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Private Food Walking Tour in Kyoto
4.4
8 Ratings
Kyoto
Embark on a Kyoto food tour that takes you on a journey to discover hidden sites and taste delicious local cuisine. Explore lesser-visited districts and enjoy the company of a native Japanese guide. Engage with the local culture while indulging in Kyoto’s culinary delights.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gion - Gion district, a part of the city center. It has lots of lively streets and shops but since when? Gion has been the center of entertainment and culture throughout over 500 years of history. Learn the unique culture and discuss your guide.
- Hanamikoji Street - You may encounter Maiko and Geisha. They are traditional female performers, wearing unique all-white make up on their face, veiled in mystery. Listen to the guide. Who are they?
- Yasaka Shrine - The shrine is special in terms of its role as a shrine. As being the center of entertainment, some unique culture represented by Geisha/Kabuki were developed in Gion. The shrine contains many traces of he history corresponding to those culture.
- Pontocho District - Small alleys situated along the canal. Very iconic lanterns and shops are fun. We will walk through this alley towards our restaurant
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Kawara-machi - Finally, we are arriving at the restaurant. Isn’t it boring to be trapped at every touristy area? We get you covered.
Most of the real restaurants are hidden in the lively streets. They are so shy to foreiners and don’t even have English menues. However, your guide knows Japanese and what’s to be oredered there.
We excluded food fee from the tour price so you can choose what/how much you want to eat.
What's Included
- Dinner
- Private and personalized navigation
- Drinks beyond 2 is bought at customer’s expense
Additional Information
If you want to find ENGLISH-UNFRIENDLY restaurants, we have the best tour for you!! This is a highlight tour in downtown, finishing within 3 hours with FOOD experience. Try some local delicacy.
In the city center of Kyoto, Gion, we will enjoy night walk around Yasaka shrine, nice traditional districts, Hanami Kohji. Learning some histories and culture on your way.
Then we will swiftly moving to the restaurant since we are hungry :)
Restaurant will serve you delicious local cusine and sake. Talk to our guides.
food & city walking combined
Avoid wasting time to check highlights and access to a nice restaurant
Location
Gion-Shijo Station
Meeting point is in fornt of Geisha Statue of Izumono Okuni, near the Exit 5 of Gion Shijo st on Keihan line.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(8 Ratings)
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Ian_c
Apr 28, 2024
Great Kyoto experience with great guide - This is one of the best tours we’ve been on! Kyoto is a beautiful city and Takashi is an amazing guide. He’s very friendly and funny and makes sure everyone feels welcome and has a good time. He will answer any questions you have about Kyoto and Japan and anything else that you’re curious about. I highly recommend taking this tour and enjoying a fun Kyoto experience.
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Jennifer_p
Apr 2, 2024
Best local Kyoto tour - Natsuki was a wonderful local guide giving us a great tour of the city. We learned so much history, ending the night with a long lovely dinner. I highly recommend this tour company!
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Carmen_p
Apr 1, 2024
Delicious food and lovely company in a relaxed restaurant - Our guide was lovely company. We were exhausted from a long day of walking when we arrived, and debated opting out of the experience. Instead we walked straight to the restaurant so we could sit down, skipping the first hour of walking and street food tasting. Our guide was most accommodating, calling ahead to the restaurant to make it work. The dishes at the restaurant, small portions designed for sharing, were delicious, and we enjoyed her company.
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Drcnnn
Nov 18, 2023
Fun night in Kyoto - This was a wonderful walking tour. We went to many of the special places of Kyoto. The tour guide was very friendly, spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable about the places we went to. We sampled some foods that we had never had, even though we have been to Japan many times. We went through a beautiful temple with gardens. We finished at an Izikaya that was definitely “locals only”. The menu was in Japanese only & our guide ordered a large variety of foods, many we tried for the first time. Overall it was an excellent experience.
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Alyssashaikh
Oct 28, 2023
Highlight of our Kyoto trip - Our evening with Takashi was the highlight of our Kyoto trip! It was refreshing to have a Japanese guide from the area. We had an awesome time walking through Gion and visiting temples and shrines. His highlights were off the beaten path and were not overrun with people. We finished at a standing izakaya with amazing food that we never would have thought to order. It was delicious! We greatly enjoyed Takashi's hospitality and the intimate itinerary he designed for this tour.
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James
Oct 21, 2023
Great tour and wonderful Sake - Takashi was a great tour guide. He is very fluent in English and showed us food wonders of Kyoto that we would’ve normally not seen.
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Jim_s
Jun 19, 2024
Great guide but not what I expected - Our tour guide Natsuki was delightful and made the evening worthwhile. However, be aware that the label on the tour is misleading. A food walking tour means to me multiple stops tasting different foods along the way. It’s an evening walking tour with dinner at the end. I certainly was not expecting a stop at a Shinto shrine along the way. Again, the guide was great and so we enjoyed the tour.
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