Experience food tours in
Kyoto with Withlocals

"Ted-san is awesome! He is very knowledgeable, kind, and fun. He was flexible and gave us many options for foods to try. He even let us get foods to bring back to our hotel to eat later because we were so full! Ted even gave us recommendations for other activities in and around Kyoto. He's a very kind man and I would highly recommend doing a food tour with him! "

"The tour was the perfect way of beginning a stay in Kyoto. Guía is incredibly knowledgeable about Kyoto and introduced us to the best of food. I also appreciate her flexibility in personalizing the tour given my walking limitations and our late start. Thank you, Guia for such a amazing welcome!"

"Guia was amazing and did a great job in introducing my wife, teenage son and me to the local area and food. Highly recommended. "

"We loved our tour with Ted! We did the 10 Food and Drink tour with Ted on our first day in Kyoto, and we could not have been happier. Ted took us to Nishiki Market, and he introduced us to the unique foods that we otherwise would not have tried. So good! In addition to the tour, Ted recommended places for us to eat and visit in Kyoto which was so helpful. He even helped us days later find a Japanese BBQ place for dinner in our last night in Kyoto. The price is TOTALLY worth it in our opinion, and it competely made our trip. "

"We arranged this tour with Guia for our family of four and were we ever glad we did! Guia knows her stuff - not just about the local food scene but also the color and history behind several local attractions she recommended for our stay in Kyoto. Communication (in English for us) was a breeze with Guia. She was able to easily handle some dietary restrictions we had and let us have input when we wanted. Not that we strayed far from her recommendations, though, as they were all excellent. My wife and I, and our kids, all had a great time thanks to Guia. We loved Kyoto. "

"My wife and I did the Nishi Market tour with Ted, it exceeded our expectations. Ted is a wonderful, patient and very knowledgeable guide. He walked us through three blocks of the market, stopping at many stalls to try food. He would explain the history of many stalls, provide guidance and answer questions about not just food, but souvenirs we thought about buying. For us the food was the highlight - Ted's deep knowledge of the market stalls and his gentle, friendly personality helped us try many different foods we would never of tried on our own - octopus with a quail egg inside, puffer fish, beef sushi,... Next time we go to Kyoto we will look for one of Ted's tours knowing we will enjoy it as we enjoyed his tour this so much."

"We had great fun on our “10 tastings” tour with Eiji. He showed us some of the hidden gems of Nishiki market and also which tourist traps to maybe avoid. After the tastings we walked around the Gion district and took in some of the Kyoto highlights as well as some lesser known but arguably even more beautiful corners of the city. We had great fun chatting with Eiji throughout the tour and got to know and see the city from a more nuanced angle. Would highly recommend the tour to someone who wants to get to know the city, is up for a good walk and loves to try out new food experiences!"

"Eiji was a great tour guide . His English was excellent , he encouraged us to taste foods we would not have tried . He was very informative with our Kyoto questions and recommended different historic sights to explore . He was very flexible with our tour as we had already seen some local sights . We cannot recommend Eiji enough to fulfil your Kyoto experience . "

"Ted (Yoshihiro) was such an amazing guide through Nishiki Market. He was knowledgeable on all the food we ate and was super informative of all the shops we stopped at. He was also very patient when we wanted to stop in other shops/ stores along the way. I cannot recommend him enough for a tour of anything. He is so personable and truly made our trip to Kyoto. I hope to do a tour with him again when I return one day. "

"We usually come to Japan and do our own thing but decided to give this tour a shot this time. Eiji was amazing. We had 2 kids with us 6 and 8. He was so great with them. We ended up signing up for 2 tours. 1- we did a food tour at Nishiki Market. He gave us an amazing variety for our family that we all loved. He had connections at the shops that had long lines too so we didn’t have to wait. He always did all the waiting and ordering for us. It was very stress free and he always made a point to show us the open restrooms! We tried foods we wouldn’t have tried on our own and they turned out to be delicious! 2- we also enjoyed a bike tour where the 6 y/o got to enjoy cruising on the back and the 8y/o got to maneuver through traffic. He took us through some beautiful areas that weren’t as crowded and new spots we didn’t pick on previous trips. He was accommodating, pleasant, knowledgeable AND took great pictures of us that we would have missed otherwise. Eiji was fantastic and I would recommend him to any and everyone! "