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Get a head start: Kickstart your trip to Tokyo

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Tokyo Get a head start: Kickstart your trip to Tokyo

$102.5 USD per person

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Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Wonderful experience. Our guide, Chisato, showed us aspects of Tokyo aspects that we would not have discovered ourselves.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

We had a fabulous tour with our guide Taka! He was very responsive as we communicated about our plans in advance of our trip. He picked us up promptly at our hotel the day of our tour, which was also our first full day in Japan. He showed us how to get Suica cards for the trains. We spent a gorgeous morning and afternoon in Asakusa, exploring Sensoji and the markets around it, the Sumida River Walk and Skytree. Taka was so friendly and shared so much about Japanese culture with us. At the end of the tour, we ate lunch at a restaurant on the river. Taka also kept in touch with us after the tour while we were still in Japan to give us additional tips. We highly recommend this tour and especially Taka! Thank you!

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Shuto-san was an amazing guide and tailored the trip to my wish list. He let me set the pace, was highly knowledgeable and was a pleasure to spend three hours with, from shrines to bustling inner city to Senso-Ji temple. This was a great way to experience Tokyo and learn history and hot spots!

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Really good tour that was customised to suit everyone in our group. Kenji was very knowledgeable and even helped us negotiate our way around the train system. The tour gave us lots of ideas where we would like to explore further.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Akio was very informative and fun to be around. Showed us very important places in downtown Tokyo and we learned a lot. Would definitely recommend him to f/f in the future.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

We were able to fix out own itinerary, spend more or less time to a place we visited according to what we liked and our guide was very helpful and willing to answer all out questions not only about the places we visited but also historical, about the way of life and general questions with lots of tips.

Tokyo Sake Tour with a Local Guide, Private & Tailored to Your Taste

It was a fun night with a knowledgeable local. Chance to see an area which is not where tourists would usually go. Learnt about sake.

Tokyo Layover Tour with a Local: Private and Tailored to Your Needs

Martina was unbelievable! We discussed a customized tour agenda prior to arrival and she absolutely hit a home run with the customized tour. We couldn\'t have asked for a better day, guide or tour.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Alberto was an amazing guide through the city! We were with him our first day in Tokyo and he arranged for some once-in-lifetime experiences we would have never thought of on our own. He was also helpful in showing us some of the basics of the city & pointing out things for us to do later. The tour with him has improved our whole Tokyo experience. 10/10 recommend!

Amazing guide, friendly and knowledgable

Had a great time with Kieran, took us around all the places we wanted to see, friendly and willing to answer our thousand questions. Patient when going to shops, discreet and fun to be with. Great tips!

Hiroko was an exceptional guide

She was such a kind guide who showed us so much. She never rushed us in our tour and taught us so much in such a short time. A brilliant guide.

Very informative and fun to be with.

She made us feel very comfortable from the start and showed us some amazing food!

Tokyo Family Tour with a Local Guide, Private & Tailored to You

We visited Tokyo in January 2025 and booked a private tour with Mari. She was amazing! Super friendly, energetic and knowledgeable. We would not have experienced a fraction of Tokyo in the short time that we had if not for Mari. She was fantastic with the kids and I would highly recommend booking a tour. Thanks again Mari, we had the beat time! Regards Rebecca

Mari was very friendly and knowledgeable and spoke very well

We loved that we got a mix of culture and sightseeing. Everyone had the best day and Mari was the highlight of our trip!

Riccardo is a Perfect guide!

This man has an incredible understanding of the Japanese culture. I would say: because he is from Europe and has lived in Japan, he has an inside view as well as a view from the outside to see all of what Japan is about.

Private & Custom Tokyo Kickstart Tour With A Local

This jumpstart tour was fantastic. We did in first thing in the morning after arriving in Tokyo the night before. Our guide Saito was excellent! He introduced us to subway system and helped us buy tickets, which was very helpful. He also took us through a beautiful city park and some cool shopping districts and helped us order ramen. Most importantly, he gave us cultural tips about how to not embarrass ourselves!

Get a head start: Kickstart your trip to Tokyo

We met Kieran on New Year\'s Day and are grateful that he took the time away from his holiday to show us around. We met at Tokyo Station and had a very informative, fast-paced three-hour walking tour of the city\'s highlights. Kieran shared a lot of interesting facts about his time living in Japan and insights about the culture. We had a great conversation with him, which helped us better understand aspects of the city and its people. He took us to places we never would have visited without his guidance and shared really interesting information. This was a great experience that helped us get a depth of experience we would not have had otherwise.

Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests

Had a fantastic tour with my guide. She showed me some great neighborhoods and was the perfect way to get an overview of the city. Her knowledge of the city and culture was really informative.

Amir was very pleasant company and very knowledgeable about the place.

Amir was very pleasant company and very knowledgeable about the place. I learned a lot about Tokyo and the particular area we were in. He ended the tour that Haachi the dog made famous for his loyalty to his owner. I had a great time exploring the city with him. I had more time I would book him again for other parts of Tokyo.

Highly recommended tour!

Kieran as a guide was absolutely fantastic and prior to our experience contacted me to tailor the tour exactly to my needs. He was very knowledgeable and made many suggestions for visits along the way. Great sense of humour - great tour! Highly recommend- 5 stars from me!

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City introduction experiences that amaze you & get you city confident!

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Authentic

Top rated kickstart introduction experiences for Tokyo

Tokyo Get a head start: Kickstart your trip to Tokyo

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