Passeios por Sanzen-in Temple

This trip included the historic Sanzen-in Temple, Shirahige Shrine with its floating torii gate, Mangetsu-ji Temple, and "La Collina Omihachiman," Shiga Prefecture's first Baumkuchen specialty store—"Fairytale Town." Apart from Sanzen-in, which is a larger area requiring about 2 hours, the other attractions each take approximately 1 hour. In addition to experiencing Japanese culture, historical architecture, and high-altitude climate, you can also savor exquisite and delicious cakes. Furthermore, our guide, Liu Du, was incredibly friendly and professional, explaining each attraction with great detail and depth, which significantly enhanced the entire itinerary. We were very fortunate to encounter such a wonderful guide and attractions, and we will definitely choose a similar itinerary next time.

Our Guide Alvin is very kind, professional and knowleadable about the history of our tour. I just wish we had more time on other locations but will definitely do it again. This your will save you a lot of time in going to different places.

I had an amazing Kyoto day trip visiting Arashiyama, Sanzen Garden, and Kifune Shrine. In Arashiyama, I rode a rickshaw and took beautiful photos in the bamboo forest. Sanzen Garden was a favorite for its quiet, calming atmosphere, and at Kifune Shrine I enjoyed trying the paper water fortune. Our guide and driver, Nick Lee, spoke excellent English and shared great background stories about each place, which made the experience even more meaningful. Highly recommended!

A very beautiful place and a wonderful itinerary. The timing was arranged perfectly. These locations are a bit far from Kyoto city center, so having someone assist with transportation was truly convenient. Highly recommended!

This is a meaningful tour visiting four locations: Shirahige Shrine, Sanzen-in Temple, Mangetsuji Temple, and La Collina. I chose it to see Shiga Prefecture, which is not well-known in the Kinki region, and it was great to see the magnificent Lake Biwa, which is quite large. Sanzen-in Temple, included as an alternative to the Lake Biwa Terrace during the winter season, unfortunately turned out to be a temple located in Kyoto Prefecture. Personally, I would prefer a schedule that only includes attractions in Shiga Prefecture, excluding Sanzen-in. It seems that an image upgrade is needed for Shiga Prefecture tours. Unfortunately, the tour bus (18-seater) was old and fully booked with no empty seats, so if you ended up in a bad seat, you had to endure the discomfort of a long journey.

Had a great time exploring Lake Biwa! I was the only non-Chinese speaker in the group, but our guide made sure I was included the whole time—translating key info and checking in with me throughout the tour. I forgot her name, but she was incredibly helpful and friendly. All the stops were beautiful—I loved every place we visited!

Sanzen-ji tapınağındaki huzurlu bahçeleri çok beğendim. Bu ortamda tadını çıkarabileceğiniz matcha ve Japon tatlısı ile 600 yen karşılığında çay seti satın alabilirsiniz. Tur rehberi Alvin detaylı ve bilgili.

Private tour on a rainy day. The driver, Kangfu, who also acted as a tour guide, was kind enough to pick us up and drop us off at a more convenient location from our accommodation. He did his best to send us introductory information for each location we were going to visit. He prepared plenty of umbrellas for us to use for free. It would be a better experience if the weather improved. We would join the tour again for another season.