Kyoto Gion Night Walk: Deep Dive into Japanese Culture with a Small Group Guided Tour

Experience the enchanting Gion district at night with a small group guided tour. Immerse yourself in Japanese culture, visit hidden gems, and maybe spot a geiko or maiko!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gion - Enjoy the enchanting nightlife of Gion, Kyoto’s historic geisha district. As the sun sets, the streets come to life with beautifully illuminated lanterns, elegant restaurants, charming bars, and traditional teahouses. Wander around the traditional backstreets, visit offbeat temples and shrines, and may even get to catch a glimpse of a geiko…
What's Included
  • Walking tour
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Snack
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Meals and other drinks
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the enchanting ambience of the Gion district after sundown
Learn more about the rich cultural heritage and customs of Japan, guided by an amiable and well-informed host
Stroll through quaint alleyways, explore unconventional temples and shrines, and you may even spot a geiko or maiko (geiko apprentice)
Reservations can be made at any…

Location
Kyoto Kawaramachi Garden
Kyoto Kawaramachi Garden corner, in front of the big black world map. Your guide will be waiting for you at the meeting point wearing a TripGuru shirt or holding a TripGuru sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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648adriannec
Oct 7, 2025
A+ Food Guide Experience with Alex!! - Alex was a phenomenal guide! Super friendly, knowledgeable about culture, and willing to provide helpful resources so I could navigate Kyoto on my own. He is a real gem in the industry!!
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287sarmada
Oct 7, 2025
One of the best in Kyoto - This was my favourite tour, shout out to our tour guide who was excellent with breadth of knowledge, I loved walking through Gion at night, such beautiful neighbourhood.
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Ceciliabh3029jc
Oct 6, 2025
Fun walking tour of the Kyoto Gion district - Jasmine was a great tour guide managing 25 people with ease and sharing a bit of history and gave us a lesson on the difference btw temples and shrines and a better understanding of Geishas. The Gion district was so beautiful at night lit by lanterns that gave the neighborhood a lovely glow.
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Shane_g
Oct 5, 2025
Fantastic educational and professional tour - Our tour guide was Rafael He was outstanding All the places he took us to was amazing His knowledge was superb of the area He was patient professional and spoke clearly His passion for his country was obvious Highest recommendation for everyone to do this tour We saw geiko and mako all the way around Snack on the tour was delightful
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Oct 5, 2025
3-hour Night tour of Gion - We are a family of 5 people with a kid. Our guide Alex covers most of our needs including introduction of Gion, taking family photos and being a friend even to the kid. We were late to the meeting location but Alex kept us in touch so we could still catch up to his group to continue our tour. Gion is such a big area, with Alex’s help we were able to visit most of the important spots in Gion during the 3-hour tour, otherwise it would take us a whole day walking around by ourselves but not knowing where we’re heading to. Thanks Alex for saving our Gion journey🙂. The overall experience leaves us a very good memory as expected.
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Albagomez2
Oct 4, 2025
Night tour - Beautiful night tour! With a nice guide who knows the secrets of the city and can give you interesting recommendations. Correct quality for the price.
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Anabcn21
Oct 4, 2025
A pleasant and different tour. - The night walk through Gion was spectacular. I highly recommend it. Alex is a great guide. He explained things about history, current context and Japanese society. A pleasant and different tour, we spent the 3 hours of flying tour. Like you're taking a walk with a colleague. Thank you very much ☺️
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Escape05986067624
Oct 4, 2025
Authentic tour of Gion - Pleasure to have Alex lead Gion. A different guided tour, explaining what Japan is like culturally apart from the tour we did. Greetings from Tarragona!
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Platitas
Oct 4, 2025
Recommended - It was a very nice afternoon with Alex and a very friendly group 😊 Good way to discover little corners of Gion and know more about the city. Thank you 🤗
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Katherine_i
Oct 6, 2025
Missed group by 9 minutes - We got lost at the train station so we arrived at 17:29 instead of 17:20 hrs and the group was gone. which is fine, but I couldn’t get in touch with Viator or the guide to be able to catch up with the group. The choice on the app was Contact guide ( to which I got no response as yet) and Live Agent ( also no response.
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up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).