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The 5 Best Kyoto Rickshaw Rides

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Kyoto: Arashiyama Customized Rickshaw Tour & Bamboo Forest

Kyoto: Arashiyama Customized Rickshaw Tour & Bamboo Forest - Entering the Bamboo Forest on a Rickshaw Path (Quiet, Photo-Friendly, Real)

1.Arashiyama Customized Rickshaw Tour & Bamboo Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 432 reviews · 45 - 190 minutes · from $51Our pick

Ride a private rickshaw through Arashiyama’s bamboo forest on an exclusive path, visit shrines and gardens, and get standout photos.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable about the forest, personable, kind and considerate not only to us but also to his colleagues and other visitors to the forest. Excellent spoken English, gold star ratings all around for him.”

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Kyoto Arashiyama Rickshaw Tour with Bamboo Forest

Kyoto Arashiyama Rickshaw Tour with Bamboo Forest - The Rickshaw Ride Through Bamboo Forest Street: Fast Views, Limited Exits

2.Kyoto Arashiyama Rickshaw Tour with Bamboo Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 354 reviews · from $86

Ride a rickshaw through Kyoto’s Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, then walk to car-free spots with a guide and photo help.

“Very nice tour and a nice way to experience the Bamboo Forest. But it also brings you to an old village full of character and charm. Our rickshaw guide was Kazuma very friendly and knowledgeable, he spoke English perfectly.”

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Kyoto Rickshaw Tour

Kyoto Rickshaw Tour - Your Higashiyama Route: From Wooden Lanes to That Old-Cobbles Feeling

3.Kyoto Rickshaw Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 210 reviews · from $39Best value

Ride a traditional rickshaw through Kyoto’s Higashiyama and Gion lanes with an English-speaking guide, custom route options, and great photo stops.

“This was a highlight of our trip. Knowlegable driver. Amazing photographer. Loved the special path with no crowds to get great photos. Loved how flexible our driver was and dropped us at the Rickshaw cafe for brunch. Highly recommend.”

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Kyoto: Private Rickshaw Tour of Gion and Higashiyama Area

Kyoto: Private Rickshaw Tour of Gion and Higashiyama Area - Meeting at Kodaiji Temple: Where Your Tour Starts

4.Private Rickshaw Tour of Gion and Higashiyama Area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · 45 - 130 minutes · from $51

Private rickshaw ride through Kyoto’s Higashiyama and Gion with a friendly guide, photo stops, and a smooth, comfy way to see old streets.

“This was an absolute highlight of our entire trip to Japan. Daichi was our guide and what a guide he was! So knowledgeable, friendly and customised the journey to show us some hidden gems we would not have found on our own. Highly recommend. Thanks again Daichi! ❤️”

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Kyoto Sagano Insider: Rickshaw and Walking Tour

Kyoto Sagano Insider: Rickshaw and Walking Tour - Meeting Point and Getting Started in Kyoto Arashiyama

5.Kyoto Sagano Insider: Rickshaw and Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $228

Private Sagano rickshaw plus walk through Arashiyama: bamboo forest photos, machiya house, Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, and guide-led history.

“My wife & I rented kimono outfits for this experience, highly recommended. We went on a 1-hr long tour (rickshaw & a brief walk). The bamboo paths were flooded with walking tourists, but the rickshaws had a short path that was perfect fRead more”

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