Kyoto Food Tour: Discover Hidden Sites and Taste Local Cuisine
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7 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 learn more
Highlights
  • Gion Shirakawa - This tour will take you to Yasaka shrine, Kennninji, Kodaiji through some city walk. You will never miss must-see downtown spot.

Tour will begin with slow walk preserved historical district by the pretty canal and bridge. We know hidden temples and streets. Random history and information of the sites and lifestyle of Geisha, Maiko and locals will be provided on our walk.

What's Included
  • Temple admission fee included
  • Enjoy a delightful dinner
  • Experience private and personalized navigation
Additional Information

If you are traveling to Kyoto not to find only English friendly restaurants/places, we have the best tour for you!! This purpose of this tour is to discover the secret part of the city, lesser visited districts etc.

In addition, you can choose to have a native Japanese guide, the owner of the small tour company for those who prefer discussing with a chatty local. While you are here, you will notice it’s difficult to have a chance to communicate with local Japanese people.

This tour is a good selection of must-see spots in downtown, finishing within 3 hours. An English-speaking guide will suggest magnificent highlights and historic facts to learn, including temple gardens, shrines etc. Places may differ from the suggested itinaty depending on start time/guides speciality.

After 2-3 hours city-strolling, we will walk into a nice restaurant for delicious local dishes, serving us Kyoto cuisine.

food & city walking combined
Avoid long visitor lines

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
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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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