Kyoto Miyama Snow Lantern Festival One Day Excursion Tour

Tour Date

2025.01.25(sat) - 2025.02.01(sat)
PRICE
¥11,000 (tax included) /person

Beautiful snowscapes and the enchanting illumination of thatched-roof houses create the fantastical Miyama Snow Lantern Festival.
The warm glow of lanterns beneath the eaves of these thatched roofs beautifully lights up the village.
This is a day trip bus tour package, including round-trip bus transportation from JR Kyoto Station to Miyama Town and 1,500 yen worth of tickets for use at the event.

Itinerary

Day1
  • 14:00

    Derart at JR Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Exit – Chartered Sightseeing Bus Terminal

    Meeting Point: JR Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Exit – Chartered Sightseeing Bus Terminal

  • 15:30

    Arrive Miyama’s Roadside Station
    *The 1,500 yen ticket cannot be used at the Roadside Station. Tickets are available at the event venue.

  • 16:20

    Thatched Village Guided Walk (45min.)

  • 17:05

    Free time in the venue of Snow Lantern Festival

  • 19:00

    Depart Miyama’s thatched village

  • 20:45

    Arrive JR Kyoto Station

Meals

The tour includes 1,500 yen ticket you can use at food stalls in the event venue. Enjoy local delicacies.

Guided tour

Thatched Village Guided Tour by local English speaking guide.

Meeting Point

JR Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Exit – Chartered Sightseeing Bus Terminal

  • If you are more than 10 minutes late, it may inconvenience other customers, so we will have to cancel your reservation for that day. To ensure an on-time departure, please arrive at the bus stop at least 10 minutes before the scheduled departure.
  • Additionally, there is a possibility that tour buses from other travel companies may depart from the same location. Please be careful not to board the wrong bus.
  • Details about the meeting point will be provided after you make a reservation.

Tour Regulations

Booking Deadline

7 days prior to the tour date

Capacity and Minimum Group Size

For each schedule, the capacity is 90 people, and the minimum group size is 25 people. *The bus can accommodate up to 27 passengers in regular seating.

Tour cancellation by the host

  • When it is considered safety cannot be ensured due to weather conditions etc.
  • Any other circumstances the host considers appropriate to cansel the tour.

Cancellation Policy

7-2 days 30%
Previous Day 40%
Tour Date before Meeting Time 50%
Tour Date after Meeting Time/No Show 100%

Matters that require attention

Clothing

  • Please wear suitable warm clothes and shoes for snowy and icy roads.

About the tour

  • No tour guide will accompany this tour.
  • Please fill in the application form below to make application. If you do so, you are deemed to have agreed to the Standard Travel Agency Clauses.
  • All infomration will be sent by e-mail.
Application Contact

Operated and Organized by: Kyoto Miyama Tourism Association
Address: 23 Shimo Agake, Miyama, Nantan City, Kyoto
Registration Number: Travel Agency registered with Kyoto Prefecture Governor No.3-687