Fushimi Inari Taisha is free to enter; small cash is handy only for shrine offerings.

A full-day Kyoto highlights tour mixing card-friendly temples with cash-only souvenir stalls.

A private car tour of Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari, booked online with mostly card-friendly stops.

A Nishiki Market food tasting tour where most stalls run on cash rather than cards.

A Gion-and-Nishiki-Market brunch tour visiting mostly cash-based food stalls.

A 7-tasting Nishiki Market food tour through mostly cash-only market stalls.