Kyoto
The food walks through Kyoto’s kitchen: Nishiki Market’s four-hundred-year-old stalls, izakaya alleys after dark and sake breweries in Fushimi. The city’s cuisine was built for emperors and still acts like it.
Discover Kyoto’s vibrant night food scene on this guided tour through Gion and Pontocho, with delicious local dishes, sake tastings, and expert insights.
Most Popular“Jimmy took me out to experience a great dinner and drinks evening, co-mingling with the local Friday night crowd, which I probably would have otherwise totally missed”
Discover Kyoto's flavors with this small-group Nishiki Market brunch tour, featuring expert guides, authentic tastings, and cultural insights.
“Great day filled with not only an amazing tour of the Nishiki market but our guide provide amazing history and fun facts of Kyoto, Geisha culture and the Shinto and Buddhism religious culture! A must in Kyoto!”
Discover Kyoto's sake culture with this 3-hour insider experience. Visit breweries, taste 10+ sakes, and learn from expert guides—great for curious travelers.
“Very interesting and informative. Loved the tastings. Food pairings were great and very enlighten how it changes the taste of some sake.”
Experience Kyoto’s culture with a traditional kimono and tea ceremony. Enjoy expert guidance, authentic matcha, and memorable photos in a small group setting.
“This is a fun cultural experience! They help you put on the kimono properly and do your hair, giving you a purse for valuables. Then they explain a tea ceremony and take you through the process of mixing the tea and having small treats.”
Explore Kyoto’s sake culture on a private brewery tour with tastings, food pairings, and expert insights—perfect for curious drinkers and culture lovers.
“Wonderful tour. Maybe a third of the tour is about sake making process, the rest is about tasting. I had very little experience with sake/nihonshou and it was wonderful to get to taste such a wide sample and learn what kind of sake I like…”
Discover Kyoto’s local sake scene on this engaging 3-hour walking tour, featuring visits to museums, tasting sessions, and insights into traditional brewing.
“Amazing tour! We had so much fun and learned a lot from Ayu. You also get so much sake on this tour - 21 tasters!”
Explore Kyoto's culinary delights and local culture on a 3-hour guided walk through Nishiki Market, with tastings, shrine visits, and shopping tips.
“We had Atsu as our guide. He was amazing and very knowledgeable. All of my guests who went on this tour were so happy with Atsu. You will be very lucky to have him as your guide. The food tour was very enjoyable and at…”
Discover Kyoto’s culinary secrets on this intimate Gion food tour, sampling 13 dishes across four authentic eateries, with insightful guides and charming lantern-lit streets.
“Such an informative food tour highlighting delicious food — wonderful introduction to Kyoto cuisine. Our guide, Alessio, was great. Highly recommended.”
Experience Kyoto’s culinary delights on this small-group evening tour. Enjoy local market snacks, izakaya dishes, sake, and cultural insights in 3.5 hours.
“Leandra was our host for my family of 4. She was outstanding! Her food selections and places were delicious, and fun. She provided great insights into the culture, things to do, and her experience living in Kyoto, being from another country. Choose Leandra!”
Discover Kyoto’s sake secrets with an expert-led tasting, food pairing, and insights into brewing traditions—perfect for enthusiasts and curious travelers alike.
“Great experience to understand sake brewing and many of the different nuances of this art. The tasting and the pairing with food was very well done”
Experience Kyoto’s traditions with a tea ceremony, making matcha, enjoying a Koto performance, donning a kimono, and learning about Japanese culture.
“Very interesting learning about the tea etiquette & how to make our own matcha, along with a special harp playing performance! Excellent hospitality, HIGHLY RECOMMEND !”
Discover Kyoto’s sake culture with a private tasting, 7 varieties, expert guides, and Japanese snacks—an engaging, educational experience for your trip.
“Absolutely loved it! Such a great guide and we learned a lot. Food and sake was delicious. We were also able to purchase some of our favourites afterwards. Would highly recommend !”
Discover Kyoto's nightlife through a guided food tour in Gion and Pontocho, sampling 13 dishes and exploring local culture with expert guides.
“Awesome tour. Taiga is a very friendly and fun guy to be with ! Keep it going !”
Discover Kyoto's culinary gems on this Gion Food Tour, sampling 15 authentic dishes, learning local stories, and exploring hidden eateries with an expert guide.
“This was an excellent tour. Misaki our guide was very personable. The group was small so it felt more like going out with friends than a tour. There was lots of good food and drink, so much we could not finish all of it. This…”
Experience a private, authentic tea ceremony in a 300-year-old Kyoto samurai house, including sake tasting, kimono dressing, and photo ops for an unforgettable cultural journey.
“Great intimate tea ceremony experience. 10/10 recommend doing this. This was private and very informative, hand’s on experience, loved to see the traditional values and process of making matcha tea, recieving and learning about the culture. the sake tasting was also excellent with high quality…”
Ten thousand shrine gates, tea poured properly and geisha lanes at dusk.