A journey you keep
for a lifetime
Private Rickshaw Tours in Kyoto
- Price
- 60 min ¥25,000 (2 guests)
- Stands
- Gion and Uji
- Book
- 30 min before. Same day OK
We do not simply carry you to a destination. We escort you into the deeper history of Kyoto. Put the guidebook away: your own rickshaw driver is waiting to shape a Kyoto that belongs only to you, on the spot.
篝火幸創
Carrying a light of love and good fortune to those we meet.
We at KAGARIBI hope to be what our name means: the watch-fire that is quietly lit when the road ahead goes dark.
We do not stop at a good day out, spent naming sights and reciting facts.
We make the kind of day people keep telling others about, and that leaves them impatient for the next journey.
A journey that changes something, and lets you meet a version of yourself you had not met, less a moving experience than a rediscovery of your own life.
That you come away with the happiness you actually wanted, that is why we exist, and the only result that counts.
In pursuit of hospitality of the highest order in the world
A leading company in the field
Tell us what brings you here
A first visit to Kyoto
From the famous to the hidden, an escort through the heart of Kyoto.
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A day that matters
A surprise, and attention to the small things, for a day you keep.
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Travelling alone, and glad of it
Quiet hours that no one interrupts, and a journey into the depths of history.
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VIP and corporate hospitality
Hospitality for guests who matter, at the highest standard.
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A first visit to Kyoto
Ideal if you want the famous sights and the quieter places only a rickshaw reaches.
See plans for a first visit to Kyoto
A day that matters
For a wedding anniversary, a honeymoon or a birthday, we help the day go further.
For anniversaries
Travelling alone, and glad of it
Quiet hours that no one interrupts, and a journey into the depths of history.
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VIP and corporate hospitality
Hospitality for important business partners and valued guests from overseas.
For corporate and entertaining俥夫
You choose who takes you
You can ask for a driver by name, and it costs nothing. One who can talk history, one used to taking photographs, one who can explain how a shrine is built. Pick the one who suits how you want to travel.
Why people choose NINJAYA
Every tour runs at least sixty minutes. Rather than rolling past the landmarks, we stop at each one and tell you the place properly. The rickshaws at the Gion branch are built in our own workshop, on suspension forged by a swordsmith.
Read more about the rickshawPlan
Three ways to go
- Rickshaw
- 60 min ¥25,000 (up to 2 per rickshaw). We build the rickshaws ourselves, and the suspension takes the shock of the stone paving.
- Walking
- 60 min ¥25,000 (per group, up to 6). On foot we reach the stone steps and the far end of gardens a rickshaw cannot.
- A day put together for you
- A private viewing at a temple that does not open to the public, or an afternoon of tea, built into a day that exists only once. Quoted on request.
Corporate and MICE
VIP transfers and attending, restaurant and entertaining arrangements, corporate training, running at events, and an annual ticket. We have run at IVS KYOTO, one of the largest conferences in Japan, and at the Osaka-Kansai Expo.
About corporate and MICE bookingsHow we differ from an ordinary rickshaw
Put the prices side by side and it all looks like the same thing. What actually differs is how long you ride (two hours on average), whether the rickshaw stops at each place and tells it properly, where the vehicle is built, and how the drivers are trained.
See the seven differences from an ordinary rickshawStands
Shops and stands
Gion and Higashiyama (Gion branch)
About our rickshaws in Gion and HigashiyamaAddresses, telephone numbers and opening hours are on The company、 エリアの選び方はAreas we guide. For Uji, see a half-day route through Uji.
The company
NINJAYA is operated by KAGARIBI INC. Our creed is Kouka Kousou. Official Diners Club privilege partner; partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi; member of the Uji City Tourism Association.
Company profile, history and partnersFrequently asked questions
Anything you want settled before you book.
So that a day that matters goes exactly right,
Your rickshaw man answers every request.
What our guests say
Posted on our Google Business Profile. Drawn from 548 reviews across the Gion and Uji branches.
We are so glad we did this nice tour with Raia. We chose the 40 min Ninjaya route and it was such really nice and relaxing! Raia was so kind to take our pictures and share about the temples and interesting Japanese hot spots as we passed by. Thank you!!
Jarin was fantastic . And was very informative! Great tour .
We Enjoyed so much of the ride! Had wonderful conversations about the area around us and reasonably priced! Kengo is a great guide would do this again!
Beyond the rickshaw.
KAGARIBI is a separate place we keep.
A Zen monk, a tea master, a gardener, a swordsmith, a geiko. ZA, the dialogue with twelve masters, and FUGA, temples in Gion taken privately. What it sells differs from NINJAYA, so we run it as a separate brand.
Both are run by KAGARIBI INC. The swordsmith among the masters also forges the suspension of the rickshaws that run through Kyoto.