Kyoto Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

The tea ceremony is life changing. Mari is one gentle and awesome host!

Jihyo and Teri were amazing!!! What an amazing experience!! Very knowledgeable. It rained all day but the vibes were amazing and we pushed thru. They truly helped make it worth it!!! Even on a rainy day. We will definitely recommend others for this tour! Thank you both for everything!

If you only have a short time in Kyoto, take this tour! Jihyo was fantastic, and so was Teri. The rain was crazy, but the tour was still fantastic. They gave great food suggestions. My wife had some of the best sushi she’s ever had. Really great value for the money.

Kumi was an amazing tour guide and adventure. She went out of her way to listen to you, find one or two things you are looking for in the city and made personal recommendations.

Mari was a lovely guide - considerate and thoughtful. We also enjoyed the engaging conversations and knowledge of Kyoto. Thanks Mari!

This was a great tour and our guide, Ayu, was wonderful. She was so sweet and knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. She also recommended going to the nearby monkey park after the tour which was an amazing experience. Thank you, Ayu!

Our guide masa was amazing Kind, patient with a wealth of knowledge and information It was a pleasure to have him as our guide

Wonderful experience forour holiday

This was a fabulous experience! Time is taken to get your hair done, you can choose your own kimono and are even given a hand bag to put your personal items in. Feels very authentic! Colours and choices of kimonos is great! Colours are beautiful and they make a nice job of your hair! The tea ceremony itself is very interesting. I chose this one because it showed actual seats rather than sitting in the floor - which I wouldn’t have been able to do. The event takes place in a genuine old wooden house with proper sliding rice paper doors and beautiful screens. The whole event felt very authentic. For men, women and couples alike. The groups are small - approx 10-12 people. The lady was funny and took lots of photos for us with our own phones. Can highly recommend!

We had an incredible day with Daika! This was the tour to really be able to authentically experience Nara and Osaka. We enjoyed the beautiful sights, interacting with the deer, Osaka nightlife, delicious local food, and conversation that really put us in touch with the cities and everything we saw and experienced.

This was a very educational tour about sake. Jimmy was knowledgeble and personable. We had a great time and really enjoyed the sake tasting!

Our guide Eiko was wonderful! She showed us all of the important highlights of Kyoto. The pace of the tour was excellent.

We hiked up hidden paths to get to the top of Fushimi Inari. There were hardly any people there and we could enjoy the beautiful nature and shrines. Josh was a fantastic guide! His explanations were great and he pointed out a lot of interesting details. We recommend this tour very much and would totally do it again.

Great evening with a wonderful group of people. Sora was a fantastic guide - knowledgeable, enthusiastic and timed each stop of the trip perfectly. There was so much food! Sora provided interesting background explanations to each dish/restaurant etc as well as his local recommendations. Would recommend!

An excellent evening of good food, great guide and drink options Suitable for those who don’t drink alcohol as well. Sora was very knowledgeable and answered lots of questions about local good, customs and culture He made sure to chat to all of us and it was a relaxing, fun evening

Afifa has been a very informative guide. She explained e everything well, nicely and politely. We would highly recommend her.