Kyoto Nijo Castle & Nishiki Market One Day Tour with Tea Ceremony

JTB SUNRISE TOURS DESK KYOTO
  • Visit Nijo Castle, a World Heritage site
  • Walk around Gion and experience tea ceremony
  • Enjoy walking around Kyoto's kitchen, Nishiki Market
  • This tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter

What to expect

This course combines Kyoto’s popular Kyoto Morning Tour, Tea Ceremony Experience, and Nishiki Market Walking Tour. In the morning, tour efficiently by bus around Kyoto’s popular, historical sightseeing spots, like the World Heritage Site of Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple with its beautiful golden Shariden, and the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which was used as the Emperor's residence until about 150 years ago. In the afternoon, enjoy strolling around Kyoto’s pleasant townscape, visiting Kennin-ji Temple, which is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto, walking around Gion where the bustling atmosphere of Kyoto is, and then experiencing first-hand Japanese culture at its most elegant with an authentic tea ceremony at Fukujuen. Also. walk around Nishiki Market, said to be Kyoto's kitchen, for the last leg of the tour.

Kennin-ji Temple in Spring
Kennin-ji Temple in Spring
Kennin-ji Temple - Rijin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Rijin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Rijin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Rijin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Fujin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Fujin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Fujin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Kennin-ji Temple - Fujin Image (The exhibition is a reproduction)
Nijo Castle - Ninomaru Garden & Ninomaru Palace[Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
Nijo Castle - Ninomaru Garden & Ninomaru Palace[Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
Nijo Castle - Southeast Corner Tower & East Gate[Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
Nijo Castle - Southeast Corner Tower & East Gate[Photo courtesy of Nijo-jo Castle Office]
Tea Ceremony Experience at Fukujuen Kyoto Branch[Photo for illustrative purposes only]
Tea Ceremony Experience at Fukujuen Kyoto Branch[Photo for illustrative purposes only]

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