Kyoto Fushimi District Food and History Tour
Overview
The Fushimi district offers insights into a significant moment in Japanese history and showcases an area in Kyoto that maintains its authenticity. This hidden gem is just a few minutes from Kyoto station, presenting an amazing local vibe.
- 🗺️ The focus is on local experiences rather than just the famous Fushimi Inari and its thousand gates.
- 🇫🇷 French-speaking guides are not guaranteed for shared tours, as priority will be given to English due to mixed nationalities.
- 📅 To ensure a French-speaking guide is available on your desired date, please contact us in advance for confirmation.
- 🌍 All guides speak at least English and Japanese, meaning French may be an additional language used during the tour.
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- Full guiding during the time of the experience
- Up to 2 Sweets for each guest at the cafe
- Entrance to the Sake Distillery Museum
- Shopping/Translating assistance
- 1 Taiyaki (Japanese waffle) for each guest
- Entrance to Teradaya Inn
- Drinks or not included
- Shopping & Souvenirs
- Enjoy lunch at the Ryoma Shopping street with your guide's assistance
Meeting point
Return details
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Fushimi Inari-taisha ShrineVisit the number one landmark in Japan, Fushimi Inari Shrine. You will learn about the origin of the spirit of Inari, and discover a few hidden spots in that area that most people don't know about. We will still do our very best to give you the most amazing shot possible inside the gate path.
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Visit the old Sake distillery of Gekkeikan and explore the Sake culture with the very first distillery to export Japanese alcohol overseas.
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Walk by the Canal of Fushimi, an amazing spot to enjoy the outdoors, the cherry blossom, and the beauty of a very traditional district of Kyoto.
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Battle of Fushimiguchi Battlefield TraceListen to Your Guide telling you the story of one of the most important battles in Japanese history, that led to the beginning of the Meiji restoration.
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Discover the story of Sakamoto Ryoma, one of the most important historical people in Japanese history, who nearly got assassinated in his room by the Shinsengumi, and could barely escape.
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Explore the Ryoma Shopping Street, the equivalence of the "Nishiki Market", but which did not lose its authenticity and tradition, to make it a much more memorable Food, Drink, and Shopping experience in Kyoto. In this area, you will have free time to go for a late lunch and some shopping time.
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We will enjoy traditional Japanese sweets, after the Sake distillery, and relax, before going back to the train for the last stop of the tour. This will be the perfect time to get a coffee.
If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.