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
Kyoto Imperial Palace Reviews
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Great tour with a great tour leader. She was quite funny and made it all the more enjoyable.
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.
Great
Interesting but you need IMAGINATION because you don't see very much, especially in a large group
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.
The tour covers the must see places. Convenient. Tour guide's English is not very good though. Would be more informative if she speaks better English
Very large tour group. Were forced to stay behind when my wife didn't return to the bus on time and were unable to rejoin the rest of the tour due to palace rules.
The Morning Tour of Kyoto was ideal for me, as I only had limited time in Japan and the tour guys was very friendly and informative. Highly recommended for a quick tour of Kyoto.
Excellent Tour and guide was very good! Would do again-- JB Sunrise Tours through Viator was most worthwhile. Would recommend.
I was very disappointed with the Kyoto Morning Tour. The tour leader was extremely knowledgeable, but it was almost impossible to understand what he was saying! He grew up in the Phillapines, and his Filipino-Japanese-English accent was very hard to understand. I live in the US and couldn't understand him. People on the tour from Germany and Sweden had even more difficulty.
It was like speed dating--a great way to have an idea of where to go back and spend time.
Excellent, notwithstanding the pouring rain.
Only one thing, the meeting point: I was waiting outside the designated hotel, while the girl was waiting for me in the lobby... I was about to leave when she finally ran out and located me.
And one more thing: why do you promise "Imperial Palace" as this actually never happens.
Trip was convenient because we had very little time to figure stuff out on our own and they just drove us to the temples. However, the tour guides English was not that great and as a result, we kind of lost interest quickly. Also, the food was horrible...not really even that Japanese.
Our tour guide was fantastic!! He was very entertaining and educational. The tour was well organised but a little difficult to really follow the dialogue with such a large group. The locations are beautiful! The Handicrafts centre has many gorgeous things for sale.
A very interesting morning spent in Kyoto - we got to see lots and thankfully the weather was good. Our tour guide was friendly and spoke excellent English.
