Visit historic Nishiki Market to see and taste many foods unique to Kyoto. Learn what makes the cuisine so different from Tokyo as you tuck into dishes such as yuba (tofu skin), pickled vegetables, sesame crackers, croquettes, and hamo (Japanese pike conger eel).

Try a Japanese omelet. Enjoy a little sake. Then, visit a small shrine dedicated to the God of Education, where students go to pray for success in their studies. Next, enter the famous geisha district of Gion to taste some Japanese sweets. Learn about the geisha culture along the way.