Off the Main Street in Tokyo Tour

Off the Main Street in Tokyo Tour (6 hours)

 

This tour is different from all the others as it does not have a pre-set itinerary. In this 6-hour tour, you will explore sites in the major tourist places but off the main streets. You will definitely love this experience as if you sneaked away in the backstreets of the famous areas of Tokyo like a bit of a trespasser!

 

Off the Main Street in Tokyo Tour itinerary

 

So how does this work? If you are more interested in discovering areas that are not in the typical tourist’s top 10 must-see places, one of our network’s experienced guides will propose their favorite itinerary to you. It is the itinerary that the guide would do with their friends and family from out of town, so you will get to see all their favorite spots in the large, diverse city that is Tokyo.

 

You will receive the guide’s proposal a few days ahead of time and it is no problem to discuss changes to the proposal with the guide, so there is no need to be afraid of visiting places twice if you have already been to Tokyo before or have a few days to yourself before you embark on the tour. Feel free to mention the places you will visit by yourself so the guide can keep it in mind for the proposal.

 

Please note that we don’t incorporate (third-party) experiences in our tours, so there will not be any tea ceremonies, meetings with sumo wrestlers, etc. If you would be interested in that type of experience, you could have a look at a provider like Wabunka. This tour is about walking around local neighborhoods, visiting all kinds of interesting spots that have not been discovered yet by the masses, and learning more about regular life in Japan.

 

Tour languages

 

This walking tour is offered in the following languages:

 

*English

 

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For more information, inquiries, and bookings you can email us at [email protected] or click the ‘More information’ button below.

 

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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!