Kyoto One Day Guided Private Tour
Tour Name: Uji and Toji Temple area (8 to 9 hours)
Approximate Walking Distance: 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
【Tour Information】
Contents:
3. Tour Prices & Included/Not Included
1. Highlights
In this tour, you can visit Ujigami Shrine, Byodoin Temple, Kanchi-in Temple and Toji Temple in Kyoto prefecture.
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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.
Star mark “★ “means it is designated as a UNESCO site.
- Ujigami Shrine ★
- Byodoin Temple ★
Lunch
- Kanchi-in Temple
- Toji Temple ★
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 for: Toji Temple (Kondo Hall and Kodo Hall), Byodoin Temple, and Kanchi-in Temple
- 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.
Ujigami Shrine
The main building of Ujigami shrine is said to have been built in around 1060, which is one of the oldest remaining shrine structures in Japan.
It is part of the group of 17 UNESCO sites in Kyoto, including the background mountainous scenery of Ujigami shrine.
The three objects of worship here are the spirits of father and two sons, the father and one of the sons became emperors but the other son took his own life.
Byodoin Temple
Byodo-in Temple is also designated as one of the group of 17 UNESCO sites in Kyoto, and was founded in 1052 by a powerful aristocrat.
That year marked 2,000 years since the passing of the Buddha, and it was said to be the beginning of an age of decadence. People believed that the teaching of Buddhism would no longer be popular.
Therefore, this temple was built to realize the dream of the founder - to be reborn into the Buddhists’ Pure Land, which is believed to look like Byodoin Temple, after death.
Toji Temple
Toji Temple is also known as "Kyo-o-gokoku ji temple".
The founder of Toji temple is a Japanese man named “Kukai” (posthumous name “Kobo-daishi”), one of the most famous religious figures in Japan, who lived between the late 8th and early 9th centuries.
He was a Buddhist priest, a scholar, a prominent calligrapher and an educator.
You can see the tallest Five-story pagoda in Japan in the precinct of Toji temple: it is a symbol of Kyoto. Also, a number of magnificent Buddhist statues can be seen in some of the temple buildings.
In 1994, Toji Temple was designated as part of 17 UNESCO sites in Kyoto.
Kanchi-in Temple
Kanchi-in Temple was founded in the mid-14th century by a Buddhist monk Gaho at the wish of Cloistered Emperor Gouda. Before that, this place was the academic center of Toji Temple.
The Kyakuden (Reception Hall) is 1605 reconstruction and is a national treasure. The front garden is a beautiful rock garden created in a recent year.
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