Kyoto One Day Guided Private Tour
Tour Name: Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine and vicinity (8 to 9 hours)
Approximate Walking Distance: 6.8 miles / 11 km
【Tour Information】
Contents:
3. Tour Prices & Included/Not Included
1. Highlights
This tour comprises of visits to Tofuku-ji Temple, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto. In addition, you can see some other Historical Sites in the Fushimi area.
The Fushimi area is located in the southern part of Kyoto city. Hideyoshi Toyotomi built Fushimi castle, which no longer exists, and made a canal around it in the 16th century. [Hideyoshi Toyotomi was the de facto ruler of Japan in the late 16th century.] Those events made Fushimi an important point of transport connecting Osaka and Kyoto back then.
To read about the places you can visit in this tour, please click here.
We will have lunch along the route of the tour (Not included in the tour price; please pay locally). Usually, 2,500 yen - 3,500 yen per adult will be enough for a casual lunch, however the cost varies depending on the person and what kind of dishes you choose from a menu. Bringing Japanese yen cash with you will be handy to pay for lunch and snacks.
【Notes】
- This tour is private and guided: other guests outside your group will NOT participate the same tour. Maximum FIVE people for each tour/group.
- The tour consists of walking and the usage of public transport.
- Taxis are possible upon your request however it will be your additional cost.
- If one place is closed due to unexpected/safety reasons or because it is a closed day, we can visit somewhere else as equivalent as possible along/near the route of the tour.
2. Itinerary
- Please note that the actual order of visits can be different from the one written below, depending on the season, the location of your accommodation, etc.
8:30am (between November and March) /
9:00am (between April and October)
The guide will meet you in the lobby of your accommodation (within Kyoto City) as the starting point of the tour. If you are coming from outside Kyoto City on the morning of the tour day, the alternate meeting place (within Kyoto City) will be suggested.
- visit Tofuku-ji Temple
- visit Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine [with Two-hour walk]
Lunch
- see some other Historical Sites in the Fushimi area
Around 4:30pm - 5:30pm (between November and March) / 5:00pm - 6:00pm (between April and October) :
Tour ends either at your hotel/accommodation (within Kyoto City) or an alternate place of your convenience, such as the last place to visit on the Itinerary.
3. Tour Prices & Included/Not Included
(1)Tour Prices for 2024:
Transport fees & General Admission INCLUDED
Please see (2) and (3) below for more details about what are included and not included.
|
Total Number of person(s)in your Group |
Price Per Person (tax included) 1day / within 8 to 9 hours |
|
Five (maximum) |
13,500 yen |
|
Four |
14,500 yen |
|
Three |
15,500 yen |
|
Two |
18,500 yen |
|
One (only you) |
30,500 yen |
- An additional charge will be applied if you request to extend the tour duration or to visit an additional place.
- If there are any children aged 11 years old or younger in your group, a discounted price will apply ; please make an inquiry to receive an estimate. *The age here means the age on the date of the tour.
(2) Included
- General Entry/Admission fees to visit places mentioned in the itinerary
- Public Transportation fees to visit places mentioned in the itinerary
(3) Not included
- Lunch and snacks
- Other costs incurred as a result of the request from the Client, such as taxi fares, additional admission fees, and fees for special/seasonal exhibitions/events, etc.*
- Travel Insurance
*The general entry fees to visit places written on the itinerary are included, however, if those places are holding seasonal / special exhibitions/events and if you would like to see some of them, please pay locally as those costs are not included.
4. Booking Conditions
Submitting the Booking Form (as mentioned in the "Step 2" of the next "How to Book" section) means you (and your group members) agreed to the "Terms and Conditions".
5. How to Book
Step 1: Inform your Requested Date for the Tour
- Please submit the following form to inform your requested date for the tour. (Please make sure to check the availability calendar shown in the "Terms and Conditions" before submitting the form. )
- Within 48 hours you will receive a response, which informs you whether the guide is available OR not on your requested date.
If you do not receive any response within 48 hours, please check your spam email folder or/and contact Kyoto mansai tours again.
Step 2: Inform other necessary information
- When the day is secured for you, you will receive the link of the "Booking Form" by e-mail.
- In the Booking Form, you will be asked other necessary information.
- Please submit the Booking Form within 7 days you receive it.
Step 3: Pay the deposit
- You will receive an invoice for the deposit. To read when and how to pay the deposit, please go to the following "Payment Information & Cancellation Policy" page.
6. Payment Information & Cancellation Policy
7. Places you can visit in this tour
- The actual order of visits can be different from the one written below.
- To see more photos, please click the place names with the link.
Tofuku-ji Temple
Tofuku-ji Temple was founded in the 13th century, and is noted for its approximately 2,000 maple trees seen within the temple ground.
In summer, they are fresh green but gradually turn into autumn colors in November.
In addition to the numerous maple trees, the large Sanmon Gate, the 14th-century Zen study building, and the four gardens surrounding the Abbot’s quarter attract many visitors.
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine was founded in 711 and is the main shrine of about 3,000 Inari shrines in entire Japan.
In addition to walking through the numerous red Torii gates, you can do a casual walking of approximately 2 hours seeing many worshipping stones and smaller shrines located along the stone steps leading to the top of Mt. Inariyama.
The mountain itself is one of the objects of worship at this Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine and the elevation is 764 feet / 233 meters above sea level. The main shrine building is located at the foot of Mt. Inariyama.
See some other Historical Sites in the Fushimi area
It takes about two hours to see several historical sites while walking in the Fushimi area.
It includes a visit to one of the two starting points of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in 1868.
In 1867, the power was returned from the Tokugawa Shogunate government to the emperor. The former shogunate army and the Anti-shogunate wing fought in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in 1868, and the former lost.
You can learn some interesting facts about several historical sites while walking in the area.
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