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Explore Kyoto's Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a guide. Admire the pavilion, whose upper two floors are covered in gold leaf, reflected in the pond, and stroll the temple grounds with well-kept gardens and a charming small teahouse. Your guide shares stories about the temple's history and architecture so you can understand Kinkakuji more deeply. Admission to Kinkakuji is included, and there is also an option that adds Ryoanji.

Explore the highlights of Kinkakuji
with a guide
Meet your guide at the meeting point to begin the tour. Kinkakuji is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Kyoto's most dazzling sights. Spend about 1.5 hours exploring its highlights and soaking up the peaceful atmosphere.
Admire the golden pavilion reflected in the pond

See the pavilion, with its upper two floors covered in gold leaf, shimmering against the pond. It's a great spot to photograph the temple reflected in the water.
Stroll the gardens and hear about history and architecture

Walk through the temple grounds with well-kept gardens and a small teahouse, and take a break by the pond. Your friendly guide shares stories about the temple's history and architecture.
Option to visit Ryoanji as well

With the "Kinkakuji & Ryoanji Guided Tour" option, after Kinkakuji you'll move on to Ryoanji for about 1.5 more hours of guided touring, and the tour ends at Ryoanji.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.
Meeting point :
Group tour / Private tour: Kinkakuji Main Gate (総門)
1 Kinkakujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Meeting point information:
Look for the guide holding a yellow sign with the DeepExperience logo in front of the main gate of Kinkakuji.
Meeting point :
Kinkakuji & Ryoanji Guided Tour: In front of Yamazakian (やまざき庵)
Across the crosswalk from Kinkakuji's Kuromon (Black Gate)
Meeting point information:
Look for the guide holding a yellow sign with the DeepExperience logo in front of Yamazakian. The tour ends at Ryoanji (Ryoanji Goryonoshitacho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto 616-8001, Japan).
Kinkakuji Main Gate, 1 Kinkakujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan