Exploring the Culture of Shogun and Samurai Shared Tour
Product code 5505310P3
From
From JPY 15,000
Dates
Available from Sep 11, 2024
Start times
10:30 AM
Travelers
Child ages 4-11, Youth ages 12-17, Adult ages 18-90
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Exploring the Culture of Shogun and Samurai Shared Tour
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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Manual
Meeting point
Meeting point provided
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
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From
From JPY 15,000
Exploring the Culture of Shogun and Samurai Shared Tour
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Manual
Meeting point
Meeting point provided
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Why Travelers Love This
We start at the taxi stand of Nijo Castle and we walk 5 mins to Shinsenen garden. It is said to be the oldest existing garden in Kyoto. Then we will head to Nijo Jinya house. This special house is still inhabited today and is open to the public with a guide from the family in Japanese. Tour guide will interpret from Japanese to English. Observe the specially designed house for surprise raids and fires and the design for entertaining guests. Please take a look at the ninja house like contraption at a glance. After Nijo Jinya house, we walk back to Nijo Castle and enter there. The tour guide will explain the history of Shogun (general of warrior of middle age) at Nijo Castle. The tour will terminate at the Nijo Castle. The tour duration set as 2.5 hours because we need to walk from place to place that is included in tour duration. We make the reservation of Nijo Jinya house after your booking therefore last minutes booking is not accepted.
Overview
We start at the taxi stand of Nijo Castle and we walk 5 mins to Shinsenen garden. It is said to be the oldest existing garden in Kyoto. Then we will head to Nijo Jinya house. This special house is still inhabited today and is open to the public with a guide from the family in Japanese. Tour guide will interpret from Japanese to English. Observe the specially designed house for surprise raids and fires and the design for entertaining guests. Please take a look at the ninja house like contraption at a glance. After Nijo Jinya house, we walk back to Nijo Castle and enter there. The tour guide will explain the history of Shogun (general of warrior of middle age) at Nijo Castle. The tour will terminate at the Nijo Castle. The tour duration set as 2.5 hours because we need to walk from place to place that is included in tour duration. We make the reservation of Nijo Jinya house after your booking therefore last minutes booking is not accepted.
What's Included
Included
Entrance fee of Nijo Jinya house
Entrance fee of Nijo Castle and Ninomaru palace.
Tour guide service
Not included
Insurance
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
Meet the tour guide at taxi stand of Nijo Castle. Taxi stand is located at southeast corner of Nijo Castle.
End point
Meet the tour guide at taxi stand of Nijo Castle. Taxi stand is located at southeast corner of Nijo Castle.
Itinerary
Stop 1
20 minutes
Stop 1
Shinsenen is a Buddhist temple located south of Nijō Castle. You will see the beautiful vermillion colored bridge and pond.
Stop 2
1 hourAdmission included
Stop 2
Next, we will visit Nijo Castle where the residence of Shogun! This Nijo Castle was build by Ieyasu Tokugawa(One of the Shogun of Japan) in 1603 and he is the model of Lord Yoshii Toranaga on FX drama "Shogun". This castle is not a Quintessential Japanese castle and more like a place of him. We enter the Shogun's palace and we will see the Japanese garden. Tour will disband here and you can stay longer if you want after the tour.
Stop 3
1 hourAdmission included
Stop 3
Our certified guide will be waiting at the Taxi stand of Nijo Castle. Then we will head to Nijo Jinya on foot. This private house used to did money and rice exchange business. And later Jinya became Ryokan(Japanese Inn) for feudal lord. In this private house, we will join the guided tour by owner in Japanese and tour guide will interpret it.
Additional Info
No Back Problems
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Experience may be cancelled for bad weather.
Experience may be cancelled if minimum traveler count is not met.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
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