Tokyo

Private Custom Tour: Tokyo in a Day

Tokyo, Japan
Private Custom Tour Tokyo in a Day

From $176.90

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 8 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Discover Tokyo at your own pace on this 4- or 8-hour private, custom tour with guide. Design a tour that’s perfect for your interests. There’s a world of options, including the outer fish market at Tsukiji, the city’s temples and shrines, shopping excursions and food or sake tours. Your private custom tour includes a guide, entrance fees at select attractions, snacks, round-trip transport from your hotel with meet-and-greet and a car (for the private transfer option), or public transport (for the public transfer) and optional lunch (for the full-day tour).
  • Let an experienced guide help you create a half-day or full-day sightseeing itinerary
  • See city attractions like Meiji Shrine and the Imperial Palace, or discover Tokyo neighborhoods, depending on your interests
  • Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant (if full-day tour selected)
  • Explore the city by train and subway, or upgrade for transport by comfortable, private vehicle

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This private, fully-customizable tour lets you choose between taking private or public transport.

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if by private vehicle)
  • Meet-and-greet service at hotel (if by public transport)
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by private vehicle (if by private vehicle)
  • Transportation fares (if by public transport)
  • Lunch (full-day option only)
  • Snacks
  • Fees for optional tours, activities and lessons
  • Gratuities

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We do not pick up / drop off at cruise terminal. We do not pick up / drop off at Narita airport. By private vehicle - Additional charge will apply if meeting point located outside of Tokyo. - Cancellations are free of charge until 72 hours before the departure, after which the full amount will be charged. By public transport - Meeting point must be within Tokyo. *There are many hotels with similar names, and there are the same hotel chains in various places. Please check the name and address carefully so that the guide can pick you up on time.

What To Expect

Create your dream tour of Tokyo during a 4- or 8-hour private, custom tour with a guide. Whether you’re into food, Japanese culture, history, shopping or something more specific, you can design an exploration that’s right for you.

Select your desired tour length of either a half-day tour (4 hours) or a full-day tour, (spanning 8 hours) and how much sightseeing you’d like to fit into it. The choice is yours, ranging from leisurely walking tours, utilizing Tokyo’s excellent public transport system, to an upgrade with private vehicle to whisk you between the city’s top sights.

Read below for some potential options you might visit during your custom designed trip.

The Tsukiji Market

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Hama Rikyu Gardens

1 hour Admission Ticket Included

Asakusa

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Akihabara

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Meiji Jingu Shrine

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Shibuya Crossing

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Additional expenses will be advised upon discussion with our tour operator, based on the customized itinerary
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Operation dates for attractions are subject to availability
  • Visiting optional attractions may incur an additional fee. Please consult with tour operator for any questions
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

See more

Traveler Tips


Using public transport is a great way to do it.
I really recommend orienting yourself to the city with tour early in your visit and do the transit option (versus private transportation).
Reviews by Viator travelers. We perform checks on reviews

Reviews

5.0
846 reviews
Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
0
0
0
0
0
Reviews by Viator travelers.
Showing 1-10 of 846 reviews
Amazing custom tour in Tokyo
Heidi_F, Mar 2024
Seiji was unbelievable! He was a joy to spend the day with and made sure to fit in so much! He responded to our emails and requests in advance and planned out our whole day to make sure we saw a wide variety- from historical sites and gardens to shopping places for our young teen daughters. He went in stores with them and helped them buy things. The sushi lunch he chose was amazing! We were so lucky the Imperial Palace was open to the public today and we also saw the East gardens. Next was Senso ji temple and Kaminarimon gate In Asakusa and a brief stop to see a free Children’s kabuki theatre. The Sushi restaurant was “Kaiten” revolving. Upon request we saw the Famous kitchen knives area kappabashi then walked the Meiji shrine grounds. We drove through Omotesando and Shibuya crossing and stopped in Animate in Akihabara and Takeshite street. Our driver Dropped us off in ginza. What a full day! Our first time ever in Tokyo and we feel like we really got a great overview of the whole city!
Great Tokyo Tour With Kaz
Emma_K, Mar 2024
We had an amazing tour with Kazuhiko! He was great at communicating with us before our trip to tailor our tour to what we were interested in. We were able to see so much in a day. He is very knowledgeable and taught us a lot at each location we went to. He is also very kind and it is a pleasure to spend the day with him!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Emma-san Daniel-san I’m greatly flattered by your great evaluation. All are thanks to your kindness. The time and places we shared in your actual first day in TOKYO was impressive and unforgettable! I strongly hope you get the fortunate experience of your stay in JAPAN!!! Again, Thank you for coming to JAPAN and having good relation with you.   KAZ
Best day in Tokyo! Always will book with Mami!
Anna_G, Mar 2024
Mami made our day in port amazing! She is so energetic, knowledgeable, friendly, and flexible. She showed us the utmost hospitality. We got to see so much of Tokyo and different neighborhoods while also hitting most popular spots. Our driver Annie was also great! She was everywhere so quickly and coordinated with Mami flawlessly. We will always ask for Mami and highly recommend!
Excellent tour of Tokyo with our wonderful guide, Mr. TAKE!!
Cynthia_L, Mar 2024
Excellent tour with Mr. TAKE! Great day seeing so much and learning about Japanese history and culture. The weather was not great but Take had alternative plans so that we did not miss a thing. We visited the Tsukiji Market, Hamarikyu Gardens, excellent lunch of Sumo Chanko-nabe and sake, and Fukagawa Edo Museum and several other stops in between. Take was an excellent guide, and we were so glad to spend time with him in amazing Tokyo.
Mami = rockstar
Peter_S, Mar 2024
What an amazing first day in Tokyo! Mami was an excellent guide - giving us a ton of practical information about the city, without bogging us down with information we didn’t need. We saw so much in such a short period of time - great food and drink along the way. She was also extremely flexible with us - changing in real time, etc. We cannot recommend her enough!
Exceptional tour exceptional tour guide
Janet_N, Mar 2024
Before our tour began our tour guide Machiko reached out to us to find out what areas we wanted to visit to include in our tour. This added a special touch that I had not experienced before on any tour. She provided options and together we came up with a great itinerary. Machiko was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about all the different places she took us to. We really enjoyed having her as our guide and we really recommend her as a tour guide!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you for joining the tour and a very nice review. I am so glad that you enjoyed it! We had a happy moment throughout the tour. I hope you liked Tokyo too, adding to your list of favorite cities! Machiko
Awesome private tour/guide!!!
Arnold_Q, Mar 2024
Great tour/guide of Tokyo. Highly recommended, our guide Ms Hitomi was very knowledgeable and patient with our large group of 8 with our elderly parents.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi Arnold san, Thank you for your kind review. I was also impressed with your good relationship with your family to take care of your elderly parents. Enjoy your rest of your stay in Japan!
Great tour with a knowledgeable tourist guide
Runbir_S, Mar 2024
Fish market and Senso-ji were very interesting. Satoshi made highlighted lots of interesting facts. Showed us where to get free samples and good photos.
Thank you Mami for...
Soheil_S, Mar 2024
Thank you Mami for graciously helping explore Tokyo very informative and great advanced lovely day Best Sam
Best way to start your visit to Tokyo--Thanks Take-san!
Virginia_B, Mar 2024
For his college graduation gift, I took my nephew on a trip to Japan. We started in Tokyo. I scheduled a private, full-day tour with Take Harada on our first day. Tokyo is huge and we do not speak the language, so I expected it would be overwhelming. I am so happy to have had a local tour guide show us around. I specifically wanted to do the tour by Public Transportation to learn how to navigate the metro. I bought our Welcome Suica cards at the airport, so we were ready to go when Take met us at our hotel. Take had contacted me a couple of weeks before our tour, while I was still in the United States to find out what we wanted to see. He gave me many suggestions, along with a proposed itinerary. I had been reading many websites leading up to our trip and asked about a few other things to see, but trusted his judgement. I appreciated him fitting a few things in, like finding many "special" flavors of Kit-Kats to bring home and seeing one of the uniquely redesigned "Tokyo Toilets." Take planned a nice mix of old and new--historical sites like the Meiji Shrine and Imperial Palace, plus pop-culture places like the Shibuya Crossing and a popular coffee shop. Take is very nice and knowledgeable. He is from Tokyo and has lived and traveled all over the world, so we had a lot to talk about throughout the day. In addition, he was very helpful in answering all of our questions about the rest of our trip, making suggestions of things to do in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima. And I am so grateful he helped me buy our Shinkansen (bullet train) tickets to Osaka. At the end of our day, he took the time to walk us to Tokyo Station and talk to the woman at the counter to get us reserved seats, with luggage, on the Mount Fuji side of the train. Our seats were right in front of the luggage area and we ended up with a great view of Mount Fuji on a beautiful day a few days later. Tokyo is an exciting city with a lot of friendly people and so much to see. We felt much more confident to explore on our own for the rest of the trip after a day in Tokyo with Take-san. Thanks.
Yoko is a great guide!
Peggy_W, Mar 2024
Yoko was very knowledgeable and shared so much information. We enjoyed our day with her. I would highly recommend a tour with Yoko. The market was interesting. She made sure we were able to try the local foods.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Peggy,Joe, Noel and Mary. Thank you very much for the great review. I’m so honored. I’m glad you enjoyed the tour visiting Tsukiji Outer market, Hamarikyu Garden and Asakusa. It was funny who think of the time when I couldn’t shut door of our car because it was stuck to the curb, and also when Joe was refused to get on the elevator!! Please come again when many more cherry blossoms are full in bloom. This time it was a little bit earlier. Autumn is a good season, too. I would be happy to take you to many more beautiful sites in Japan. Yoko
Unbelievable Day tour and Sushi Lunch
KELLI_L, Mar 2024
We had the most amazing day with Kaori !! She met our expectations and raised them by 1,000 !! She met us right at the train station as we requested and took us everywhere with a few bonuses at the end of the day. But the highlight of the day was the unexpected lunch in her home with a lesson in making sushi !! We were all blown away by her skills and how wonderful it was. We had the best time making sushi with her. Our kids thought it was the best lunch ever. As an avid sushi fan I can’t even explain how amazing this lunch was and the best sushi I have ever had in my life. Not everyone was sushi fans and she made chicken and everyone thought it was amazing. This tour is a must do and it was so nice to have her with us for a full day In Tokyo. Thank you Kaori !!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi, it's Kaori Noda,thank you Kelli, for your great comments about your Sushi experience with me. Yes indeed, it was fun! I love my work, love my life, and love Japan! I hope we can meet again sometime in the future in Tokyo.
Fabulous
Terrence_L, Mar 2024
Touring the not so touristy neighborhoods and seeing the major sights in one day. A lot of walking in 8 hours but well worth it.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Dear Terry san Thank you for taking your time and writing a good review during your trip. You two were interested in both traditional and modern culture of Tokyo. We walked a lot and even took a packed train.It was hard but I believe they were interesting experiences in Tokyo. I hope I can see photos of your travels someday. Yuri
Great was to learn about Tokyo!
Stacy_M, Mar 2024
We enjoyed an excellent day with Miho. She was extremely informative and interesting. We were able to tailor the tour to our exact interests and Miho was very accommodating. Tokyo is massive and even coming from NYC it can be overwhelming, but taking this tour really is great for orienting yourself to the metro and different areas of the city.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful review of the tour. I really enjoyed the day with you, and I learned a lot ,too. Please enjoy rest of your stay in Japan! Miho
Wonderful tour with the best tour guide
Josef_G, Mar 2024
We had a very enjoyable day trip with our tour guide Mami Hannya! Days before the tour she contacted us to consider our interests. On our tour day she picked us up from our hotel at the promised time and showed us around by public transportation. We've seen all the spots we were interested in (Tokyo Tower, Shibuya, shrines and temples, Akihabara and so on). Mami even managed to show us her secret and most loved places. We were also very happy that Mami took care about our dietary preferences, so we could finally taste vegetarian okonomiaki! All in all Mami is a very knowledgeable guide, who took care about our interests and needs. But also she is a kind and funny person with who we had really good conversations. So thanks again for the wonderful time!
Take-san was very helpful...
samuel_M, Mar 2024
Take-san was very helpful and had great knowledge. He was very patient and we enjoyed spending the day with him learning about Japan.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you so much for writing such a fabulous review and rating of the Tour so quickly ! I am very happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed the Tour. And I fully enjoyed guiding a nice persons like you and your family which makes unforgettable guiding experience for me. Thank you very much again!! TAKE
Highly recommend this tour!!
Damon_H, Mar 2024
We are so glad we did this tour!! Got to see a lot interesting parts of Tokyo and covered a lot of ground in a short period of time.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you for joining our tour ! There are still many wonderful places in Tokyo and Japan. We look forward to seeing you next time in another season. Let's have fun together !
Great tour option for 1st time visitors
Bradly_L, Mar 2024
Our tour guide, Take, was wonderful. He reached out before the tour date to provide us some options to visit and was very responsive to our requests. It was great as the 4 in our group was our 1st time visit to Tokyo. Would recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you so much for writing a wonderful review so quickly! I really enjoyed guiding you all and talking with you all all the way. I am very happy to know that you all enjoyed the Tour. And thank you so much for recommending this Tour to the next visitors to Tokyo. If you have a chance to visit Tokyo again in the future, I can guide you the more popular spots as well as the more hidden gems of Tokyo. And I hope that you will become even more of a fan of Japan. Thank you very much again !! TAKE
Kaz is amazing
Christine_W, Mar 2024
Kaz was a beyond great tour guide!!!! We went everywhere we wanted and then some. He was knowledgeable and made it fun and easy. Which isn’t always easy traveling with 2 toddlers and a kid. The kids loved him and he was so kind. I strongly recommend!!! This was a great start to the trip. We followed the advice of other reviewers and did this our first day.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
I really am impressed the time with your family and appreciate much for your high evaluation for actual first day in Tokyo as unforgettable memory. I really enjoyed the communication with you all . I strongly hope the rest of your travel goes well! Thank you from KAZ
We loved our tour with Roy
shatul_p, Mar 2024
Our experience with Roy as we toured Tokyo was nothing short of marvelous. From the moment we met him, to the moment we said goodbye, we were dazzled by the sights of Tokyo. We especially loved the fish market and temples that we saw! We would recommend this to anyone who wants to experience vast swaths of Tokyo in a day.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you very much for the great recommendation and for rating me as a five-star. I am delighted that I could help you to make your trip memorable. I remember the crowded Sensoji Temple and the Kobe Beef Sushi at Tsukiji. I am glad you enjoyed Tokyo. I hope you will return to Tokyo as an experienced traveler and enjoy the culture and foods of Japan. Roy
...

Explore Similar Things to Do