Excursion (Optional)
Date:
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Course:
Kyoto Station→Byodoin Temple→lunch→Fushimi Inari Taisha→Nijō-jō→Kyoto Station
Fee:
7,500 JPY per person
including fee for chartered buses, English-speaking guides, lunch, and entrance fees
Remarks:
- Maximum Number of Participants: 80
- Applications is accepted on the first-come-first-served basis.
- Cancellations is not acceptable.
- Vegetarian and Halal meals cannot be prepared.
Excursion Disclaimer:
- I (excursion participant) manage my belongings myself and do not seek responsibility from the organizer for theft, loss or damage
during the tour. - Compensation for accidents and injuries during participation is
handled within the scope of the event insurance subscribed by the organizer. - The event may be canceled due to force majeure that is not the
responsibility of the organizer due to stormy weather such as an
earthquake or typhoon.
Byodoin Temple is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, built in 1052. Amida-do Hall (Phoenix Hall, National Treasure), famous for the design on the 10-yen coin, was built in 1053. It has been jointly managed by the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects since the 17th century. The temple treasures and cultural assets centering on numerous buildings that have been preserved since the 11th century, which is the latter half of the Heian period, convey the thoughts and culture of the past. It is one of the constituent properties of the UNESCO World Heritage "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto" registered in 1994.
Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. It is said to have been built in 708-715. Inari was originally and remains primarily the kami of rice and agriculture. Each of Fushimi Inari-taisha's roughly 10,000 torii was donated, and approximately 800 of these are set up in rows that give the impression of entering a tunnel.
Nijō-jo is a flatland castle in Kyoto, built in 1603 by Tokugawa shogunate. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. It is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Lunch at Kisenchaya (喜撰茶屋, Japanese restaurant)
It is a bento-style dish with a sense of the season, using ingredients from Kyoto and Uji. You can enjoy the atmosphere of the Uji River with all five senses. There is no vegetarian and halal menu.
