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KYOTO TOURS

Kyoto Highlights Day Tour
Kyoto Tours
The best of Kyoto in one day.
Kinkakuji Temple - Golden Pavilion
Kiyomizu Temple
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nijo Castle
Heian Shrine
Sanjusangendo Hall
Kyoto Handicraft Center

Himeji Castle Day Tour
Himeji Castle Tour
Experience Japan's best castle!
World Heritage site.
Includes trip on bullet train
Plus tour sake brewery museum


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Kyoto Japan is in the Kansai region, located near Osaka and Kobe. It is famous for many things including its many 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines. There are seventeen World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. Kyoto is also a former capital of Japan. Kyoto features the famous Ryoan-ji temple's zen garden and is the place where the Kyoto protocol was developed.

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Kinkakuji Temple - Golden Pavilion

KYOTO TOURS


Kyoto Day Tour - Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizu Temple
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Experience the magic of Kyoto on a full-day sightseeing tour of Japan’s cultural jewels.

Kinkakuji - Golden Pavilion, The most famous temple in Kyoto and probably Japan. The temple is literally covered in gold!


Heian Jingu Shine, reflecting the elegance of daily life in the ancient Japanese court


Kiyomizu-dera Temple, with sweeping views of Kyoto from its lofty 13m high veranda and pure water fall.


Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho), the residence of the Imperial family until the capital was relocated to Tokyo in 1868


Sanjusangendo Hall, a long wooden hall housing 1,001 statues dating back to the 13th century


Nijo Castle, the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shogun



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KYOTO ATTRACTIONS - TOP TEN

Listed here are the top Kyoto attractions.
  1. Kinkakuji - Golden Pavilion - The most famous temple in Kyoto and probably Japan. The temple is literally covered in gold!
  2. Ryoanji Temple - World famous Zen dry landscape garden and one of the top three Japanese gardens.
  3. Kiyomizu-dera Temple complex - Impressive 13m high veranda and pure water fall.
  4. Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine - Well known for the thousands of vermilion torii lining the paths to the shrine.
  5. Heian Jingu Shine - Largest Torii in Japan plus beautiful shrine and gardens.
  6. Gion - Home to many geisha houses and traditional tea houses. The best place to see geisha and maiko in the streets.
  7. Ginkakuji - Silver Pavilion - built in the style of the Golden Pavilion with a famous rock and sand garden.
  8. Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho) - The Imperial residence when Kyoto was the capital of Japan.
  9. Tenryuji Temple - World Heritage Site. Tenryuji Temple is famous for its gardens, history and religious significance.
  10. Katsura Imperial Villa - One of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures.

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KYOTO - SURROUNDING HIGHLIGHTS - KANSAI

OSAKA

Travel Japan OsakaJapan's second largest city; famous for its food and drink. Historically a trading city and this theme continues today.

NARA

Travel Japan NaraNara was a capital long before Kyoto, and today preserves its main sights much more attractively than Kyoto within the large Nara Park.

KOBE

Travel Japan KobeA cosmopolitan port city with an international flavour, hemmed in by Mt. Rokko.

HIMEJI

Travel Japan HimejiFamous for Himeji Castle, recognised as a building of world significance and on the World Heritage list.

ISE SHRINE

Ise ShrineSaid to be the most venerable Shinto shrine in Japan.

 

 
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Last edited on 26/06/09