Application in advance is highly recommended. ------------------------------------------------------------------- This beautiful home belonged to members of the Katsura …
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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
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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I visited in late March, a time when cherry blossoms were beginning, something the Katsura Villa is not known for. The English language tour at 1 pm was not full, so I could have …
I visited in late March, a time when cherry blossoms were beginning, something the Katsura Villa is not known for. The English language tour at 1 pm was not full, so I could have simply shown up. As it was, my application to to join the tour was accepted via the website the day after I submitted it. Summer might be busier, but if you haven't applied (or have applied and been turned down) there is no harm in showing up. The Villa is reasonably easy to get to, about a 15 minute walk from the rail station. It helps to have a street map; the walking route is not complicated, but you can make a wrong turn at the main traffic light.
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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we went in March. It was lovely then but then again they had a very hot spring so we were lucky to have the start fo the cherry blossoms but I think that the gardens were designed for all …
we went in March. It was lovely then but then again they had a very hot spring so we were lucky to have the start fo the cherry blossoms but I think that the gardens were designed for all seasons and I am sure winter will be beautiful in a different way
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