Kyoto · OTSU
The 3 otsu tours below made the cut from everything we’ve reviewed across the region. Prices, durations and one standout note on each.
Cook dashi and chirashi sushi in Michiyo’s Otsu home, share a seasonal Japanese meal, and enjoy local drinks with a private host.
“My wife and I had a wonderful time learning about traditional Kyoto cuisine and cooking with Michiyo! She picked us up from the station and opened her home to us - she was very welcoming, and she and her husband spoke excellent EnglisRead more”
Paint an Otsu-e lucky oni bell in Otsu, sample local sweets and pickles, and explore Otsu’s old streets with guide Misato Takahashi.
“small tour , slower pace and full of japanese history and culture as well as craft of the region. enjoyed very much guid was very kind and knowledgeable. would recommend we had amazing mochi the best pickled cucumber i have tasted. and got to paint our own oni bell to take home. it was nice to get off the beaten path and explore otsu.”
