Nishiki Market Tour: Kyoto's Culinary Delights

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: 24 hours
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…

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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Markushc9851rg
Oct 28, 2025
Small group lunch tour - Chikako was an insightful, warm and hospitable guide who gave us a genuine local perspective during the 3-hour Nishiki Market lunch tour. We visited small specialty shops and tasted, among other things, excellent furikake. Her English was excellent, and to our surprise she even spoke some German from her years guiding Japanese travelers abroad. A relaxed and enjoyable small-group experience.
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851keris
Oct 27, 2025
Leandra gave the best tour! - Leandra did such a great job taking us to all the local spots and explaining everything! She was so knowledgeable about the food and hurry of the market. Can’t recommend her enough!
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D2018ofcraigc
Oct 22, 2025
Delicious Tour At Nishiki Market with Taishi - Excellent tour with Taishi to the Nishiki Market. He had us eat foods that were Kyoto based. We had such good food and good portions. I highly recommend the tour!
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Cindymast
Oct 17, 2025
Market food tour - We thoroughly enjoyed our food tour of the market. Mana told us about the history of the market and of the food. We had a good variety of foods. The group was small so it was easy to stay together in the busy market and also hear about the various foods and stalls. It was good value for the money.
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Faraway02459164713
Oct 17, 2025
Great experience - We did the tour with Chika. She was very knowledgable, and we learned and ate a lot. I would definitely recommend. A great way to learn about Japan
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Lucasjk6867qe
Oct 17, 2025
The ONLY way to experience Nishiki Market - I couldn't imagine a better way to experience the market than being guided from delicious stop to delicious stop by Leandra's expertise. Everything we tried was delicious, from the out of the ordinary stuffed octopus to the simple but sophisticated rice cracker. Leandra answered all our questions, provided us with great tips for the market and beyond, and made us feel perfectly at home. I would one million percent sign up for her Sweets Tour of Kyoto - make it happen!
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Dbfergusonre
Oct 13, 2025
Nishiki Market food tour Ten Star Experience!! - Absolutely and amazing tour through Nishiki Market. Saw the Somebody Feed Phil episode that talk about it and booked it. Well worth the time and money. So informative and seriously tasty foods!!! So much fun! Highly recommend! Ten Stars!!
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Stevenbt5394mx
Oct 9, 2025
An experience not to miss. - As a seasoned traveler this is a tour that you cannot miss. Our guide was spectacular and so knowledgeable. I highly recommend the tour.
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Elaine_c
Oct 7, 2025
Wonderful experience... - Wonderful experience trying different foods and learning about the local products. Our tour guide, Mana was friendly and knowledgeable.
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953arielar
Aug 13, 2025
A great experience! - Chikako was an excellent tour guide - we had 7 people who each had slightly different interests and eating needs and she ensured that everyone was engaged and delighted by the food and whole experience. We all highly recommend her tours.
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From $70
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).