Kyoto Rickshaw Tour: Explore Historic Districts and Scenic Beauty in a Traditional Ride
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Kyoto
Embark on a Kyoto Rickshaw Tour and discover the historic districts and scenic beauty of this vibrant city. Explore bamboo groves, impressive shrines, wooden buildings, and stone alleys with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Nanzen-ji Temple - red brick aqueduct next to the Nanzenji Temple
- Arashiyama - location where the Arashiyama tour will take place
- Gio-ji Temple - visit a wonderful green moss garden
- Daikaku-ji Temple - temple complex away from the hustle and bustle of Arashiyama’s main area. Lovely with cherry blossoms in the summer
- Ebisuya, Kyoto Arashiyama - your tour operator for a rickshaw tour through Kyoto Arashiyama
- Ebisuya, Kyoto Higashiyama - tour operator for Higashiyama area
- Togetsukyo Bridge - starting place of tour
- Bamboo Forest Street - the famous bamboo forest of Arashiyama. Private rickshaw path
- Bamboo Forest Street - walk through part of the bamboo forest not accessible by rickshaw
- Nonomiya Shrine - shinto shrine nestled in the bamboo forest
- Rakushisha - cottage of a famous japanesehaiku poet
- Nisonin - temple
- Jojakkoji Temple - temple with stairs, view over kyoto
- Seiryoji Temple - temple.
- Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple - stone figurines
- Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple - humorous stone figurines
- Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street - preserved, former pilgrim street
- Yasakanoto - landmark of Higashiyama
- Miyagawacho Kaburenjo - Geisha district and traditional wooden town houses
- Tatsumi Bridge - small bridge in traditional district
- Heian Shrine - large shinto shrine, often used for Japanese festivals
- Shoren-in Temple (Shoren-in Monzeki) - beautiful temple with garden
- Chion-in Temple - impressive temple
- Yasaka Shrine - large shrine in Gion area. worth a visit during new years, before or after the rickshaw tour!
What's Included
- Rickshaw ride
- Local English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Step into an authentic Japanese rickshaw for the ride of a lifetime, through some of the most scenic and historic districts in Kyoto, Japan. You have the option of exploring the verdant Bamboo Grove and impressive shrines of west Kyoto’s Arashiyama district or the intriguing wooden buildings and stone alleys (maybe even spotting a geisha or two) in Kyoto’s famed Higashiyama area, all with a knowledgeable local guide and rickshaw driver. This authentic, customizable Kyoto adventure is a fun introduction to this beautiful city.
- Adult pricing applies to age 6 and over
- Children 5 years and under may sit on an adult’s lap (one child per adult)
- A maximum of 2 adults per rickshaw. Up to 2 children, 5 years and under, can ride with 2 adults (children have to ride on an adult’s lap)
- While rickshaws are able to fit two adults, each rickshaw is 29.1 inches (74 centimeters) wide, and it is sometimes more comfortable to book individual rickshaws for each passenger. For passengers of size, we recommend booking a rickshaw for each participant to ensure a comfortable ride. Passengers who do not both fit in one rickshaw but wish to participate in a tour at the same time will be required to purchase an additional rickshaw, which may not be available on the date of the tour with an English-speaking guide if not booked in advance. Those customers who do not purchase an additional rickshaw at the time of booking cannot be guaranteed availability
- Please select your preferable itinerary and duration option at checkout
- Wheelchair- and stroller-friendly
- This tour can be customized depending on your interests
- Tour will run later during the listed dates below (time is subject to change, please contact the local operator for further information):
- Arashiyama: Summer hour (5/1 to 8/30) - until 6pm; Hanatouro (12/11 to 12/20) - until 8pm
- Higashiyama: Hanatouro (3/6 to 3/15) - until 9pm; Cherry blossom light-up (3/28 to 4/12) - until 9pm; Summer hour (5/1 to 8/30) - until 6pm; Autumn foliage light-up (11/14 to 12/6) - until 9pm
- Selected starting time is not automatically guaranteed. The time will be confirmed by email within 24 hours of booking.
- If a child (5 years and younger) will be using one of the two seats of the rickshaw, it must book as an adult.
Location
1-1 Sagatenryūji Susukinobabachō
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(152 Ratings)
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Echerng80
Apr 15, 2024
Great Family Experience - Wonderful experience. Highly recommend, especially with young kids. This is an exciting and fun way to have a look around Kyoto while keeping everyone together and engaged.
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Felsya
Apr 13, 2024
Mecha kirei! 🌸 - My family and I took a rickshaw ride in Arashiyama the other day. I rode with my sister, and our guide was Somei. The trip was smooth and fun. Somei’s English was so good, and he kept us engaged throughout the ride. He gave us insights about the area, was entertaining, and made the trip fun. He kept making sure that we were comfortable. The trip was so enjoyable it went by so fast. Arigatou gozaimasu, Somei-san!
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Passenger20327600182
Apr 7, 2024
Rickshaw in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan👍 - Thank you to the rickshaw driver for your hard work and assistance in taking many beautiful photos^_^The driver took us to the beautiful bamboo forest and cherry blossom villa (the cherry blossoms are very, very beautiful, and there is cherry blossom snow^_^
It was a great and wonderful experience to get on a rickshaw and let the driver take us around the streets of Kyoto ~ I recommend it to everyone ~
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Adrianneaka
Jan 29, 2024
Wonderful rickshaw tour of the bamboo forest and town - We had such a wonderful time on our rickshaw tour of Kyoto. Yuta was lovely and did a great job taking us through the bamboo forest and surrounding town. Such a lovely thing to do - would highly recommend!
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Want217
Jan 10, 2024
Fully customizable tour and unique way of exploring Arashiyama conveniently - Thank you Yoshi for the smooth ride and remarkable experience. He is a very interactive guide by showing around the best spots and sharing insightful information, not to mention capturing beautiful moments!
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Angeltsk
Nov 26, 2023
Joyful ride and great experience! - Mr Yoshinori Ishikawa was our driver, we took a 30-min tour ride from Ninenzaka to Yasaka Shrine (upon our request). It was a joyful ride as Mr Yoshinori was a good driver and shared many knowledge and information with us along the way. He takes really good photos and videos too! happy that we tried this service and my mother had a great experience!
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Seaside45176090621
Nov 9, 2023
Exceptional memories - I visited Ebisu-ya on our honeymoon in November 2023.
The rickshaw driver, Iwakawa-san, who was in charge of us in Arashiyama, greeted us with a very refreshing attitude.
It was the first time for either of us to ride a rickshaw, but the ride was better than we expected. It felt like we were riding in a car. The speed was just right, and even though it was November and the temperature was around 25 degrees around noon, it was still hot, but we were able to feel the breeze and it was comfortable.
Also, when the rickshaw drivers pass each other, they greet each other in a friendly manner, and when they see a rickshaw driver who is not driving, they always greet the passengers. This conveys the good atmosphere of Ebisu-ya.
The ride course is carefully selected, and the driver will create the best plan for your ride time. Depending on the course, you can go through a deserted bamboo forest that only Ebisu-ya can go through, and take photos there, and you can visit minor but impressive temples that are great for photos, so you can enjoy the Arashiyama area.
Iwakawa-san was always considerate of us during the ride, and he made sure to take the hood in and out according to the sunlight and the surrounding scenery, and even checked to see if we were thirsty and if we needed to go to the bathroom. When we passed in front of temples or went inside them, he carefully and politely explained their history.
He also had excellent photography and videography skills, and when we got off, our camera roll was overflowing with photos and videos. We were very satisfied.
He also introduced us to restaurants around the facility where we were staying, so we were able to enjoy Kyoto even after we got off.
He was very friendly, and we changed the original 130-minute course to the 180-minute Daimyo course, but the time still flew by in an instant. It was truly the best honeymoon ever.
I'm sure the other rickshaw drivers were all very nice people, but if I come to Arashiyama again, I'll definitely ask Mr. Iwakawa to help me.
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河本昭
Nov 8, 2023
Rickshaws are recommended - Walking through a crowd can be tiring, but a rickshaw allows you to enjoy sightseeing at your leisure while listening to various explanations. If you make a request, you can receive individual attention. I took a rickshaw with my elderly mother, and we were able to spend our limited time meaningfully.
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Clubblue
Oct 18, 2023
Amazing experience and lovely people - Nao was absolutely amazing, really friendly and welcoming. He was very knowledgeable and would answer all our questions and made the whole experience so personalised. It was a lovely rickshaw and he treated us with the upmost respect and took us all around the quiet back routes of the area, and you even have a private path in the bamboo forest!! It is worth it just for that. He takes magnificent photos of you and they are all trained in photography for this
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Trish_b
Oct 3, 2023
Amazing experience - We had a wonderful experience with Yoshi who was amazing. Very informative and took lovely photo of us. Would definitely recommend. We done the bamboo forest which was busy but Yoshi politely made his way through,
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