Kyoto and Nara 1 Day Bus Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi, Kyoto 612-0882 Kyoto Prefecture

Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head of all Inari shrines in Japan and is dedicated to the Shinto gods. Designated as an Important Cultural Property, the main shrine building contains five shrines together, these five pillars of Fushimi Inari Taisha are named for the great virtues of Inari Okami that they embody. Inari Okami is known as a deity of business prosperity, prosperity of industries, safety of households, safety in traffic and improvement in the performing arts. The 'Senbon Torii' or 1000 torii gates are donations by individuals and companies, and you will find the donator's name and the date of the donation inscribed on the back of each gate.

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Stop At: Arashiyama, Togetsukyo, Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8383 Kyoto Prefecture

Arashiyama changes with the seasons and you can enjoy the scenery any time of year, with cherry blossoms in the spring, boat festivals in the Summer, red leaves in Autumn and snow white mountains in the winter. Arashiyama is also filler with temples and Shrines including the match-making Shrine you can visit, during your walk through the famed Bamboo grove.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Kinkakuji Temple, 1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8361 Kyoto Prefecture

After Arashiyama, the tour will stop at the UNESCO world heritage site Kinkaku-ji Temple, also known as the 'Golden Pavilion'. The area around the temple is surround by a beautiful Japanese garden where you can take many amazing photos! The temple was built at the end of the 14th century originally as a villa for the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After his death, as described in his will, it was converted to a temple for the Zen sect of Buddhism.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Nara Park, 469 Zoshicho, Nara 630-8211 Nara Prefecture

Nara Park is famous for its deer roaming freely within the park, you can feed them 'deer sembei' which is sold at stalls throughout the park for 150yen a pack. If you bow to the deer with the deer sembei in hand, they will bow back to you.

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Stop At: Todai-ji Temple, 406-1 Zoshicho, Nara 630-8211 Nara Prefecture

At Nara park, you will have time to explore the Todaiji temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site which was constructed over 1200 years ago as the head of all provincial Buddhist temples in Japan. The main hall houses one of the largest statues of Buddha, which is 15m tall.

Duration: 40 minutes