Eat & drink like a local - izakaya experience

You’ll spend the night bar hopping through the historic Gion district with one of our hosts. This neighborhood has been entertaining locals for centuries, so you can imagine they’ve perfected the craft. There’s no more authentic way to experience Kyoto’s nightlife than by visiting a few traditional izakaya (bars)! With paper lanterns and quaint wooden houses to set the scene, you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped into another time (or maybe that’s the sake talking).

Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Gionmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0001 Kyoto Prefecture

Join your host and experience Kyoto’s unique bar-hopping nightlife in Gion

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Kyotomi, 503-6 Washiochō, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0072, Japan

Try a couple of the city’s most unique drinking houses like Kyotomi, known as izakaya where you’ll sip drinks and nibble nibbles

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Gion Manzara, 570-128 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0074, Japan

Enjoy a few beers and taste the sake that Kyoto is famous for, in cool local spots like Gion Manzara

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Shouan, Japan, 〒602-8134 Kyoto, Kamigyō-ku, Itchōme, 大宮通丸太町上ル一町目852

Order small plates of bar snacks and try the dishes that go hand-in-hand with drinking in izakaya - we’d recommend gyoza and yakitori at Shouan, but the world is your oyster!

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Keihan Tourist Information Center Gion Shijo, 1 Miyagawasuji, Higashiyama-ku Keihan Gion Shijo Station, Kyoto 605-0801 Kyoto Prefecture

Head to a tachinomiya, the unique street-side standing bars for a final drink with your host before the train home (how very local of you) - the best ones are hidden near Gion Station would you believe!

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences