Enjoy an authentic tea picking experience and sightseeing at Byodo-in Temple in the tea town of Uji.
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The Highlight
・ Enjoy tea picking experience ・ Visit Byodo-in Temple, one of the World Heritage "Historic monuments of ancient Kyoto" ・ Let's take a stroll through Byodo-in Omotesando
The Experience
Tea picking experience Flow of Experience Explanation of precautions→Move to the tea garden (explanation about Uji tea and picking) →Picking tea (about 10-15 minutes)→Return to the exchange center and visit the museum (average 30 minutes)
Byodo-in Omotesando Omotesando Street, a street where many tourists come and go, is located between Uji Bridge and Byodoin Temple, a distance of about 200 meters. On both sides of the street, there are various stores such as Uji tea specialty stores, sweets stores, restaurants, cafes, Kyoto cuisine, and souvenir shops.
Byodo-in Temple It came to be called "Phoenix Hall" around the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1867) because of the pair of phoenix statues set on the roof. Its most significant feature is that it is built on the middle island of a pond. It reflects its beautiful appearance on the surface of the pond, as if it were a palace floating in the "Treasure Pond" of paradise.
Byodoin Temple Museum Hoshokan Within the Byodo-in Temple precincts is a museum that houses many national treasures and important cultural properties.
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- English
Itinerary
- 09:30Meet your guide at Keihan Uji Station
- 10:00The Uji Tea facility "Chazuna"
- Tea picking experience and museum tour
- 11:35Byodo-in Omotesando
- Walking along the historical road filled with the fragrance of tea
- 11:50Byodo-in Temple
- Byodo-in Temple is one of the World Heritage Sites ""Historic monuments of ancient Kyoto" , known by its name "Phoenix Hall" depicted on a 10-yen coin.
- Only during limited periods There is a large wisteria trellis near Byodoin Houou-do Hall, which usually blooms brightly around Golden Week every year.
- 13:30Disperse around Byodo-in Temple
Price Details
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How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
- This is a private tour. Only your group will participate.
- You can customize it as you like. If you have any requests please let us know in advance.
- If you want to change your schedule even on the tour day, your guide is always happy to help you.
- You can skip the spot where you don't go (※in this case we do not refund any fees) or change it with another place.
- If you add some new spots by your request, please pay the ticket fee on the spot. (Note that you may need to pay extra transportation fee)
- Infants (under 2 years old) can join tour but must sit on laps
- About the Tea Picking Experience Only once a year during the tea picking season, scheduled from April 13 (Sat) to May middle of a month, ending as soon as the sprouts are finished. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled at 5:00 p.m. on the day before the event, if the weather forecast for Uji City is 70% or higher. In that case, the event will be replaced with a matcha making experience at the Sankyuan Tea House.
Important Booking Information
Customer Guidelines:
- This tour utilizes public transportation. Please be aware that seats are not reserved.
- Please ensure you arrive promptly at the designated meeting time.
- Please be aware that weekends, holidays, and event days may experience high levels of congestion.
- The schedule may be subject to sudden changes or shorter visit durations due to reasons such as traffic congestion.
- Refunds will not be provided if you fail to arrive at the meeting location on time (no show).
- In the event of a natural disaster, such as a typhoon, the tour will be canceled, and a full refund will be issued.
- Please personally take responsibility for your valuables.
Note: These guidelines are provided to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Thank you for your cooperation. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Information about tour operator Name H.I.S. Co.,Ltd. address Kamiyacho Trust Tower 5F 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6905, JAPAN registration number No.724 by Commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency
Information about tour Place of departure and destination KYOTO number of days of travel 1 day means of transportation NO name of bus company NO meals None Minimum number of passengers to operate.2 people Ｎumber of GUIDE 1 ・Please, read and understand the terms and conditions about our travel packages at the following link: https://www.his-j.com/company/yakkan/boshu_j_2009.pdf ・Please, read and understand the terms and conditions about this product at the following link: https://www.his-j.com/company/yakkan ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made at least 8 day(s) before departure date, Fully refundable (100% refund)
- Cancel during 3 ~ 7 day(s) of departure, will charge 30%
- Cancel during 1 ~ 2 day(s) of departure, will charge 50%
- Cancel on activities date, Non-refundable (0% refund)
