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All Reviews for Sightseeing Tours in Kyoto

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358 reviews

Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

NO Services

Reviewed by: Billy Q-Groupleader , 2017/11/11

It was 34 people in our group. The waiter and waitress were so busy catering to two groups of Japanese customers (about 20 people), they did not offer for us to order any drink. Our group was trying to get their attention to order some beverages but they did not walk over to us. The show itself is ok but I would not recommend this event.

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/10/16
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貸切観光タクシー 外国人ゲスト歓迎!英語堪能なドライバーと京都名所を巡る自由観光コース<3時間~/1-9名/京都市内送迎可>by ヤサカ観光

辻さんありがとう

Reviewed by: 沖縄県, 2017/10/17

流暢な英語で詳しくガイドしてくれました。予定場所にも希望通り行くことができてとても楽しい時間でした。ありがとうございました。

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/10/15
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Kyoto Half-Day Walking Tour to Arashiyama, Gion & Tofukuji

Great tour!

Reviewed by: Hibiki, 2017/10/02

とても良いツアーでした!
お寺や神社、穴場観光スポットを(ガイドは日本人でしたが)ネイティブ並みの英語で紹介していただけました。本物の芸者さんにもお目にかかれてアメリカ人の友人も喜んでおりました。
丘や雑木林等の裏道も歩くので歩きやすい服装とスニーカーがマストです。虫が多い季節は虫よけスプレーも必需品です。
またお願いしたいです。

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/09/28
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Kyoto 1-Day Private Taxi Tour from Osaka to Arashiyama, Fushimi Inari and More

Perfect Itinerary for first time visitors to Kyoto!

Reviewed by: Catchup, 2017/09/19

We took part in the tour with 6 persons.
It was fruitful experience to visit 5 famous places in Kyoto from/to Osaka within a day!
Guide/Driver knew history about all places we visited and explained kindly with fluent English.
Of course, the car had superior seats to be relaxed.

We canceled to visit Kiyomizu Temple and added to visit Uji Byodoin Temple and Japanese Sake Factory.
There were many places to take beautiful photos like Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkakuji, and Bamboo forest in Arashiyama.
Not only enjoying senaries, satisfied with tasty Japanese Sake and delicious Japanese food! Especially, Sake Factory was amazing that we tried many kinds of expensive/sotisficated sake by 1$(JPY100)/1sip!

We strongly recommend visiting Kyoto even from/to Osaka (not far away), and chartering taxi (not using public transportation) to visit famous places efficiently!

We really thank our driver for the best memory/experience during our stay in Japan!

Regards,


  • Fushimi Inari Shrine

  • Uji Byodoin Hohohdo

  • Kinkakuji

  • Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/09/09
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Traditional and Modern Night Food and Shrine Tour of Kyoto

Reviewed by: Kok Kwan, 2017/09/05

Pepijn our guide is Dutch and spoke immaculate English. He is knowledgeable and made sure the walk was both enjoyable and not too tiring for the seniors in the group. The walk into the dark lanes and alleys was most interesting and I am sure I would not dare to venture without a guide.

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Kyoto Shore Excursion from Osaka City or Port with English-speaking Guide

Kyoto Sightseeing 1 day (chartered)

Reviewed by: Mickie & Yoshi, 2017/09/04

It was nice to visit most popular 5 places in Kyoto within a day.
Our driver drove safely and taught us Japanese history, geografy, custom and manner very kindly.

Although the temperature was very hot, perfect sunshine & sky to take photos!
We recommend chartering a limo if you visit Kyoto first time, and you want to visit polular places in a day.

Especially, Fushimi-Shirine, and Kinkakuji-Shrine were fabulous!

You can also tell a driver what kind of food you want to eat, then, he will find best restaurant per your request (as a referrence, we chose Tofu restaurant, delicious!).

We would like to thank a driver for unforgettable memory of Kyoto.

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/08/12
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Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Reviewed by: Rohanna, 2017/08/31

Obviously you're packing a lot into one day so you don't spend ages at each place, but this is a great way to see the main highlights and get a feel of the places. Tour guides were great and knowledgable, coach was new and comfy and cool!

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Kyoto Private Taxi Tour with Customizable Itinerary & English-Speaking Guide

Great driving tour around Kyoto

Reviewed by: Robert R, 2017/08/24

We had the pleasure of doing an 8 Hr tour with the driver Hiroshi Yano. He was extremely knowledgeable of details and history, which kept it very interesting. His car was very clean and comfortable and he also had a great sense of humor. He spoke English very well. He was also accommodating to change the original itinerary based on our needs since we had since some of the sites the day before. I for sure would highly recommend him and this tour agency which was also very accommodating in returning several email questions prior to our booking.

Comments from activity operators

Dear Mr Robert,
Thank you for taking YASAKA Limousine Service and your wonderful comments.Our driver Yano also had a great time with you.
Please let us know if you come to Kyoto again.
Best regards,

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/08/16
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Kyoto & Nara 1-Day Bus Tour from Tokyo with Nijo Castle & Nara Park

Wonderful experience !

Reviewed by: IsabelR2017, 2017/08/22

It was really outstanding to go and see the temple with the giant Buddha. It is really impressive and the explanation the guide made of the casting processs and to see the deers it was really fun!

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Attended as: Families
Activity Date: 2017/07/26
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貸切観光タクシー 外国人ゲスト歓迎!英語堪能なドライバーと京都名所を巡る自由観光コース<3時間~/1-9名/京都市内送迎可>by ヤサカ観光

Good!

Reviewed by: コール, 2017/08/16

流暢な英語で観光して頂きました。
同行していた友人(ヨーロッパ)が、ジャパニーズ英語ではない!と感動していました。
親切丁寧で良かったです!

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2016/03/12
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SKY BUS Kyoto Drive Around Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Skybus

Reviewed by: Becky, 2017/08/16

Not enough English information. Japanese participants learned much more than did those listening to the translation audio

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/08/14
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Great stuff!

Reviewed by: Ism Shovan, 2017/07/28

This experience is truly unforgettable :)
Amazing food, amazing performance, amazon country. A Must Do if you're in Kyoto.

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/07/26
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レンタサイクルサービス(損害保険付)市内緊急サポートサービス完備 雨天時キャンセル料無料<銀輪/MTB/京都駅>

便利です

Reviewed by: わんこ, 2017/07/18

ある方が上賀茂神社~下鴨神社~清水寺方面に回られてる体験談を見て、かつ京都は一方通行が多いので、車よりも自転車の方が便利かも、と思ってレンタルしました。
11時に京都駅を出発して、12時過ぎに上賀茂神社へ。若干坂があるので時間掛かりましたが、上賀茂神社~下鴨神社はすぐでした。それからお茶やさんの通りを通ったり休憩しながら15時過ぎに伏見稲荷大社に到着。
あちこち裏道を通ったりして、夕立に合いましたがかおりに引き寄せられ素敵な香専門店を見つけたり楽しめました。18時にはお店に返却出来ました。京都は自転車マークが舗道に書いてあるし、四条で自転車乗り入れ禁止区域がありますが、そう言った簡易地図もいただけます。
次回もまたレンタルしたいです。

Comments from activity operators

この度はレンタサイクルのご利用を頂きまして誠に有難うございました。
京都での自転車観光を満喫して頂けたようで大変嬉しく思っております。
途中、夕立にあわれたとのことでございますが、その後、お風邪などひかれませんでしたでしょうか?
京都は四季折々の魅力があり、たくさんのお寺や神社、お店も多くございます。
是非とも次回の京都旅行でもご利用頂ければ嬉しく思います。
今後ともどうぞ宜しくお願いします。この度はご利用誠に有難うございました。
京都サイクリングツアープロジェクト

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Activity Date: 2017/07/18
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Kyoto Private Taxi Tour with Customizable Itinerary & English-Speaking Guide

It's worth

Reviewed by: Mok, 2017/06/25

It's worth to spend the money because you get to visit more places and be able to stay longer an the area that you like.

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Attended as: Families
Activity Date: 2017/06/22
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Nishiki Market Walking Tour & Sake Tasting with Maki Sushi Roll Making

Cool experiencie, very funny and friendly guide!

Reviewed by: Patrick, 2017/06/22

We went as a couple to the market and sushi tour in Kyoto. To begin with the class takes you across the Kyoto Market area in wich you can taste, learn and see a lot of different stores, products, food, arts and crafts of culinary style. Along the way we tasted different things and had a quiz about the market at the end after learning a lot of the history. Afterwards we went to an old sake brewery where we tasted water from the well, 2 different types of sake and 2 types of homebrew beers, all of them delicious! And to finish off the day, we got to the cooking lessons where a couple of very friendly ladies took us tru the basics of some of the typical dishes in Japanese cooking like miso and cucumber salad, as well as making a sushi roll from scratch. It was a fun experiencie, the guide was very fun and friendly, all around a very pleasing tour, worth it if you are in Kyoto and are eager to see the market and understand some of the things that are not so easy to understand without a Japanese person explaining along the way!

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/05/12
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Maiko Dance

Reviewed by: Stuart, 2017/06/16

I thought this was a great experience...I was really only here for the maiko dance, even though I enjoyed the meal & gardens.
I really enjoyed talking to the maiko after the dance and feel that it's something I'll really remember from my trip!

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Activity Date: 2017/06/11
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Ok but not really tourist oriented

Reviewed by: All, 2017/06/04

You will see a maiko and get dinner for a significantly lower price then most tours that do this.... but honestly I would go to geisha corner and just watch the show there and not join this tour if you were to ask me again. This is as the tour is in Japanese- I was prepared for this and did not mind it but still.... on the bus you are given a English hearing guide so you can understand and they point out different buildings as you drive but it is pretty dark throughout the tour so you can't really see so much. The food was not tourist friendly, it was authentic Kyoto cuisine and it looked nice but there were very weird looking dishes with no English explanation.... so I did not eat 2/3 of it because I did not want to get sick with ingredients my body cannot handle (we are talking very strange unidentifiable ingredients). The maiko comes and does 2 dances, then you can take a picture with her and then she answers questions in Japanese. So the whole interaction with her is about 15 minutes long tops. Finally the gardens in the location were nice but overall not worth the 60 pounds just go to geisha corner and treat yourself to fancy nice dinner (that you can eat).

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Activity Date: 2017/06/01
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Poor show and experience

Reviewed by: Ariel, 2017/06/01

The show was too short, we expected it to be longer. The dinner was ok. Food similar to those offered in a Ryokan. We expected to have a more enjoyable eve. The sightseeing part was just ok.

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/05/19
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Maikoo dinner and show

Reviewed by: Lisa, 2017/05/24

We had a very pleasant experience for that night, the dance show was good and the hotel they took us for dinner was in a very nice setting with a nice Japanese Garden. However, it was very dark to take pictures. The night view on the peak in Kyoto summarize our trip nicely.

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/04/29
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Definitely worth it

Reviewed by: Anthony, 2017/05/22

Very detailed and specific directions helped easily locate and sort out the tickets which was great for us english speakers. The whole experience was worth it. The maiko was unforgettable to meet, the staff very helpful and the night view was spectacular.

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/05/13
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

It needed a better venue

Reviewed by: Kit, 2017/05/20

The venue didn't allow people to see both dances by the Maiko. The food and staff were excellent but the room was an odd shape that blocked people eating from seeing part of the dance

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/04/27
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Kyoto Private Taxi Tour with Customizable Itinerary & English-Speaking Guide

Kyoto Private Limousine Tour with English Speaking Driver - Shoji

Reviewed by: Gonca-us, 2017/05/19

Shoji was a super host and guide. Made our day trip through Kyoto most enjoyable. His time management was effective and led us through with enough time to make trip back to Tokyo. Lexus car was very clean and comfortable for 3 people

Comments from activity operators

Dear Gonca-us-san
Thank you so much for taking Yasaka limousine service. We appreciate your wonderful comments and taking time to share your great experience with us.
We are looking forward to seeing you again in Kyoto.
Best wishes

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Attended as: Families
Activity Date: 2017/05/17
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貸切観光タクシー 外国人ゲスト歓迎!英語堪能なドライバーと京都名所を巡る自由観光コース<3時間~/1-9名/京都市内送迎可>by ヤサカ観光

夏子さんのホスピタリティーは最高でした

Reviewed by: 寺坂深雪, 2017/05/16

ドイツ人の友人と共に二条城、金閣寺、嵐山などを英語ガイドが出来る夏子さんに案内して頂きました。彼女の細やかな思いやりも語学力も歴史の知識も全てが素晴らしく、海外からの友人もとても喜んでおられました。それぞれの寺社での彼女の説明は奥深く、とてもよく勉強されていると思います。また京都観光をするときにはまた夏子さんのガイド付きで是非回ってみたいです。本当にありがとうございした。

  • 夏子さんと二条城にて

Comments from activity operators

この度はご利用ありがとうございました。早速乗務員へも報告いたしました。天候も心配しており、喜んでいただけてよかったも申しておりました。是非、京都へお越しの際はお声掛けください。

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/05/13
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

A tiny taste of Japanese culture

Reviewed by: Soraia, 2017/05/15

Very well organized trip! Interesting dinner (traditional) and we enjoyed the maiko show.
BEAUTIFUL gardens!!

  • City view from the top!

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Attended as: Families
Activity Date: 2017/04/23
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Kyoto Half-Day Walking Tour to Higashi Honganji & Gojo Rakuen with Tea Time

Great experience of the real Kyoto

Reviewed by: Francesco, 2017/05/10

This tour was awesome. We got exposed to some great hidden gems of Kyoto and learned a lot about the Japanese culture. Highly recommended.

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Attended as: Friends
Activity Date: 2017/05/08
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE

Reviewed by: Nori, 2017/05/07

I loved this. The Dinner was delicious and the show was mesmerizing, the Maiko was so cute! I definitely recommend this, great value for your money :)

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Activity Date: 2017/04/15
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Worth to see

Reviewed by: Alan Hon, 2017/05/01

The performance is good, dinner too. Garden is pretty to see. Night view is beautiful. Value for money.

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Activity Date: 2017/04/29
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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Fantastic

Reviewed by: Scott , 2017/04/22

We weren't sure what to expect with this dinner as it's a very reasonable cost we had low expectations, however were very pleasantly suprised. The hosts at Shozan were very friendly and accomodating and the food was lovely and traditional.
The arrival of our Maiko was announced and she danced so beautifully allowing the the rare opportunity for a photo with her even a few questions, followed by a walk in the gardens.
The bus tour allowed us an insight into places for us to visit in the following days.
Thanks for a great evening!

  • Maiko

  • Shozan garden

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/03/29
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Traditional and Modern Night Food and Shrine Tour of Kyoto

Reviewed by: CAROLYN, 2017/04/20

Great little tour, our guide Juriaj, was really knowledgable and he took us to some places of interest. It was raining a little and he was so considerate. Just the right amount of time and gave us an overview so we could go back the next day.

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Maiko Dance with Dinner & Kyoto Night View Tour by KYOTO Sightseeing“OKOSHI”Bus

Value for money

Reviewed by: Clive, 2017/04/17

Out of my expectation for that value of money. for the price you are unable to find the service in Gion and i was surprised by all the events organised by them.

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Attended as: Couples
Activity Date: 2017/04/05
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