Visite à pied du palais impérial de Kyoto et du château de Nijo
Description
Cette visite luxueuse présente tous les lieux importants de Kyoto en une journée: vous pourrez faire connaissance avec la foi des roturiers du Japon, de la nourriture typique de Kyoto, de la résidence du shogun, du palais de l'empereur, et également vous promener par la rue geisha. Avec cette tournée, vous pouvez comprendre en profondeur la vie et les pensées des habitants de Kyoto et du Japon.
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Le bouddhisme a le plus de croyants parmi toutes les religions au Japon. Elle compte plusieurs sectes et l'une des plus grandes au Japon est le Shingon Otani, dont les croyants seraient d'environ 8 millions. La plupart d'entre eux étaient des gens ordinaires, comme des marchands et des agriculteurs. Higashi Honganji est un temple phare d'environ 9 000 temples de Shingon Otani et son hall du fondateur est le plus grand bâtiment en bois du monde, avec plus de 900 tapis de tatami posés pouvant accueillir 3 000 personnes à la fois. Vous serez frappé par la foi profonde l'atmosphère majestueuse de cette salle.
Le marché de Nishiki s'appelle la cuisine de Kyoto. Qu'est-ce que c'est? On dit qu’en dessous de ce quartier se trouve un gigantesque réservoir d’eau. Par conséquent, Kyoto a été béni avec une eau fraîche et délicieuse d’il ya longtemps. En utilisant cette eau, il y a environ 500 ans, un marché aux poissons s'est développé à cet endroit et divers magasins se sont progressivement regroupés par la suite. Presque tout ce dont vous avez besoin quotidiennement est disponible sur ce marché. Les spécialités de Kyoto sont les légumes cultivés dans de l’eau pure, des marinades à base de ces légumes et du tofu, qui utilisent également cette eau délicieuse. Vous trouverez de nombreux magasins où vous pourrez goûter à la nourriture. Essayez donc les spécialités de Kyoto appréciées depuis des siècles par la population locale.
En 1603, le shogun a transféré son shogunat à Edo, aujourd'hui à Tokyo. Le château de Nijo a été construit comme le château où séjourna le shogun lors de sa visite à Kyoto. À l'intérieur du château, plus de 1000 superbes tableaux peints sur des portes coulissantes vous permettent de comprendre la puissante autorité du shogun. C’est dans ce même château que le dernier shogun a déclaré qu’il rendait le pouvoir à l’empereur en 1867, après 260 ans de gouvernement de sa famille.
Le palais impérial de Kyoto est situé dans une vaste zone au centre de Kyoto. Jusqu'à ce que la capitale soit déplacée à Tokyo en 1868, la famille de l'empereur vivait ici. Et encore aujourd'hui, lorsque l'empereur et / ou le prince héritier viennent à Kyoto, ils séjournent dans l'une des résidences de ce site. Les bâtiments de luxe et les jardins magnifiquement aménagés ici racontent l'histoire du goût raffiné de l'époque. Cet endroit est un must lorsque vous visitez Kyoto.
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Informations importantes
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Condition physique moyenne requise
- Un peu de marche impliqué
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Naoko was amazing! Very knowledgeful, had a ton of fun facts, and made it very interesting for our kids as well. We really enjoyed getting to know the sights and history of Kyoto with her.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review. We’re delighted to hear that you and your family enjoyed exploring Kyoto with Naoko. She will be very happy to know that you appreciated her knowledge and the way she made the tour enjoyable for your children as well. We truly appreciate your feedback！
we had excellent 7 hr private tour of Kyoto ' imperial palace and gardens, castle,markets, temple. Our guide Naoko was the best guide we had so far. Highly knowledgeable, made tour pleasant and educational. She provided lots of information on customs, beliefs, in very engaging and interesting manner. She was highly organized ,well prepared, very friendly . Highly recommend to engage her for your travels.
Thank you very much for your wonderful review. We’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed your private tour of Kyoto and appreciated Naoko’s guiding. She will be very happy to know that you found the tour both pleasant and educational. Thank you again for your kind recommendation！
Chie was a great guide with lots of information to share. The tour was very informative and Chie knew how to get us around making maximum use of our time. The Palace and Castle are very different from each other. Don't expect the Palace to be like a European Palace full of furniture and gold.
Thank you for your kind words and positive review! We are very happy to know that you were able to see and learn a lot of things. Enjoy the rest of your stay in Japan!
Michi was an excellent guide. She knew so much about all the spots, led us to some excellent udon noodles and we even learnt some basic Japanese :)
Thank you for taking the time to leave a positive review! We're delighted to know that you had a good day with Michi while learning about Japanese culture and language.
This was an excellent tour with a knowledgeable and charming guide who spoke very good English. The walking tour format offered an up-close look at Kyoto's history, architecture, and culture with enough time to enjoy shopping and refreshments. I highly recommend this tour.
We appreciate your taking the time to write such a nice review very much. We're delighted to hear that you got a nice insight into the culture and history of Kyoto with your guide. Thanks again and all the best to you.
Fuji was a great guide! I had lots of questions about history and culture…he answered them all or got me the answers. Took us places on the tour we would not have seen if we were on our own. Made great recommendations on food at the Nishiki market. Very cool tour!
We're so grateful for your positive feedback and happy to know that you had a great tour with Fuji. Thank you for taking the time to write a review!
This was an awesome experience for myself and my family! My guide did a great job explaining things to myself and my family! The dinning restaurant that the guide recommended was Perfect and tasted really good!
Thank you for your kind review. We're thrilled to have made a positive impact on you.
I would recommend this walking tour tour to those who want to see the most of Kyoto but don't have much time. The tour company was excellent. After making teh booking they kept me informed with a detailed itinerary of sites and times, pictures of meeting point with the guide (including her name, Meg, photo and phone number). Meg was an excellent guide. She spoke English well and had a very good knowledge of each sight. She was mindful of the comfort of her guests in such humid conditions. The Imperial Palace, Higashi Honganji Temple and Nijo Castle were amazing.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review. We are happy to know that you enjoyed the tour. Hopefully we'll see you again in Japan someday.
Our favorite was Nijo Castle but the comparison to the Palace was very interesting. Our guide was friendly, informative and interesting. There was a lot of walking so be prepared for that too.
We had an excellent tour with it guide Komi. He did an amazing job of getting all the highlights of the tour in despite the fact we were running quite late due to our mix up in where we were meeting. He took us to the main Imperial Palace, the Nijo-jo Castle, a kimono show, then got us tickets in to see Sento Palace gardens, which were very lovely! Sento Palace gardens are limited so we were very lucky to get entrance tickets and would not have known to ask without Komi's suggestion. I will not that this tour does have a good deal of walking as part of it. We registered almost 9 miles by the end of the day.
Thank you for your comments. We are happy to know that you enjoyed the tour and we duly take note that the tour involves quite a bit of walking. We hope to see you again in Japan.
