From Osaka/Kyoto: Katsuoji Temple & Arashiyama and Kinkaku-ji Day Bus Tour

Board a bus in Osaka or Kyoto
for Katsuoji, Arashiyama and Kinkaku-ji

Depending on your option, board the bus at 8:00 AM at Exit 2 of Kintetsu Nippombashi Station in Osaka, or at 9:00 AM at the square in front of Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit. An English/Chinese-speaking guide accompanies you; the Osaka departure takes about 10 hours and the Kyoto departure about 9 hours.

Make a wish on a daruma at Katsuoji

Spend about 1 hour at Katsuoji, the temple of victory with over 1,300 years of history. Daruma dolls are placed all around the grounds, making it a great place to pray for luck and success. Try the custom of painting the left eye of a daruma while making a wish, then filling in the right eye when it comes true. Katsuoji admission is not included.

Walk the bridge and bamboo forest of Arashiyama

Explore Arashiyama freely for about 2.5 hours. Walk Togetsukyo Bridge with mountains rising above the river and the bamboo forest path with rustling leaves, and stop by the Kimono Forest lined with colorful kimono pillars and Nonomiya Shrine, where people pray for love and happiness.

Admire World Heritage-listed Kinkaku-ji

Finally, spend about 40 minutes at Kinkaku-ji. The gold-leaf exterior reflected in the mirror-like pond is a striking sight. Kinkaku-ji admission is not included.

※ The tour may run late due to traffic.
※ Under Japanese law, eating on the bus is not allowed.