Osaka Trip Overview
Take this rare opportunity to see an authentic Maiko performance!
After that, Maiko will serve you tea in Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony.
You will also have the chance to take a commemorative photo with ‘Maiko’.
(Maiko is a Geisha apprentice, a younger woman training in the arts of dancing and playing instruments).
The tour also stops at the UNESCO world heritage sites, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Gion, and Arashiyama.
There are convenient pickup locations from Kyoto, Osaka Umeda (Hearton Hotel Nishi-Umeda), Osaka Namba (OCAT) or Nippombashi.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Osaka, Japan
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Osaka, , Japan
Take this rare opportunity to see an authentic Maiko performance!
After that, Maiko will serve you tea in Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony.
You will also have the chance to take a commemorative photo with ‘Maiko’.
(Maiko is a Geisha apprentice, a younger woman training in the arts of dancing and playing instruments).
The tour also stops at the UNESCO world heritage sites, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Gion, and Arashiyama.
There are convenient pickup locations from Kyoto, Osaka Umeda (Hearton Hotel Nishi-Umeda), Osaka Namba (OCAT) or Nippombashi.
Stop At: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-0882 Kyoto Prefecture
Upon arrival at your first stop around 10:00am, the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, you will tour for about an hour. The Fushimi Inari Shrine is the head shrine for some 30,000 Inari shrines all across Japan. It is especially famous for its seemingly endless 1,000 vermilion shrine torii (gates). Fushimi Inari was dedicated to the Gods of agriculture. Afterward, you will head toward the Kiyomizu temple at 11:10.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stop At: Gion, Kyoto 605-0074 Kyoto Prefecture
Next stop is Gion (around 11:40am.), you will have 3 hours in Gion for lunch, a stroll, and a chance to meet and get acquainted with Maiko or Geiko.
Lunch is all-you-can-eat Chanko-nabe, a delicious hot-pot eaten by Sumo wrestlers in large quantities to gain power. The soup is made with fish or chicken broth and ingredients such as meatballs, vegetables, tofu, mochi and udon are simmered in the soup.
Gion is Kyoto’s most famous geisha district, it’s filled with shops, restaurants, and ochaya (teahouses), where geiko and maiko entertain customers iwith their performance. ‘Geiko’ is a woman trained in the art of music, singing and dancing to entertain guests (also known as Geisha in Tokyo). Maiko is a Geiko apprentice, a younger woman who is training in the arts. After lunch, you’ll be able to see Maiko performance and witness a Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony while the Maiko will serve you the tea herself! You will also get the opportunity to take a commemorative photo with Maiko or Geiko.
Continue your journey by taking Hankyu Train from Kawaramachi Station to Arashiyama station (ticket included).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Arashiyama, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-0007 Kyoto Prefecture
Afterward, you will head toward Arashiyama by Hankyu Train (ticket included). Arashiyama district located in the Western part of Kyoto. This area becomes most attractive around early April and late November when the cherry blossoms bloom and fall color seasons usually peak. During the summer months, traditional cormorant fishing is practiced on the Hozu River for tourists to watch. One highly recommended spot is the Sagano Bamboo Forest. It is a pleasantly cool 100m long walkway that begins from the side of the world heritage Tenryuji Temple.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
