By rail · KYOTO TRAIN TOURS
The 4 best kyoto train tours you can book today, with the fare, the running time and who each one suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Travel from Osaka to Kyoto with an English-speaking guide such as Masa, Haru, or Hiro. Walk through Arashiyama’s bamboo, ride the Sagano Romantic Train, visit Kiyomizudera and Fushimi Inari, and return to the meeting point in the late afternoon. Lunch is optional.
“Good trip needed more time in the towns as the shops looked really nice”
Travel from Kyoto to Hiroshima by reserved Shinkansen, cross to Miyajima for Itsukushima Shrine and free time, then visit the Peace Memorial Museum, Atomic Bomb Dome, and memorials with an English-speaking guide. Lunch is on your own, and you return to Kyoto around 9pm.
“Great day with our very informative guide Masako! She was knowledgeable, attentive, energetic and made sure the tour moved along and all of us were accounted for. She speaks excellent English and very easy to talk to. The museum was vRead more”
This small-group Arashiyama outing combines the Sagano Romantic Train, a 1.5 to 2 hour Hozugawa River boat ride, the Bamboo Grove, and an optional onsen. English and Japanese guides, often Itsuki, lead groups of up to nine and help with tickets, photos, directions, and local tips.
“Itsuki was a spectacular and knowledgeable guide. She was attentive and friendly. She is a great credit to the organisation and highly recommended. We have been to Japan many times and this was different for us. An unusual ride in an unusual train through virgin Japanese landscape. The boat trip was entertaining and informative. We felt safe and well catered for throughout the whole experience.”
Spend a full day at Kyoto Railway Museum exploring 53 real trains, from steam engines to Shinkansen. Step inside historic carriages, try hands-on driving simulators, watch the roundhouse turntable, ride a working steam locomotive, and take in Kyoto from the Sky Terrace. Admission is self-guided and wheelchair accessible.
“nice to see the history of the train in Japan and of course see the bullet train”
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