Private Tour
Private Customizable Walking Tour of Tokyo
Overview
Available languages
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Private Customized Walking Tours combine Tokyo’s must-see sights with hidden gems. Morning, afternoon and evening start times available. Choose your tour length; 4 to 8 hours.
Our ethos is ‘like-a-local’. This is a culturally immersive walking tour, meaning that you will travel around Tokyo on foot and using the excellent public transport system….like a local! Throughout the tour you will learn about Japan’s culture, customs, history and local way of life. Feeling hungry? We’ll get you eating like a local too! Your tour is flexible and will be paced to your speed and requirements. Specialist topics of interests can all be covered; architecture, religion, politics, street art, general history, WW2 history, food, instagramable highlights, pop/movie/anime culture.
Ideal for people with limited time, or those who want a comprehensive overview of Tokyo prior to exploring further on their own. Simply indicate your interests and enjoy an itinerary specific to you.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
If you cancel more than one week (more than 168 hours) in advance we will give you a full refund (excluding the booking service fee). If you cancel between 7 days and 2 days (between 167 and 48 hours before) we will give you a 50% refund (excluding any service charge). If you cancel less than 48 hours there is no refund.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Children aged 11 years and under are free of charge - just tell us they are coming!
Professional guide
Hotel meet-up and drop-off
Public transportation (subway) costs are excluded. You will need to purchase a travel pass.
Food and drinks
Please note that tours with hotel pick-ups, are still walking tours. Travel is on the subway
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Shibuya
The frantic fashion first centre of modern Japan. Join the crowds and make your way across the Shibuya Crossing; the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world! Meet the bronze statue of Hachikō the ‘faithful dog’. Check out the trendy stores of Centre-Gai. Your exact itinerary will be designed according to your interests. Is it not possible to see all of Tokyo on one tour
Situated right next to the Meiji Shrine, this is the youth fashion center of Japan. Explore the trendy backstreets of Harajuku. Packed full of street art, wacky youth fashion, animal cafes and instagramable food; it is the epitome of quirky Japan. Stroll the streets of Aoyama and Omotesando; Tokyo’s executive class area where art, architecture and high fashion meet. Your exact itinerary will be designed according to your interests. Is it not possible to see all of Tokyo on one tour
Options
5-hour Customized Walking Tour
Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included
4-hour Customized Walking Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
8-hour Customized Walking Tour
Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included
6-hour Customized Walking Tour
Duration: 6 hours
Pickup included
7-hour Customized Walking Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Pickup included
Reviews
66 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great day exploring modern Japanese culture.
720bertr,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great day touring Tokyo with Keiko. Having spent several days visiting historic sites around Tokyo, we wanted to visit places where we could observe and to experience modern Japanese culture and shopping. Keiko did a fantastic job showing us around and we all had a great day with her.
Full day private tour of Tokyo highlights
tanyap228,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Keiko was fabulous! So knowledgeable and friendly with excellent English. She was patient when our group of 7 went off track on our full day tour and accommodated our interests. She was an excellent tour guide and also emailed us all after the tour with photos and follow up on our questions or recommendations for our forward travel. I would not hesitate to recommend keiko as a tour guide and I know my whole group felt the same. Thank you Keiko!
Walking tour of traditional Tokyo
GiniaD,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A big thank you to Keiko for a wonderful tour of temples and shrines and authentic Tokyo. A very knowledgeable and charming guide and we really enjoyed the afternoon with you. Such a delight to explore your beautiful city. ありがとう
Great Walking Tour with Keiko
HillAevium,
Sep 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Keiko who was our guide for the walking tour was fabulous. Knowledgeable and caring, it was like having a friend share the highlights of Tokyo with us. We enjoyed customizing the walking tour with her and she was able to relay so much about the history around Tokyo and each area we visited. It was also great that she reviewed the subway system, very easy to navigate but nice to have the explanations. We visited the Tsukiji Fish Market tasting at various places along with way. When wanting an electric fan for our daughter, Keiko took us to Don Quixote where they have literally everything. Visiting the Sensoji temple, Japan's oldest dating back to 628, she handed each of us an origami crane she had made the morning. She included a coin in each that we used when making a wish or a prayer in the temple. We highly recommend Hello! Tokyo Tours.
Engaging Tokyo Walking tour
Y8867WIchristinac,
Aug 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the 5 hour walking tour with Miko and we could not have asked for a better first day in Tokyo! Miko was a friendly and knowledgeable guide that put together a wonderful day to span the interests of everyone in our 5 person group.
Best time and private tour in Tokyo
Mwuese,
Jul 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The view were amazing. I took lots of pictures. I highly recommend a private tour . Miko my guide was amazing, she took me to great sightseeing and explained things and places, showerd me how to purify and she was pleasant person. I had the best time.
The best experience of Tokyo!
Marylynn R,
Jul 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely wonderful experience! Paiva was fun, friendly and accommodating. We never would have seen and done as much without her as a guide. Definitely recommend!
4 Hour Tour of Tokyo
M3568JDlisak,
Jun 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Would highly recommend a tour with Paiva and this tour company! Easy to book. Very customisable. Got to see the highlights important to our group. Paiva was so friendly, happy to answer any questions we had, helpful (especially in navigating getting train passes and trains) and gave us great information about the sites we visited. Thank you for a great morning seeing the sites in Tokyo and for being such a great guide, Paiva!
Amazing tour with Miko and Hello! Tokyo tours 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Inês F,
Jun 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were a couple in our 40s traveling with our 71-year-old mother, and we were so fortunate to have Miko as our guide for a full day in Tokyo. She was such a lovely person, always attentive to our preferences and especially thoughtful towards my mother, making sure she was comfortable and able to enjoy everything at her own pace. Her English was very good, and she even spoke French, which was a wonderful surprise for my Portuguese mother, who prefers communicating in French. Miko took us to many interesting places we would never have found on our own and made sure we tasted some great food at small, hidden spots — a perfect blend of sightseeing and food lover’s tour. This was already our 3rd day in Tokyo, but Miko provided us with so much valuable information about Japanese history and culture, which made the rest of our trip even more rich and enjoyable. We felt more like we were spending the day with a close friend who was showing us around her city, instead of just a tour guide. Miko even went above and beyond by helping us navigate the subway and buy all the train tickets we’d need for the rest of our two-week holiday in Japan — we honestly would have gotten quite confused without her help. Thank you, Miko! We wish you all the best and hope we get to meet again in the future!
Best tour!
flowkal123,
Jun 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were hesitant to book a tour on our day of arrival to Tokyo, as we knew we would be exhausted from our journey, but so glad we did! Miko was our guide and she was so fabulous. We did a 4 hour tour of the East side and she showed us so many hidden gems during our time together. She was knowledgeable, warm and friendly and really made our first day so special. She also took some great pics of our family and made great recommendations for us. Thank you for a wonderful day!
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