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Learn about their personal stories, and find out how you can explore Kyoto together

  • Konnichiwa I am
    Guia
    Hostest with the mostest!
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Yuko
    Local Kyoto cat
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Simone
    Your Friendly Storyteller
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Tiro
    The City Explorer
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Eiji
    a Gentle Music Producer
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Yoshihiro
    The Japanese Local
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Hiroki
    Mr. Japanese Travel Smoother
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Jessica
    Personal Travel Assistant
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    RYUKI
    Your Kyoto born guide RYÜKI
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  • Konnichiwa I am
    Maha
    Authenticity Radar
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What other travelers love about our local experts

  • Dirk
    About local
    2 June 2025

    Great expierience ! Great insides to Japan from an outsider. D'ont hesitate : book

    Kyoto Like a Local: Bike Tour
  • Craig
    About local
    29 May 2025
    Friendly, Helpful, knowledgeable!

    We had a great tour. Guia gave us the highlights filled with a ton of cultural info. We got a real sense of history and place! She was super friendly and even gave us many restaurant recommendations which we loved!

    Best of Kyoto Tour: Highlights & Hidden Gems
  • Matt
    About local
    27 May 2025
    Great tour with Ryuki

    Ryuki was a great guide for our 3 hour tour of the Gion area of Tokyo. He took a group of 5 adults (23-56) and kept us entertained and informed while showing us memorable shrines, hidden gems and the Geiko region of Gion. We even had time to stop for delicious cherry blossom ice cream - highly recommended!

    Best of Kyoto Tour: Highlights & Hidden Gems
  • Debbie
    About local
    24 May 2025
    Great overview of Kyoto’s Gion area

    Our City Kick-Starter 90 minute tour with Yoshihiro/Ted was a great way to get our bearings on our first day in Kyoto. We toured the Gion area and shopping district, visited a temple, and learned so much about the Geisha history and lifestyle. Great experience!

    90 Minutes Kyoto Kickstart Tour
  • Whadzen
    About local
    11 May 2025
    So much fun!

    Thank you Guia for such a wonderful experience! So personable and knowledgeable. Your insights made our tour so much fun. We learned a lot and enjoyed our time together. Highly recommend Guia to anyone looking into having a tour in Kyoto! Our first withlocals experience was 10/10

    Withlocals Your Way! - Kyoto City Tour
  • Wendy
    About local
    10 May 2025
    Wonderful walking tour with Ryuki

    Ryuki was a fantastic guide - delightful company and a Kyoto local who shared so much knowledge about his city and its history and culture in an interesting and enjoyable way . The pace was perfect and there was time along the way to stop for cherry blossom ice- cream which was an added bonus . We enjoyed our time with Ryuki so much that we booked a food walking tour with him the next day .

    Treasures of Kyoto: Geishas and Traditions Tour
  • Wendy
    About local
    10 May 2025
    Great afternoon exploring Kyoto by bike

    Eiji was a fantastic guide . We felt very safe riding the streets of Kyoto with him and exploring off the beaten tourist path as well as orientating ourselves to places we wanted to go back to later . Eiji shared interesting information about the history of Kyoto . Thank you Eiji . We really enjoyed our afternoon with you .

    Kyoto Like a Local: Bike Tour
  • Julian
    About local
    9 May 2025
    Very friendly

    90 Minutes Kyoto Kickstart Tour
  • Robin
    About local
    7 May 2025
    Wonderful tour through Kyoto!

    We had a fabulous time with Guia! She was very informative, open, friendly and her English was great! She tailored the tour to what we wanted and gave us lots of information throughout! She was very helpful and super nice! Could only recommend!!

    Best of Kyoto Tour: Highlights & Hidden Gems
  • Marie-Jeanne
    About local
    3 May 2025
    Great guy!

    We had a great time with Eiji in Nara. He showed us lots of great places skipping most of the crowds. He’s a kalm nice man we really loved his way of explaining everything to us. we made an extra stop to see the Fusjimi-Inari! 🤩

    City Explorer: Nara Day Trip