Food & Drink Eat Like a Local in Tokyo
Tokyo | 4 hours
Ramen shops in train stations, yakitori in izakaya and sushi forty stories high (or in a basement).
from $112.50 USD per person
- (30 reviews)
What is a City Unscripted experience?
Unscripted
No two City Unscripted experiences are the same. This is because we personalize the experience to you – listening to your requirements and pairing you with the right host.
Unexpected
Our hosts don’t just live in their city; they love their city. Time with them allows you to get more from a city than you ever could from a guidebook.
Unforgettable
We handpick every one of our hosts, so they all have a certain passion in common: they don’t read from a long script, they follow their own because they want you to love their city as much as they do.
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What our guests say
Don M spent 8 hours with our photographer host Mutz in Tokyo discovering the best photo spots in the city.
“We felt like we were spending time with a friend who wanted us to experience the best of her hometown.”
October 2018Steven P and his wife spent 8 energetic hours with Victor in Hong Kong exploring the city by foot and experiencing the city beyond its tourist sites.
“Possibly the best single day tour my wife and I have ever had and we have traveled a lot.”
April 2019Monté M spent a full day with Dan in London visiting all the places in his “must see” list, from the usual tourist sites to the quirky, lesser-known spots.
“Thank you for exceeding my boyhood ambitions of exploring London from a local perspective.”
September 2018Meet some of our hosts
Mexico City, Mexico Roberto
Archeology-loving, Mexico City-living, funny, knowledgable, energetic, and more!
- (15 reviews)
How it works
Tell us your preferences
and book
See an experience you like and book it. We
will ask a few questions to build the right
experience with you.
Just right for you
We’ll pair you with the right host based on
your personality and interests. Trust us, we
know all our hosts personally.
The fun bit
Spend time in the city with your carefully
selected host. You have an itinerary but it’s
unscripted so it’s up to you and your host
where you go and what you do.
About City Unscripted
City Unscripted is a personalized travel service that connects you with hosts who live in a city. We pride ourselves on our highly personalized nature and we make sure that travelers are matched with a host with similar needs. We do this by getting to know all of our hosts personally and understanding them fully – not just what they do and what they know but what they are like as people.
After launching in London in April 2016 City Unscripted now operates in major cities across Europe, Asia, and the Americas! From Berlin to Bangkok, from Stockholm to San Francisco we have let thousands of people explore a city with the people who really love it. We wanted to help people feel more relaxed in the city they are in, get to see a city in a very real way and importantly a way that’s right for them. That’s why we are unscripted – these are not tours with uniforms and clipboards but authentic experiences where you can get to know each other, ask questions and change the itinerary as and when you need to.
You can begin your City Unscripted journey by requesting a host from their profiles and requesting their availability or selecting an experience in a particular city and letting the City Unscripted team select the right host for you.
Our hosts are often people with full-time jobs, working with City Unscripted part-time to meet new people, explore new places and share their passion for their city.
Our experiences range greatly depending on what you want from your city and can involve many different secrets that only someone local to the city would know – the best restaurant for authentic food, a slice of hidden history or even take in the famous landmarks if you like.
The City Unscripted Service is completely trustworthy, safe and secure as each host is individually vetted, verified, and trained by the City Unscripted team.
Booking starts from as little as $27.50 per person for a 2-hour experience, so there’s something to suit every budget.
We have been featured in TimeOut, The Guardian, The Times amongst other publications internationally.
City Unscripted
Unscripted. Unexpected. Unforgettable.