Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour: Experience Local Taverns and Authentic Izakaya Foods
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390 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: 1 day learn more
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

-Experience nightlife like a local! Bar crawl in the hidden alleys of Pontocho-

Launching this comprehensive bar crawl on foot, where both beverages & meals are included, our local guide will escort you to a neighborhood pub (izakaya) on the famous Pontocho Street. This street is known for its thriving night scene, teeming with authentic izakayas. We promise to take you to secret spots known and loved only by locals, ensuring a truly unique experience!

-Diverse combination of drinks and izakaya food samplings-

We’ll carry on with our bar crawl, exploring the secret lanes of Kyoto. You can experience genuine izakayas that offer grilled skewers or fresh sashimi coupled with cool, refreshing draft beer. If you happen to be a sake enthusiast, we can guide you through a standing sake bar that offers sake distilled in Kyoto. Experience the night, local style!

Magical Trip is a recognized local tour agency, the recipient of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, and offers a variety of intimate group tours across Japan! Visit our Trip Advisor Page to know more about our tours and read our stellar 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.
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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Robin_s
May 26, 2024
Great night! - Really fun night! Our guide was great and made everyone feel included. Wonderful introduction to Gion area. Just book it!
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515cassym
May 24, 2024
Amazing Night! - So glad my friend and I were able to do this tour; it really gave us more insight and added depth to our Kyoto visit. Naru was an excellent guide with so much charisma and knowledge. We had so much fun with our group- we will definitely be booking again in the future. A fun night to remember for sure
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Escaoetocape
May 23, 2024
You'll be happy you chose this bar hopping tour - it's more than bar hopping! - An absolute must! See hidden treasures you would never find on your own. Naru is an amazing tour guide. He is fluent in Japanese and Engligh, well versed in Japanese culture, food, customs and history. There are so many symbolic images throughout Kyoto that I never would have understood or appreciated. Lots of bar choices of course. We chose the sake tasting at our first stop, second stop and third stop:) Lots of Japanese Izakaya choices to eat along with the bar hopping. Enjoy the people and culture of Japan, you will be happy you went on this tour!
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Jom332
May 22, 2024
Lots of fun. - Ayaka was so excellent, she took us to fun places. The Kareoke bar was hilarious! We enjoyed meeting new people!! It was a great tour. Thank you!!!!
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Stewartw492
May 22, 2024
Excellent time! - We had such a great time! Our guide Ayaka was wonderful, she was insightful and had several recommendations of places to try. Plus was just generally interesting to talk to. The food and drink were fantastic, one of the better tours I have been on. I would 100% recommend to anyone and everyone.
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C2913iddavec
May 22, 2024
Interesting places in Kyoto. - Our guide was very informative and took us to some places that we would’ve never found on our own. The food was great and we liked the atmosphere of the restaurants we went to.
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Fcreviewer
May 15, 2024
Great experience! - Naru gave a fantastic and personal tour! It was more than the bar hopping, it included some history of the locations we visted. We ended the night with karoke which was a great time :)
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Marnieinnc
May 14, 2024
A great time with Yumi and friends - We had a wonderful time on the tour with Yumi! She knows and loves Kyoto and it shows. The places she took us were not ones I would have ventured into myself as a tourist. The drinks, food, and company were excellent. Highly recommend!
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Thomashb8418ln
May 14, 2024
Great Tour in Kyoto - The tour was a great way to learn some history about Kyoto, eat some tasty food and have a few drinks. Overall a really nice experience! And our tour guide Yumi was super nice! Her English was great and she did a wonderful job guiding us through the city
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Grammasrock
May 19, 2024
Yuma was very informative. We learned a lot of history. I would maybe suggest changing the choice of bars and food items - We just completed the Tokyo bar hopping tour and it was far superior. The food choices were varied and substantial whereas in Kyoto the food was meager. Same with the drink options. Yuma was great but perhaps the company could take a look at the Tokyo tour and see if the Kyoto tour could be enhanced even if it costs more.
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