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Gion Geisha District Walk

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Gion Geisha District Walk

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As lanterns flicker to life in Gion, step into a world unchanged since the Edo period. Begin at the grand Yasaka Shrine, wind through the stone-paved lanes of Ninen-zaka and Sanen-zaka, admire the five-storey Yasaka Pagoda, and ascend to the iconic wooden stage of Kiyomizudera temple.

Tour Highlights

✦Yasaka Shrine
✦ Ninen-zaka & Sanen-zaka
✦Yasaka Pagoda
✦Kiyomizudera Temple

What's Included

✓English-speaking tour guide
✓Walking tour
✗Hotel pick up and drop off
✗Meals and other drinks
✗Personal expenses
✗Entrance fees (Kiyomizudera Temple)

From$40per person

Duration: 3 hours

Group: Small Group

Location: Gion

People

Total$40

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Step by step

Your route & what to expect

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Meeting Point

Meet your guide here. Brief introductions and walk-through of the route before setting off.

25 mins

Yasaka Shrine

The spiritual anchor of Gion, Yasaka Shrine glows with lantern light as locals and pilgrims come to pray. Your guide explains its role in the legendary Gion Matsuri festival and the meaning behind the fox and deity carvings lining the approach.

30 mins

Ninen-zaka & Sanen-zaka

wo of Kyoto's most beautifully preserved stone-paved lanes slope gently uphill through rows of Edo-period wooden machiya. Antique shops, matcha cafés, and ceramic studios line every step. According to local legend, stumbling on these stairs brings two or three years of bad luck, tread carefully.

30 mins

Yasaka Pagoda

The five-storey Hokan-ji Pagoda (Yasaka-no-to) soars above the Higashiyama rooftops and has been a Kyoto landmark since 592 AD. The narrow lane leading to its base framed by wooden townhouses is one of the most photographed scenes in all of Japan.

40 mins

Kiyomizudera Temple

Ascend to the iconic "Pure Water Temple," founded in 778 AD and perched on the forested hillside of Otowa-yama. The great wooden stage built entirely without nails juts out over a 13-metre drop with sweeping views across Kyoto. Your guide shares the legend of the Otowa waterfall below and the three streams said to grant longevity, love, and academic success.

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