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15 Best Drinking Tours In Kyoto

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The 15 most popular drinking tours in Kyoto. What each one involves, how long it runs, what it costs, and who you book with.

15 Best Drinking Tours In Kyoto

Kyoto Night Foodie Tour in Gion (9+ dishes + 6 Sake tastings) - Pontocho after dark: stepping into the neighborhood vibe
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Kyoto Night Foodie Tour in Gion (9+ dishes + 6 Sake tastings)

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1.Kyoto Night Foodie Tour in Gion (9+ dishes + 6 Sake tastings)

Kyoto’s Gion and Pontocho night food walk with 9+ dishes and 6 sake tastings, a small group, and a guide-led evening meal route.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“Overpriced Relative to Other Food Tours. While our guide was polite, we showed up at the meeting point (by a known monument, which was designated by the company) and after a few minutes of waiting past the meeting time, we had to approach him to ask if he was the guide for our tour versus…”

1,762 reviewsFrom $163.49by MagicalTrip Inc.

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3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings - The tasting room plan: 10 sakes, real explanations, less guesswork
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3-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Tastings & Pairings

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Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery - Where you meet, how you’ll move, and why it matters
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Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery

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3.Arashiyama Bamboo, Temple, Monkeys, or Secret Sake Brewery

Walk Kyoto’s Arashiyama highlights: bamboo grove, Okochi Sanso garden, Tenryuji Temple, monkey park views, plus shopping or sake tasting.

★ 4.8

“Karim is an amazing, fun and energetic guide. He told us the best spots to make picture, and the best places to eat. He was very flexible and fit to our mood very easily.”

886 reviews5 hoursFrom $87by Japan Tour Adventure

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Kyoto: Izakaya Bars Guided Walking Tour - Where the Night Starts: Disney Store Kyoto Shijo-Kawaramachi
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Kyoto: Izakaya Bars Guided Walking Tour

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Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing - Meeting at Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum (and what to watch for)
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Kyoto: Insider Sake Brewery Tour with Sake and Food Pairing

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Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour - Teradaya and the Fushimi brewery-side atmosphere
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Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

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6.Kyoto Sake Brewery & Tasting Walking Tour

Walk Fushimi’s breweries with a small group, tour Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, and taste 18+ Kyoto sakes on a 3-hour guided route.

★ 5.0

“It was very fun. Matt, our tour guide, was great. Perfect person to have a Sake with as he truly enjoys a good Sake. His historical knowledge of the area and of the process behind the brewing was impressive. Be prepared to enjoy a good amount of Sake!”

623 reviewsFrom $98.82by MagicalTrip Inc.

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Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour - The 3-hour flow: what happens as you hop through Kyoto’s side streets
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Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour

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7.Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour

Kyoto bar hopping at night: walk Pontocho backstreets with a certified guide, taste 3–4 drinks and 3–4 izakaya dishes in 3 hours.

★ 5.0

“Loved our bar hopping tour , went to some great restaurants and met some wonderful people , Great way to see some of the back streets 🍷”

613 reviewsFrom $105.42by MagicalTrip Inc.

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Kyoto Local Bar Crawl in Kawaramachi Area - Price and value: what $28.52 really buys
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Kyoto Local Bar Crawl in Kawaramachi Area

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1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings - Your 90 minutes: how the tasting workshop actually flows
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1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings

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Kyoto: Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings and Snacks - Inside the Tasting Room: What Happens From Welcome to Final Sips
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Kyoto: Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings and Snacks

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Kyoto: Afternoon Japanese Izakaya Cooking Class - Two Cooking Rounds: How the 3 Hours Actually Flow
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Kyoto: Afternoon Japanese Izakaya Cooking Class

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Izakaya Style Cooking Class - Finding Cooking Sun Kyoto and Your 2pm Rhythm
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Izakaya Style Cooking Class

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12.Izakaya Style Cooking Class

Spend 3 hours in Kyoto learning izakaya-style cooking, including dashi and seasoning, then sit down to dinner you made yourself.

★ 5.0

“Great chefs teaching about great food! This experience was fun, informative, and delicious. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a cooking experience in Kyoto.”

219 reviewsFrom $71.63by Cooking Sun

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Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House - Inside the 300-year-old tea room: what the 50 minutes look like
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Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House

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13.Private Tea Ceremony and Sake Tasting in Kyoto Samurai House

Private tea ceremony in a 300-year-old Kyoto samurai house, plus matcha and sake or whisky tasting, with kimono and katana photos.

★ 5.0

“This experience was beautifully curated, blending education and tradition throughout. Beginning with the matcha-making ceremony was a wonderful introduction. We then enjoyed taking memorable photographs in a kimono, followed by tasting sake and Japanese whisRead more”

163 reviewsFrom $99by KyotoSamuraiHouse

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Kyoto Private Night Tour with a Local – Bars, Bites & Culture - Gion at dusk: lantern lanes, townhouses, and the right kind of strolling
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Kyoto Private Night Tour with a Local – Bars, Bites & Culture

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14.Kyoto Private Night Tour with a Local – Bars, Bites & Culture

Private Gion and Pontocho night walk with a local: lantern alleys, izakaya snacks, and shrine calm. Two drinks included.

★ 5.0

“We had a truly awesome tour with our guide, Mia. She was incredibly knowledgeable and was able to shape the tour to our requirements. Absolutely excellent. Our only criticism that we didn’t receive the promised two drinks which we had forgotten were included.”

48 reviewsFrom $150.35by City Unscripted

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Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience - The 2-hour flow: bottles, tasting notes, and guided comparisons
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Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience

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15.Advanced Kyoto Insider Sake Tasting Experience

Kyoto advanced sake tasting compares 10 rare pours with an expert. Learn via bottle-label practice and notes in about 2 hours.

★ 5.0

“I recommend this tour to anyone who likes and drinks sake(nihonshu). You get an opportunity to learn from the best about how it's created and the different types. 10 out 10 would recommend.”

44 reviewsFrom $74.64by Add Stories Co.,Ltd.

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