This tour will take you to the Kitayama area where you can visit the Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), Ryoahji Temple, and Myoanji Temple. You will experience different types of Japanese gardens. This tour is 5 hours course.
Places we will visit
- Kinkakuji Temple
- Ryoanji Temple
- Myoshinji Temple
This tour of Zen temples in the northwest part of Kyoto beings with Kinkaku-ji Temple. Covered in an abundant amount of gold leaf, the Golden Pavilion sits on the edge of a beautiful pond, where you can see the brilliant structure’s reflection gleaming on the water’s surface. It is a picturesque sight that will take your breath away.
Our next Zen temple, Ryoan-ji, is renowned for the dry landscape garden comprising only rocks and gravel, no water. Here you can relax as you take in this simple beauty in a garden representing the spirit of Zen.
Our final stop is Myoshin-ji Temple. Founded about 700 years ago, Myoshin-ji is a complex of 46 subtemples, but only a few are open to the public. The 600-year-old Taizo-in Zen Buddhist Temple is one of them. Here there are two dry landscape gardens. The highlight, though, is the much greener garden around a pond. It is a gorgeous sight in all seasons. There is a weeping cherry blossom tree in early spring, wisterias in late spring, lotus flowers in summer, and of course colorful leaves in autumn. You can also view a famous India ink painting depicting a koan, a question a Zen master gives to his disciples to help them achieve Enlightenment.
Price: \20,000 for a group up to 6 people / \25,000 for a group more than 7 people
*This price does not include transportation fees and entrance fees.