2 Hour Night Walking Tour Throughout Gion with souvenir andsnack

Kyoto, Japan

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Recommendations

Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Disney Store - Kyoto Shijo-Kawaramachi
Japan, 600-8001 Kyoto, Shimogyo Ward, 四条通河原町北東角コトクロス阪急河原町 1&2F
Go to the corner of Shijo/Kawaramachi in front of the Disney store. The guide will be holding a company sign.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Yasaka Shrine

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hanamikoji Street

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kiyamachi　Street

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kamogawa River

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Featured review

Anita_K

One of the best walking tours we have ever experienced. The tour was extremely insightful, interesting and Simon shared knowledge and places we would have never known otherwise. The highlight of our Kyoto trip thus far. Could not recommend more.

Reviews

3.9

based on 14 reviews

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Canceled without any...

Charlotte_Y, Mar 2026

Canceled without any notification waited 30 minutes before I had to verify this tour had been cancelled

Simon was a very funny...

Arki_K, Jan 2026

Simon was a very funny and knowledgeable guide. We did this tour on our first night in Kyoto so it was great to learn about the city’s history and culture, and get an idea of restaurants to visit and what to do in the next few days.

Highly Recommended

Anita_K, Jun 2025

Gion and Geishas

Prakriti_G, Apr 2025

We had a very interesting and informative tour of the Gion Geisha district with our guide Simon. He provided us with all the information spiced up with great humour and also answered all our questions. We had no problem locating him at the meeting point. A very enjoyable tour for all of us.

Interested walking tour

Jacqueline_M, Oct 2024

Simon our tour guide was waiting for us at the meeting point. He was interesting, knowledgeable and imparted his knowledge clearly. The walking pace was good , with ongoing explanations of what we were seeing, the sights were great and a good experience all round.

Just book it

Giovanni_N, Aug 2024

I took a couple of tours during my visit to Japan and this was by far my and my girlfriend’s favorite tour. Simon is very knowledgeable and keeps things interesting. There was a lot of cover and he is willing to answer all questions. Thanks to him, we were able to appreciate so many things we would have otherwise overlooked. Definitely our highlight of visiting Kyoto.

Awesome experience with Simon

Jerome_M, Jun 2024

Simon-san was very impressive in his knowledge of Japan and Kyoto and Gion. He took us to many lesser visited angles of the district and showed us the lay of the land, customs, and hip spots and good ears all in 2 hours or so. It was a great tour. I'd say so far our favorite tour in Japan! Great work Simon

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you so much. It was a pleasure to hang out with you guys

The guide did not show up

Jenny_M, May 2024

I booked 2 hrs before the tour, and had confirmation. Turned up 15 mins early, waited until 20 mins past the official start time. No one showed up to take the tour. I messaged via WhatsApp, tried phoning the contact number and left messages via the app. Two days later and I’ve still not had any replies. I’ve contacted Viator for a refund but they need to “investigate” before this can “potentially” be refunded and could take 5 days. When you’re only in a place for a few nights this can really waste a precious evening. Hopefully I’ll get the refund but there should be compensation too. As a solo traveller this really upset me.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Hi. I am so sorry to hear this. The reason why the guide wasn't there was because the time slot had been cancelled already. A full refund is on its way. My apologies

Best tour to do when you first arrive

Olive_H, Apr 2024

Simon our guide was very punctual when meeting us, he was very knowledgeable and as he is English no language problem. He gave us a fascinating insite into Japanese culture knew the area and people really well. Only wish we had done this tour the day we arrived.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you so much. I am happy to have shared my knowledge with you.

Street tour

Angela_A, Apr 2024

Tour guide was fantastic with great knowledge. Unfortunately we felt the group was too big and had been lost. If a smaller group would had been 5 star

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Hi. Thanks for your input. Sorry about the group size this was due to the time of year it was a surprise to everyone. Glab you enjoyed it though

Poor tour

David_W, Apr 2024

The English tour guide gave inaccurate and vague information from our own research and further guides we had on the following two days. Poor value for money. Viator should not be using him.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

I'm sorry to hear how you feel. We always try to deliver an accurate account based on personal experience. In that case we can deliver some things that you would never find on the internet. Sorry about how you feel but thank you for the feedback

Very cool tour

Gladys_A, Apr 2024

We had a great time on this tour, Simon was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of history and even food recommendations. He took us through the back streets and we got to see a couple of geishas

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you so much it was a pleasure to meet you guys

Wonderful part of Kyoto...

Michael_P, Apr 2024

Wonderful part of Kyoto to understand and learn about. It was really busy so it was hard to keep up with our guide. We actually lost him 20mins before the end which was a real shame. He moved a bit too quickly and didn’t hold up a flag for us to see amongst the crowd.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Sorry about that. It's now high season and it's the busiest I've ever seen Kyoto. I hope you had a good time though.

Very good couple of hours to get the lay of the land around Gion

David_D, Apr 2024

Very good tour, though somewhat rushed and hard to navigate and run to keep up with Simon among the very busy crowds. He was good, sharing good information, though sometimes more about himself than the sites, people and culture. Still, a worthwhile couple of hours.