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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Hi, It's not up to me but the Imperial Household Office who are situated at the entrance to the old palace courtyard. From Kobe, port it's about 2 hours at least. You can try but it is highly …
Hi, It's not up to me but the Imperial Household Office who are situated at the entrance to the old palace courtyard. From Kobe, port it's about 2 hours at least. You can try but it is highly unlikely you'll get in. I had to wait two weeks for a time and if you miss your appointment without good excuse, you're in their database of no-shows. Anyway, good luck.
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 …
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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