Kansai's Top Choices｜Kyoto and Nara Day Tour (Chinese Service)

A day tour of Kinkaku-ji Temple, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Arashiyama, and Nara Park. With English-speaking and Chinese-speaking onboard staff, you can board in Osaka or Kyoto. All buses are licensed, allowing you to safely experience the charm of the ancient capital of Kyoto.

-About the Attractions-
▲ Kinkaku-ji Temple
Rakon-ji Temple, also known as the Golden Pavilion, is a Japanese Buddhist temple first completed in 1397. Located in Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, it is a temple of the Rinzai sect of the Shokoku-ji school. It is nicknamed "Golden Pavilion Temple" because the exterior walls of its core building, the Shariden, are entirely adorned with gold leaf. In addition to being a popular tourist attraction, the temple has been designated a National Treasure by the Japanese government and, in 1994, was designated an Important Historic Site by UNESCO as part of the "Cultural Properties of Ancient Kyoto."

▲ Arashiyama (2-hour stay)
Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is a popular tourist destination known for its autumn foliage and spring cherry blossoms. The name "Arashiyama" originally referred specifically to the Arashiyama district, located on the right bank of the Katsura River and part of Kyoto's Nishikyo Ward. The area across the river, in Ukyo Ward, was called Sagano. In recent years, many tourist guides have centered the Togetsukyo Bridge, spanning the Katsura River, on the Arashiyama River, and collectively refer to the surrounding areas on both sides as Arashiyama. In addition to its natural beauty, the Arashiyama area is home to many renowned Japanese shrines and the burial place of several ancient Japanese emperors, making temple and shrine visits a major tourist attraction. Among these shrines and temples, the most prominent is Tenryu-ji Temple, a World Heritage Site. Other notable historical sites include Nonomiya Shrine, featured in the literary masterpiece The Tale of Genji, and Seiryo-ji Temple, home to a National Treasure Buddhist statue.

▲ Fushimi Inari Shrine
This shrine, located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan, serves as the head shrine for the approximately 40,000 Inari shrines scattered throughout Japan. It is renowned for its thousand torii gates. Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, primarily enshrined in the Inari gods, headed by Uga no Mitama-no-Okami, has been a deity of agriculture and commerce since ancient times. Every year, large numbers of pilgrims come to the shrine to pray for a good harvest, prosperous business, and safe transportation, making it one of the most visited shrines in Kyoto.

▲Nara Park
Nara Park, famous for its deer, boasts 1,200 young deer frolicking leisurely, allowing visitors to enjoy photo opportunities with them. Nara Park is surrounded by famous Nara attractions such as Mt. Wakakusa, Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and the National Museum. In particular, Todai-ji Temple, a World Heritage site, was built in 728 AD by order of the Buddhist-minded Emperor Shomu. It is currently the largest wooden structure in the world. Its majestic Great Buddha Hall and its over 15-meter-tall Buddha statue never cease to amaze visitors from around the world. Todai-ji Temple in Nara is the head temple of all 68 Kokubun-ji temples nationwide. It is said to be called "Todai-ji Temple" because it was built east of the capital, Heijokyo.