Kyoto Imperial Palace
- Address: Kyoto-Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
- Hours: Open daily; tours by appointment only Mon - Fri and some Saturdays at 10am and 2pm
- Admission: Free
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Cultural Experience,
Palace
Kyoto Imperial Palace Reviews
We've found 64 Kyoto Imperial Palace reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by yidj, May 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Great overview of Kyoto. Group was little large, otherwise highly recommended. Very knowledgeable tour guide.
Review by Beverley R, Australia, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Tour guides are almost as important as tour itineraries, and we were very lucky on this tour to have 'Casey' as guide. His commentary on the three wonderful sites we visited was not just informative but enlivened with a gentle humour and the addition of fascinating snippets of historical and contemporary detail.
The organisation of the tour was efficient, and overall it provided an excellent introduction to Kyoto and its treasures and pleasures.
Review by Eric G, April 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Saw the major sites on 1/2 a day which was great but as can be expected felt very rushed. For those who takes this tour be aware - this tour concludes at 12:00 at the lunch restaurant for the full day tour. They do shuttle the half day participants back to the Kyoto station but you only arrive back at the station after 13:00. We had another tour scheduled to depart at 14:00 so our planned relaxed lunch turned into a rushed lunch at a fast food vendor.
Review by Barrington D, January 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
The tour was very enjoyable and informative thanks mostly to Mr. Yoshitaka Harada. He was very conscious of the members of the group and made a great effort to help us understand the Japanese culture and the places that we visited. Would well recommend this tour and would love to attend more tours
Review by Sarah N, January 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Fantastic short tour of Kyoto. Really enjoyed the golden pavilion and nightingale floor.
Review by Sarah N, January 2013
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Fantastic short tour of Kyoto. Really enjoyed the golden pavilion and nightingale floor.
Review by r_l_ross, December 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Very good except we wanted to see the Imperial Palace.
Ralph.
Review by Norman H, October 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Excellent guide. I have done this tour a few times and always enjoyed it. In addition, the guide gave me directions to go where I wanted to go after the tour ended. Very helpful!
Review by Michael F, June 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
The tour was OK, just minimally informative.
Review by Patrick M, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Great
Review by sunshine22, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Great tour with a great tour leader. She was quite funny and made it all the more enjoyable.
Review by Moira T, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
My favorite of all was the Golden Pavilion. We were a bit rushed around and maybe because there were too many people around us.
Review by Anonymous, May 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
As with usual big bus tours things were a bit rushed, but ours a bit more so as we were delayed starting because we had to wait for a big group coming from Osaka by train to join our tour. Also there were only a few of us signed up for the Kyoto Morning tour so they put us on the all-day tour bus. Consequently we never got to go the Handicraft Center as was advertised in our tour description. Instead we were dropped off near the train station near the restaurant where the full-day tour participants were headed next. I was not happy about that as I wanted to visit the Handicraft Center.
Review by AJAY P, April 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
This was an OK tour to get a quick intro to Kyoto's 3 most popular attractions. Unfortunately the tour felt rushed and the guide was not very enthusiastic. The tour does not add too much value over visiting the venues on your own.
Review by Yves F, April 2012
Doing what: Kyoto Morning Tour - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle
Interesting but you need IMAGINATION because you don't see very much, especially in a large group
