Tokyo Private Tours & Local Tour Guides

“One of the best guided tours ever”

From the moment I reached out to Akira to customize my tour to the time we concluded in Ginza, I had the most amazing experience. Akira really knows Tokyo beyond the usual and had great suggestions for all the things I wanted to do including suggestions for different food experiences and shopping. It was never tourist traps or mediocre places, always the best. we had great conversation, never a dull moment. If every city had an Akira I would solo travel a lot more and my business trips would be way more fun.

Akira N.

(420 reviews)

Dear Tim, Thank you so much for the great review. I am so glad you felt you had a great conversation (and never a dull moment) during the tour, because I felt exact the same. This is my eleventh year as a private tour guide and I would like to thank you for another moment to realize how lucky one that I am to know wonderful people like you from all over the world. Please take care and I am hoping that this trip will be fruitful for your business and great discovery on my loving country. See you next time! Akira

“One of the highlights of my trip to Tokyo”

Stephen’s jazz kissa crawl was genuinely one of the highlights of my time in Tokyo. He has a fantastic knowledge of jazz, but what made the evening special was that it never felt like a conventional guided tour. It felt much more like spending an evening exploring Tokyo’s jazz scene with someone who genuinely loves the music. We visited some wonderful jazz kissas, listened to great records, drank perhaps a little more than originally intended, and talked for hours about jazz, music, Japan and life in general. Stephen is knowledgeable, thoughtful, funny and excellent company, and he introduced me to music and places I would never have discovered on my own. If you love jazz and want to experience Tokyo’s kissa culture properly rather than simply ticking places off a list, I couldn’t recommend this highly enough. I’ll definitely be getting in touch with Stephen again the next time I’m in Tokyo. Five stars.

“Perfect Private Tokyo Tour for Our Family With Melody”

We had a private full-day tour of Tokyo with Melody and had such a great experience! We only had a limited amount of time, but Melody managed to show us so many amazing places and really gave us a great feeling for the city. What we appreciated most was how flexible and attentive Melody was. Our personal wishes were always taken into account, and Melody was also wonderful with our children and made sure the day was enjoyable for them too. We saw some of the best spots in Tokyo, had lots of fun and never felt like we were just following a standard tour. It felt personal and relaxed from beginning to end. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide and would definitely recommend Melody, especially to families visiting Tokyo. Thank you for such a wonderful and memorable day!

Melody S.

(95 reviews)

Hülya, thank you so much for the wonderful photos and your heartwarming review! We had such a great day exploring Harajuku, Akihabara, and Tokyo Station together. And your children were absolutely wonderful! As you said, my tours are a little different from typical tours. I always try to spend the day with my guests as if we were family, rather than simply guiding them from place to place. I truly hope to see you and your lovely family again someday!