TOKYO HISTORY TOURS
Good tokyo history tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Walk Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens, Edo Castle ruins, and Ninomaru Garden with a guide in a small, relaxed group.
“Miguel and maitaki were amazing and super informative. They were very patient with the entire group. They were very open to questions we had. I would recommend. It was a great way to introduce us to Japanese culture.”
Review of Tokyo’s $23 Imperial Palace and Edo Castle walking tour, with samurai history, gardens, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“The guide was beyond kind and knowledgeable. We learnt so much about Japans history right up until present day. We left feeling like we had so much more knowledge on the topic of samurai’s, edo period and the imperial family. Would recommend.”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace gardens, Edo Castle ruins, samurai history, royal koi, and Japanese culture with an English-speaking guide.
“We had Mika as our tour guide and she was amazing! She provided some mosquito spray which was much needed inside the Imperial palace as it's full of nature and also full of mosquito. Mika was very informative during the tour and answered all of our questions!”
Explore Edo Castle, samurai guardhouses, Imperial Palace gardens, and Japanese history on a lively two-hour Tokyo walking tour.
“Keiko was a great tour guide through the surrounding imperial palace grounds with lots of interesting facts and history lessons. Even had pictures to show us on flashcards to make things very interactive. Definitely recommend!”
Explore Shinjuku’s neon streets, tiny alleys, Golden Gai, and Hanazono Shrine with a local guide on this practical 90-minute night walk.
“Informative tour of Shinjuku - we got to see areas we would not have found on our own and being taken up to a free observation deck was a bonus”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens and Edo Castle ruins with a small-group guide, practical tips, history, and honest value advice.
“She was very knowledgeable and informative. She would answer questions from the people on the tour. She was very helpful and even got a wheelchair, for one of my friends who are getting tired and dizzy.”
Review of a private Tokyo to Nikko day trip with luxury transport, Toshogu Shrine, waterfalls, mountain views, and flexible sightseeing.
“I booked this private tour with my family. Our guide was Jagroop, he was friendly and is a good driver. I especially just wanted to focus the trip in the shrines and temple area. I just wanted to be in that area and didn’t want to go anywhere - glad that Jagroop was able to accommodate us with our request. I feel like the trees, the shrines, gates looked like they are straight out of a movie. It’s so beautiful and serene - would definitely go back there next time.!”
Explore Shinjuku’s Golden Gai, Kabukicho, and local izakayas over 14 dishes, sake, history, and a small English-speaking group.
“It was absolutely fabulous! Our guide, Ayaka, was very knowledgeable about the neighbourhood. We got to see many places where you normally would not come. Great food experiences with the explanations of Ayaka. Nice walk, not too far but just about right distance. We liked the small group size too!”
Review this private Tokyo to Nikko day trip, with Toshogu Shrine, waterfalls, Lake Chuzenji, luxury transport, flexible stops, and practical tips.
“Overall, Sarfy was amazing. The ride throughout the trip was smooth and the car was clean, luxurious, and had everything we needed (from Umbrellas, WiFi, and charging cables). Sarfy was a great tour guide as well. He was flexible and let us do the tour at our own pace. He managed to get us into this great Japanese resto for lunch. Was flexible with the pick-up and drop-off.”
Review of a private Tokyo to Nikko day trip with Toshogu Shrine, Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Falls, ropeway views, and flexible hotel pickup.
“Nikko is very beautiful place in the Shinkuo. All we are over driver guy everything take picture. We raccomanded”
Explore Tokyo’s Imperial Palace East Gardens, hear Edo-era stories, see castle remains and koi, and decide if this $42 guided walk fits your trip.
“The tour exceeded our expectations. Naoko is a wonderful guide. She is so knowledgeable and answered all our questions.She made everything interesting and fun. Plus she was very pleasant and patient with our group of 8 seniors. We would highly recommend this tour and her as your guide.”
Trace Japan’s story through Asakusa, from samurai isolation to Buddhist and Shinto traditions, ukiyo-e, and the opening of Japan.
“Amy gave great explanations. She cames with prints in order to facilitate the understanding of the explanation. It was a great tour Thanks to Amy Kind regards Cyrille”
Explore Edo Castle’s eastern gardens, palace ruins, koi ponds, and Japan’s past on a small-group Imperial Palace walking tour.
“Amazing tour with our Franco-Japanese guide Nicolas. He shared all the park's little secrets and answered lots of questions about Japanese mythology, Japan in general, the language, and more. We were able to share with him on many topics. We were a small group of 5 people, which made it easy to talk and made the experience really friendly. We even got to hang out and eat together after the visit, it went so well The history of the place and the imperial family was explained to us really well and was super interesting! I highly recommend this experience and would definitely take a tour with Sunrise Adventure on a…”
Review of a private Tokyo to Nikko day trip with Toshogu Shrine, Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Falls, Shinkyo Bridge, and door-to-door service.
“hadi was an amazing guide and help us a lot with the itenerary and options for the trip, also had a amazing communication and show us amazing places in Nikko to fullfil our expectation, completely worth the trip”
Explore Nikko from Tokyo with Toshogu Shrine, Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji, lunch, and an English guide on this 10-hour day trip.
“Bus seats rather hard for a full day trip. Guide was okay but couldn’t hear him when off the bus.”
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