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[Anekouji street] Hanging around east-west street in Kyoto

Kyoto Private Tour - Kaleidoscope museum is located along this street. You can see incredible beautiful patterns reflected by mirrors! And you can make your own Kaleidoscope if we book (please ask).

Kaleidoscope museum is located along this street. You can see incredible beautiful patterns reflected by mirrors! And you can make your own Kaleidoscope if we book (please ask).

Anekouji street tour is about 4.7km long. It is one of the street which has an atmosphere of traditional Kyoto.

Kyoto Private Tour - This shop is a special shore for shrine equipment. This picture shows kimono named "Juuni-hitie" for court-lady. There are shops for shrines and temples along this street.

This shop is a special shore for shrine equipment. This picture shows kimono named "Juuni-hitie" for court-lady. There are shops for shrines and temples along this street.

Kyoto Private Tour - Anekouji street has a conservation area of historical town. The houses are more than 100 years old but they are operating as traditional products stores. This picture shows traditional sweets (Higashi)shop. You can discover true Kyoto.

Anekouji street has a conservation area of historical town. The houses are more than 100 years old but they are operating as traditional products stores. This picture shows traditional sweets (Higashi)shop. You can discover true Kyoto.

[Anekouji street] Hanging around east-west street in Kyoto

Off the Beaten Path

Joined 2018

Yoshiharu K.

4.70 / 5

(63 reviews)

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Kyoto

Japanese (Native), English

5 hours

Private tour (only you and Yoshiharu K.)

Up to 4 people

There are many old streets in old capital Kyoto area. I design a walking tour set of 31 streets.You can see the true Kyoto in this tour which is not in current tourism. It is like Kyoto 30 years ago.In some streets, You could see traditional dying shops for Yuzen which is a traditional dyeing method of Kyoto.You can visit some of the shops and I will interpret between the shop owner and you.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At the lobby in your Hotel (in Kyoto city only)

9:00 Our tour start at Sanjou station or your hotel. The we go west along Anekouji street.

12:00 We have lunch at some restraurant along Anekouji street.

14:00 We will get Nishiouji-oike station, but it depends on how many shops we visited.

Ending Point

Nishiouji-oike station station (Keifuku railway) or Nishiouji-sanjou station(subway)

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee, Guide's transportation fee between guide's house and Kyoto, hotel pick-up in Kyoto city

What‘s not included

lunch, dinner, entrance fee(Kaleidoscope museum : 500yen Shobori museum : around 1000yen)

Public transportation fee for you and guide during tour,

Hotel pick-up in Osaka city

Tour Important Information

In this tour, you can drop into your favorite shops. And guide the basic explanations in the shops and interprets between you and shop clerks.

You will walk long(the street length is around 4.7km from Sanjou station to Nishiouji-oike station).

So you have to wear suitable shoes for walking.

The tour hours are fixed, so when we are in the middle of tour, we finish the tour.

If we leave hours, we can go a neighbor street.

Important message from the supplier

I can guide you from Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara if you pay the pick up fee.

Please ask the fee.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2018

Yoshiharu K.

4.70 / 5

(63 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Yoshiharu K.

Hi! I'm Yoshiharu. Please call me Yoshi. Yoshi means "good" in Japanese! I'm a good man (^^);;;.

I was born in Kyoto but I lived there 3 months. Then my family moved to Osaka and I grew up in Osaka.

So I am almost Osakan.

When I was young, my hobby was traveling by bicycle. I went cycling around most part of Japan except Shikoku.

In my family rule, Shikoku is in bad direction because my grand father died just after his Shikoku pilgrimage.

So I want to have a cycling tour not only in Kyoto (coming soon!) but also all part of Japan someday.

I am interested in Japanese history.

I am a National Certificated Guide. And I have "Kyoto Tourism Culture Certification 3rd grade", "Osaka Expert Certification 3rd grade", "Nara Concierge 2nd grade" and "Karuizawa Web test 3rd grade".

So I have expert knowledge about Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Karuizawa and common knowledge about Kobe.

Besides I like gadgets, so I can guide you DenDen town in Osaka.

When you have a chance to visit Kyoto or Osaka or other city in this area,

please contact me anytime and join my tour!

I'll be looking forward to seeing you, spending wonderful time with you.

Reviews

Nag M.

5 / 5

Jun 24, 2025

Kyoto highlights (Kyoto departure)

Jun 24, 2025

Kyoto

9 hours

“From Pandas to Planets – A Perfect Day with Sami”

We can’t say enough good things about our guide, Sami — he was simply amazing! It was our last day in Tokyo, and we were feeling a bit tired and unsure about how to make the most of it. Sami stepped in and completely transformed the day. He customized the itinerary on the fly, making sure every member of our family had something to enjoy — and somehow managed to fit in all the highlights of Tokyo! - He got us last-minute tickets to teamLab Planets right on time. - Took our son to Bouldering at B-Pump, which he absolutely loved. - Brought us to the zoo to see the pandas. - Helped us find one of the best vegan restaurants we’ve ever been to. - Took us to Ueno, which we hadn’t seen yet — so glad we did! - Took us shopping in Akihabara — what a cool spot for souvenirs and tech finds! - And even made sure we got back to the hotel smoothly. Along the way, Sami shared so much about the culture and history — like how Kyoto means “capital” and Tokyo means “eastern capital.” It was like exploring the city with a knowledgeable friend. Truly a perfect ending to our trip — thank you, Sami!

Rob J.

5 / 5

May 26, 2025

Penetralia Arashiyama and Sagano (Kyoto departure)

May 26, 2025

Kyoto

7 hours

“Highly recommended!!”

We had a wonderful day out with Yoshiharu, and highly recommend him as a tour guide!! He was friendly, efficient, and a pleasure to be with, as he took us out to Kyoto's Bamboo Forest and the temples around Sagano. This was the best day we've had in Japan so far, by far. Some beautiful things to see, a great lunch out and great company, in Yoshi. Thank you. Rob & Kim

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Rob Thank you for your evaluation. It was good day for walking, warm and dry day before rain season. And there were not many tourists including high school students in the area. So we could enjoy the quit walking there. I was wondering the restaurant would be full but it was not. We had a lot of luck. But I was afraid you would feel aching of your feet because we had walked too long. Anyway thank you very much. Yours sincerely, Yoshi

Christine D.

5 / 5

May 12, 2025

Nara Highlights from Kyoto or Osaka

May 12, 2025

Nara

10 hours

“Excellent nara experience with Yoshi”

Very knowledgeable and personable. We all 4 enjoyed this tour. Highly recommend.

Yoshiharu K.

Dear Christine Thank you for your evaluation. It was comfortable day which helped us to have a good traveling. I hope you will have good traveling to Hiroshima and Kyoto. Yours sincerely, Yoshi