KYOTO WINTER SPECIAL 2009

Stroll around Higashiyama Hanatouro

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.

[Itinerary]

5:30 p.m. New Miyako Hotel Kyoto station Gojo Zaka Sannen Zaka Ninen Zaka Road of Nene Gion Corner (60min) Gion
8:45 p.m. Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station

Remarks

  1. 1. Public transportation will be used for transfer.
  2. 2. The Pavement on the course may be crowded because Higashiyama Hanatouro is an event of limited period.
  3. 3. This is a walking tour. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
  4. 4. Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
Terms & ConditionsPlease refer "Terms & Conditions" before you make a payment.
Booking Request Form The application with The Booking Request Form is possible until 4 days before the tour date.

Appreciate National Treasures and Pictures

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.

[Itinerary]

9:30 a.m. New Miyako Hotel Kyoto station Myoshinji Temple, San-mon
Lunch Kyoto cuisine lunch Ninnaji Temple Kondo (40min) Tenryuji Temple Hongon-in (40min) Toji Temple Five-story pagoda (40min)
4:20 p.m. Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station

Remarks

  1. 1. This tour combines with Kyoto sightseeing bus "Winter Journey in Kyoto" for Japanese tourists.
  2. 2. The order of visit may be changed.
  3. 3. Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
Terms & ConditionsPlease refer "Terms & Conditions" before you make a payment.
Booking Request Form The application with The Booking Request Form is possible until 4 days before the tour date.

Try Traditional Food on the Streets of Kyoto

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.

[Itinerary]

9:40 a.m. New Miyako Hotel Kyoto station Demachi Futaba (sweet tasting, 30min)
lunch Kyoto cuisine lunch Doi Shibazuke Hompo (pickles tasting 40min) Nanzenji Junsei (Yudofu tasting 30min)
3:45 p.m. Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station

Remarks

  1. 1. This tour combines with Kyoto sightseeing bus "Winter Journey in Kyoto" for Japanese tourists.
  2. 2. The order of visit may be changed.
  3. 3. Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
Terms & ConditionsPlease refer "Terms & Conditions" before you make a payment.
Booking Request Form The application with The Booking Request Form is possible until 4 days before the tour date.

You Can Wear Kimono and Watch a Kimono Show

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.

[Itinerary]

9 a.m. New Miyako Hotel Kyoto station Kyoto City Hall WAK JAPAN (kimono wearing experience 75 min) Nishijin Textile Center (Kimono Show 60min) Imadegawa station
dinner Yodofu (boiled tofu) dinner Arashiyama Togetsukyo bridge Stroll around Arashiyama Hanatouro Saga Arashiyama station
7 p.m. Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station

Remarks

  1. 1. Public transportation will be used for transfer.
  2. 2. The order of visit may be changed.
  3. 3. Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
Terms & ConditionsPlease refer "Terms & Conditions" before you make a payment.
Booking Request Form The application with The Booking Request Form is possible until 4 days before the tour date.

Cook Japanese Food and Stroll through Nishiki Market

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.

[Itinerary]

10 a.m. New Miyako Hotel Kyoto station Kyoto City Hall WAK JAPAN (making sushi roll experience and taste it as lunch 85min) Nishiki Market (40min) Shijo station
2 p.m. Tour disbands on arrival at Kyoto station

Remarks

  1. 1. Public transportation will be used for transfer.
  2. 2. The order of visit may be changed.
  3. 3. Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
Terms & ConditionsPlease refer "Terms & Conditions" before you make a payment.
Booking Request Form The application with The Booking Request Form is possible until 4 days before the tour date.