Kyoto:Exclusive Geisha(Maiko) Show with Dinner, Games & Open Bar

4.9 (43 reviews) Kyoto, Japan
Duration2h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesJapanese, English
Group sizeUp to 16 travelers

Overview

How This Experience Differs from Ordinary “Maiko Shows”

•Not a staged tourist performance
This is not a simplified show created for large crowds. It is an intimate cultural immersion that reflects the real rhythm and refinement of an authentic ozashiki evening.
•Created by someone deeply connected to the hanamachi Years of trusted relationships in Kyoto’s most exclusive flower districts allow the creators to reproduce details that outsiders would not know.
•Authentic interaction, not photo-op entertainment
Guests are invited into the conversational, playful, and highly nuanced atmosphere of genuine ozashiki hospitality—something impossible to imitate without deep cultural knowledge.
•Respect for traditional forms
The dance, etiquette, and presentation follow the standards used in real teahouse settings, preserving their integrity.
•Small, invitation-only format
Unlike commercial venues, this program is intentionally limited in capacity to maintain the intimacy

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What's included

  • Official English Guide
  • traditional Japanese multi-course meal &Open Bar
  • Conversation time with the maiko(Geisha)
  • Ozashiki games with the maiko(Geisha)
  • Enjoy the maiko’s elegant dance up close
  • Two-shot photo with the maiko(Geisha)
  • Oversize luggage
  • Bare feet
  • Transportation expenses from your home to the venue
  • No tips for maiko

What to expect

Step into Kyoto's most exclusive world where only 50 Maikos and 150 Geishas remaining in all of Kyoto today. This intimate evening offers what's normally impossible to access: a live maiko performance, exquisite seasonal Kyoto Dinner with Japanese sake(Open Bar)

【Schedule】
17:50 Doors open (If you arrive early, please relax in the 1st-floor café space.)
18:00 Gather on the 2nd floor of the historic stage (Noh stage).※Begin on time
・Free photo time ※socks or tabi required
・Dinner time
・Show time : the maiko performs
・Greetings & self-introductions (maiko / participants)
・Q&A Kimono and others introduction
・Two-shot photo with the maiko
・Conversation with the maiko
・Experience:Ozashiki games
20:00 End

※If there are five or fewer participants, the experience will be held in the Japanese-style tatami room on the 4th floor.

【Highlights 】
☆Authentic maiko performance in intimate 16-20guest setting—not a tourist show
☆Real apprentice geisha from Kyoto's five historic hanamachi districts
☆Rare cultural encounter impossible to arrange independently—VIP experience
Kyoto's Dinner
Open Bar for 2hours
Maiko show
Ozashiki game experience
Kyoto-certified official guide
Take photo with maiko

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

【Access】
okazakian:Japan, 606-8344 Kyoto, Sakyo Ward, Okazaki Enshōjichō, 91-65
5 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Higashiyama Station on the Subway Tozai Line
10 minutes on foot from Keihan Sanjo Station
20 minutes by taxi from JR Kyoto Station
10 minutes by taxi from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station

End point

【Access】
okazakian:Japan, 606-8344 Kyoto, Sakyo Ward, Okazaki Enshōjichō, 91-65
5 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Higashiyama Station on the Subway Tozai Line
10 minutes on foot from Keihan Sanjo Station
20 minutes by taxi from JR Kyoto Station
10 minutes by taxi from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 予約時に確認メールをお送りします

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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