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Let's have a special experience taking the Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawa River Boat Ride with English guide!
Enjoy the beautiful scenery from the Sagano Romantic Train and Hozugawa River Boat Ride
Experience the thrilling Hozugawa River Boat Ride
Travel with an experienced guide with deep knowledge about Kyoto
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is not a private tour, you will enjoy the tour with other guests together.
Please ensure you arrive promptly at the designated meeting time.
The schedule may be subject to sudden changes or shorter visit durations due to reasons such as traffic congestion.
Refunds will not be provided if you fail to arrive at the meeting location on time (no show).
In the event of a natural disaster, such as a typhoon, the tour will be canceled, and a full refund will be issued.
In the event of the Hozugawa River cruise cancellation due to rising water or inclement weather, we will provide a 5,000 yen refund and offer a substituted Arashiyama walking tour, which includes admission to Tenryu-ji Temple.
Children under 80cm in height or 0-2 years old are not permitted to join this tour due to the safety regulations of the Hozugawa River Cruise.
Please note that cherry blossoms and autumn leaves may not be seen due to weather conditions.
Wheelchair is not accessible.
This tour involves a lot of walking. If you have trouble walking, we advise you not to book this tour.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Sagano Romantic Train
The Sagano Romantic Train is a wonderful experience to enjoy the beautiful seasonal colors. It takes around 25-minutes, 7.3 km train ride lets enjoy the beautiful views.
Experience the beautiful scenery in Hozu River valley, between Kameoka and Arashiyama. Please enjoy gorgeous view. In the event of the Hozugawa River cruise cancellation due to rising water or inclement weather, we will provide a 5,000 yen refund and offer a substituted Arashiyama walking tour, which includes admission to Tenryu-ji Temple. When in season, you can enjoy the magnificent cherry blossoms in spring or the brilliant autumn colors! Even outside these peak times, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, the view from the Sagano Romantic Train, and the rich nature surrounding the Hozugawa River.
Ticket for Hozugawakudari River Boat Ride
Ticket of Sagano Romantic Train
Air-conditioned vehicle
Round trip transfer from your hotel
Lunch
Duration: 5 hours: The tour concludes at Arashiyama.
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
H80DB ,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
I joined this tour last week and it was absolutely amazing. The guide was also very kind and cheerful person. She really looked after us the whole time and gave us the best, most professional explanations about all the sights. In addition, The timing was just perfect because the autumn leaves were totally stunning! We also saw them from the train and boat and these scenery were so memorable. Moreover, I ate buffet at the lunch time, there were tons of options such as vegetable, fries, some Japanese dishes, traditional foods in Kyoto ( maybe?) and sweets. All foods were so delicious and high- quality , I have to say, the lunch time felt a little too short... Anyway, The lovely weather and good temperature, it was a perfect day. (Quick Tip! The train and boat were a bit chilly because of the windows, so definitely bring a scarf or a jacket just in case!) Thank you for such a good memory in Japan, these experience definitely be my precious one thorough this trip.






Keri N,,Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
This was a great excursion. The guide was easy to locate and she was amazing the entire day. This time of year the weather is beautiful and the fall colors are amazing. The boat ride was one of a kind!
Azita S,,Apr 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
Experience with our guide was terrible, we had been on a tour with this company before and were very satisfied, but this time it was terrible, our guide didn't speak even average English, it seemed like it was his first time because he didn't know anything and didn't give us any explanations. Even at the place where we stopped for lunch, he didn't tell us what we could to do there, and when we got back on the bus, we realized that we could go there to see the bamboo, he didn’t tell us anything We just had a chance to go to the monkey park ourselves. When we protested, he said , I’m sorry. We paid for it from America and came to see it, now he's telling us I’m sorry. This is our last time that we went to vitator company
Jodie R,,Dec 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
A bit disorganised to begin with but the places visited were lovely. Lunch was average at the buffet. Unfortunately we had a family group that didn’t follow our guide’s instructions so we had to wait for them several times and were late for one part of the day, which meant we had less time. We had a fun time on the river boat. Would recommend the tour. We did the full day.
Dr A,,Apr 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
Amazing experiences. Guide Ms Yoka was very informative and excellent. Tour was very well organized. Lunch was yummy . The best part was the boat ride . Don’t miss this tour.
PRITHA S,,Apr 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
The tour was disorganized and completely unprofessional. Both tour guides spoke and understood English very marginally. I have attended good tours in Japan, and here is what they do. Note that this tour did none of these; 1. The tour starting point was poorly communicated. I had to make two phone calls (US charges) to find the bus and tour guides. 2.Tour guide introduces themself by name and shares a brief background 3. Tour guide gives you a printed summary of the sequence of stops and where to meet after each stop 4. Tour guide shares the bus number 5. Tour guide accompanies the group to the scheduled attractions and shares information on the attraction. The guides on this tour sent us off on our own at each attraction after providing a time to return to the bus. 6. Price of attractions is supposed to be included in the tour price, but at the Boudoin temple (after the tour guide had disappeared) we all had to pay extra to view the Buddha (which was the main attraction). Finally, the tour guides were kind ladies but absolutely clueless on what to do. The local tour operator is at fault here.
Christina W,,Mar 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
The tour guide was excellent. But the boat ride was canceled, there were no cherry blossoms so the train ride was cheesy, and then with the boat canceled, kind of pointless. There was too much time waiting for transportation and then not enough time walking through the sites to actually pause and take pictures. And by the time we got to the final temple, we were late and they wouldn’t let us enter.
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