Japan Tours & Tickets

What a spectacular sight our guide Ito San was vey informative and gave us inside information about Japan A definitely must see

The trip was mainly very good, this was due to our excellent tour guide, Mayumi. Due to weather conditions we we only able to stop at the first station of Mt Fuji which seemed a bit pointless as pictures from there weren’t very good. From there we went on a boat trip around a different lake as it was too windy to cruise around Lake Ashi which was pretty and allowed us to get plenty of good photos of Mt Fuji. We also had lunch included which was weirdly in a restaurant inside of a theme park! The lunch was a traditional ramen-type soup with a small buffet. After that we visited the ropeway which enabled more good photos of Fuji. Finally we took the Shinkansen back to Tokyo, I would highly recommend doing this as it was an amazing experience - getting us back to the city in 25 minutes! Overall our guide Mayumi really made the trip for us, she was very knowledgable and friendly. I can’t rate her enough for the insight she gives you into Japanese culture.

The day we traveled, the weather was foggy, rainy and a bit windy at the end, so we were no able to see mt. Fuji. Not organisers fault and they state that they won't cancel trip because of bad weather. Here you already might choose not to go with prepaid tour but either do it yourself on they day you choose or book when you know weather forcast. We had 4 stops on our trip: mt.fuji museum 30min, 1st step 30min (could not go to fifth due to weather), lunch 1 hour and cable car 1.5 hours (which I skipped because it was already pooring with rain and the visibility even on the ground was poor). Overall the whole sightseeing experience 2.5 hours as opposed to 6.5 hours sitting on the bus and 30 min on bullet train. We were back to Tokyo by bullet train at 5.20pm. I think the announced return time should have been 7pm. The guide was ok, but I could hardly understand her english, so when we get to mt.fuji museum I was hoping to watch a movie about mt. Fuji in English, but by the time it started (runs every 30min after a movie in Chinese), we had to go back to our bus. So overall, I would not recommend. I think next time we'd better just do it ourselves on a nice day we can pick and choose how much time we stay in one location.

Very easy to find and great experience. Would recommend to everyone. We all had a fantastic time and see many sights.

Very fun tour, good guides, and you get a great perspective of seeing the city driving around on go karts. Highly recommended.

This was such a blast!! We did the 3 hour driving session and it's a great way to see the city. You get to go so fast. The tour guide is very accommodating and helps all along the way for the navigation. Definitely a highlight of our trip! And we got great weather - wouldn't recommend doing if it's raining.

Great value. You see many things and is well worth the price. Oslo our guide was great. The hot pot lunch was amazing.

Enjoyed the tour however very disappointed to be told the day before tour that the cruise on Tokyo bay was canceled, I booked this tour as it included the cruise! The lunch at the sumo restaurant was awesome and we got to see all the major sites in Tokyo which was great as we had our 6 and 8 year old daughters with us, they enjoyed it too!

The tour did not visit nor drive by some listed attractions, eg Godzilla, Tokyo Statue of Liberty, Olympic stadium, plus a couple of others. Lunch however was very good. Final concern was that we were picked up at a hotel but dropped off at a train station a couple of miles from our hotel. We might have missed it in the fine print, but so did a number of others on our bus. Fortunately, our tour had a young lady who was interning to become a guide on our trip and she spent about 15 minutes of her own time navigating us through the complicated train station.

Plus: Interaction with performers, show theme, pyrotechnics and sound effects Negative: pricey food, cramp space.

This show is one of the best I’ve ever seen, very unique portraying Japanese culture. The only downside was the space being too small and also getting the tickets after purchasing online should have been an easier process, instead of having to get in a long line to receive paper tickets.

Great show for people who love neon, loud drums, colour and sparkle! I really enjoyed my visit. The food wasnt good though

We had an absolutely fabulous day on this tour with Khizer. Perfect weather too to see Mt Fuji in its full glory. Khizer is in some ways more native than the natives here judging from his knowledge and pride of the country he has chosen to call home. Touring with him was more like hanging out with a good friend... we chatted & learned about the history and culture of Japan without feeling we were in a boring history class! Khizer totally catered to our needs and graciously took us to all the places we wanted to go to... even if (I suspect) it was a little out of his way. We couldn't have asked for a better guide (& now friend)... and oh he's a steady & safe driver too. This tour was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Tokyo. Thanks a million, Khizer!

Pick up was early and they had listened to the notes I put on the booking and brought a car seat. Driver was very helpful and patient with us. He made recommendations at each stop and offered to help take pictures as well as help us save spots in line while we unloading the kids. That saved us a lot of time. He was also able to offer insight at each location on the history. He also was very flexible on our agenda and any needs for stops. Overall a great trip and plan on using them again when we have more visitors.

I have been taking trips To Mt Fuji using the group bus experience before. This one is 100x better. You travel at your own pace, the guide is so knowledgeable and helpful. He even took us to an authentic Japanese resto for lunch. Wonderful!!!

The tour guide and also the individuals who helped us to find our seats on the bullet train train could not have been kinder. The tour guide presented us with a very informative understanding of the three temples which we visited. Our lunch which was a buffet was both delicious and plentiful. You should be aware of the fact that five hours of the day is spent on transportation to and from Kyoto, but the experience of the bullet train was worth it. I would have liked to see less touristic temples. The first one we visited was too commercial.

While everyone we encountered was polite and helpful, the overall experience was very disappointing. It was very difficult to find the pick up location to get the tickets for the train ride. The lunch offered was fine but rushed. The tour guide was kind and offered good info but the timeline was rushed at all locations. There was no time to experience any location we visited and then we ended up back at the departure point almost an hour early. Then, we had to wait an additional 15 minutes while a few of the others on the tour finished a meal in the hotel before taking the train back to Tokyo. We won’t book any group tour ever again. While more expensive, we will only book private tours.

Just a perfectly planned trip. Very well organised. Must visit Kyoto on bullet train. We got to see Mt. Fuji on our way after 40 mins ride towards Kyoto from the train. Very helpful and caring staff

Our tour guide in the person of Ms. Lanny is very entertaining. She is very informative despite the fact that she came from Indonesia. She speaks eloquently.

In one day, visited all the Temples and Shrines. Highly recommended. Best use of your time. Lanny San was excellent, explaining all the quirky things about the places which we visited, Japanesse and Kyoto’s culture and customaries, another places and attractions in Kyoto. We are glad to take this tour as our first day in Kyoto so we have few tips to follow through for today.

Took way to much time in and out of the bus at every stop resulting in very short time at each spot. Choose a private tour if you can.

A highlight of our time in Tokyo! tour guide Michiko thoroughly explained the sumo, highly recommend

Hadn’t used Viator before, and after failing to book sumo tickets directly I reluctantly booked through here. Turns out I was wrong to be worried! Easy directions were given along with a digital voucher. We found the tour really easily, with staff waiting outside the hotel to guide us in. Our tour guide was lovely and gave us a run-down on the history and current tournament of Sumo. The seats could have been a bit closer, but still a great view, and the atmosphere is amazing! Never knew I liked sumo as a sport but really really loved it.

Must do! Our guide, Honda, what is extremely knowledgeable, personable, and excited for her favorite wrestler. She’s a big fan and shares that with you. This is a great way to get tickets when tickets are hard to get. Another plus was the emperor and empress was at the event!

This was the perfect full day tour in Tokyo. With the ability to customize as needed, we were able to hit all the spots we wanted to. and spend more time on things that interested us. Mitch was a great guide, and was able to provide plenty of useful information about everything we saw. We used public transportation and the tour included a rechargeable IC card that we have been topping up and using for the remainder of our trip. The included lunch was based on our preferences and was a local place we never would have found on our own, and it was delicious. A fantastic experience all round. Highly recommended.

Not sure how to express just how much we enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Silvia, became a friend by the end of the day. We wanted her IN our pictures, not taking them of us. Because of some travel/life logistics we only had a couple days for our first visit to Tokyo (after 3 weeks in SE Asia) and we thought this tour would be the way to go. The price seemed steep at first but I assure you we received every penny and more in value! We saw so much of the city. Places and things someone on a big tour (or on their own) would never see. Using public transport is a great way to do it. You move around briskly without delays and really get a feel for the culture. We absolutely fell in love with the city and are already dreaming of our return. Meg (owner) and Silvia are a BIG reason why.

Thanks to Meg for a wonderful day out in Tokyo. We gave her our itinerary and she worked the timings so that we did everything we wanted and then some. Even managed to fit in a journey on the bullet train......thankfully the day before the typhoon ! Would highly recommend

Excellent if you want to see a lot in short time. Also the last day is largely your own exploration which is nice

I thoroughly enjoyed this tour! All pick ups were super prompt. Guides greeted us at every station and transferred us over. Things in Japan run like clockwork. At one point we only had around 10mins between train transfers. A guide greeted us right outside our train car upon arrival and stayed with us for the 10mins before our next train arrived! Transfers to/from hotels were a combination of riding the bus (same bus used for the main tour proper) or in some cases a taxi just for the few who needed to be transferred over. Busses were very comfortable and the guides did a great job of pointing out highlights during our journey, while also sharing personal anecdotes and providing some great relevant history for the sites we visited. There was adequate free time throughout and I never felt rushed in any manner. The meals included were really good and in good restaurants. Overall I'm extremely satisfied with the way this entire tour was organized and run. If you're looking to experience Mt Fuji, a short cruise on Lake Ashi, enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds of Kyoto and Nara in a comfortable manner with great guides I highly recommend considering this package!

Very good trip we was so lucky to have a great weather and great tour leaders. Can recommend this trip.

This tour was really well balanced, the lunch was high quality buffet style with veg options, then you are taken to a temple, then the museum. Well worth it, would do it again!

A really excellent day. Our guide Miki was very knowledgeable about all of the activities on the tour and lunch was really tasty.

It was great!!! Our tour guide was amazing. She had alots of information about Studio Ghibi and was very knowledgable about other locations we went to as well.

We had a great day sight seeing Mt Fuji. The day was very well organised and we had plenty of time at each stop. The bus trip is long so make sure you bring some snacks :)

We were lucky to reach the highest point for tourists that day. Weather was good. Tour guide was excellent and very helpful. Completed the tour on time and as planned in the itinerary.

Very good experience, Kanae, our guide make a wonderfull job! The only "bad thing" to improve, Is the short time that we stay at Fuji Mt.

This was a really great tour. The guide, Beatrice, was very knowledgeable and made the trip extra fun. The ninja village was a really good lunch and a little but of fun too.

This trip exceed my family’s expectation! We are a family of 3 with a 10-year old son. Mt. Fuji’s view during the day was perfect. The itinerary is actually family oriented. My son’s favourite part was the visit to the Ninja Village. The ninja presentation was also educational and entertaining. Lunch was also superb. This is a must-try tour, especially for those first time in Tokyo. Another great plus for this tour was Bea the tour guide and Saito san the driver. They were very flexible, experienced and they ensured the fun + safety of all travellers. Thank you.

We were lucky with the weather We had clear sky all day Mt Fuji was visible anytime of the trip The tour guide was lovely lunch was delicious Mt Fuji airways was so fun too I had a great day thank you

Learned lots of informations about sumo. Very entertaining too. Highly recommend to everyone when you visiting Japan!

Shima & Jambo made this whole experience a delight with their fun & interactive demonstration of the history & training/lifestyle of a Sumo wrestler. The lady who described and translated everything into English for us was very good at getting the information across. Recommended. I would go again.

This was SUCH a great experience. I went on a Monday and the wrestlers were amazing. They were so thorough in their instructions, explanations, and answers. It was also so fun and I was laughing the whole time! They make it so entertaining. One of the most memorable aspects of my trip. The Chanko soup was good and the bento box was decent. Love the whole experience.

This tour was by far the best thing I did on Tokyo. My guide, Mr. Katsunori, was communicative, knowledgeable and just fun to spend a day with! We saw all the “must sees” and he provided me with background information for all the sites. Our hotel was right by the Tokyo Tower (a spot on the planned itinerary) but he changed course according to my preferences. I highly recommend!

Yoshida was an incredible tour guide. Her personality was very warm and friendly. She took us to all of the locations we requested and even made a few extra stops along the way. Showed us the various foods to try, helped us with communicating, and showed us different customs to show respect. Her English was excellent. She was very knowledgeable and explained the history of different sites very well. She went above and beyond to help make our trip enjoyable and even stayed a little longer than required. Would love to go back and tour with her again. She is truly a blessing and made our trip exceptional!

It was a wonderful tour where we got to see everything we wanted to and at the pace we wanted. Our guide got us through Tokyo easily and we would’ve been lost without her and it would taken 3x as long. She was knowledgeable, sweet, helpful, and a joy to spend the day with. We are so happy to have taken this tour for our first time to Tokyo

Ultimately a very enjoyable cultural experience, with no tournaments happening the practice was the next best thing. Interesting to see warm up routines and practice bouts at very close range and worth getting up early for. However, the booking experience was varied as despite booking over a month ahead, getting confirmation of availability and taking our money the operator informed us a couple of days before that there were no longer any places and they were cancelling our tour. However, following some firm emails our places were "restored" and everything was fine. Viator need to get this sorted with the provider as I have noted some other comments were people had similar experiences.

You have to sit very still and quiet, it was a privilege to watch the wrestlers train, they put so much work into their session.

I absolutely enjoyed the morning practice. It was fascinating to get a glimpse into this sport and culture. I would advise on reading up a bit beforehand if you’re new to the sport as not much is being said while training is on. We had an opportunity for photos afterwards, which was great.

A great experience ! We learned so much. Our guide was so friendly and enthusiastic. We have recommended this trip to our friends as we know they will love seeing these athletes up close !

I booked this tour to learn a bit about sumo wrestling. Yumiko was a fantastic guide, she met us early at the location by the JR train station and then took the time to explain what we were going to see when we went to the Sumo stable. She then took us with a few to the Sumo stable. Additionally, during the practice she wrote additional notes to help us understand what we were seeing. It was an overall fascinating experience.

The tour was very interesting. We saw the wrestlers practice for over an hour. There was a brief introduction beforehand. All in all, I recommend. There is no lunch or other activities with the tour.

Saqib was very accommodating about our needs and was flexible with time. We went with his recommendation about the ninja show and the kids loved it and the restaurant was yummy. Mt Fuji refused to come out, however, but the tour was enjoyable despite that. Traffic was heavy on the return. Need to figure that in next time to avoid overtime charge. Anyway, it turned out to be a city night tour. Will book with this tour operator again.

Daniel was a lovely young man who took great care of us! English was great. Information great. Will be sure To use viator again

The company said the English speaking driver had an emergency - so they send someone else - our driver spoke no English at all. He was very kind and a good driver. Communication was not possible which doesn’t lead to anything if you can’t make appointments etc. As well he came an hour late due to traffic jam (the company should know traffic in Tokyo) which was very very unfortunate as this is a time sensitive tour! Mount Fuji was in the clouds when we arrived.... an hour earlier would have been perfect!

This tour with Grand tours and the driver, Orieol was great. The driver took us to places we want to see and was very patient with us. He has lots of sense of humor and kind of entertained us as well.

Excellent Driver Oriol. Everything was fantastic. He took us to all possible places one can go in 8 hours. Was very courteous. The car was excellent. Tour was very well organized. THANKS A LOT ORIOL and Team

Excellent day tour of Tokyo. Tour guide was most helpful and flexible and tailored our day to suit us. at teh end of the day he dropped us at the Mori Digitial Art Museum quite late and waited to hear from us that we were able to get in before leaving us for the day. He kept in touch with us and followed up afterwards too. Excellent value for money for the 4 of us.

This service is awesome! I tried to get tickets for the Ghibli museum during my last trip to Japan and couldn't get them because they are so difficult to acquire. Viator made it possible. They were waiting for me when I checked into the hotel. I'm so happy!

Ticket delivery was ideal - they were waiting for us at the hotel. Easy to arrange online and given how busy the museum was, glad we booked in good time.

We had no problems with this company. Great communication from start to finish. Tickets were waiting at front desk of our hotel. We given several choices to make it easier to secure tickets. I recommend this if you want tickets & are traveling from US.

My guide Lily was awesome!! I did this experience on my first day in Tokyo and it was a wonderful experience. The food choices where great and so fresh! Lily was kind and so patient with the group. Her English was great and she told us so much about the fish market including a little of the history of the market. Lily also gave us wonderful ideas and places to go in Tokyo. She went to above and beyond and even helped me get back to the train station. I will be forever grateful to her!!!

Yuku was a great tour guide as she was very knowledgeable. she provided us with lots of information regarding the vendors and the market. The sushi tasted amazing. I would definitely do this tour again..

Our guide was absolutely wonderful, lovely food. I could not fault it. Gold star to our guide - he looked after us so well

Great tour and guide! Loved the shrine and countryside. Tour guide was extremely informative. Enjoyed lunch

Wow! Nikko was an amazing place to visit. Everyone in my family loved the tour. Aside from beautiful Nikko, visiting the lake and falls was an added bonus. We especially enjoyed the fantastic, delicious lunch! Would take this tour again in a second. Thanks Viator for making the experience one of the best in Japan!

Giulia did a great job on this tour. She knew her stuff and made some great suggestions for things to do on our own. We recommend this tour.

Great tour. I recommend doing while you are still jet-lagged as you will be up early regardless. We went to Fushimi Inari first and it was nice to experience this beautiful shrine in its true essence without the selfie/instagram crowd. Unfortunately, by the time we got to Bamboo Forrest, the area was overwhelmingly crowded with tourists. Lucy was great. She spoke perfect English and was a lovely guide to spend the day with. Our only complaint is that the tour operator did not tell us to bring our JR pass on this tour and we ended up having to spend additional money on top of the JR pass we already paid for.

Sachiko was an amazing tour guide. Meet up was easy and the day was an amazing experience for my wife and I. We took many free tours on this trip to Japan, but it was worthwhile paying to have a tour guide for this day in Kyoto.

Our tour with Koichi Wasa exceeded my expectations. He was very knowledgeable about all of the sites that we visited, shared great stories and gave us a very warm reception in Kyoto.

The food tour was a fabulous experience. I loved being lead to local, out of the way restaurants. We toasted with and talked to the locals which was such an uplifting experience. Our female guide was so helpful even regarding how to get back to the hotel. The food was delicious

Our guide, Tomomi, provided our group of 9 with a great experience visiting restaurants that didn't have many tourists in them which was great. She made sure we all were taken care and understood the food and beverages. Definitely would recommend this to a friend.

Kiri was a terrific tour guide and went above and beyond to make us all comfortable and to be sure we were enjoying ourselves. He shared so much information about Tokyo, the culture, shopping and the best part, of course, was the food! He was so knowledgeable and took us to such fun places. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone looking to get the flavor of Tokyo! Thank you Kiri!