Gion and Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto Highlights with Government-Licensed Guide
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Gion and Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto Highlights with Government-Licensed Guide
By Japan Guide Agency
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Ages 0-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 6h
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Live guide: Japanese, English
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- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- The pick up/drop off for this tour is on foot.
What's not included- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
- Entry/Admission - Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Entry/Admission - Kennin-ji Temple
- Start:
- Tatsumi-jinja Shrine (Tatsumi Dai-myojin), 59 Motoyoshichō, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0087, Japan
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 92136P20- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 92136P20
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- 930antoniej0 contributionsFun tour of Tokyo.A great guide. Visited some wonderful places in Tokyo. Had a super fun time at the arcade and in anime stores.Did some shoe shopping in nice stores.Written 4 October 2024
- Michael C0 contributionsGreat family tour of TokyoWe had an amazing experience with Fumiko as our tour guide in Tokyo! She thoughtfully planned a fantastic tour for our family, making sure that we saw all the major historical sites and provided us with insightful information along the way. Her deep knowledge of the city’s history truly enriched our experience. Fumiko also made traveling to each site incredibly easy, ensuring we felt comfortable and at ease throughout the entire tour. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide to show us around Tokyo. Highly recommend!Written 4 October 2024
- ppts40 contributionsExcellent guide and wonderful experienceOur guide Masa absolutely wonderful ( a true gentleman), his knowledge of Tokyo and his skill of navigating the city made our day much better experienceWritten 4 October 2024
- TwiggyJu0 contributionsGuided walked tour with Suita NaomiWe just did a 4 hour walking tour with Suita Naomi. I must say it was well worth it. First of all we picked up our suca cards and then navigated the train system to the Sensoji temple Naomi explained all the history the oldest temple in Toyko. Lots of great pictures. Then onwards to Sumo and Japanese swords. My husband loves all that. So we went to the Samurai sword museum. Really is worth a visit if you like swords. We also visited the Japanese garden Kyu yasuda where we witness a wedding. All in all I loved it and Naomi gave us a lot of information to absorb. I would definitely do it again..Written 4 October 2024
- Y9841HPpeterg0 contributionsTokyo ExperienceSammy was amazing! He gave us a true insight into the history of a number of temples and shrines we visited. He showed us the beauty and tranquillity of the Hama-rikyu Gardens where we enjoyed a matcha tea. We had lunch with a view and visited the hustle and bustle of Shibuya. Sammy provided us with printed information about the sights we visited. Sammy also took the time to reach out to us before we arrived, to get a feel on what our interests were, so he could cater our tour for us. I must also say that Sammy took some amazing photos leaving us with memories of a beautiful introduction to Tokyo.Written 4 October 2024
- harrietlisai0 contributionsSee a lot in four hours..Really enjoyed our tour with Isao. Great communication before we met and listened to our requests, saw everything on our list and a few hidden gems. Would recommend him if you have a short time and want to maximise the experience. Very enjoyable day!Written 4 October 2024
- cynthiafD6695PU0 contributionsMasa San is an awesome tour guide!We had the pleasure of having Masa san as our tour guide. He arrived already at the agreed upon meeting area, and greeted us warmly. Over the next four hours, Masa san taught us the history and culture of Tsukiji and Toyosu fish markets. Masa san, thank you for making our tour a memorable and enjoyable experience! CynthiaWritten 3 October 2024
- chrislI8632KE0 contributionsAbsolutely great time.We had a great time on our full day tour. Chizuko was a great host and made a wonderful plan to hit everything we wanted to see. Sadly on the day we arrived it was raining and made doing everything a challenge so on the fly she was able to help us find great indoor alternatives. On top of that we even went to a bunch of the outdoor spot when the rain was lighter. All in all a great experience.Written 3 October 2024
- B371QOsuzannem0 contributionsExcellent and informative 4 hour Yokyo walking tour.Sally was amazing! She was so accommodating and ensured we had an informative and excellent tour. We toured the Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Shrine, Zojoji Temple and Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden. Would highly recommend her!Written 3 October 2024
- Dreamer435082036890 contributionsTokyo highlights - Imperial Palace, Fish Market, Rotation Sushi lunch, Takeshita Street.Our guide Coco worked with us to create an itinerary that highlighted many of Tokyo’s top destinations. She was very professional, informative, warm and friendly. We particularly appreciated that she began communicating with us about tour options days before we arrived in Tokyo. Our tour with Coco was a great start to our stay in Tokyo.Written 3 October 2024
- rionac20150 contributionsAwesome tour with Yuko KishiharaWe had Yuko Kishihara as our guide and she did a wonderful job. She took my mother in law to Osaka castle, Shitenno-ji and Umeda sky building. She was knowledgeable and patiently helped us with the Osaka amazing pass (which she recommended ahead of time). She also picked up and dropped off my MIL at her hotel. We highly recommend Yuko as a guide for anyone’s first time to Osaka! Thank you again for a great day.Written 3 October 2024
- bryansW7219BE0 contributionsGreat tour in TokyoOur guide Kahori was so great! We had a group of 5. Me, my wife, our 2 daughters (5 and 3) and my mother in law. Kahori was so patient with the kids and was flexible. On top of that she was extremely knowledge on Japanese culture and the Tokyo area. She even gave out girls a toy! I'd highly recommend this tour.Written 3 October 2024
- Ariel D0 contributionsExcellent service and places to visit!We had a wonderful time. This was one of our most favorite places to visit, just because it was absolutely beautiful. Our driver was Mai, and she gave us excellent service. She took us to all the hot spots and even got us into a tea room tasting at the gardens near the castle. She had water and umbrellas for us, too. She took excellent care of us and we enjoyed every stop!Written 2 October 2024
- Amelietravels0 contributionsFriendly knowledgeable guide kept us out of the rain!Great tour by Roy, taking into consideration the rainy, foggy day. He adjusted our itinerary to suit and keep us out of the worst of the wet weather. His English is excellent and he continues to learn and fine tune his language skills and also his historical and factual knowledge base as well. He very kindly helped us search out stamps for postcards I wanted to send home and also gave us a crash course on taking trains and subways in Sapporo. We made it back to our hotel in Otaru tired but happy to have made our train connection. Great tour Roy and thank you again!! Highly recommend this tour.Written 2 October 2024
- hpsn0 contributionsAn amazing and informative tour with YukoYuko was amazing! She has a huge passion and love for her home town Hiroshima and was keen to share all her knowledge, making the entire trip informative and interesting. She immaculately planned the whole tour so we could experience the shrine at Miyajima during a high tide, followed by our favourite lunch in Japan - local Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki! The trip to the Peace Memorial Park and the Museum was a humbling experience yet Yuko made sure it was informative and engaging. She even taught us how to make our own Japanese origami which we could donate at the Children's Peace Monument!Written 2 October 2024
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Natalie V
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Family
Our tour guide was Kazo and he was very knowledgeable about the gion area. He came prepared and had pictures to show us of the geiko and maiko in case we didn't see any (but lucky we did see one!). You get to see lots for only an hour including Yasaka shrine, gion entire area, gion corner, Yasaka temple etc. Highly recommend.
Written 2 March 2020
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We appreciate for choosing our experience and taking your time to leave us such a kind review. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our guide. We are constantly striving to further improve our service and hope to see you again soon. Sincerely yours, Japan Guide Agency
Written 4 March 2020
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teddyvisiting
Newbury, UK95 contributions
Aug 2019
When you have a great (English speaking) guide such as Suga Kyozo the time just flies. He was full of interesting and fun stories of the Kyoto area (Geisha area, temples etc) and detail on its history. Throughly recommend.
Written 28 August 2019
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Thank you so much for your nice comment!
I'm really glad that I could be of help in visiting the Gion area and enjoying its very Kyoto unique atmosphere,and it was lucky that we could spot several Maiko and Geiko unexpectedly during the tour.
It was a great pleasure to spend time with you. Thank you again for choosing us.
Written 4 November 2019
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Rise H
Atlanta, GA2 contributions
Sept 2019 • Couples
Eko is a Kyoto native and it shows! She was kind, informative and gracious! A wonderful tour!! We fell even more in love with Kyoto.
Written 25 September 2019
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To the customers I guided in Gion,
I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed the Gion Walk Tour with me. Your compliments are an honor greater than I deserve.
"Ochaya" where "geisha" entertain guests have the rule that they don't accept the first- time customers easily.
They had been an unknown world to me, too, until my husband held a big international conference of medicine in Kyoto and asked "Ichiriki " Geisha House to send maiko and geisha to entertain our VIP guests. Since that time, we are not the first-time customers any more. They welcome us whenever we go.
This way I came to know the special world of Gion. What I told the customers of my Gion Tour was all what got in geisha houses and from talks with maiko and geisha.
I`m very pleased if the Gion Tour long remains in your memory of Kyoto. Thank you very much to you all !!
Guide Etsuko Hirasawa
Written 4 October 2019
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ParagJain
Bengaluru, India34 contributions
Oct 2019
I was inspired by the earlier reviews to take up this tour. We were a group of 2 families with Koji san.
Koji san was kind enough to respond on emails about locations ,etc. He is a retired history teacher and also gave us a good insight into Japanese history.
Nothing great in the tour that one can right about, I feel he could make the trip more interesting with insights and stories as has been expressed by others in their review with different guides.
Koji san was kind enough to respond on emails about locations ,etc. He is a retired history teacher and also gave us a good insight into Japanese history.
Nothing great in the tour that one can right about, I feel he could make the trip more interesting with insights and stories as has been expressed by others in their review with different guides.
Written 8 October 2019
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Stefanie T
Plano, TX29 contributions
Jun 2019
Kaeko gave us an excellent tour through the Gion neighborhood. We got so much more out of the experience and learned many things we would not have on our own. Kaeko was accommodating and knowledgeable. She even ended adjusted the tour so we would finish at the doorstep of the restaurant where we had dinner reservations. Special bonus we were lucky enough to see Maiko and Geiko on the tour.
Written 8 September 2019
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Thank you so much for your kind review.
I’m not a perfect guide, but I’m pleased to hear that you really enjoyed the Gion tour.
I hope it was a truly memorable one and I’m looking forward to seeing you again sometime! (Kaeko)
Written 2 October 2019
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Bryce
Brisbane, Australia7 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Very personal insight into life in Gion and Japanese culture.
From the Giesha and the temples you see both side of the tracks.
Suga is a great conversationalist.
From the Giesha and the temples you see both side of the tracks.
Suga is a great conversationalist.
Written 8 July 2019
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Thank you so much for your nice comment!
I'm really glad that I could be of help in visiting the Gion area and enjoying its very Kyoto unique atmosphere,and it was lucky that we could spot several Maiko and Geiko unexpectedly during the tour.
It was a great pleasure to spend time with you. Thank you again for choosing us.
Written 4 November 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
grebsor
Inverell, Australia46 contributions
Arrived early in the rain, didn’t wait long and our guide arrived “Yasuko”. A wealth of knowledge about the area, the history, knew all the back lanes, explained all the markers over the doors, the differences between the tea house, the boarding house the school and the theatre.
During the tour we saw about ten Miako and a couple of Giako as we weaved our way around the narrow streets and temples.
An absolutely brilliant way to end out time in Japan, thank you Yasuko for a great time.
During the tour we saw about ten Miako and a couple of Giako as we weaved our way around the narrow streets and temples.
An absolutely brilliant way to end out time in Japan, thank you Yasuko for a great time.
Written 15 April 2019
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Thank you so much for your nice comment!
I'm really glad that I could be of help in visiting the Gion area and enjoying its very Kyoto unique atmosphere,and it was lucky that we could spot several Maiko and Geiko unexpectedly during the tour.
It was a great pleasure to spend time with you. Thank you again for choosing us.
Yasuko
Written 20 April 2019
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Mir
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Family
We had a lovely walk with guide Mr. Kazuo. He is a very experienced guide and shares a lot of information about Gion area and the sights. We really enjoyed our evening tour and will be back!
Written 7 February 2020
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Thank you for your review to JGA. I really appreciate your kindness and cooperation. I also enjoyed the tour with you and your family. If we had had a more time, we could have explored more deeply in Gion Area. Please send my best regards to your parents and son. I hope you will come to Kyoto with your husband sometime in the future.
Take care,
Kazuo Sumi
Written 9 February 2020
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Amy
1 contribution
Dec 2019
We were fortunate to have Kaeko-san as our guide. Apart from being knowledgeable, she was extremely patient and attentive to our needs. As we had a young child and a pram with us, Kaeko-san was always quick to ensure that our pram would be able to move along smoothly along the paths of Gion. An informative tour that was made even more enjoyable was the presence of a good guide who not only shared with us her knowledge but also ensured that we were well taken care of in the one hour tour.
Written 19 December 2019
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We appreciate for choosing our experience and taking your time to leave us such a kind review. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our guide. We are constantly striving to further improve our service and hope to see you again soon. Sincerely yours, Japan Guide Agency
Written 23 December 2019
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kaputabo
Dublin, CA34 contributions
Dec 2019
When I booked the tour, i didn't know it was a personal tour just for our family of 3. That proved to be great value for money.
K Suga, our guide was waiting for us with my name board at the meeting point. His English was excellent and the fact that he was born and raised in Gion was great as he knew all about the the place and could answer all the questions that we had. The 1 hour tour was very informative about the history and the quirks of Gion and got good recommendations on the shops to buy the things we were looking for. There is a bit of walking involved, but nothing most people can't handle. We had our 6 year old daughter with us, she never once complained.
I highly recommend taking this tour before going out and exploring the place on your own armed with the knowledge of what you are seeking.
K Suga, our guide was waiting for us with my name board at the meeting point. His English was excellent and the fact that he was born and raised in Gion was great as he knew all about the the place and could answer all the questions that we had. The 1 hour tour was very informative about the history and the quirks of Gion and got good recommendations on the shops to buy the things we were looking for. There is a bit of walking involved, but nothing most people can't handle. We had our 6 year old daughter with us, she never once complained.
I highly recommend taking this tour before going out and exploring the place on your own armed with the knowledge of what you are seeking.
Written 5 December 2019
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We appreciate for choosing our experience and taking your time to leave us such a kind review. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with our guide. We are constantly striving to further improve our service and hope to see you again soon.
Sincerely yours,
Japan Guide Agency
Written 17 December 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Can I ask how many are in the group tour? Iam looking for a smaller group tour. Thanks, Jo
Written 5 October 2019
It will depend on the guide
My wife and I were the only members of the tour so it was excellent
Written 30 October 2019
This tour usually starts at 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM.
Written 10 September 2019
Can we attend tonight’s tour please. 4 May? Liz
Written 4 May 2019
Hi,
We apologize our late reply. We can assign you guide two days before of your tour date.
Kind regards,
Sense of Wonder
Written 21 August 2019
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