The Higashiyama District is located in the eastern part of Kyoto. It is one of the city's best preserved historic areas. If you want to experience traditional Kyoto, you can't miss visiting this area. In this tour, we offer you visiting two most popular temples and an iconic shrine of Kyoto including a nice walk on narrow lanes with traditional merchant shops which invoke a feeling of the old capital city.
Duration: 4 hours approx. 9:00-13:00
Meeting Point: Kyoto Station Central Gate
Transportation: city bus
Itinerary: Meet at Kyoto Station - (city bus) - Sanjusangendo Temple - (city bus) - Kiyomizudera temple - (on foot) - Ninensaka slope -Yasaka pagoda- Yasaka Shrine - (city bus) - Kyoto Station
What's included: Guide fee
What's not included: Entrance fee, Transportation fee, Meal
The tour starts at Kyoto Station and takes a city bus to our first stop, Sanjusangendo Temple. This temple is the only place in Japan where you can see 1,001 Buddhist statues in one hall. These human-sized statues are called the Thousand Armed Kannon/ God of Mercy with eleven heads. Each of them has slightly different features. You may be healed in this solemn atmosphere. Our next stop will be visiting the most famous temple in Kyoto Kiyomizudera Temple which is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from the main hall. The stage offers a stunning panoramic view of Kyoto City. If you are interested in architectures, a wooden structure without nails supporting the stage will catch your eyes. At the Otawa Waterfall, visitors can drink the sacred water from the three separate streams to get benefits such as bringing success, love and good health. After you leave the temple. you can enjoy a nice walk in the surrounding areas. There are a variety of traditional shops selling Kyoto's local specialties such as pottery, sweets and crafts. While you are walking through narrow lanes, you will find photogenic views of traditional cities, such as Yasaka Pagoda. Our final stop is Yasaka Shrine which is one of the best known landmarks of this area. This shrine worships the deity of illness prevention, so you might be able to get benefits from the deity of the shrine. The main building is painted brightly and the dancing stage hangs a lot of lanterns which were donated by local businesses and Geisha ladies. Our knowledgeable guide will tell you about Geisha and their history. Afterwards, we will head back to Kyoto Station.