Uncover the best of Nishiki Market the local Way

"“Ted” as Yoshihiro likes to be called, offered a delightful tour of the Nishiki food market. He introduced us to food we would not have known how to order on our own— having had clearly developed a rapport with local vendors."

"Tiro, thank you for an unforgettable street‑food adventure through Kyoto. Every stop you chose was a gem, and we’re still thinking about the flavors you introduced us to. What made the experience truly special, though, were the conversations along the way — drifting from Japanese history and culture to the future of bitcoin‑based tokenisation in real estate. Your curiosity, knowledge, and easygoing energy turned a food tour into something much richer. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide. "

"We had a great tour in Kyoto and so much food, we were stuffed for the rest of the day. The market is crazy busy so it was nice to duck out to some local places we wouldn't have otherwise found to eat a full days worth of meals in just a few short hours and Hiroki went out of his way to make sure we found our way back to the train station with just enough time to catch our ride to meet friends."

"Our family of four (two teenage girls) had the best time with Ted on our food tour. He is extremely knowledgeable, he’s funny, he has the best recommendations, and fed us amazing food (from exotic and unusual to simple and delicious)! He brought us to many different places to try spices and honey and showed us where to get unique items from Kyoto. Thank you Ted!! We will be recommending him as a guide for friends who will be coming in the future:)"

"Great food tour with Ryuki on our first day in Kyoto. Checking with us beforehand to what we wanted to do and experience, we went to the local hidden gems which we wouldn’t have found by ourselves. Experienced a local izakaya, the places to go to in Nishiki market (not the tourist traps!), ramen and exploring Gion. Plenty to eat, taste and drink. An enjoyable 3 hours and would highly recommend Ryuki for his location knowledge and foodie recommendations."

"Eijii was a fantastic and gracious host. We did the tour with my family of four - my wife, my 9 year old, and my 1 year old. Eijii was friendly and personable and half way through the tour, he was taking turns holding the baby, who really took a liking to him. My wife asked for us to book a food tour and it was the one thing she wanted to do in Kyoto. She was not disappointed and even my daughter, who is not normally an adventurous eater, said that it was her favorite thing we did in Kyoto. My daughter was a super good sport and promised to try everything that Eijii recommended and to be polite even if she didn’t like it. She was a champ and made good on her word. We ended up discovering that she now likes sashimi! The market is huge and there is so much to choose from, so it was nice to have a local to make recommendations and a bonus to learn about the rich history of Kyoto and the market place. I would recommend doing this tour early on in your trip so that you can get your bearings in the market and figure out what you wanna go back and try. There’s too much to see in one visit, so it was even worth it just to get a preview of the market - what kind of food they got and what kind of shopping is available. We actually finished the tour with an hour to spare. Eijii was willing to go back into the market and hit some other spots, but by the end of it we were all full and tired from a full day of walking (we were out exploring before the tour started and we lugging bags with us). I definitely recommend packing light or finding a coin locker, since you’ll have a lot of ground to cover. When we visit Kyoto again, we will definitely book Eijii for another round of exploring and food tasting. We appreciated his thoughtfulness and that he took us to family-run shops that have been there for generations. He even pointed out the “tourist traps” - businesses that don’t use authentic ingredients or had inferior quality foods. We invited Eijii to come visit us in Guam so that we could return the favor and take him out on a foodie adventure in our neck of the Pacific. "

"Naoki was a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide on our first day in Kyoto. Our group had 4 teenagers and 4 adults. We tried many different local delicacies that we wouldn’t have known about without Naoki’s guidance. With full stomachs we then had some time to learn more about Kyoto’s history. Thank-you Naoki! What a great way to start our holiday in Japan :-)"