Tokyo Layover Tours

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Top 10 layover tours & experiences around the world

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best private layover tours & experiences with locals

Do you have an hours-long layover in the Japanese capital? Waiting it out would be a drag, especially when the most iconic city on earth is right at your doorstep. Don’t sit around eating sad airport snacks – instead, join a Tokyoite on a whirlwind experience of the city in whatever time you have! On City Unscripted Tokyo layover tours with a local, you’ll have this spectacular city at your fingertips. Believe it or not, just a few hours is more than enough to get a feel for the true Tokyo, from ancient temples and shrines to futuristic entertainment. It’s all waiting for you on Tokyo airport layover tours – now doesn’t that beat sitting around at an airport?

Meet some of our local hosts around the world

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

See Tokyo on your layover

Your layover is just a few hours and Tokyo happens to be the biggest city in the world – we understand if you’re feeling overwhelmed. Luckily, when you’re exploring the city with a local on our Tokyo airport layover tours, you’re guaranteed to get the full picture of this sprawling metropolis – both its highlights and hidden gems. Don’t regret not grabbing the opportunity to explore Japan’s exhilarating capital! Who says a layover has to be waited out at the airport? Leave that stuffy lounge and get taken into the heart of Tokyo on unforgettable Tokyo layover tours with City Unscripted.

Get taken through Tokyo

Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of leaving the airport? That’s understandable – you have a flight to catch, and exploring an unfamiliar city isn’t exactly a walk in the park. But on Tokyo layover tours with us, you don’t have to worry about a thing, because we’ll send a local to meet you right at the airport (and get you back on time!). There’s no better GPS and guidebook than someone who knows the city inside and out, and you won’t be navigating unfamiliar streets and tangled transport lines alone. We’ll make sure your Tokyo airport layover tours are totally stress-free.

Tokyo tailored to you

Tokyo has so many different sides that one person’s dream tour would be very different from another’s. History, culture, food, shopping, high-octane entertainment and neon-lit nightlife all congregate in one sprawling cityscape – and we know some of these attractions appeal to you more than others. That’s why we tailor our Tokyo airport layover tours to each person that travels with us. Your local host will first learn a little about your interests and personality, then craft a custom tour especially for you. You can be sure that Tokyo layover tours with us make every minute count.

Tokyo travel tips and inspiration from our Travel Magazine

Find the best things to do, places to eat, must eat foods and lots of travel tips in Tokyo recommended by our local hosts

Latest reviews from our guests

Kejei met us at our hotel and explained our itinerary. We added the Sanja Matsuri festival to the plan and it fit right in to his itinerary for the day. We went for an enjoyable sushi place for lunch. Kejei explained so many things about Tokyo and Japanese culture. He showed us how to navigate the train system and gave us ideas for the remainder of our vacation. An excellent guide we highly recommend!!!

May 2024

Jacqueline T
Wir hatten eine tolle Tour in Tokio mit Marc. Wir waren bereits letztes Jahr ein paar Tage in Tokio, trotzdem war es unglaublich abwechlungsreich und wir konnten viel Neues erkunden. Marc ging spontan auf unsere Wünsche ein, was uns sehr zugesagt hat. We had a great tour in Tokyo with Marc. We were in Tokyo for a few days last year, but it was still incredibly varied and we were able to explore a lot of new things. Marc spontaneously responded to our wishes, which really pleased us.

May 2024

Annina H
Es war ein toller und sehr informativer Tag. Chiara hat uns alles gezeigt was wir sehen wollen und hat uns viele tolle Tipps für unsere weiteren Tage hier gegeben. Wir können diese Tour mit Chiara nur weiter empfehlen. It was a great and very informative day. Chiara showed us everything we wanted to see and gave us lots of great tips for our next days here. We can only recommend this tour with Chiara.

May 2024

Severine H
Daigo was very concerned about meeting our expectations. It was raining so we needed to improvise and we still saw the highlights. Even better, Daigo helped us learn the subway system so we could feel confident getting around on our own after the tour was over.

May 2024

Alan M