Kyoto Bar Crawl: Kawaramachi Area

Experience the vibrant nightlife of Kyoto’s Gion and Kawaramachi areas with a local bar hopping tour. Discover hidden bars and izakayas, connect with locals, and immerse yourself in the authentic and traditional vibes of Kyoto.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shijo Kawaramachi - We will go to local izakaya at “Shijo Kawaramachi”. “Shijo Kawaramachi” is center of tourism in Kyoto, and most busiest area. You can feel local atmosphere and yakitori, karaage and Japanese sake. Also you can try wide varieties of Japanese food.
  • Kiyamachi Street - We will walk the street made of many bars and night clubs….
What's Included
  • 3 hours with local guide
  • Admission fee is free
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Let’s enjoy bar hopping tour at Kyoto Kawaramachi area! Our guide will take you to real local bar and izakaya, difficult to find for foreigners. This experience is not just for local foods and drinks, give you the opportunity to connect with local people. Normally we will guide you two places, “Kawaramachi” and “Kiyamachi” Kawaramachi: It’s definitely…

Location
Disney Store - Kyoto Shijo-Kawaramachi
In front of the entrance of Disney store, you can meet the tour guide.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Vasile_c
Dec 16, 2024
Pub crawl in Kyoto - Moto is very nice, speaks well English. We were at a izakaya, a sake bar and a whiskey bar. Good, everybody was happy
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Frank
Dec 8, 2024
Fantastic tour and tour guide - I have to say I got super lucky and ended up being the only person on my tour. Kudos to the tour company for not cancelling or watering down my experience at all. Yuumi was my tour guide and she was the most sweet, kind and knowledgeable person ever. She took me to three different food/drink places with short stops on the way. The first place was an izakaya with a fantastic assortment of delicious Japanese foods that most American would be unfamiliar with. The second stop was a sake bar where I sampled a number of different types of sake along with information about each. The third was a famous whiskey bar run by an owner who loves to share his passion for whiskey. Yuumi also had these very cute and informative drawings that she used to explain various details. You may likely not get essentially a free private tour but you will definitely enjoy this experience.
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Jonathang3932
Nov 30, 2024
Great experience, good food and delicious sake - Sayaka was a great guide, and brought a great attitude to the tour. She facilitated our group’s chemistry while simultaneously explaining interesting facts about Kyoto. The Izakaya she brought us to was lovely, and upon trying to go back the next day (while travelling solo, which may have been the problem, in addition to being a foreigner) I was denied entry despite there clearly being open seats at the bar. It is understandable that this particular izakaya may have been trying to maintain its local vibe, so just know that this might be the only way to get to this Izakaya if you are travelling solo as a non-Japanese national. I would recommend!
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495padraigw
Nov 16, 2024
Ideal if you want to find where the locals go - Sayaka was a brilliant tour guide, knew so much about the area and all the bars we visited, brought us to where the locals drink which was cool to see. Would recommend 10/10
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Dhe4626vv
Nov 14, 2024
Kyoto Bar Crawl - Sayaka was the best tour guide. Friendly, full of information and a really nice person for the group to chat with. She explained everything well, she was very inviting and made the entire experience fun.
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Bryan_c
Nov 3, 2024
Good fun, Tiga rocks - Tiga was a great host Good english and very funny He let us introduce ourselve which broke the ice. The izakayas were great Good food nice drinks and the end was spectacular. Best whiskybar in town Great music and we all drank and had a excellent time. Great people in the group as well I think Tiga was a great part of the fun and atmosphere that was created Definitely book thus tour, especially with Tiga
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Jesslynl2020
Oct 30, 2024
Solid experience - Solid experience with Sayaka. Went to bars that we wouldn't normally go to. Would recommend the 5:30pm izakaya tour if you're okay with an early start. We only had 5 people in our group which was nice and cosy, whereas the next group had 15 people. Sayaka gave us options to order what we wanted to to let her take the reign which was an awesome gesture. We chose her recommendations and it was 👌 Make sure you have some small bills as the food and drinks are not included so we split the bill after. But totally worth. Sayaka also gave us some other recommendations around Kyoto which have been solid recommendations. Thank you for a great time.
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Dana_i
Oct 28, 2024
Amazing Experience! - I had a lovely time on this tour! Our guide, Taiga, was personable and took us to spots I wouldn’t have found on my own. We started with Izakaya and Taiga was able to accommodate mine and my girlfriend’s dietary restrictions. Afterwards, we went to a sake tasting and had the opportunity to learn a bit more about different types of local sake. We finished the tour off at a local bar that offered many different types of alcohol. All in all it was a great time! I loved the people I met and had a memorable experience.
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Roxanaga8452mq
Oct 25, 2024
Nice tour - Sayaka was really nice and willing to help the group all the time. I really recommend to take this tour to get to know Kyoto nightlife as a local.
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710anandp
Oct 24, 2024
Fun night drinking in Kyoto - It was a fun experience. Our guide Sayaka was awesome. Really friendly and got people involved in the experience easily. We went to some interesting izakaya and bars, and it is a great way to experience that scene with a small group.
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