Kyoto Geisha District Walking Tour

Explore Gion’s geisha districts with a local guide. Discover hidden gems, learn captivating stories, and immerse in Kyoto’s rich cultural heritage.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Yasaka Shrine - Yasaka Shrine, located in Gion district, is one of Kyoto’s most famous Shinto shrines. Visitors can admire its beautiful architecture, lanterns, and enjoy the serene atmosphere of its surroundings. This shrine is deeply related to geisha culture. You can find out what those connections are by joining our tour.
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What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Guided walk of Gion
Additional Information

Discover the enchanting streets of Gion, Kyoto’s iconic Geisha district, and immerse yourself in its rich culture and history with insights from an expert guide who knows the area like the back of their hand.
On this small-group cultural tour, you will explore two geisha districts in Gion, gaining a sense of Kyoto’s rich cultural heritage and traditional…

Location
Japan Kanji Museum & Library
In front of the Japan Kanji Museum & Library (5 minutes walk from Keihan Gion Shijo station, 2 minutes walk from Gion bus stop) . Find your guide who holds a green board. *Please come 15 minutes before the start time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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646kazumis
Nov 20, 2024
It was an amazing tour! - I'm a tour guide, but I recently moved to Kyoto from Tokyo, so I joined the tour to learn more about Kyoto. Tom-san had deep knowledge about the world of geiko(geisha) and maiko, as well as the history of Gion district, Yasaka Shrine, Shinto, Japanese mythology…, and I learned a lot from him. And he was also very friendly and always had a smile on his face. I enjoyed his tour very much. Thank you Tom-san!
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Highland2050
Nov 16, 2024
Unforgettable encounter - From the moment we met our guides at the meeting point to the end of our wonderful experience, I was taken away by organization, attention,and genuine warmth of our guides. I may not remember all three names of them by now, but hope to get back in touch with one of them who was an exchange student in US :-) I observed and learned a lot about the tradition and culture of this amazing nation. I am very grateful for the quality and experience you have been provided with. 🙏
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Appolina61
Nov 13, 2024
Great experience on Gion Walking Tour. - Our guide was Tom and he was very informative and engaging. We picked up a lot on some Japanese history, culture, traditions and general knowledge on Japan. Tom was an excellent guide and made our tour very special. He made us feel very welcome. A big thank you to Tom
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May_g
Nov 10, 2024
Great experience - Our guide was fantastic. Highly recommend!!! We walked through the district and it was so nice to see and understand all the different nuances of the geisha world. Our guide was very knowledgeable.
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214charleene
Oct 23, 2024
We enjoyed it a lot - We would definitly book it again. Super interessting tour and friendly guide. We learned a lot during the tour ! Was one of our highlights in kyoto
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Susanl20002
Oct 7, 2024
Great walk through Gion - Takuma was a super guide -- enthusiastic, knowledgeable and generous. The off-and-on rain only made the narrow streets and red lanterns all the more atmospheric!
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Travelersjors
Sep 29, 2024
The perfect Gion experience - We had a great time on the tour. Our guide Tom really went above and beyond to give us the ultimate Gion experience! Since we were the only 2 people in our group, the tour was basically private. Would definitely book again.
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Sharon21368
Sep 16, 2024
Genuine Free Gion walkabout Tour - It was a great and valuable experience with Mr Yuji as our tour guide for that day. We even had a chance to see a real Maiko-san walked past us on that day. Mr Yuji is knowledgeable and patient with us asking him so many questions.
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Dirk_v
Sep 26, 2024
Great night tour of Gion - I went with my friend on the Kyoto Geisha tour with guide Tom . Overall we found the tour very interesting and insightful . Tom was an excellent and engaging guide who immersed us in the history of the local temples in great detail while happy to answer all our question on Japan’s history and culture . The second part of the tour in the Gion district was also very enlightening and we learned a lot about the Geishas and their education. The Gion district looked magical at night . I highly recommend the tour with Tom.
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Michael_k
Oct 29, 2024
A very poor tour - Our tour guide was Umi. His command of English was quite poor with him having to read much of what he told us from slides on his iPad. He stopped at what I imagine were the main stops on the tour, but told us very little about the history or background of the area. Between stops he was absolutely silent and did little to mix with group. It was aparent the entire group were cringing at how bad the tour was. He took us out of our misery and ended the tour after 1 hour 40 minutes, which was 20 minutes less than advertised.
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