4 Boozy Tours in Kyoto for a Big Night Out

1.Kyoto Bar Hopping Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 613 reviews · from $105Our pick

Spend three hours walking from Gion Shijo Station through Pontocho and Kiyamachi, stopping at three local izakayas and bars. Your MagicalTrip guide may be Yumi, Nami, Noriko, Yaya, or another certified host. Expect 3 to 4 drinks, a full dinner of 3 to 4 dishes, Kyoto sake, and plenty of neighborhood insight.

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

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2.Kyoto Local Bar Crawl in Kawaramachi Area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 378 reviews · from $28Best value

Spend three hours with a local guide such as Taiga, Mia, Moto, or Kazuma, moving from an izakaya to a sake stop and a small Kiyamachi bar. You’ll try yakitori, karaage, sake, and other drinks while meeting a small international group. Food and alcohol cost extra, so budget carefully.

“Excellent tour. Taiga took us to places you will not find yourself and made sure the entire group felt comfortable all along. Can recommend especially for solo travellers!”

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3.Private Food & Sake Tour in Central Kyoto with Sake Sommelier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $230

Join Kenji, a certified international sake sommelier, for a private three-hour evening in Kyoto. Visit two or three bars chosen around your tastes, including a traditional machiya izakaya and standing bar, while tasting sake, craft beer, and local dishes. The tour is limited to two to four people.

“The first half of the evening was a lesson on history and production of Sake/Nihon Shu. This included several tasting at a Sake bar. The second half of the evening was spent eating local cuisine and socializing. Kenji is a wonderful guide and I highly recommend this tour for those looking for something more personalized.”

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4.Bar Hopping Tour in Pontocho Alley at Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · 3h 30m · from $120

Meet your English-speaking guide at Gion Shijo Station and spend 210 minutes visiting three Kyoto bars around Pontocho and Kiyamachi. You get 3 to 4 drinks, dinner-sized dishes, local games, and help ordering at small izakayas, with guides such as Miku, J, and Hide leading the evening.

“The tour, Hide, was the defining feature of the night. Warm, confident and knowledgeable, easy to speak with Hide genuinely made the night enjoyable with his conversation and engaging manner. Each stop was interesting and each venue visited had amazing food and good drink, each being charming in their own way and the staff of each establishment gracious with their hospitality. The tour selected well, the night enhanced by the guide, meaning it fell much like a friendly get together than anything else. Would recommend my friends to this night, confident their experience would be as amazing as mine.”

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