Higashiyama is close to Gion and is an area that brims with all the charms of Kyoto, such as elegant temples and narrow streets with white wooden walls. This area is illuminated during this period. Please wander around and enjoy the beautiful views of adorned streets.
| Tour Price (JPY per person) |
9,900 yen (Adult) 8,900 yen (Children 6-11 yrs.) |
|---|---|
| Time | 5:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. |
| Departure Dates | Daily (Mar. 13-22, 2009) |
| Meal | No meals are included. |
| Tour Guide | An English-speaking guide service is included. |
| Note | To be operated with a minimum of 1 person booked. |
| 5:30 p.m. | New Miyako Hotel |
|---|---|
| 8:45 p.m. | Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station |

The highlight of the tour is a visit to special openings of national treasures and important cultural assets with explanations given by an English-speaking guide.
The openings you can see on this tour are as follows.
Myoshinji Temple : Sanmon, Three Gates
Ninnaji Temple : Kondo (Golden Hall) Sacred Texts Room
Tenryuji Temple : A partition painting in the main hall of Hozoin
Toji Temple : Special entrance to a five-story pagoda
| Tour Price (JPY per person) |
19,000 yen (Adult) 17,000 yen (Children 6-11 yrs.) |
|---|---|
| Time | 9:30 a.m. - 4:20 p.m. |
| Departure Dates | Mon. through Fri. (Jan. 10 -Mar. 18, 2009) |
| Meal | 1 lunch is included |
| Tour Guide | An English-speaking guide service is included. |
| Note | To be operated with a minimum of 1 person booked. |
| 9:30 a.m. | New Miyako Hotel |
|---|---|
| Lunch | Kyoto cuisine lunch |
| 4:20 p.m. | Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station |

You will be able to enjoy the typical local food of Kyoto.
At Demachi Futaba, please sample its famous sweet mamemochi, a rice cake that contains salty beans.
After lunch, you will visit Kyoto's famous pickle shop, Doi Shibazuke Hompo. Kyoto is famous for its variety of pickles and bubuzuke, a tea-poured bowl of rice with pickles.
Please taste some bubuzuke at the shop.
At Nanzenji Junsei, please try yudofu, Kyoto's typical food enjoyed in winter.
| Tour Price (JPY per person) |
19,000 yen (Adult) 17,000 yen (Children 6-11 yrs.) |
|---|---|
| Time | 9:40 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
| Departure Dates | Sat. and Sun. (Dec. 6, 2008 - Mar. 15, 2009) *except Dec. 22, 2008 - Jan. 9, 2009 |
| Meal | 1 lunch is included |
| Tour Guide | An English-speaking guide service is included. |
| Note | To be operated with a minimum of 1 person booked. |
| 9:40 a.m. | New Miyako Hotel |
|---|---|
| lunch | Kyoto cuisine lunch |
| 3:45 p.m. | Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station |
We can say that Kyoto is the best place to walk in a Kimono. Making Japanese dresses has been the typical industry in Kyoto, especially in the Nishijin area.
It is said that kimonos were produced in Nishijin more than 1,000 years ago. It must be fun to visit the "home of the kimono" while wearing a kimono and enjoy watching a kimono show.
| Tour Price (JPY per person) |
11,000 yen (Adult)
persons under age of 11 years or younger cannot take part in the tour. |
|---|---|
| Time | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Departure Dates | Mon., Wed., and Fri. (Dec. 8, 2008 - Mar. 13, 2009) *except Dec. 25, 2008 and Jan. 7, 2009 |
| Meal | No meals are included |
| Tour Guide | An English-speaking guide service is included. |
| Note | To be operated with a minimum of 1 person booked. |
| 9 a.m. | New Miyako Hotel |
|---|---|
| dinner | Yodofu (boiled tofu) dinner |
| 7 p.m. | Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station |
Sushi is now getting popular in many places of the world because it is considered to be healthy and, of course, tasty. You may think it is difficult to make it at home, but sushi rolls – a kind of sushi – is actually not difficult to make. You will be able to learn how to make sushi rolls.
You will be able to learn how to make sushi rolls.
Also Nishiki Market, established 400 years ago, is said to be “the kitchen of Kyoto” because you can get almost all kinds of fresh ingredients at this market. Enjoy strolling around this market and negotiating or communicating with the sellers.
| Tour Price (JPY per person) |
14,000 yen (Adult)
persons under age of 11 years or younger cannot take part in the tour. |
|---|---|
| Time | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
| Departure Dates | Tue. and Thu. (Dec. 9, 2008 - Mar. 12, 2009) *except Dec. 25, 2008 and Jan. 7, 2009 |
| Meal | 1 lunch is included |
| Tour Guide | An English-speaking guide service is included. |
| Note | To be operated with a minimum of 1 person booked. |
| 10 a.m. | New Miyako Hotel |
|---|---|
| 2 p.m. | Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station |