West Kyoto & Arashiyama: In-Depth 1-Day Cultural Tour

This tour was created to offer a complete, well-balanced day in West Kyoto—covering famous sites that are usually visited separately.

Rather than rushing, we move thoughtfully through the area, allowing time for cultural understanding, walking, and reflection with a small group (ages 13+).

This tour is priced per person to keep the experience personal and fair for all guests, including solo travelers.

Transportation by taxi is included in the tour price, while entrance fees are paid separately on the day.




You will experience following spots and activities. Because of the language reason, some of the spots are not listed correctly in the itinerary. Please check following list.

1, Bamboo Forest(25min.) -Visiting beautiful bamboo forest in early morning without crowds.
2, Tenryuji-temple(65min) - Visiting world heritage temple to see beautiful Japanese gardens.
3, Togetsukyo bridge(15min) – Visiting scenic bridge and have some nice breeze
4, Monkey Park(70min) – Seeing Japanese monkey and feeding!
5, Otaginenbutsuji temple(40min) – Visiting temple and seeing 1,200 Buddhism statues.
6, Ryoanji Temple(45min) – Seeing beautiful Japanese rock garden that has 15 stones but can't see them all at once.
7, Kinkakuji Temple(90min) – Our Kinkakuji visiting is special. Surely, we see kinkakuji temple building. In addition, we are experiencing easy Japanese calligraphy and Matcha with sweets in the kinkakuji temple.