- Overview
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- * Professional tour guides provide in-depth interpretation throughout the trip.
- * Designed a unique itinerary for the Shogun's Palace Nijo Castle. In the 400-year-old history, you can feel the vicissitudes and solemnity of the ancient Japanese castle palace and appreciate the passage of time from the shogunate period to modern times.
- * Hidden in the city, Pontocho is an alley full of history and charm. Traditional wooden townhouses and modern restaurants and teahouses, the blend of ancient and modern scenery is intoxicating.
- * The scenery of the Kamo River is vaguely emerging in the alleys, the water surface reflects the sky and buildings, and the narrow alleys surrounded by traditional Japanese buildings are surrounded by the thousand-year-old style of the ancient capital.
- * "Pontocho Robin" restaurant deep in the alley of Pontocho. In the summer, it is hard to find a riverbed, taste 11 traditional Kyoto Kaiseki cuisine, and the Kamo River flows slowly beside you.
- What to expect
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In the afternoon, let's embark on a half-day tour of Kyoto to experience the profound culture and unique style of this ancient capital. The first stop is to visit the historic Nijo Castle. This castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu 400 years ago, has witnessed the vicissitudes of Japan from the shogunate period to modern times. You will stroll in the ancient castle, listen to the footsteps left by the years, and feel the solemnity and weight of history in the corridors where the samurai once waited in battle. Climbing the tower, you will have a panoramic view of Kyoto, allowing you to appreciate the grandeur and beauty of this ancient capital. Leaving Nijo Castle, we will go to the charming Pontocho. This alley hidden in the bustling Kyoto combines traditional and modern styles. On the narrow streets, traditional wooden townhouses and modern restaurants and teahouses complement each other, and the river breeze blows gently, bringing a hint of coolness. Here, you can taste the thousand-year-old style of the ancien
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