Best Private Walking Tours in Japan — Our Top 4

1.Private Custom Walking Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 533 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $53Our pick

Meet a private local guide at your Tokyo hotel and shape the day around your interests. Visit places such as Asakusa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Akihabara, Odaiba, or the Imperial Palace area, while learning the trains, customs, and best local stops. Tours last 2 to 8 hours.

“Our guide Tim was great! Flexible on itinerary and catering to help us learn how to navigate and function in Japan. Ride the trains, find bathrooms, etc. Really great tour and info on Japanese culture too.”

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2.Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 469 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $53

Meet guides such as Momo, Miwa, Rika, or Hina at your central Tokyo hotel and shape a private two to eight hour outing around your interests. Expect temples, markets, neighborhoods, food stops, and subway help, with the final route set with your guide before the tour.

“We had a fantastic time with Miwa! She was super communicative before and after the tour, made sure to plan our tour around our preferences, provided a lot of historical and cultural context, and was overall very pleasant to spend time with. We highly recommend booking a tour with Miwa!”

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3.Hiroshima City 4hr Private Walking Tour with Licensed Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 437 reviews · from $122Top rated

Spend four hours with a licensed English-speaking guide such as Yuko, Sei, Mari, or Yuji, walking between Hiroshima’s key sights. Visit the Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima Castle, and Shukkeien Garden, with time to ask questions, adjust the pace, and hear personal local perspectives.

“Sei (our Guide) met us at the Cruise Port and took us on public transport to the Hiroshima Peace Park. He helped us with buying tickets for the tram. Sei explained really well about each of the monuments and also about living in Japan. We were able to stop when we needed to in the intense heat. He even stood in the queue in the sun to get the tickets for the museum while we rested in the shade. Sei was extremely passionate about Hiroshima and friendly. He took us back to the ship on the tram. We could not have asked for more. We would thoroughly recommend a tour…”

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4.Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 419 reviews · 3 - 8 hours · from $82

Meet a Lokafyer at your hotel, a landmark, or a central café and build a private Tokyo walk around your interests. Guides such as Eduardo, Romana, David, and Lily have helped visitors use the metro, find local food, visit temples, and see quieter corners of the city.

“Elizabeth is a great guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. We saw plenty of the city despite having a rainy day. Our guide organised umbrella’s and kept us dry as we skipped across the city to see many attractions. Very practical advice about using the subway and rail.”

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