You have to take this tour if you love trying good food. We absolutely loved this experience 🤘🏼🤘🏼 He has perfect English and he’s very knowledgeable, we can’t wait to go to all the restaurants/ places he recommended outside of the tour.
We will definitely book with him when we come back!!
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Joanne_S
May 28, 2026
See and taste authentic foods with an expert at the Kyoto market
Generational vendor Kyoto food market under cover. Large and most interesting. Richard is a Kyoto native who is also half American. Excellent commentary, adaptable, showing us the best and often hidden gems.
事業者からの返答
Thank you for sharing this—I really appreciate it. Nishiki Market has a lot of layers that are easy to miss without context, so I try to focus on the long-standing family vendors and smaller details that give a better sense of Kyoto’s food culture beyond the surface.
I’m glad you enjoyed the experience, and it was a pleasure showing you around
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Wm_C
May 11, 2026
Fantastic food tour - learned so much
Great tour guide. We learned so much about food in Kyoto. The guide was patient w us and was flexible to help us learn about food history and Kyoto's unique role
事業者からの返答
I really appreciate your feedback!. I always strive to keep my private tours flexible and informative, so I'm thrilled to hear that the focus on Kyoto's unique food history hit the mark for you. It was a pleasure hosting both of you!
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Michelle_B
June 11, 2025
It’s more than just food.
Its more than just food, but it’s the culture and history that completes the tour. Going to the “back” areas to eat, sampling to food & sake & learning about how the food is prepared. Richard was a wonderful tour guide!!
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Cynthia_A
April 23, 2025
Adventure in Japanese Food Market Cuisine
Our guide, Richard, is a native of Kyoto and took us to the less touristy area shops for our tastings. He knew the ins and outs of Nishiki Market, as he shops there himself for the freshest foods.
He is careful to ask you what you like and what you are willing to try. We tasted foods we never would have known were at the Market had it not been for Richard.
I was so glad we had him to navigate our tasting menu. We were more than full when we finished too!
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Karisma079
February 25, 2025
Excellent food tour
Wonderful tour and informative guide. We got a true sense of Kyoto food culture. Richard took his time and also accounted for our dietary preferences and interests. He was really knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.
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M1511HLmarkw
June 15, 2024
Amazing Personalized Food Market Tour!
We had a wonderful time with Richard on our Nishiki food market tour. Richard was easy to communicate with before the tour and gave great advice for doing the tour with our young children. He was perfectly on time and never rushed us. We tried unique foods that we would have never even known about without his help. He also gave wonderful historical and cultural insights as we went through the tour. Richard was especially kind to our children (9, 5, and 3), finding ways to include them and make the tour fun for them too. This was truly a memorable experience because of Richard’s professionalism and expertise. We would do this tour again with Richard anytime.