Scholar-led Private Nishiki Market Walking Tour

Taste your way through Kyoto's famed Nishiki Market, the heart of Kyoto cuisine, on this private 3-hour tour. Nishiki Market is home to some of Kyoto's top food purveyors and cookware shops. You'll meander the market with an English-speaking food expert as your guide and discover the two concepts that make Kyoto cuisine unique: 'shun,' meaning ingredients that have reached their seasonal peak, and 'umami,' one of the five detectable tastes. By the end of the tour, you'll be a Kyoto cuisine connoisseur.