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Nishiki Market Lunch Tour
5.0
5 Ratings
Kyoto
Explore Nishiki Market with 7+ tastings, uncover hidden gems, and dive into Kyoto’s rich food culture. Perfect for foodies and culture enthusiasts.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Nishiki Market Shopping District - Discover “Kyoto’s kitchen,” a favorite spot for local restaurant chefs to purchase their ingredients! Savor and sip your way through the market, gaining insights into Kyoto’s distinctive food culture with numerous tastings. Stroll through the Nishiki food market street, sampling a variety of foods that embody Kyoto’s culinary traditions.
What's Included
- Lunch with food tastings
What's Not Included
- Transportation
Additional Information
Explore “Kyoto’s kitchen,” where even local restaurant chefs come and buy ingredients! Eat and sip your way through the market while learning about Kyoto’s unique food culture through multiple food tastings.
Lunch with 7+ Japanese food tastings at the Nishiki Market. Taste local foods and learn restaurants’ history and Kyoto’s food culture.
Walk through the downtown Kyoto to explore another side of Kyoto that you would not have found by yourself.
Discover hidden restaurants and bars to try for the rest of your trip in Gion, Pontocho, and Kiyamachi around the Nishiki Market.
Location
Apple Kyoto
In front of Apple Store Kyoto, you will find a guide holding a beige tote bag that says Ninja Food Tours.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Glawton
Aug 28, 2024
Interested in trying market foods? Don't miss this tour! - We had a wonderful tour of the Nishiki Market with our guide, Chikako. She helped us understand the fascinating history of the market and smoothly lead us through this busy place. The four of us agreed we would never have tried so many different foods and learned so much without taking this tour. Chikako explained about all that we ate and pointed out other foods we might want to try later (we did go back to eat there). She even offered some suggestions for restaurants in Osaka. SO helpful! This market is a must see in Kyoto and don't miss out on a great tour!
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Selina-and-gert
Aug 19, 2024
Wonderful experience that's a delight for the palate - We were supposed to have a group tour, but ended up having a private one, which was amazing. Chica, our guide, is very knowledgeable about the market, its culture, its history, and its food. Since we know quite a lot about Asian/Japanese food, she went out of her way to let us try different things and new flavors. And she did a great job. We definitely had had a wonderful experience that was a delight for the palate.
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Rar4a
Jun 29, 2024
Nishiki market tour - Excellent guide (Mana) and delicious food. Well organized. We’re able to taste a lot of foods we never would have discovered on our own and learn about the way the food is made. Highly recommend.
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Tintden
May 5, 2024
Great food tour at Kyoto Nishiki Market by Ninja Food tour - We had a great time to explore so many new items at the market today with our guide Mana. We had great conversations about food, Kyoto and brief history of the market. When she pointed out the lantern with the name of shop that we stopped by at the Nishiki Tenmangu shrine, it really clicked.
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Global232699
Mar 6, 2024
Great tour experience and company - Great tour getting to try foods I wouldn't have thought to try or know how to ask for at Nishiki Market, along with learning about the history. CJ was a lovely tour guide. The company was also very helpful when I had a rescheduling issue. I would book a tour with them again, whether in Kyoto or another city.
Do heed the 10-min early meet up timing - that is your actual meeting time (e.g. 10:50 AM). It's not really a buffer time to 11AM. I encountered this at other Japanese tours too - it might be a cultural thing.
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