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Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour: Experience Local Taverns and Authentic Izakaya Foods
4.9
444 Ratings
Kyoto
Experience the vibrant nightlife of Kyoto with our Bar Hopping Night Tour. Discover hidden izakayas, indulge in authentic food and drinks, and immerse yourself in the local culture.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gion - Meeting up at Gion Shijo Station in Kyoto
- Pontocho District - Hop through 3 bars in Ponto-cho or Kiyamachi area
- Kamogawa River - Kamogawa River
What's Included
- Choice of 3-4 drinks from our selections
- Visit 3 local izakaya & bars with a guide
- Photo memories captured during the tour
- Enjoy 3-4 dishes, full dinner included (Vegan options available)
What's Not Included
- Additional foods and drinks (Available for purchase)
Additional Information
◼︎Drink like a local! Bar hopping in the backstreets of Pontocho◼︎
To start this All-in-one bar hopping walking tour that Drinks & Foods are all included, our local guide will take you to an izakaya bar (a local tavern) on Pontocho street, one of the most well known night streets, full of local izakayas. We will be taking you to places only the locals know and recommend, making for a one and only experience!
◼︎Various drink and izakaya food tastings◼︎
We’ll continue bar hopping walking around in the backstreets of Kyoto. You can try some authentic izakayas that serve yakitori or sashimi with crisp, cold draft beer. If you’re a sake-lover, we will help you navigate through a sake standing bar that serves Kyoto-made sake. You can enjoy the night like a local!
Magical Trip is a local tour operator with the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence that offers various types of small-group tours throughout Japan! Check out our Trip Advisor Page for more tours and our reviews!
- The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
- Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
- Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.
Location
Statue of Izumo-no-Okuni
Gion Shijo Station, right outside of Exit 5, in front of Izumo no Okuni Statue.
Your guide will be holding an orange 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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Chrissaref2024
Oct 3, 2024
A charming evening! - I met my guide at the designated place, and she appologized the others participants had cancelled at short notice, but she still went through with it. And in the end this proved to be a lot better.
My guide, Mayu, was fluent in english, so communicating was super easy, and she had a lot of fun and educational information to tell while walking from place to place. She was charming and friendly, and a gracious host, and a pleasure to talk to.
The final bar/restaurant was the big hightlight of the evening. Tusen takk, Mayu.
Chriss, Norway
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137sunnym
Sep 26, 2024
Great experience in hidden locations - Great night out taken to places not seen by tourists. Some nice food with great company. Would recommend to anyone travelling solo and wants to meet like minded people
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Jennifersl1551tq
Sep 24, 2024
Fun Evening with Mayu! - I chose this tour because I wanted to go bar hopping and meet new people, I didn't want to drink too much (so I liked that drinks were included and not unlimited), and my friend had done a different tour (the Kyoto Night Foodie one) with Mayu last year and highly recommended her as a guide. I lucked out: Mayu happened to be the guide for a bar hopping tour while I was in Kyoto! This ended up being a private tour for my dad and I, since the third person didn't show. That could have been awkward with a different guide, but Mayu was super fun, engaging, and informative and I had an amazing time! Across three bars, we had four drinks and four small plates, which was more than enough for me for dinner. I wouldn't say the first two bars were anything special on their own, though I did like that we got to sit on the floor in the traditional style in the first one. Mostly, they were just great places for us to relax and chat and get to know Japan through Mayu's unique perspective (she had lived in the US for two years in elementary school). The final bar was a karaoke bar, and that was LOTS of fun! Mayu encouraged us to sing even though we were a bit shy at first, and also sang two songs for us that showed the Japanese culture. The bar owner there was also fun, giving us a sake tasting and playing the tambourine while we sang. All in all, if you can do this tour with Mayu, I highly recommend it!
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Curious36922392387
Sep 24, 2024
interesting and tasty - it was slightly different to what I expected but still a lovely experience with lots of information about the area and nice food/drinks I'd go again
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Davebd5132mu
Sep 23, 2024
Nina was excellent - Nina was awesome. She did a wonderful job exploring various bars, etc. She was knowledgeable and very nice and professional. Our family loved Nina. Thanks again.
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Go65193665169
Sep 23, 2024
So much fun! - Peco was amazing! She was so sweet and taught us a lot about Kyoto while helping us get to know each other and have a great night. It was our favorite thing we've done in our week in Japan so far!
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_ukaszp
Sep 23, 2024
Hop, hop, hop! - Very nice to bar hopping, our guide seemed a bit shy to me in the beginning, but the group quickly picked up pace, to nicely peak during the karaoke! Recommended!
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Tylern901
Sep 22, 2024
If your looking for a guide, look no more - We went with Mathew, he was absolutely lovely. Knowledgeable of the culture, and the area. We went during an evening on our honeymoon and had an amazing time. Easy to talk to, really personable and would always recommend to everyone if you would like to have amazing evening and learn more about Kyoto.
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Passenger03577106672
Sep 19, 2024
It was fun. - Nami is the most Guide, it was really fun. Plus, I'm very good at English. I went on that tour with two Australians that day. Nami knows Kyoto well. He taught me a lot about Gion and Japanese culture. It was interesting. Thank you very much.
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Jack
Oct 3, 2024
Ok tour - lovely guide but need more to justify price - The tour guide was lovely. Very kind and welcoming.
To make the tour better, I would suggest 2 things:
1. Need to go to more than 3 locations and have more than 3 drinks to justify the cost
2. There should be 5-10 fun facts to explain about Kyoto or the food and drink (e.g. when did the food become common, when would Japanese typically have this food)
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