Tokyo Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“Superb Guide!”

Akira N. is extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful, engaging and kind. Our tour of the more authentic neighborhoods of Tokyo started with the magical Hosokawa Garden. On to Zoshigaya neighborhood where we visited the intact 300 year old temple of Kishimojin complete with Tokyo's oldest candy store. Akira brought the neighborhood to life with his engaging stories and impressive grasp of history. We explored the more traditional neighborhood of Sugamo where we enjoyed a delicious Teishoku (Japanese set meal). Our tour finished in the narrow alleyways of Yanaka where we enjoyed observing the lifestyle of the common people of Tokyo. Akira was always thoughtful and thorough with his explanations of the sites and engaged in his answers to our questions. He was patient, considerate, and informative throughout our seven hours together. Although we requested a tour with a more "local" feel, he was very willing to create a tour of the major sites as well. We highly recommend Akira N as an excellent guide to enhance your visit to Tokyo! He is a true professional! Thank you Akira N.! Paul and Charlotte

Akira N.

(388 reviews)

Dear Paul, Thank you so much for the great review. I am so happy that you enjoyed my favorite part of Tokyo, the beautiful quiet garden in autumn colors, the old temple filled with happy laughter of families (of three generations!) celebrating children's healthy growth or divine blessing, warm exchange with lovely grandma in the store, delicious teishoku in the local diner in the old school Tokyo vibes, and etc, etc, etc... I hope you could get the idea of what it is like to be one of the locals in this city. Through walking in the streets and alleyways of different neighborhoods, and taking trains and street cars, I hope you could feel something that you cannot get from tours hiring car visiting only flamboyant instagramable iconic spots just being busy without being in each of the moments. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your memorable Japan trip this time. It was my pleasure to meet people who have beautiful spirit like you and Charlotte. I am looking forward to another chance to explore my loving city together. Sincerely, Akira

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Zaida J.

5 / 5

Nov 25, 2025

Customized Tokyo Private Tour on 11 Nov.

Nov 25, 2025

Tokyo

6 hours 30 mins

Customized

“Excellent guide”

I fully recommend Fumiko as your guide, she was prepared, she made reservations, a schedule, and everything we wanted to visit was guided. She is a great communicator, and will go above and beyond for her clients. She even created a photo album for us (digital) and took great pictures of us!

Fumiko I.

(44 reviews)

Thank you very much for your wonderful review! I am very glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour. I also enjoyed being with you. I hope you will stay healthy & happy️! Fumiko

“Tokyo with Mutoh”

Mutoh was an excellent guide for us and our 3 teenagers. He showed us how to use the subway and train system in Japan. He taught us about some Japanese history without spending too much time to make our kids lose interest. We saw Tokyo tower, meiji shrine, zojoji temple, nakamise street, Takeshita street, and shibuya crossing. We will tour with Mutoh again if we come back to Tokyo.