Kyoto Morning Tour: Kinkaku-ji, Nijo Castle & Imperial Palace

About this activity

Meeting and pickup

• [From Osaka] Please meet our staff holding a JTB Sunrise Tours sign at Hotel Granvia Osaka 1F, in front of the elevator (not the 19th-floor front desk). After meeting, walk to JR Osaka Station. Our staff will guide you to the bus boarding location at the Sunrise Tours Desk on B1F of Kyoto Avanti.
• [From Kyoto] Meet your guide at the Sunrise Tours Desk on B1F of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit). The meeting point is on the basement level, not the ground floor.

Good to know

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations
• As the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed to visitors on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) and on days when there is an Imperial Household Agency event, the tour will visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine instead. If the closed day falls on the 25th, the tour will visit Nishi Hongan-ji Temple.
• Nijo Castle is closed on Tuesdays in January, July, August, and December, and from Dec. 26 to Jan. 3. (Closed on the following day if Tuesday is a holiday.) If closed, Ryoan-ji Temple will be visited instead.
• Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations.
• Seats may not be designated.
• Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats or lunch. If bus seats or lunch is required, please make a booking under the child rate.
• [From Osaka Only]The tour will be accompanied by an English-speaking assistant (not a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter) from Hotel Granvia Osaka to the Sunrise Tours Desk in Kyoto Avanti B1F, and from Kintetsu Nara Station to Osaka Namba Station.
• [From Osaka Only] This tour ends in front of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit), and does not include return trip transportation expenses from Kyoto to Osaka and assistant service.
• [Compliance Policy] Images of Kinkaku-ji Temple and the Kyoto Imperial Palace are restricted for commercial use. As we are committed to strict corporate compliance, we respect these regulations and therefore do not use these images on this product page.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.