Imperial Villa and Palace Reservations Description
2.5 - 3 HOURS TOUR
---Reservations for Katsura-rikyu Villa, Shugakuin-rikyu Villa, and Sento-gosho Palace---
・Last resort to those who have failed to apply online
・Go get the permission-slip on your behalf
・Escourted by an english speaking staff or professional guide
---Reservations for Katsura-rikyu Villa, Shugakuin-rikyu Villa, and Sento-gosho Palace---
・Last resort to those who have failed to apply online
・Go get the permission-slip on your behalf
・Escourted by an english speaking staff or professional guide
Tour Itinerary and Duration
Meet at your hotel in Kyoto
(pick up service is included)
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Train or bus to the villa, or the palace
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Join the tour of the villa, or the palace
(60minues for Katsura-rikyu and Sento-gosho, 80minutes for Shugakuin-rikyu)
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Finish at nearby train station
・Total 2.5 hours for Katsura-rikyu, and Sento-gosho
・Total 3 hours for Shugakuin-rikyu
(pick up service is included)
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Train or bus to the villa, or the palace
↓
Join the tour of the villa, or the palace
(60minues for Katsura-rikyu and Sento-gosho, 80minutes for Shugakuin-rikyu)
↓
Finish at nearby train station
・Total 2.5 hours for Katsura-rikyu, and Sento-gosho
・Total 3 hours for Shugakuin-rikyu
Guide Fee and Other Expenses
---Guide Fee---
・18,000 yen per group
(Tour guide’s transports and entrance fee are included in the above fee.)
The fee incurs only when the reservation is confirmed by the Imperial Household Agency.
---Other expenses---
・Your transports
(we will choose the cheapest way to travel)
・Katsura-rikyu entrance fee
(1,000 yen pp for adults, free for Junior and High School students)
・No entrance fee for Shugakuin-rikyu and Sento-gosho
Credit card is accepted for guide fee.
Other expenses should be paid at each site.
If you are JR Pass Holders, bring the pass for free train ride.
・18,000 yen per group
(Tour guide’s transports and entrance fee are included in the above fee.)
The fee incurs only when the reservation is confirmed by the Imperial Household Agency.
---Other expenses---
・Your transports
(we will choose the cheapest way to travel)
・Katsura-rikyu entrance fee
(1,000 yen pp for adults, free for Junior and High School students)
・No entrance fee for Shugakuin-rikyu and Sento-gosho
Credit card is accepted for guide fee.
Other expenses should be paid at each site.
If you are JR Pass Holders, bring the pass for free train ride.
Tour Itinerary & Fee
