Enhance your visit to the UNESCO-listed Silver Pavilion—Ginkaku-ji Temple by discovering its history with a guide. Learn about its link to Higashiyama culture and the shogun who lived there.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Small group
- Limited to 10 participants
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 1 hour
- Starting times 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, Japanese
- Wheelchair accessible
Experience
Highlights
- Explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site—Ginkaku-ji Temple
- Learn about the history of the Silver Pavilion with your guide
- Find out about Higashiyama culture and Japanese traditions
Full description
Take a short, fantastic, and value-packed trip to the Silver Pavilion, Ginkaku-ji Temple accompanied by a nationally-licensed guide.
Discover the history of the Silver Pavilion, or Ginkaku-ji Temple, along with its beautiful and unique gardens of moss and dry sand.
Built in the late 1400s, Ginkaku-ji was originally planned as a retirement villa for an art-obsessed shogun. Initial plans involved covering it with silver foil. Those plans were never realized, but the name remained. You can learn more about the history of this temple from one of your guide while strolling through the grounds and admiring the aesthetic beauty of the gardens and buildings.
Includes
- Licensed local guide
- Entrance fee. Please buy your entrance ticket before the tour.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers will get a mandatory temperature check
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Participants
Date
Prepare for the activity
Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting at the entrance of Ginkaku-ji.
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What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
- Camera
Know before you go
- Guides hold the Nationally-licensed Tour Guide-Interpreter certification which is issued by the Japanese government and requires good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history
