Experience Kyoto's charm with friends in this week-long adventure filled with culture and nature.

Kyoto

Arrival and introduction to Kyoto’s culture.

Serving the greater Osaka area, this hub on a man-made island has rail access & an adjacent hotel.

400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles.

Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond.

A popular sightseeing path runs uphill through this forest of towering bamboo stalks.

Geisha district featuring high-end shops & restaurants, a Zen garden & women in colorful kimonos.

Stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen garden, forested grounds & walking paths.

Long-running museum with Japanese sculptures, paintings, calligraphy & metalwork, plus a cafe.

Scenic pedestrian path along a cherry tree–lined canal that passes by various temples & shrines.

Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.