Tokyo

Half-day Tokyo Afternoon Tour by Hato Bus

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Highlights Afternoon Tour and Sumida River Cruise

4 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get your bearings in Tokyo with ease on an afternoon sightseeing tour that helps you tick off three of the Japanese capital’s top attractions. Soak up panoramic views from the top of Tokyo Tower (admission is included), and delve deeper into Japanese culture and history than you would alone at Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise Shopping Street.

Enjoy a mix of history and culture on an afternoon tour of Tokyo
Overcome the language barrier as you explore with an expert guide
Skip the hassle of navigating the city's confusing public transport system
Transport and admission tickets make for a seamless day

What's Included

Professional guide
Tokyo Tower Main Observatory admission (150 m)

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Tokyo Tower special observatory admission (250 m)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Hato bus Tokyo office
1-chōme-10-15 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Meet by 1:50PM. Exit Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Exit ticket gate and proceed along the station building on the left hand side You will reach the Hato Bus boarding area. Please wait in the Waiting Room No. 5 under the elevated railway: https://www.hatobus.com/v01/en/departure/tokyostation

Start time

02:00 PM

End point

Tokyo Station
1 Chome-9 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Ends near Tokyo station Marunouchi South Exit around 6:00PM

What To Expect

First, head to the 40-story-tall Tokyo Tower to enjoy magnificent 360-degree views from the skyscraper’s observation platform. From this unique vantage point, you can spot the city’s iconic Tokyo Skytree and, when the weather’s clear, even the majestic Mount Fuji.

Next, you'll head to Asakusa Kannon Temple (Senso-ji), which dates to AD 645, and is known as the city’s most famous Buddhist religious site. Listen as your guide details the temple's fascinating history and then admire its idyllic gardens, intricate architecture and sturdy gates.

Exit the temple via the Hozomon Gate and continue to the Nakamise shopping area, a commercial district where you can browse the many vendors offering traditional Japanese souvenirs and snacks.

Imperial Palace

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Senso-ji Temple

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Kabukiza Theater (Pass By)

National Diet Building (Pass By)

Tokyo Tower

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
The order of the tour itinerary is subject to change due to road conditions or other reasons.
Depending on the season and day of the week, traffic conditions may vary, and arrival time at each location may be considerably delayed. Thank you for your understanding.

At Tokyo Tower, only the main observatory (150 m) will be entered. An additional admission fee is required to access the Special Observatory (250 m). For those interested, please pay the required charges on your own.
Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with bus seats. If a seat on the bus is required for the child, please make a booking at the Child rate.
As part of the initiatives for SDGs, an environment-friendly hybrid bus will be used for transportation. (May be changed due to maintenance or other unavoidable circumstances.)
In an effort to prevent global warming, the bus will have its engine and cooling/heating turned off while waiting. Thank you for your understanding.
In general, groups with an odd number of members will share seats with other customers.
Please keep your seatbelts fastened on board the bus.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

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.

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Reviews

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An incredible afternoon out.

Jeremy_P, Apr 2024

Makoto was an incredible guide and so far this is the highlight of our trip. We learnt new information about Tokyo as well as tips on the language. I would highly recommend this tour.

Very touristy!

Helen_K, Feb 2020

The old Tokyo tower was great to view Tokyo - the river cruise was pleasant but not sure it added a whole lot to experiencing Tokyo. While Asakusa was an older part of Tokyo, it was very busy and touristy. Not a bad experience but not my favourite tour.

Great!

Kathleen_M, Dec 2019

I thought it was great! It’s a good way to see multiple things. I wish my cousin and I did this first day of our trip instead of fourth day. We ended up already seeing most of the things on this tour because of that.

Excellent HIgh Level Tokyo

paulpeg2019, Aug 2019

With only one afternoon to see the 'Best of Tokyo' this Viator tour was excellent. The highlights were Asakuasa and the Sumida River Cruise. Seeing only the outskirts of the Imperial Palace and the partially blocked view from the World Trade Center tower were OK. Our guide was very informative, but difficult to understand. He coordinated the tour beautifully. We highly recommend this tour for those with a short time in Tokyo!

Better to do on your own

Darrell_H, Apr 2019

As it is easy to navigate your own way around Tokyo you can do all this on your own relatively easily much cheaper. Also we felt really rushed through the visits so doing it on your own means you could do it all at your own pace.

Half day tokyo tour

Duane_H, Oct 2018

Very good tour. Tour guide spoke very good English and the tour covered a lot for just a half day tour.

Great guide

Christine_G, Oct 2018

Our guide Tomoko was the best! We learnt a lot about Tokyo in our very short time with her.We really appreciated her help to get back to our hotel too.

Just ok

Andra_H, Oct 2018

We spent a lot of time in traffic and the boat ride was just that...a ride in a boat. It was covered and it was raining, so hard to see much. The tour was a lot of money to pay for just 3 sites. The tour guide could have given a lot more historical information during the drive.

Good overview

Dennis_D, Oct 2018

If you just have an afternoon this is a great way to get an overview of the city of Tokyo. You can be picked up at many locations even your hotel. The guide is knowledgeable and speaks English very well.

Very nice tour with very good guide...

STEVE W, Sep 2018

Very nice tour with very good guide. Would recommend this tour. We used it to fill in an afternoon. The Temple was great.

Tokyo

Whitney_J, Jul 2018

Tour was rushed. Enjoyed the sights and river cruise but would have liked more descriptions and details of what we were seeing.

Quick, easy way to see the sights of Tokyo!

Diana_T, Jul 2018

Quick, easy way to see the sights of Tokyo! Our favorite part was probably seeing the city from the top of the World Trade Center.

Too rushed and did not learn anything on the cruise

Judith_A, Jul 2018

We were taken by taxi from our hotel pick-up point to the first stop which was the World Trade Centre. Our guide was knowledgeable and personable and even taught us some Japanese on the way to Marounouchi Station at the end of the tour. However, due to traffic, we spent a great deal of time on the bus and never had enough time to visit the sights. We thought we would go inside the Imperial Palace to see the inner gardens, but all we did was walk around the moat. The Asakusa stop did not leave enough time to explore the shops if we also wanted to learn about the five-storied pagoda and visit the Kannon Temple. The most disappointing was the Sumida River Cruise. The narrator seemed to announce the bridges we were passing under, but the speaker system was awful and we couldn't hear anything. We had also expected to learn about the buildings and walks along the river. We were very disappointed with the cruise.

Amazing Indeed, Sumida river cruise was...

BV M, Apr 2018

Amazing Indeed, Sumida river cruise was boring. Other attractions were amazing

Tour guide was very good and helpful...

Peter B, Apr 2018

Tour guide was very good and helpful but tour was a little disappointing. Online advertising led me to believe we were going to visit the grounds of the emperors palace but that didnt occur. Further wasted considerable time getting from meeting point to actual starting point of tour.

It was a very good tour, with an...

Patrick R, Apr 2018

It was a very good tour, with an overview of Tokyo from the World Trade Centre Building. Time was limited for shopping though in Asakusa, so we went there again some time after the tour.

Starts at Hata tour bus station at...

POHTIANG_T, Mar 2018

Starts at Hata tour bus station at Hamamatsu JR station . Very good tour guide, informative and helpful. Interesting except it was unusually cold and wet ...

I didn't find this trip very...

Ana L, Mar 2018

I didn't find this trip very informative. The guide was talking more about himself than about Tokyo.

Enjoyable afternoon for the price...

kathleen_H, Mar 2018

Enjoyable afternoon for the price. Charming guide who had to contend with tourists who got themselves lost five minutes after the tour began. Time to wander then a pleasant evening river cruise.

the tour was excellent covering all...

lee w, Jan 2018

the tour was excellent covering all major sports in Tokyo the shopping at the temple was a great spot for local products and the cruise finished it off well. our guide was very good with loads of knowledge about the world trade centre and the imperial palace. the only criticism is the instruction on where to meet at the train station, these were very vague and make sure you allow plenty of time to contact the company to find the meeting place, easy once you have clear instructions but probably something that needs to be updated. we would defiantly recommend this tour and will do it again when next in Tokyo

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