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Learn How To Make Sushi and Tour Around the Gion/Nishiki Area

Kyoto Guided Tour Program

What you can enjoy in this program

Why not try making your own nigiri-zushi (oval shaped rice ball with tasted with vinegar and sugar topped with slices of raw fish)! A sushi chef is willing to help you! Tour around the Gion area (famous for Maiko- traditional female party companion clad in brocade kimono.) and/or Nishiki covered market will also be included.
*The tour is just an example. We are happy to tailor make your schedule in Kyoto.

 

Time and Prices

Time

8 hours

Price

32,000 yen per person (based on 2 participants)

Included in the fee:
1. All necessary things for "sushi making" (Sushi ingredients, chef's instruction, venue.)
2. Guiding fee.
3. Sushi dish as your lunch
Not included in the fee:
1. Admissions to temples/sightseeing places (Although a licensed guide can get free entries to major tourist attractions) and travelling costs.
* Please note that we can enter the sushi shop at 1300 hrs (NOT 12 noon.)

 

Prices for other plans

Meet with our insturctors!

Takako Mitsuya
Hello! I am Takako Mitsuya. I like traveling and meeting people. I am interested in different cultures. 1964’s Tokyo Olympics and 1972’s Osaka Expo opened my eyes to the world. I learned communication skills in English at university. Three years’ experience in New Zealand in 1990’s encouraged me to become an English Tour Guide. Now I am in 50’s and still learning histories and cultures of the world by guiding overseas clients. My motto is “It’s never late to learn”. I want to share the wonderful time with you as a tour guide. Please come to Tokyo. See you soon
 

Procedure

  1. Your tour guide can meet with you at your hotel lobby area and will explain about today's schedule. Then depart! (Travel cost will be paid by customers)
  2. First you will visit Nishiki Covered Food market to find & sample many Kyoto foods.
  3. Then proceed to a Sushi restaurant and meet with a chef.
    After washing hands, you will receive a quick explanation of how to slice raw fish and how to make rice balls.
  4. You can make your own sushi and enjoy eating!
    After filling your stomach, you will spend the rest of the day with the guide for further Kyoto sightseeing.
  5. Sighseeing places can be Gion, Yasaka-shrine, and Kiyomizudera temple. But your guide can show you to the other places if you so wish.
  6. The guide will leave you after 8 hours since meeting with you in the morning, but she will show you how to go back to your hotel.
    (Please note that travel costs and admissions will be paid by customers.)