[Kyoto] Pre-Check-in: Hideyoshi Story, Peasant to Ruler

• Hotel check-ins typically start at 3:00 PM. That single "blank hour" beforehand might just be the key to making your entire Kyoto trip dramatically more interesting. Set at Toyokuni Shrine, easily accessible from Kyoto Station, this tour allows you to touch the depths of Kyoto's history in just 60 minutes.
• ,The highlight of this journey is the encounter with the "Toyokuni Festival Folding Screen" housed in the Treasure Museum. Remarkably, this screen vividly depicts "famous modern Kyoto landmarks" that you might be planning to visit—such as Sanjusangen-do and Kiyomizu-dera—exactly as they appeared 400 years ago.

Stories Not in Guidebooks: An expert guide unravels the dramatic story of Hideyoshi's rise from peasant to ruler, sharing personal anecdotes and hidden meanings embedded in the historical sites. Connecting Past & Present: Discover the surprising remnants of the Momoyama period within the familiar scenery of modern Kyoto, offering an intellectually stimulating experience. The foundation of Kyoto’s modern cityscape was actually laid 400 years ago by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the most successful leader in Japanese history. With his life story featured as a central theme in Japan’s premier historical TV drama series starting in January 2026, domestic interest in his legacy has recently reignited.