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ONLINE EXPERIENCE

Explore Kyoto Where Unique Old Gods Live

京都市, JapanPart of Airbnb Online Experiences

Online experience hosted by Kentaro

75 mins
Up to 8 people. Private groups available for up to 30
Join from your computer, phone, or tablet
Hosted in English

What you'll do

Welcome to Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan! I promise this experience will open a whole new world to you!

This virtual trip to Kyoto will be composed of 2 different video contents.

One is 5-8 min HD videos that will makes you feel like really walking in the town, mostly in the classically holy places like shrines and temples. I'll tell you some legendary and historical stories and we'll discuss what Japanese believe in, that will makes you find a little happiness in your everyday life. You will be amazed with Hair comb grave mound, Revenge god, Pandemic god, Toilet god, the most instagrammable temple and 1400 year-old Buddhist tower.

The other is 30 of different short videos from Japanese everyday lives, not related to legendary or devin stories but more everyday like "Recent Kyoto downtown", "The sound of rain in the Zen temple", "Kimono studio", "Tokyo Rush Hour" etc..

And also I will share a lot my personal family stories, my family has been a rice farmer over 200 years in the northern countryside of Japan. Like what my grandma and grandpa told me when I was little that will help you understand Japanese mindset very well.

★This is an interactive experience that families, schools, and corporate teams will love for birthdays, anniversaries, and team-building. If not available date for you then please contact me for a new date!
Other things to note
Let's do 4 things to make it the best experience.
(1)Recommend Laptop to join because phone's display would be too small to enjoy.
(2)Good internet connection(better to get over 25mbps).
(3)Turn on self-video to make it easier to see face-reactions each other.
(4)Mute on when hear but off when talk.
Welcome to Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan! I promise this experience will open a whole new world to you!

This virtual trip to Kyoto will be composed of 2 different video contents.

One is 5-8 min HD videos that will makes you feel like really walking in the town, mostly in the classically holy places like shrines and temples. I'll tell you some legendary and historical stories and we'll discuss what Japanese believe in…

How to participate

  • Join a video call
    Use Zoom to participate on your desktop or mobile device. After you book you’ll receive an email with a link and details on how to join.
  • Book a private group
    Kentaro can host private groups of any size, up to 30 guests. Private group rates start at €72.

What to bring

  • Recommend laptop that can connect to audio and video, phone and tablet would be too small display to enjoy the videos.
  • Wifi or good internet connection( better to have the speed over 25Mb)
  • Yourself( better to keep turning on self-video that makes easier to see reactions each other)
Sat, Dec 19
10:30 PM - 11:45 PM (WET)
Private groups only
From €72 per group
From €72 per group

Meet your host, Kentaro

Host on Airbnb since 2017
  • 307 Reviews
  • Identity verified
I'm Ken lives in Kyoto, the ancient Japan. I'm a professional tour guide and running the tour agent "Ken's Tours Kyoto" (Instagram@kenstourskyoto). I've been deeply fascinated by this ancient capital, its history, and its culture.
I've been guiding over 3000 clients just for 3 years since 2016. I was working very hard and was ranked and awarded as Japan's BEST30 TOUR GUIDE on TripAdvisor. Gratefully 99% of my clients gave me 5 stars and now I have over 1300 of 5 star reviews on Airbnb and TripAdvisor. Also I work as a fixer in Kyoto who sets up shooting PV, movie, TV drama.

If you're interested in my offline experiences,
Teabreak With Maiko : https://www.airbnb.jp/experiences/672200
Gion Walking Tour : https://www.airbnb.jp/experiences/166278
Gion Evening Tour : https://www.airbnb.jp/experiences/370381
I'm Ken lives in Kyoto, the ancient Japan. I'm a professional tour guide and running the tour agent "Ken's Tours Kyoto" (Instagram@kenstourskyoto). I've been deeply fascinated by this ancient capital, its history, and its culture.
I've been guiding over 3000 clients just for 3 years since 2016. I was working very hard and was ranked and awarded as Japan's BEST30 TOUR GUIDE on TripAdvisor. Gratefully 99% of my clients gave me 5 stars and now I have over 1300 of 5 star reviews on Airbnb and…
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Rated 4.97 out of 5 from 307 reviews.

Bradley & Jenny
October 2020
Wow, you learn so much about the Shinto religion and about Japanese culture in this tour. Plus we loved the addition of other videos of Japan. Thank you so much for creating such an interactive virtual tour! It opened up our eyes in surprise and plenty of times we were laughing very much! We truly felt like we were on an actual group tour with you and we'll be encouraging our friends to come on your tour as well.
Wow, you learn so much about the Shinto religion and about Japanese culture in this tour. Plus we loved the addition of other videos of Japan. Thank you so much for creating such…
Leilei
October 2020
Ken is very passionate. He prepares the event so well, even have a background music before the official start of the event. I highly appreciate his thoughtfulness. Besides, I fully enjoyed his passion to share Japanese culture. He introduced the cultural from a unique perspective, which makes it a lot fun and easier to feel connected. Thank you so much, Ken!
Ken is very passionate. He prepares the event so well, even have a background music before the official start of the event. I highly appreciate his thoughtfulness. Besides, I fully…
Teagan
October 2020
Ken is an awesome guide! This is such a fun and interesting experience. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Japan :)
Lisa
October 2020
Kentaro’s experience was lots of fun & very entertaining. I would definitely like to visit Kyoto after seeing some of the temples, cherry blossoms, & historic streets in Ken’s Experience. I particularly enjoyed his explanation of the Shinto spirits.
Kentaro’s experience was lots of fun & very entertaining. I would definitely like to visit Kyoto after seeing some of the temples, cherry blossoms, & historic streets in Ken’s Expe…
Rushi
October 2020
Fantastic experience. The way Ken explained about the culture, the temples, the Gods, and the thoughts and beliefs of the culture was exceptionally good. The experience was planned well, interactive, and to the point. Overall, fantastic!
Praveen
September 2020
I really enjoyed being part of Ken's experience. The point of view video footage along with Ken's interesting narrative felt like I was walking on the holy grounds of the Kyoto Shinto temples! In addition to this, you get to choose and view video clips of other unique activities unique to Kyoto. Ken is a passionate and knowledgeable host who went out of his way to ensure the guest had a great time. A highly recommended experience!
I really enjoyed being part of Ken's experience. The point of view video footage along with Ken's interesting narrative felt like I was walking on the holy grounds of the Kyoto Shi…

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  • Sat, Dec 5
    10:30 PM - 11:45 PM (WET)
    Private groups only
    From €72 per group
  • Thu, Dec 10
    9:00 PM - 10:15 PM (WET)
    Private groups only
    From €72 per group
  • Fri, Dec 11
    9:00 PM - 10:15 PM (WET)
    Private groups only
    From €72 per group
  • Fri, Dec 11
    10:30 PM - 11:45 PM (WET)
    €11 per person
  • Sat, Dec 12
    9:00 PM - 10:15 PM (WET)
    Private groups only
    From €72 per group
  • Sat, Dec 12
    10:30 PM - 11:45 PM (WET)
    Private groups only
    From €72 per group
  • Thu, Dec 17
    9:00 PM - 10:15 PM (WET)
    Join 4 other guests
    €11 per person
  • Fri, Dec 18
    9:00 PM - 10:15 PM (WET)
    Private groups only
    From €72 per group

Things to know

Cancellation policy

Any experience can be canceled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase, or at least 7 days before the experience starts.

Guest requirements

You’ll need an internet connection and the ability to stream audio and video to participate. A link and details on how to join will be included in your booking confirmation email.