Kyoto Maiko Entertainment with All-You-Can-Drink Full Course Dinner & Photo Op
Overall Rating
4.74
Quintessential Kyoto
Reviewed by: Adam , 2017/10/07My girlfriend and myself recently travelled to Japan from Melbourne, Australia. Prior to coming to Kyoto, we had already toured Tokyo, Hiroshima and Osaka, with a few interesting day trips along the way.
Compared to other major cities in Japan, we have found Kyoto to be a lot more traditional to old Japanese culture. The geisha or geiko as they’re known in Kyoto, are hugely iconic to us when we think of Japanese culture, and especially Kyoto culture. So meeting one was a must!
We had a great experience being entertained by a maiko (a geiko in training). There was traditional Japanese dancing, new and really funny drinking games and fascinating conversation about her beauty routine, social life and aspirations. It was a rare privilege to meet her. She was very polite, held herself well, and will make a great geiko one day.
The food was interesting, traditional Kyoto cuisine, and the sake (or any drink for that matter) was bottomless, much to my pleasure. I had cold sake and my girlfriend had warm sake.
All in all, we are glad to have this organised this experience and would recommend it. You do not want to travel to Kyoto and not see a “geisha” in the flesh.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/05 |
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Fantastic Maiko experience
Reviewed by: Didier, 2017/10/05It was a truly great cultural experience to come face to face with a maiko and soon to be geiko. Watching her perform live and in close proximity make us feel special.
It was a remarkable experience to also be able to chat with her and immerse ourselves into this japanese culture by understanding her motivations and training to be where she wants to be. Becoming a geiko is indeed not a hobby but a life accomplishment. We also have the great opportunity to play fun entertaining games with the maiko.
I highly recommend this activity and not just for the performance. The food and unlimited sake/beer in itself was simply amazing too!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/03 |
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Memoirs Of A Geisha Bucket List
Reviewed by: James , 2017/09/29What an amazing experience! The tea house where the maiko performance is located is in the heart of Gion. It was the perfect location as we were able to walk around this quaint area of Kyoto and explore the city right after dinner.
The staff present that night were so accommodating and fun! Everyone spoke English and there was a translator present when the maiko came to your table to chat with you. We asked her questions such as how she became a maiko, how she sleeps with her hair up, her daily routines as a geisha, and so forth.
With each response we grew more curious about this mysterious Japanese human doll that sat in front of us. The staff never once rushed us during this question and answer session, and the maiko was so sweet for allowing us to take an unlimited amount of pictures with her. The staff members were so kind to jump in and be our photographers that night to truly capture this special moment in time.
We also had a chance to play traditional drinking games with the geisha and it was a fun way to interact and laugh with other travelers that came that night to experience a piece of Japanese culture. We also appreciated that there was only a small amount of other travelers present in the room (around 15 people that night including ourselves) so we never once felt left out at anytime during that night.
The food served was surprisingly tasty and drinks were refilled constantly. Not bad for a tourist based activity!
With the beautiful and authentic okaiya where the performance takes place, the location, and presence of English speaking staff, I would definitely recommend this travel experience to anyone that wants to meet a real life geisha in person!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/19 |
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Truley Enchanting Experieince
Reviewed by: Callum, 2017/09/08Before coming to Kyoto we had wanted to meet a Geisha (or Maiko in Kyoto) but did not know what to expect. On this trip we got to meet a Maiko with a small group of other people while we dining.
The food and drinks were amazing but the experience of meeting Maiko and watching her dance was truley magical! We even got to play traditional party games and have lots of fun with her.
Our hosts were also incredible, explaining everything in great detail and translating between English and Japanese for Maiko.
Definitely recommend this event. This was perfect for us as we wanted to experience this in a small group rather than a private event as I think it was a great atmosphere.
Dear Callum.
Thank you very much for your time and for sharing your comments here!
We work hard to make our guests happy and your positive comments let us know that we've succeeded in this goal. It's great to know that you had a pleasant time with maiko san (Fukuno)and enjoyed cuisin!
We are happy to know your son enjoyed traditional party games with Maiko san.
Thank you again and look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.
With sincere appreciation and kind regards,
Kishirou Kase
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| Activity Date: | 2017/09/07 |
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Thank you for joining our tour and submitting a valuable review about it.
We have read your review and once again we appreciate your feedback.
Now we would like to ask you one question for our future improvement.
You gave us a 4 star rating, what would you say was missing for us to score 5 stars from you?
We would love to hear your honest opinion so that we may further improve our event.
Thank you so much,