KYOTO WALK: GOLDEN PAVILION, ZEN GARDEN & BAMBOO PATH

Name: KYOTO WALK: GOLDEN PAVILION, ZEN GARDEN & BAMBOO PATH
Start: 2025-11-05T00:00:23+00:00
End: 2025-11-05T08:00:23+00:00
Location: Kyoto

Kyoto

Starting from Kyoto Station

Step into Kyoto’s timeless beauty. Admire the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji), reflected in still waters. Find calm at Ryoanji’s iconic Zen rock garden. Wander through Adashino Nenbutsuji’s moss-covered statues, a quiet tribute to ancestral spirits. End your journey among the swaying stalks of Arashiyama’s bamboo forest—a moment of pure natural harmony. Let Kyoto’s spirit reveal itself, step by step.

All Day

Instagrammable

Wow experience

Most popular

Classic 3.0

Duration of experience

~ 15000 steps

English, Italian

Experience Kyoto’s spiritual and scenic treasures on this unforgettable walking tour.

Start at the iconic Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion, where gold leaf shimmers across a tranquil pond—a symbol of elegance and impermanence.

Next, visit Ryoanji Temple, home to Japan’s most renowned Zen rock garden. The carefully placed stones invite reflection and a sense of deep stillness.

Step into the magical Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. As you walk beneath the towering green stalks, the rustling leaves and filtered sunlight create an immersive, meditative moment in nature.

Continue to Adashino Nenbutsuji, a quiet temple tucked away in the hills, surrounded by thousands of weathered stone statues commemorating forgotten souls. Its peaceful bamboo grove adds to the sacred atmosphere.

This tour is a poetic journey through Kyoto’s soul—where beauty, spirituality, and serenity meet in every step.

WHAT’S IN

English or Italian speaking Travel Story Teller

WHAT’S OUT

Public transportation (about 1,200 JPY)
Entrance fee (about 1,600 JPY)

**Rain, shine, or a bit of both— our walking tours still go on!**

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