Gion After Dark

Name: Gion After Dark
Brand: Yuki Tanaka
Price: 7500 JPY
Availability: InStock

Lantern-lit lanes, and the etiquette that keeps them liveable

Kyoto, Japan

2 hours

English, Japanese

From ¥7,500 / person (tax included)

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About This Tour

Gion in the evening, walked properly: where you may photograph and where you may not, what the lanterns and crests mean, and why the district has had to put up signs.

Highlights

Walked with the etiquette explained

Including where photography is banned outright.

Shirakawa canal

Quieter and prettier than Hanamikoji.

What the crests mean

How to read an ochaya's frontage.

What's Included

Included

Guide
English-speaking.
One drink
At a standing bar the district actually uses.

Requirements

What to bring and prepare before you join.

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Comfortable walking shoes

Expect uneven ground and some steps.

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Water

Especially between June and September.

Meeting Point

Location

Hanamikoji-dori, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto 605-0074, Japan

At the Shijo end of Hanamikoji, by the koban

Nearest stations

Gion-Shijo Station · 3 min walk

Kawaramachi Station · 8 min walk

Accessibility

Get in touch before booking if you have mobility needs — some of the route is on uneven ground and we can usually adapt it.

Your Host

Yuki Tanaka

About Yuki

Born and raised here, and still surprised by it. I started hosting because visitors kept asking me the same questions and I had better answers than the guidebooks did.

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What to wear

Dress for walking and for the weather.

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From ¥7,500 / person (tax included)