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Katsura Imperial Villa

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Feb 27, 2025
We had made the compulsory reservation three weeks before our trip. We had followed the instructions and tried to be there 20 minutes before the official start of our visit. To be on the safe sid…Full review by FabioColasanti
Jun 30, 2024
One of the best gardens I have seen in Japan. We went in May and expected to see more spring flowers than we did. They were a little early this year. Some Irises were out. But the spring growth on …Full review by ZN9999
Mar 23, 2024
My wife and I took the last tour of the day 4:20. The tour lasted an hour and the guide was extremely good. She spoke very good English, was very informative and personable. The gardens were very …Full review by JMK-Pittsburgh
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The Katsura Imperial Villa (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū), or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in t…
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According to experts, Katsura is the crème de la crème of Japanese real estate. It's not just the garden that's a knockout; the buildings are th…
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Located:Kyoto, Japan
Type:Japanese garden

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Two of us will be arriving by ship to Kobe at 10:00 a.m. on August 16. We want to take a train to Kyoto and hopefully …
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Two of us will be arriving by ship to Kobe at 10:00 a.m. on August 16. We want to take a train to Kyoto and hopefully visit these exquisite gardens. Hopefully we are not too late in asking, but will you allow 2 more people in that day?
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The gardens are in the suburbs of Kyoto. It took us approx 45 minutes each way on train and local bus from downtown Kyoto and 15 minute walk. They do allow walkins and will take …
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The gardens are in the suburbs of Kyoto. It took us approx 45 minutes each way on train and local bus from downtown Kyoto and 15 minute walk. They do allow walkins and will take you if they have space but there are only 1 or 2 English tours per day. I cant remember the times but the website explains. The tour takes a little over an hour.
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Has anyone had the experience of successfully queueing for tickets on the day? If so, any tips on how early one should …
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Has anyone had the experience of successfully queueing for tickets on the day? If so, any tips on how early one should go (I think the counter opens at 8.40 but I assume people turn up earlier than that) and what kind of size of crowd one could expect?
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Imperial Household Agency will change Katsura Imperial Villa’s visiting guideline from 1st November 2018 and will charge the entry fee, though the admission is free now. In September …
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Imperial Household Agency will change Katsura Imperial Villa’s visiting guideline from 1st November 2018 and will charge the entry fee, though the admission is free now. In September and October it is presumably crowded before it is charged. The distribution of the gate ticket for 3 afternoon tours of 13:30, 14:30 and 15:30 each 20 tickets will start from 11 am in front of the gate under first come first served basis. You’d better make queue a little bit earlier than usual before 11 am.
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your review was in december,so Thought I would ask...I will be there in early december...is the garden worth seeing in …
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your review was in december,so Thought I would ask...I will be there in early december...is the garden worth seeing in this cold month?
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unfortunately it will be closed december 25 and 26 when I am there.Very sad.
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Answer by ruth ava l · Oct 31, 2018
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Do I need to pre-book a tour or just go there?
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My friends in Tokyo tell me that yes , you can go without a booking ( as mentioned by Gumer Q's response ) , but still recommend booking in case the day you go is full . It is …
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My friends in Tokyo tell me that yes , you can go without a booking ( as mentioned by Gumer Q's response ) , but still recommend booking in case the day you go is full . It is quite a distance to go and miss out . If you are going by car , there is plenty of parking ( free ) there .
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How long does the tour take?
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About an hour.
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Answer by Sensei A · Jul 4, 2017
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