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Reviews

• Disappointed New Years

  Makenzie P,

  Jan 9, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  I was really looking forward to this New Year’s Eve tour, expecting a traditional celebration, but unfortunately, it didn’t meet my expectations. From the beginning, the organization felt disjointed. Our group had around 30 people, and the guide would start speaking before everyone had even arrived, and when she did, it was so quiet that it was difficult to hear her. It was frustrating, and it was clear she needed a microphone. It would have been much better if she had waited for the whole group to gather before beginning. We then spent two hours at a restaurant that felt like a waste of time. It seemed more focused on getting people drunk than creating a memorable New Year’s experience. The “unlimited drinks” offer was confusing and didn’t add anything positive to the evening. The biggest disappointment, however, was the Fox Parade. We were promised a great viewing spot, but that was far from the reality. We should have arrived at the parade location at least an hour early, but when we did get there, the guide seemed surprised by the crowd, despite it being New Year’s Eve. We tried to follow her to find a better spot, but she led us to the start of the parade, where we couldn’t see anything. Eventually, we were moved to the temple where the parade ended and had to stand there for an hour. By the time it reached us, it simply went up the temple steps, and we still didn’t get a good view. They had promised us the best spot, but it definitely wasn’t. We left feeling incredibly disappointed. The tour was nothing like what we had imagined, and to make matters worse, the transportation afterward was a nightmare. The train would have taken us until 6 a.m., so we had to scramble to find another way to get home. On the positive side, our guide was friendly, and we did visit some beautiful temples, but overall, this experience didn’t live up to what we had hoped for. We never got to see the parade, which was the highlight of the evening, and it was a major letdown.

  

• It was good experience

  554keitat,

  Dec 31, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  I enjoyed Japanese local new year eve and It was great to meet many people.the sake and yakitori in “izakaya “ were delicious but it was troublesome to order menu on tablet.The tour guide was enthusiastic and likable. Unfortunately, there were many audiences and it was not easy to see the “ fox procession”,but it was also good experience.

  

  

• Wholesome

  jakehU6553AG,

  Dec 31, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Very good and friendly tour guides, enjoyed going around the shrines and seeing the real culture of Japan, going for food and drinks after the tour was a very wholesome experience on New Year’s Eve very much recommend going on this tour.

• Awesome

  477dionr,

  Dec 31, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Shrines were beautiful and food as well highly recommend excursion if you are looking for something to do at night time .

• Too large of group, do not recommend

  Ashley C,

  Dec 31, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  1.00

  I feel bad for this review. Group was too large, over 50 people. It felt disrespectful to the shrines we visited. I felt embarrassed as people would point at our group as we passed and took over the area. For a three hour tour, I left in under an hour because I was so embarrassed. I wished they had capped the group size or split into smaller groups as this was not fair for locals trying to utilize their traditions. It was also not friendly for the elderly in our group as they encouraged us to hop barriers that they could not. There was one guide who spoke and many people in the back could not hear. I have been on many tours in Japan and have never felt this.