Kyoto Bar Tour: Local Bars and Restaurants

Experience the authentic bar hopping scene in Kyoto with a friendly personal guide. Discover local favorites, delicious food, and drinks while supporting local businesses.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mikane Shrine - At the meeting place, Mikane Shrine, you can pray to become rich. (You are free to pray or not.)

  • Kyoto - Visit 3 Local Bars, You can experience original Japanese style drinking time!
    1.”)KAKUUCHI”:traditional Japanese liquor store and bar
    2.”)IZAKAYA”:Japanese style bub
    3.TACHINOMI:Standing Bar with original nice food!

What's Included
  • Tour Guide fee visit 3 bars and restaurants
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Private transportation
  • Beverage and food are not included in the price.
  • Drink fee of tour guide(1drink and food per Bar)will pay by client. An upper limit of about 6000yen
Additional Information

Would you like to experience restaurants and bars LOVED by locals?
Hi I am Takeshi, your friendly personal guide who’s passionate about Kyoto’s Bar Hopping scene. On this tour I will guide you to authentic bars and restaurants so you can really experience Kyoto like a local. You will discover delicious food and drinks whilst meeting new people! This will…

Location
618 Oshinishitōinchō
Golden Gate shrine MIKANE JINJA, Let’s start happy tour from here!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Wendy_m
Mar 5, 2026
Great introduction to Japanese spirits! - It was lots of fun. We didn’t know anything about Japanese drinks. Takeshi is very personable and helpful. Now we know that my companion likes raw sake and I like beer and whisky.
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Johanna_c
Jan 13, 2026
Evening with new friends - The Tour with Takeshi was really fun! We started with a visit in the shrine where we met, Takeshi showed us the right way to pray! After that we walked to the sake tasting and the people where so nice!! When we finished we want to an Izakaya with lots of Good good food, like okonomyaki and the lady who owns the restaurant is soooo nice and cute! We talked a bit and felt so welcome thanks to her! And then the Highlight of the evening started, we got to a really small Bar on the third floor and met two costumers that made the evening Perfect for us!! Takeshi did his best while translating between us and the other two men and it was getting more funnier, the more we drank hahaha. This evening has a special Place in our hearts and thanks to Takeshi we could meet a lot of super nice Japanese people. We really appreciate the memories we made! Much love from Germany <3
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Joseph_j
Sep 3, 2025
Kyoto Nar Crawl - It was a very personable experience and went to places we would otherwise would not have known. Our host was a great and made us feel at home
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Patrick
May 18, 2025
Don’t miss out- - Solo traveler and connected with Takashi, had an amazing night. He showed me spots I would have never found. Great drinks, great company, great evening. Highly recommend.
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Scott_g
Mar 30, 2025
Awesome can’t miss tour - Awesome experience. Our guide, Takeshi, was fabulous. Went to very out of the mainstream places for great food, amazing cultural experience and great drinks with the locals. Non touristy altogether. Absolutely do this!
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Charles_a
Mar 28, 2025
Local Tour Through the Streets - The experience was amazing. Very friendly guide that was able to take us to locations we would have never been and that were favorite among the locals with no other tourists in sight! A very great time with a very kind host
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Marissa_c
Mar 25, 2025
Hidden Bars, New Friends, and So Many Laughs! - My boyfriend and I had the BEST time bar hopping last night, all thanks to Takeshi! From the moment we met him, he was so welcoming, funny, and full of great energy. He made us feel like locals instantly, introducing us to hidden bars we never would’ve found on our own, and even introducing us to so many cool people along the way. It honestly felt like we were hanging out with an old friend who just happened to know all the best spots in town. Takeshi also gave us amazing recommendations for places to eat in Kyoto. Seriously, we’re going to check those out next! If you’re in town and want a night out that’s fun, authentic, and filled with good vibes, you NEED to do this. Thank you, Takeshi, for an unforgettable night!
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Julianmj672hm
Mar 22, 2025
Great night of food and sake! - We had a great time exploring the bars of Kyoto with Takeshi! We had some amazing food and sake. Takeshi will give you the inside scoop of all the places to visit while in Kyoto and also teach you about Japanese culture. Highly recommend and would definitely book this tour again!
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Marla_l
Dec 22, 2024
Great food, really fun... - Great food, really fun personable guy. Spots we would never find on our own. Learned about culture and things to do.
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Jcboy2000
Dec 21, 2024
Unlike the other tours - Takeshi will transport you to a world of a Japanese local. He might be reserved at the start but he will open up about his life, his family and soon enough you will be just like a local from Kyoto hanging out with a friend after work. He will bring you to drink sake that only locals would know, eat at places that only speak Japanese so you can see what daily life is and bump into people that are just looking to have a good time (with Takeshi as a translator!). You will truly become a local just for 4-5 hours. Most other places or tours are just catered to tourists but if your thing is to be part of local culture, this is the tour for you!
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From $59
up to 5 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).