Japan · TEMPLES AND SHRINES
Torii gates by the thousand, moss gardens, halls that predate the country's capital moving. These 15 tours put a guide beside you for the parts a plaque cannot explain, priced and timed, with the early starts flagged.
See Kyoto’s major temples, shrines, bamboo grove, and Golden Pavilion in one well-organized day by coach with an English-speaking guide.
“It was excellent. At Chan was a fabulous guide. She provided excellent information, was engaging and was present and aware of everyone. The places we went to were all very interesting and enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour.”
Review of Kyoto’s 45-minute tea ceremony in Kiyomizu, with matcha making, a historic garden, practical tips, pricing, and family advice.
“Friendly, beautiful, very informative. Our whole family, including kids 9 and 13 had a great time. Highly recommended.”
Join a 70-minute matcha ceremony at Kyoto’s Jotokuji Temple, learn its rituals, make your own tea, and enjoy a calm, intimate cultural experience.
“We had the most incredible experience and cannot recommend enough!”
See Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine, Asakusa, Skytree, Imperial Palace, matcha, lunch, and a bay cruise in one full day by deluxe coach.
“Excellent tour, Yuta our guide was great ! very knowledgeable and helpful. highly recommend”
Escape Kyoto crowds on a guided 7km forest hike to Fushimi Inari, with bamboo, quiet shrines, castle views, and expert local help.
“After a day in Kyoto, we started to tire of the tourist crowds, so this small group tour was absolutely brilliant. Our guide N. was knowledgeable and ever so nice. The hike was easy and as we approached the Tori gates from the back, we avoided other people right to the end. N was also an expert at taking super arty photos of us esp in the bamboo forest. Can’t recommend the tour enough.”
Explore Asakusa, Sensoji Temple, Nakamise Street, and local food lanes on a friendly two-hour Tokyo walking tour.
“Its was amazing! Paulina really explained everything! Its was really interesting! Thanks to her !”
Review of Nikko’s 11-hour day trip from Tokyo, with Toshogu Shrine, Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji, lunch, guide tips, and value advice.
“Believe the tour was quite well organized, giving you just enough time and slightly more to see all the attractions. Our tour guide was Melody, and she was quite helpful with questions as well as told some—at least for me—great jokes 😄😄 p.s. after seeing now Toshogu, I confirm by belief that few things come close to Tokugawa wealth - lel”
Explore Kamakura temples, the Great Buddha, Komachi Street, and Enoshima on a guided Tokyo day trip with tickets included.
“A very nice tour to the highlights of Kamakura. Our Guide Yuki had the best tips and a lot of interesting information for us and got us to the best spots. It was a very hot day, but a very enjoyable one.”
Review of a $52 Kyoto and Nara day tour featuring deer, Fushimi Inari’s torii gates, Arashiyama bamboo forest, and guided bus travel.
“amazing bus tour with the guide Christine 🤗The places we visited were interesting and Christine is very nice (she even helped me pick my own kimono ☺️) and a good guide!! I recommend it, we had so much fun and going by bus makes it comfortable.”
Explore Nikko from Tokyo with Toshogu Shrine, Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji, scenic mountain roads, and an English or Chinese guide.
“What a great tour! Our guide Vicki and the driver were both excellent. The whole tour was really well organised. We spent just the right amount of time at each place and there were plenty of opportunities to get food and drinks and to use the washrooms. The shrine at Nikko was incredible and we’re so glad that we went.”
See Tokyo’s major sights in one day, from Meiji Shrine and Asakusa to Odaiba and Tokyo Skytree, with bus transport and buffet lunch.
“Goes to many key destinations. Tour guide was outstanding with fluent English. Suggest you find the pickup point a day before”
Visit Zenko-ji, taste Nagano sake, enjoy a local lunch, and meet snow monkeys on this well-organized full-day tour from Nagano.
“This was a well planned out amazing tour. The Temple was amazing. The lunch was great the Sake tasing was great but the snow monkeys were the best part. There were so many monkeys everywhere. We will never forget this trip. Our tour guide Brent was very knowledgeable and gave us plenty of free time to explore each thing.”
Explore Arashiyama’s bamboo grove, Zen temple, gardens, river views, and macaques on a five-hour Kyoto walking tour with local guides.
“Best tour ive been on so far. Interesting and stunning scenery. Would highly reccomend. Guide was interesting and instructions were easy.”
Visit Zenkoji Temple, taste Nagano sake, enjoy a generous local lunch, and see snow monkeys on this well-paced guided day trip.
“The day trip was absolutely amazing - exploring the temple, sake tasting and the food was so much more than expected and sooo yummy!! The snow monkeys were incredibly cute and fascinating to watch. Tom is one of the best tour guides we've ever had - very informative, funny and genuinely kind. He even took the time to AirDrop locations and recommendations for places to go on the coach ride home, which was such a thoughtful touch, along with handing out stickers. If you want to see the snow monkeys, you must do this trip! It's 100% worth the money. Thank you”
Review of Kyoto’s Arashiyama tour with Tenryu-ji, bamboo forest, matcha, Togetsukyo Bridge, and Monkey Park Iwatayama.
“Wonderful tour. Loved it. Sofia was very informative and attentive. We had a very good time. Definitely worth it.”
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