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Fushimi Inari Hidden Route Tour

4.7

15 Ratings

Kyoto

Discover Fushimi Inari's hidden gems on a 3.5-hour local-led hike. Explore serene forests, historic shrines, and enjoy a delicious soba lunch.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine - 3 hours 30min Hidden route hiking & Lunch Soba noodle included tour.

You can fully enjoy whole holly mountain of Fushimi by alternative way

Fushimi has been Trip Adviser NO1 spot in these 5 years for its magnificent view of Thousands of Red Gates.

1 : Sightseeing of main shrine and Thousands of Red Gates with explanation of its history and cultural background.

2 : Easy walking through peaceful bamboo and cedar tree forest path, visiting authentic holy spots (worship stones & waterfall ) and gate factory.

3 : Climbing forest route to the Summit shrine (20 min). The summit is 233m. Then I’ll show you around the summit shrine. If you want, you can pray at the shrine.

4 : Photo-Shooting Part. On the way down, I’ll show you lots of photogenic spots, where usually with few people, so you can take much nicer photo than other visitors. Visit historical mountain hat for Japanese tea & boild egg break.

You can also enjoy breath-taking panorama view of Kyoto city from the viewpoint.

What's Included

Snacks
Lunch
Tea and coffee

Additional Information

This is the original Fushimi hidden route tour.

This is a 3-hour 30-minute hiking lead by locals. Soba noodle Lunch is included. You will experience the holy mountain of Fushimi through an alternative off-beaten path.

This experience includes:

Sightseeing of the main shrine and thousands of red gates, with an explanation of their history and cultural background.
Easy walking through a peaceful bamboo and cedar tree forest path, visiting authentic holy spots (worship stones & waterfall) and a factory.
Going up a forest route to the summit shrine (20 min). The summit is 233m high, and I will show you around the shrine.
Photo-shooting part. On the way down, I will show you lots of photogenic spots that are usually less crowded.
Snack & drink, and the breathtaking panorama view of Kyoto city from the viewpoint.
Lunch at the best soba restaurant. Vegan options are available but tell us IN ADVANCE.

Vegetarian, Halal freindly, Gluten Free Food available.

Location

Inari Station

yabunouchimachi68 fushimi-ku,fukakusa kyoto-shi kyoto 612-0882

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Victoria_s

May 12, 2024

Satsuki was a great guide! - Satsuki was an amazing guide! We would highly recommend him and this hike. He guides you up and away from the masses of tourists where you get to quietly walk through the trees and small shrines. A super experience!

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479zacg

Dec 31, 2019

Personalized Experience - Fantastic experience. Definitely not something we could have done on our own. He showed paths away from the crowds which allowed us to grab some great pictures.

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Mashbury

Dec 30, 2019

Great hike, especially on a rainy day! - Kenji offered a unique and very enjoyable experience at an otherwise oversubscribed touristic location. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and thoughtfully paced the hike so that it was accessible to all participants. Our rainy day hike included warming tea and snack, and followed by a delicious bowl of soba noodles.

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Eugenia011

Sep 18, 2019

ANAZING EXPERIENCE! - Our tour guide, Ko, was great. He is extremely knowledgeable, kind, and polite. His historical knowledge is impressive, enjoyable, and he welcomes challenging questions. The hidden hiking route was a pleasurable experience and concluded with a very nice lunch. Our tour was a small intimate group accompanied by a very nice family located from just outside London. We highly recommend this tour to all. Thank you for great experience, with an amazing tour guide.

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W77raj

Jul 23, 2019

An amazing experience. - This was an amazing tour from start to finish. Kenji explained everything in great detail which made the experience even better. My Wife and I learned so much about the Japanese way of life making the experience something only a local guide could have done. He showed us holy sites and trials that few if any tourists where on and then showed us amazing photo opportunities. Thanks for making our trip to Japan and Kyoto unforgettable.

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Thomas

May 16, 2019

The tour - Kenji was a fantastic tour guide friendly and kind he took us to many hiden places that not many tourists go and we manged to get all the way to the top where not many people actually make it. He was very informative he answered all our questions and taught us many new things. At the end we had the best thing of all, food witch was worth it after the long walk ...i highly recomend this tour

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Zemunk111

Mar 27, 2019

Best way to visit Fushimi-Inari-Taisha - Fushimi-Inari-Taisha is a must visit in Kyoto but as with all other places of interest, packed with other tourist. So I am so glad I booked my friends and I on this hike. Mr Yamashita Ko is a friendly, caring and attentive guide. After a while it feels like u are hanging out with a friend 😊. He is knowledgeable and answered all our queries. Thanx to him, we had such a wonderful experience at Fushimi instead of getting frustrated fighting with crowds. Highly recommend!!

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Cassie

Mar 18, 2019

WE FELT LIKE WE WERE LET IN ON A "SECRET!" - This hidden route hike with Ko was terrific! He was great at explaining history and the mountain itself, and we got such a beautiful glimpse of Kyoto that felt non-touristy. It was just wonderful and the hike was breathtaking. There are lots of stairs, and they are steep, though. If you struggle physically, this would not be the tour for you.

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Michelleannmelbourne

Feb 23, 2020

Great way to see this iconic Kyoto site - Despite my friend and I being the only people booked for the tour to our great surprise it went ahead, so we had a private tour! It was a great way to see the many shines by approaching the top from behind and walking back down the main route and finishing with a soba noodle lunch. Overall it was a great morning and due to lack of tourist at the moment we got some great photos. My only complaint was that we have had much better soba noodles in other places.

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Laurie_m

Apr 22, 2019

NO Show.....guide was not at location at time promised - Very disappointed as this should be a great tour....if the guide had shown up! We have had many successful, informative and fun tours with Viator....all over the world, and this is the first one to fail to deliver. Perhaps better communication and visibility of guide (marked T-shirt or jacket) and better contact especially since we were travelling in a foreign country and neither of us can speak or read the native language.

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