Gion Maiko Tour: Explore Kyoto's Traditional Streets

Discover Gion’s maiko culture with a local guide, stroll traditional streets, and dine in a Kyoto-style restaurant. Unveil secrets of maiko history.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gion-Shijo Station - We will meet here
  • Gion - During our tour, we will stroll through the enchanting streets of Gion, one of Kyoto’s most iconic districts, renowned for its traditional wooden machiya houses and preserved historical charm. As we wander through this cultural hub, your knowledgeable guide will illuminate the mystique surrounding…
What's Included
  • Photos during the tour
  • English-speaking guide
  • All-you-can-drink
  • Maiko Performance
  • Kyoto Style Course Meal
Additional Information

In the birthplace of maiko, Gion, stroll through the traditional streets of Kyoto while learning about the maiko culture from a local guide. After gathering at Gion Shijo Station, the tour will involve walking through the beautiful traditional machiya architecture and streets of Gion, the birthplace of maiko. A local guide will provide explanations…

Location
Kawabatacho
Gion Shijo Station, right outside of Exit 5, in front of Izumo no Okuni Statue Your guide will be holding a board saying "Magical Trip
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Companion56069574778
Nov 6, 2024
Don't miss this! - Josh was such a fun, kind, and knowledgeable guide. I learned so much and he made sure everything went smoothly The Maikosan was so elegant. What an honor to spend time with her and get a chance to ask questions and take pictures. This was the highlight of my trip to Japan, very highly recommend
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Nenadz571
Nov 5, 2024
Highlight of my trip - The highlight of this trip. This was a unique experience to meet a maiko and see her perform. Peco was the perfect guide and the maiko was the perfect entertainer. Would recommend this to everyone who visits kyoto
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Rloi2005
Nov 5, 2024
Great night out for geisha dinner with guide Peco - Very good experience and the guide Peco was very good, attentive, passionate, responsive and friendly. The Dinner tour with Geisha - Maiko was fantastic. Learned a lot of the history and culture and all that.
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N6699okgustavor
Oct 30, 2024
Dinner Maido - Tea is the best guide! We had a great experience. The dinner with a maido was the full package: food, drinks, culture and games.
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534deianiraa
Oct 26, 2024
An unforgettable experience - We had the opportunity to enjoy a traditional dinner and to talk to a geisha who performed a dance and played a drinking game with us. This will be a magical moment from our honeymoon that we will always cherish. A special thanks to our guide and interpreter who accompanied us in the streets of Gion district and answered to all our questions.
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Miller_henri
Oct 25, 2024
Great memories! - What an experience! The food was excellent, and the opportunity to interact with the Maiko and ask questions was incredible. I’d recommend it for anyone seeking to immerse themselves into Kyoto’s history and culture.
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Hasanmuratc
Oct 25, 2024
Dinner with maiko experience - Our guide Yumi-san was very successful. Maiko-san was very friendly. Dinner was delicious. Other participants were very kind.
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Stevenfh8454lf
Oct 23, 2024
Unforgettable Maiko Experience - We were a couple on our honeymoon with an overall tour group size of 8 plus our guide Yumoto. We strolled through Kyoto’s largest Geisha district with some stops along the way describing cultural context. Yumi was a fantastic guide. We went to a local restaurant and had a traditional Japanese dinner that Yumi described with each course. We started off with small bites appetizers and then sushi moving to cooked foods that included hot pot vegetarian and local way beef as well as noodle and finished with matcha ice cream with a complimentary sweet in the bowl for dessert. The highlight began when our Maiko arrived. We started by asking questions that Yumi translated for us. Then we played a traditional drinking game like a modified rock-paper (no scissors) game played to the maiko’s song rhythm. We had also watched a dance presentation. It was a special treat that would not have been possible unless going with a translator. It was one of the biggest highlights of our trip. We had about 90 minutes with the Maiko and plenty of time and interaction with her. We also had the opportunity to take pictures with her. Two other couples in the group were from the USA and one was from Italy. Everyone was a lot of fun. Thank you Yumi!
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D613ytshannono
Oct 23, 2024
Great guide, tour, food, and cultural experience - This tour was my favorite part about visiting Japan! Yumi was a very kind, energetic, and knowledgeable guide. Very eager to answer all of our questions and to introduce us to such a unique aspect of Japanese culture. The walking portion of the tour was informative, the food was amazing, and meeting with the maiko was so special. We would definitely be sure to have this experience again if we returned to Kyoto.
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Jude_k
Oct 23, 2024
Could be better seating - We enjoyed talking with Maiko. The seating arrangement could have been better as those of us on the far end could not see her well as others were between us. It will have been great to have all of us be able to see her dance but most of use had only a partial view due to the seating and others blocking …but there was no where for them to go. One person in our party is deaf and this ability to see is critical.
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up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).