Tour destinations for International Students

Kyoto

Higashiyama area:

about 2 hours, about 2km walk

Kiyomizu-Dera temple-->Gion area Pre-tour: Kiyomizu-Dera temple (admission fee:400 yen)

Nijo castle area:

about 2.5 hours, about 3km walk

Nijo Castle (admission fee:600yen)-->Shinsen-en garden  

Daitoku-Ji temple area:

about 1.5hours, about 2 km walk

Daitoku-Ji temple(admission fee: 400-500 yen-->Imamiya shrine  

Golden Pavilion temple area:

about 2.5hours, about 3 km walk

Ryoan-Ji temple(admission fee: 500yen)-(bus 230yen)-->Golden pavilion/Kinkaku-Ji temple(admission fee:400 yen)  

Ninnaji temple visit:

about 3hours, about 3 km walk(including hiking up/down the mountain.)

Ninna-ji temple-->Omuro 88 pilgrimage

There will be the entrance fee of 500yen to the precinct during spring season.

Pre-tour: Gosho-garden (admission fee: 800yen)

Yawata city area:

about 3 hours, about 3km walk (including hiking up)


Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine-(bus 230yen)-->Kizu Wash Away bridge
Kurama area Kurama-DeraTemple(admission fee:300 yen)-->Kibune-shrine-(bus 230yen->Kurama Station
Uji City/Byodo-in temple area

Byodo-in temple(admission fee:500yen)-->Uji-gami shrine

 

Option:Tea ceremony (1,000 yen)

 

Nara

Todai-Ji temple area:

about 3hours, about 3 km walk

Todai-Ji temple(admission fee: 500) -->Kasuga shrine-(bus 210yen)-->Higashi-muki shipping street

*Todai-Ji temple has one of the world's largest buildings.
*Kasuga Shrine is the reason why many deer roam around in Nara city.

Nara-machi area:

about 1hour, about 1 km walk

   

Horyu-Ji temple visit:

about 3hours, about 2 km walk

Admission fee: 1500yen Horyu-ji temple has the world's oldest wooden buildings.

 

Osaka

Osaka castle: about 2 hours,

about 3 km walk (including walking upstairs.)

Admission fee: 600 yen

Umeda area:

about 2.5 hours, about 3 km walk

Post tour: Umeda Sky building

Namba area:

about 2.5 hours, about 3km walk

 
Shinsekai area: about 2 hours, about 2 km walk Pre/post tour: Tsutenkaku tower(Admission fee: 900 yen)and Tower slider(Fee:1000yen)

Daisen-Koen area/Sakai city area

about 3 hours, about 3 km walk

Japanese garden(Admission fee: 200 yen)-->Sakai City Museum(Admission fee: 200 yen)--> in front of Daisen Tomb

 

@ *You can't see the whole tomb like a photo because it's too big.

 

Shiga Prefecture

Enryakuji temple(Admission fee:1000 yen):

about 2 hours, about 2 km walk)

Visit Toto (Eastern pagoda) area

Pre/Post tour: Garden Museum (admission fee 1200yen)

 

Hyogo Prefecture

Kitano Ijinkan area(Admission fee:500 yen-600yen):

about 2 hours, about 2 km walk

Pre/post tour: Nunobiki Herb garden (Fee: 1800yen)
Himeji castle area (Admission fee:1000 yen): 2- 3 hours, about 2 km walk (including walking upstairs.) Pre/post tour: Koko-en garden(+50yen)
FYI: From Kyoto Station to Koyasan Station, about3,000yen and 3 hours by local trains or 5500yen and 1hour by bullet train(Shinkansen.)

 

Wakayama Prefecture

Koyasan area (3 hours, about 5km walk)

Garan-->Oku-no-in  

FYI: From Kyoto Station to Koyasan Station, it costs about 3,000yen and 3 hours.