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Price is NZ$65 per adult
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Overview

    • Immerse yourself in Kyoto's supernatural past on an adult-only tour
    • Discover yokai legends, spirit control, and ancient rituals
    • Visit significant sites related to Japan's dark history and beliefs
    • Learn about shrines built for protection against curses
    • Reflect in a serene ritual garden used to appease powerful forces

Activity location

    • Kyoto
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Kitanoshimohakubaicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8326, Japan | We will meet at the Kitano Hakubaicho station of the randen line. Google maps link below https://maps.app.goo.gl/MS2QubYa6wtD6NS26
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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Kyoto Cursed History & Yokai Legends Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

We will visit Seimei Shrine, Daishugun and Kitano Tenmangu that all connected to dark Japanese history.
This option is not about yokai but mainly about curses and dark beliefs.

Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 PM
Price details
NZ$64.53 x 2 AdultsNZ$129.06
Total
Price is NZ$129.06

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Walking tour of Kyoto's supernatural sites
  • Inclusions
    Visit the true hidden beautiful cursed North
  • Inclusions
    Learn about the dark history of Kyoto
  • Inclusions
    Surprise ending
  • Exclusions
    Tips
  • Exclusions
    Train fees
  • Exclusions
    Dinner

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Audio recording, Prams, Baby buggies, Electric wheelchairs, Selfie sticks, Smoking, Video recording, Walking sticks
    • Not suitable for: Children under 12 years, People over 80 years

What you can expect

  • Explore Kyoto's enchanting twilight and delve into the city's supernatural past on this adult-only walking tour. Immerse yourself in yokai folklore, ancient rituals, and the intricate beliefs that shaped Kyoto's history.

    Traverse through haunting sites connected to spirit control, uncover the legends of Abe no Seimei, and learn about shrines built for protection against curses.

    Conclude your journey in a serene ritual garden, allowing for reflection in a space once used to appease powerful forces.

Location

Activity location

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    • Kyoto
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Kitanoshimohakubaicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8326, Japan | We will meet at the Kitano Hakubaicho station of the randen line. Google maps link below https://maps.app.goo.gl/MS2QubYa6wtD6NS26
    • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan