- Duration3 hours
- Group sizeMax 10 · from 1
- Guided inEnglish, Japanese
- Physical levelEasy
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Food & Drink
Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
Overview
Ten tastings from Nishiki Market's four hundred years of stalls, then across the river into Gion for obanzai and sake as the lanterns come on.
Nishiki Market is 400 metres of covered market that has fed Kyoto since the 14th century. Your guide walks it at the hour the stalls discount and the locals shop, with ten tastings: pickles, yuba, tako-tamago, fresh soy doughnut, knife-cut sashimi and matcha warabi mochi.
The walk then crosses the Kamo river into Gion for obanzai — Kyoto's home-style small plates — at a counter restaurant, with two local sakes. The timing is deliberate: you reach Hanamikoji as the lanterns come on, which is when geiko and maiko move between engagements.
Highlights
- Ten tastings through a 400-year-old market
- Kyoto specialities: yuba, obanzai, Kyoto pickles
- Two local sakes at a Gion counter
- Hanamikoji at lantern hour
- Maximum ten guests
What happens, step by step
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17:00
Nishiki Market
Pickles, yuba and tako-tamago as the stalls begin to clear.
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18:00
Knife shop and tea stall
Matcha warabi mochi and a lesson in what Kyoto means by tea.
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18:45
Across the Kamo river
Pontocho alley at dusk, then into Gion.
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19:15
Obanzai counter
Six small plates and two sakes at a family-run counter.
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20:00
Hanamikoji
The lanterns, the teahouses and the etiquette around photographing maiko.
What is and is not included
Included
- Ten tastings including obanzai at a Gion counter
- Two sake tastings or soft drinks
- English-speaking food guide
Not included
- Additional drinks
- Transport
- Gratuities
Where it starts
Meeting point
Nishiki Market west entrance at Takakura-dori, beside the torii gate.
Exact coordinates, the supplier’s on-the-day phone number and the driver or guide allocation are released with the booking voucher in the agent workspace.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start time. Between 72 and 24 hours, 50% is refunded. Inside 24 hours the booking is non-refundable, and a no-show is charged in full.
Traveller reviews
Who operates this
Kyoto Cultural Tours
Kyoto Cultural Tours Gōdō Kaisha · Kyoto, Japan
- Supplier rating
- 4.8 from 706 reviews
- Products in the catalogue
- 8
- Operating languages
- English, Japanese, French
- Typical response
- Within 24 hours
- Contracted since
- June 2025
- Confirmation
- Instant
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