Kyoto Gion & Kiyomizu-dera Evening Walking Tour

Walk lantern-lit Gion
with a local guide

Explore Gion at dusk with a guide who has lived in Kyoto for over 3 years and keeps exploring the area. Starting from Shijo Keihan-mae, you head to Hanamikoji Street, the most famous street in Gion. Geiko and maiko still pass along this street in the evening, and your guide knows where and when you may catch sight of them.

Stroll around Yasaka Shrine and Maruyama Park

Visit Yasaka Shrine, a beloved neighborhood shrine, as the evening crowds thin out, and walk through Maruyama Park under the glow of stone lanterns. Enjoy a calm, atmospheric mood that feels very different from the daytime bustle.

See Ninenzaka, Sannenzaka and the Yasaka Pagoda

Walk the famous stone-paved slopes of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka with the illuminated Yasaka Pagoda rising above. Your guide explains the history of ochaya teahouses, traditional machiya townhouses and the quiet rituals that still shape life in Gion. This section is great for night photography.

Explore Kiyomizu-dera at night and hidden lanes

See Kiyomizu-dera in a completely different atmosphere once the crowds are gone and the city grows quiet. Along hidden shrines and stone paths that most visitors walk past, hear the stories, history and architecture of these lanes. After the tour, you can have dinner at Stars'n Cacio or Mori Mori Sushi at an extra cost if you like, and the tour ends at Shijo Keihan-mae.

※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.
※ Sightings of geiko and maiko are a matter of chance and cannot be guaranteed.
※ The tour runs in all weather except severe weather.