Takashi's local food adventure through Gion Kyoto tips of Ramen
Description
If you want to find ENGLISH-UNFRIENDLY restaurants, we have the best tour for you!! This is a highlight tour in downtown with FOOD experience. Try some local delicacy. In the city center of Kyoto, Gion, we will enjoy night walk in nice traditional settings, learning some histories and culture on your way. Then we will swiftly move to the restaurant since we are hungry :) We choose different restaurants for every tour. You may unlock the new food style and taste during the tour, such as Katsu, Ramen, or Izakaya. After some walk, we sit and the guide will slect the best dishes at each place. Then talk to your guide. Takashi and Natsuki are very thrilled to share stories with you! Takashi is professional one that also offers a car tour in Kyoto, Nara and Osaka. His life is dedicated to offer great tips for your trip. Ask anything from Geisha, pagoda to the geography of Kyoto. He's a big foodie. His ramen place recommedation is must-check, which blows your mind. See you on the tour!
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Itinerary
Gion district, a part of the city center. It has lots of lively streets and shops but since when? Gion has been the center of entertainment and culture throughout over 500 years of history. Learn the unique culture and discuss your guide.
You may encounter Maiko and Geisha. They are traditional female performers, wearing unique all-white make up on their face, veiled in mystery. Listen to the guide. Who are they?
The shrine is special in terms of its role as a shrine. As being the center of entertainment, some unique culture represented by Geisha/Kabuki were developed in Gion. The shrine contains many traces of he history corresponding to those culture.
Small alleys situated along the canal. Very iconic lanterns and shops are fun. We will walk through this alley towards our restaurant
Finally, we are arriving at the restaurant. Isn't it boring to be trapped at every touristy area? We get you covered. Most of the real restaurants are hidden in the lively streets. They are so shy to foreiners and don't even have English menues. However, your guide knows Japanese and what's to be oredered there. We excluded food fee from the tour price so you can choose what/how much you want to eat.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(8)
Our tour guide Natsuki was delightful and made the evening worthwhile. However, be aware that the label on the tour is misleading. A food walking tour means to me multiple stops tasting different foods along the way. It’s an evening walking tour with dinner at the end. I certainly was not expecting a stop at a Shinto shrine along the way. Again, the guide was great and so we enjoyed the tour.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Natsuki. To add something to your feedback, the tour usually have some stops, such as Mochi place and some food stands in the shrine, which will let you see the local things. However, you joined the tour by 40mins late and unfortunately many shops closes by the time you arrive. Then the tour needed to be shortened based on guide's decision, is what I heard. Anyway, I am glad you enjoyed the time with us. Thank you so much again!!
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.
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!
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.
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.
Wow! a big thank you 5-star review! 🌟 As a passionate tour guide, I love sharing real food and scenic adventures! Can't wait to have more fun with you soon!! 🎉
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.
Thank you so much for the five-star review! That's so honoring. One of our ambition is to let people try authentic Japanese food. As you know, Japanese people just don't speak English. Some restaurants exclusively serve in Japaese where non Japanese are impossible to order food. That is where our mission plays a role! Thanks for spending time with us!
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.
I am so happy with the GIon night walk with you two! I had engaged in the area tour one year ago unitl starting my tour compnay. This time, it really was a reviving chance to take me back after a while. The one year suspension brought me discvories of a good Izakaya restaurant and new temples. Now that I have a great update with my tour, I am confident that everyone can enjoy Gion with me!
