Kyoto Nishiki Market Food & Cultural Walking Tour

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Kyoto, Japan

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Overview

This local guided tour takes you to food adventure in the heart of Kyoto! Gain a thoroughly enjoyable introduction to Kyoto’s authentic food culture with a small-group guided tour for the city’s best eating spot, Nishiki Market.

In addition, you will see different faces of this town while walking around the neighborhood and you will learn about not only foods but more about Kyoto such as religion, tradition and history.

Your friendly guide will also give you a lot of tips about Kyoto, such as useful information to travel around, cultural clues which makes your stay more enjoyable.
Let's enjoy one step deeper and get into the local.

What's Included

  • Special Street Food(Tofu skin, Local home cooking, Hamo Tempura, WAGYU steak skewers, and more)
  • Local guide
  • Food tasting

    Meeting Location

    Meeting point

    四條東洞院内裏跡, Tachiuri Nishimachi, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8007, Japan

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    [Meetup]10:15 am in front of the South West Main entrance of DAIMARU KYOTO. *In front of the "Shijo Takakura bus stop" along big Shijo street. *This is NOT FUJII Daimaru.

    End point

    Rissei Garden Hulic Kyoto, 310-2 Bizenjimachō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8023, Japan

    Start Time • 10:15 AM

    What To Expect

    Nishiki Market Shopping District

    Soak up the sights, sounds, and smells, and learn about local food culture in this 400-year-old market with 130 shops all along a narrow five-block long street. This market still functions as an important place for both locals and professional chefs. Many chefs of Michelin-star restaurants and hotels/ryokans buy their ingredients from this market everyday. Locals come to the market when they want real atuhentic ingredients with best quality. While wandering through the market and sampling various kind of foods, you will learn about Japanese foods, local specialties, and food culture. Let's enjoy the market, not only foods but also all food related shops such as kitchen knives, tableware, and chopsticks.
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    1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Nishiki Tenmangu

    Visiting a local Shinto shrine. You will learn about things you often find at a shrine and how to pray at a Japanese Shinto shrine.Also, you could know the basics about the worships among Japanese People.If you like, you can try a fortune paper.
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    10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Teramachi-dori Street

    You will feel the life of the local people while walking through this local shopping street, where various shops from long-established shops to the latest shops line up.
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    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Takoyakushido Eifukuji Temple

    A small Buddhist temple located at the corner of the shopping street. There are temples everywhere in Kyoto, so this is something local experience that you can feel temples close to you in everyday life.
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    10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Rissei Garden Hulic Kyoto

    Have some drink and sit in an open space in this renovated elementary school. This place is filled with the modern history of Kyoto; how this area was once important and lively, the time of modernization, and how this elementary was built. The guide will tell you the story about this place and Kyoto while you are enjoying a cup of drink.
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    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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    Additional Info

    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • If you will come with a stroller, please let us know in advance. Nishiki market is very crowded sometimes.
    • If you have severe dietary restrictions, it may not be possible to arrange food for you.
    • The tour will take place rain or shine.

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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    Activity code: C-21490P6

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