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Package: Half Day Kyoto Uji Walking Tour

Eligibility

• Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with tea ceremony. If tea ceremony is required, please make a booking under the child rate
• Children aged 12+ will be charged the same rate as adults

Usage validity

• The voucher is valid only on the specified date (and time if applicable)

Package: 1-Day Kyoto Uji Walking & Nara Tour

Eligibility

• Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats and meals. If bus seats and meals are required, please make a booking under the child rate
• Children aged 12+ will be charged the same rate as adults

Usage validity

• The voucher is valid only on the specified date (and time if applicable)

• Explore the picturesque area around Uji Bridge and the World Heritage Site Byodo-in Temple
• Experience an authentic tea ceremony in the Birthplace of Japanese Tea
• Discover the historic charm of Uji with a knowledgeable National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter
• Optional afternoon Nara sightseeing can be added to extend your cultural journey

Package: Half Day Kyoto Uji Walking Tour

• [Departure] 08:20, meet up at Kyoto Avanti. Address: B1F AVANTI, Higashikujo Nishisannocho 31, Minami Ward, Kyoto, 601-8003 AVANTI is located directly across from the Hachijo Exit of Kyoto Station. After the meet-up, walk to JR Kyoto Station.Please arrive at the location 10 mins before the departure time Latecomers or no-shows can’t be refunded
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] Kyoto Station, Travel by JR rapid or local train, using non-reserved seats from Kyoto station to Uji station
• [Transportation] By train
• [Attraction/experience] Uji Station
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 5 min(s), Guided tour, Uji Bridge, One of the oldest bridges built sometime in the 7th century. A small protrusion off one side of the bridge known as san-no-ma offers great views
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 10 min(s), Nakanoshima Park, The two islands floating in the Uji River - Tō-no-shima and Tachibana-shima - are collectively known as "Naka-no-shima" (Middle Island). Enjoy the panoramic view amid the mountains
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 20 min(s), Guided tour, Taihoan, Enjoy an authentic tea ceremony in Uji, a famous tea town known as the birthplace of Japanese tea
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 50 min(s), Guided tour, Byodo-in, A Heian-era temple with a Buddha statue and garden, this UNESCO World Heritage site is part of Kyoto's historic monuments. Its famous Phoenix Hall appears on the 10 yen coin
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] Uji Station, Travel by JR rapid or local train, using non-reserved seats from Uji Station to Kyoto station
• [Transportation] By train
• [Return] 12:10 - 12:30, at Kyoto Station, The tour ends after arriving at Kyoto Station. Please head to your next destination on your own
• Day {num}

Additional information

• This tour involves a considerable amount of walking and stairs. Please make sure you are fit enough to participate
• Public transportation will be used on this tour. All trains have non-reserved seats. Please note that seating is not guaranteed
• The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations
• The tour may not be able to enter the Phoenix Hall at Byodo-in Temple in case of congestion. In this case, JPY 300 will be refunded at the location
• This is not a bus tour. Sightseeing will be conducted on foot. Please participate in shoes which are easy to walk in
• The tour may be unable to drop by Nakanoshima Park in case of high water level in the Uji River, etc
• The tea ceremony experience may vary between tea-ceremony procedures with matcha green tea and tea-ceremony procedures with sencha green tea depending on the day. Selections may not be made. Also, this may be conducted with other customers
• The tea experience will be held in a tatami room, so please wear socks
• Recording videos is not allowed in the tea room
• Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour.

Package: 1-Day Kyoto Uji Walking & Nara Tour

• [Departure] 08:20, meet up at Kyoto Avanti. Address: B1F AVANTI, Higashikujo Nishisannocho 31, Minami Ward, Kyoto, 601-8003 AVANTI is located directly across from the Hachijo Exit of Kyoto Station. After the meet-up, walk to JR Kyoto Station.Please arrive at the location 10 mins before the departure time Latecomers or no-shows can’t be refunded
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] Kyoto Station, Travel by JR rapid or local train, using non-reserved seats from Kyoto station to Uji station
• [Transportation] By train
• [Attraction/experience] Uji Station
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 5 min(s), Guided tour, Uji Bridge, One of the oldest bridges built sometime in the 7th century. A small protrusion off one side of the bridge known as san-no-ma offers great views
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 10 min(s), Nakanoshima Park, The two islands floating in the Uji River - Tō-no-shima and Tachibana-shima - are collectively known as "Naka-no-shima" (Middle Island). Enjoy the panoramic view amid the mountains
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 20 min(s), Guided tour, Taihoan, Enjoy an authentic tea ceremony in Uji, a famous tea town known as the birthplace of Japanese tea
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 50 min(s), Guided tour, Byodo-in, A Heian-era temple with a Buddha statue and garden, this UNESCO World Heritage site is part of Kyoto's historic monuments. Its famous Phoenix Hall appears on the 10 yen coin
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] Uji Station, Travel by JR rapid or local train, using non-reserved seats from Uji Station to Kyoto station
• [Transportation] By train
• [Dining] 1 hour(s), Lunch, Kyoto, Lunch is not included in the tour. You will have free time in Kyoto to have lunch on your own
• [Transportation] By bus
• [Attraction/experience] 1 hour(s), Guided tour, Kasuga Shrine, This World Heritage shrine from the Nara Period has deer in Nara Park as its messengers. A new special area will allow closer access to the Main Sanctuary and its corridor lanterns
• [Transportation] By walking
• [Attraction/experience] 1 hour(s) 10 min(s), Todaiji Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall), World Heritage site, symbol of Nara Period. One of the world's largest wooden structures. Features an immense main hall and an awe-inspiring bronze Great Buddha statue
• [Attraction/experience] Nara Park, Get to see wild deer up close while walking through Nara Park
• [Transportation] By bus
• [Return] 19:00, at Kyoto avanti, Tour Ends in front of Kyoto Avanti (across from Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit)
• Day {num}

Additional information

• This tour involves a considerable amount of walking and stairs. Please make sure you are fit enough to participate

• If the minimum number of participants (2) is not met by 4 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date may be canceled

• Public transportation will be used on this tour. All trains have non-reserved seats. Please note that seating is not guaranteed

• The order of activities and arrival times may differ depending on road conditions and congestion at destinations

• The tour may not be able to enter the Phoenix Hall at Byodo-in Temple in case of congestion. In this case, JPY 300 will be refunded at the location

• The tour may be unable to drop by Nakanoshima Park in case of high water level in the Uji River, etc

• The tea ceremony experience may vary between tea-ceremony procedures with matcha green tea and tea-ceremony procedures with sencha green tea depending on the day. Selections may not be made. Also, this may be conducted with other customers

• The tea experience will be held in a tatami room, so please wear socks

• Recording videos is not allowed in the tea room

• The morning portion of this tour is a walking tour, not a bus tour. Please participate in shoes which are easy to walk in

• Participants will walk from the parking lot to Todai-ji Temple (about 25 min one-way). Please inform us at the time of booking if any person in your group is using crutches or a wheelchair, or has a chronic illness that makes it difficult to walk for long distances

• At Kasuga Taisha Shrine, the tour will also enter the Main Sanctuary special visit area. However, in case the special visit area cannot be entered due to events or operational circumstances, the Kasuga Taisha Museum or Manyo Botanical Garden will be visited instead for 2025 Tour. For 2026 tour, the Kasuga Taisha Museum or Todaiji Museum will be visited instead

• Refunds will not be issued in case the tour visits aforementioned alternative destinations

• Seats may not be designated

• Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour. Address

• Sunrise Tours Desk, B1F Kyoto Avanti

• Japan, 〒601-8003 Kyoto, Minami Ward, Higashikujo Nishisannocho, 31 B1F AVANTI

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