Do Harajuku and Shibuya Like a Local Tour

Do Harajuku and Shibuya Like a Local Tour (4 hours)

 

Would you like to dive deep into some of Tokyo’s most hip and happening areas with a well-versed local guide who knows the area like the back of her hand? Our Do Harajuku and Shibuya Like a Local Tour is for you. In this private Tokyo tour you will be taken on a round through high streets and small byroads and get the full young Tokyo experience. Of course, you get to taste and try as well on this fun half day in Japan’s capital!

 

Harajuku and Shibuya itinerary

 

This tour will start off quietly in one of Tokyo’s greenest areas, the Meiji Shrine. Your guide will tell you all about the history of the shrine and its surroundings and about the Emperor and Empress who the shrine is dedicated to. You will then move on to a contrasting area that is very colorful and always full of lively commerce, Takeshita Dori.  You will see where the local teenagers love to go shopping, what they love to eat, and what they like to do in their free time. Of course, you will get a chance to enter some of the best shops for some (window) shopping and tasting of fashionable snacks.

 

Next up are Cat Street and Omotesando, the more adult version of this shoppers’ paradise. Admire the beautiful architecture in the area and enter some more interesting shops that catch your fancy or are especially recommended by the guide. You will go past plenty of Instagrammable spots as well, so get that camera ready! The tour ends in Shibuya, where you will be fully immersed in one of the world’s most crowded intersections and say hi to loyal dog Hachiko’s statue.

 

Depending on your tempo and interests, you can also add a stop in Shimokitazawa, one of Tokyo’s best places to go vintage shopping and find that unique item that no-one else has at home.

 

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CUSTOMERS’ VOICE

Jan Wagemaker

“The individual journey we made was well prepared by Tokiotours. The few problems we experienced during our 3.5 week trip were neatly resolved. Stefanie and Steven, the guides we experienced in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively, did their job in an exceptionally good way. A great memory.”

Peter Carroll

“My wife and I headed to Tokyo earlier this year and booked 3 first class tours with this company. All excellent, very informative and gave us a unique behind the curtain insight into a culture that was completely foreign to me. I would 100% recommend Tokiotours for anyone looking to get the most out of their time in Tokyo. Great fun!”

Herman

The individual journey we made was well prepared by Tokiotours. The few problems we experienced during our 3.5 week trip were neatly resolved. Stefanie and Steven, the guides we experienced in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively, did their job in an exceptionally good way. A great memory.

Klaas F.

We look back on a very successful trip through Japan! Also thanks to your efforts it has been an unforgettable trip. Z. loved the morning in Harajuku with cotton candy, photo booth and VR experience. I liked the bike tour and especially the bamboo forest in Kamakura -> the bamboo forest in Kyoto was disappointing compared to that one… but Kyoto has very beautiful old places and Floris’ help for the reservation at Misono was fantastic.

CMW250

I am a first-time visitor to Japan and travelled by myself so I booked one-on-one guiding tours. Had a wonderful time with all three guides from Tokiotours – Thom, Stefanie and Haruka. Thom is an encyclopedia on history, culture and religious practices and also a very nice guy, Stefanie with a gift of bringing Japanese history alive and making it very memorable and Haruka with her love of Japanese cuisine thanks to whom I enjoyed the very best and freshest sea-urchins on Tokyo Tsukiji market ever. Thank you to all of you!