about 500 ships and shrines in the country. It is said to have been built 1600 years ago and is marvelous for its long history and architectural style. According to legend, a goddess traveled in a boat from Osaka all the way up the river into the mountains north of Kyoto, and Kifune Shrine was built at the site where her boat journey had come to an end.
The ship descended from Yodogawa to Kamogawa and stopped at a place with water. The shrine is dedicated to the god of water.
People pray to them for rain during the drought, and for the rain stops when the flood occurs. It is said that in the past, there were emperors who offered dark horses during the drought and white horses when the rains continued. Therefore, since then there has been a custom of offering the gods the plaques.
Okazaki Shrine (Duration: 30 minutes)
Okazaki Shrine is one of the four shrines that was built at the compass points of the new capital of Heian-kyo, when the capital was transferred here from Nagaoka in 794 by the Emperor Kanmu heralding the beginning of the Heian Period.
Rabbits, symbolizing productivity in producing offspring, are the servants of the enshrined kami and statues of rabbits are seen throughout the grounds where supplicants write messages to express their hopes to conceive or give birth safely to healthy children.
Gion (Duration: 120 minutes NO dining meals)
Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district, filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses), where geiko (Kyoto dialect for geisha) and maiko (geiko apprentices) entertain.
Gion is famous for its high concentration of traditional wooden machiya merchant houses.
The area from Shinbashi to Shirakawa-go in the north is designated as ""the important traditional construction group preservation area"", and the area including the Hanami-koji road in the south is designated as ""historical landscape security area"" by Kyoto City. All are protected by the government and become a cultural attraction and sightseeing spot in Kyoto.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Duration: 90 minutes)
There are cafes and restaurants, which are regarded as must-see spots. These old shops have been around for hundreds of years. Although many shops have been refurbished, they still retain their traditional designs. Visitors can purchase local specialties such as clear water and ceramics, and fruits and pickles, crafts, etc.
Arashiyama (Duration: 90 minutes)
Arashiyama is particularly popular during the cherry blossom and fall color seasons and Arashiyama's well known, central landmark - Togetsukyo Bridge.
From the side of the World Heritage [Tenryū-Ji], you can take a walk in a 100m bamboo grove in a light wind. There is also the famous ""Nonomiya Jinjya Shrine"", oldest black wooden house in Japan. The shrine has a large stone, called ""turtle stone"", which is said to be a place with fairy spirits It is said that if you touch the stone, you will realize your wish within one year.
Itinerary
08:20 Meeting point at Hearton Hotel 1F Lobby
Duration: about 5 minutes
08:25 Meeting point at Tsurutonton Entrance
Duration: about 25 minutes
08:50 Meeting point at Jeiāru-namba eki OCAT 1F
Duration: about 10 minutes
09:00 Transportation to the Kifune-jinja Shrine
Duration: about 1 hour 50 minutes
10:50 Activities in Kifune-jinja Shrine
Duration: about 30 minutes
11:20 Transportation to the Okazaki Shrine
Duration: about 40 minutes
12:00 Activities in Okazaki Shrine
Duration: about 30 minutes
12:30 Transportation to the Gion
Duration: about 20 minutes
12:50 Activities in Gion
Duration: about 2 hours
14:50 Transportation to the Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Duration: about 15 minutes
15:05 Activities in Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Duration: about 1 hour 30 minutes
16:35 Transportation to the Arashiyama
Duration: about 40 minutes
17:15 Activities in Arashiyama
Duration: about 1 hour 30 minutes
18:45 Transportation to Jeiāru-namba eki
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
20:05 return to the meeting point and tour group parts
Duration: 45 minutes
20:50 end of the tour
Inclusions
- Round trip transfer by air-conditioned bus (one person one seat)
Exclusions
- Dining meals
- All personal expenses and expenses not mentioned in the inclusions
- Travelers will be asked to cover additional costs due to traffic delays, strikes, weather, airplane or mechanical faults, canceled or rescheduled flights, and other major unforeseen events
Change & Refund Policies
- Free cancellation at or before 18:00 at least 2 days before the date of use
- Cancellations made after 18:00 at least 2 days before the date of use will incur a cancellation fee of 100%
- Partial cancellation of this booking is not permitted
- If you need to change your booking, please cancel and rebook
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How to Use It
- You'll receive a booking confirmation email from Trip.com after your booking is successful
- The staff will not contact you in advance, so please refer to the booking confirmation for the meeting time and place
- On the tour day, please wait at the meeting point (we recommend arriving 10 mins early) and present your name to the tour staff
Activity Essentials
Traveller Information
Adult: Age 13 to 99
Child: Age 3 to 12
Important Information
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