10 Must-see Spots in Kyoto One Day Private Tour

Discover Kyoto’s top 10 must-see spots in one day with a local guide. Enjoy scenic walks, taxis, and hidden gems. Perfect for groups up to 7.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kinkakuji Temple - Witness the gleaming golden pavilion that once served as the political hub for the Shogun, the leader of the Samurai warriors. This site is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage landmark in Kyoto.
  • Bamboo Forest Street - Stroll through the enchanting Bamboo Forest, a frequent feature in Kyoto’s promotional posters.
  • **Tenryuji…
What's Included
  • English speaking Professional Guide
  • Infants under 2 years old are free of charge
What's Not Included
  • Children over 3 years old are charged the same rate as adults.
  • *This tour uses both cab and public transportation
  • Cab fee: about 6000〜8000 yen per one cab for all cab rides
  • *If your group is 4 or more people, you need two cabs
  • Public transportation fee: About 1000 yen per person
  • Admission fee: around 1500yen per person for all temples
  • Pick up service: not included
Additional Information

If you have only one day in Kyoto and want to see all the top 10 must-see spots of Kyoto, this tour is the best for you. A professional local guide shows you the best, comfortable and convenient way to the spots. And you can enjoy walking along with the beautiful sceneries, paths, and back alleys only the local people know. We use taxis 3-4 times to…

Location
Kitaoji Station
Kita-oji station on Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line. Your guide meets you at the south (NOT north) ticket gate of this station. The subway station number is K04.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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S9126wvhannahc
Apr 9, 2025
Best day in Japan! - This tour was without a doubt, the best money we spent and the best day in Japan. Our guide, Akemi, made the day perfect and we can’t thank her enough for the time, knowledge, and patience she shared with us. We were able to see all the key highlights of Kyoto in one day and it was special because it was just us with our guide. Best tour ever. Highly recommend!! (Especially because of the best guide, Akemi. Thank you!!)
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B9612llraqueld
Apr 9, 2025
Best Guided Tour! - We had the most amazing day, covering all the must see in Kyoto and more in just one day. We loved Mailan. Her thoughtfulness, insights and tips made our day extra special!
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318gregw
Apr 9, 2025
Don’t miss this experience. - This is the best tour we booked while visiting Japan. Our Japanese guide, Yoshi, became fluent in English while attending college in the USA. Each of the sites we visited are significant culturally and have become major attractions for visitors. Yoshi was able to read the markings, plaques, and monuments for us and explain the purpose of the site, it’s relevance in Japan’s culture and history, and many details we would have overlooked had it not been for him. Yoshi is a skilled educator who makes the tour very personal. He is passionate about Japan, eager to have his guests understand his country, its rich history, beautiful gardens and unique architecture. The time we spent on this tour with Yoshi was well worth the cost.
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Dwainl2018
Apr 7, 2025
Great tour of Kyoto - Naomi led us on an incredible tour of Kyoto seeing most the amazing sites. We enjoyed her expertise and leadership to get us from place to place. There is no way we could have seen all we did without her help. Her English is excellent and knowledge base very good about all the history of the area. Would definitely highly recommend!!
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Kathleenmr1263nw
Apr 7, 2025
Jammed packed day of adventure - This tour was incredible! There's absolutely no way we could have navigated ourselves to this many sights. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, and took care in understanding what we were interested in. Would definitely recommend! You will walk a lot, so wear comfortable shoes.
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Ella
Apr 7, 2025
Knowledgeable and personalized - Our guide was knowledgeable and personalized our tour by taking us places that were not included on the description. Going in April, she made sure we walked specific streets so we could get the most of the cherry blossom season. We had a great time.
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Rosella_c
Apr 7, 2025
Fantastic Tour of the 10 Myst See Places in Kyoto - Fantastic tour by Keisuke Yoshinaga. He took us to the 10 spots and more as advertised. He was friendly, engaging and cognizant of our needs. We were with him for 9.5 hours and even went out of his way to deliver some brochures that we forgot to get from him. He was very knowledgeable of the history and information of each of the places we visited. He took photos of us when we requested him, he gave us bathroom stops along the way, he took us to a good and reasonably priced restaurant for lunch and he shared stories about himself and his family - at the end of the tour I know I had gotten a friend in him. I will highly recommend this tour to visitors that have limited time in Kyoto because it will hit all the places that you need to see to have a good glimpse of place. And of course, if you get the opportunity to choose the guide - I certainly will recommend Katsuke.
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Daytrip17131378477
Apr 6, 2025
The must see sites in Kyoto !! - What a great day, Naomi our guide was fun, friendly and informative. We were taken to many stunning sites, breaking up the day with some lovely Japanese food at lunch was genius. This would have taken us days to do this without her guidance ! Thank you Naomi !
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Thedozz
Apr 6, 2025
Fantastic Tour - Having just spent a couple of weeks travelling around Japan and experiencing several tours, this was by far the best. All the essential sights of Kyoto are packed into one day. What made it was the lovely and fantastic Tour guide we had - Naomi. She was extremely knowledgable, friendly and accommodating. The tour also includes some taxi rides and the use of the subway a bit, so don’t forget to take some cash. Highly recommend asking for Naomi when doing this tour!
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Danieljmott
Apr 5, 2025
Yoshi is an amazing guide! - This was one of the best tours we’ve ever done as a family. Our tour guide Yoshi was incredible. He went above and beyond for our family to make this a perfect tour. He customized the route for us by adding two additional sites we wanted to see. He was very good at explaining things at the sites and had easy to understand pictures in a notebook to provide additional context about the history and culture. He paced things well also by reading when we wanted to go fast through something or when we wanted to spend some more time. The lunch spot was tasty and authentic. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom and the weather was amazing.
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