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    Hosts work with you to ensure the experience gives you what you need for now & the rest of your trip. Exactly as you like it.

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    We cover places to go, local transport, must sees and do’s as well as so much more in this info packed entertaining 3 hour experience.

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    Unlike other tours and experiences, our kickstart experiences are hands on and engaging from the start. You do more than just look.

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    Experiences are designed and delivered to make amazing memories, without you ever feeling like a tourist.

Top rated kickstart introduction experiences for Japan

Your Perfect First Day in Tokyo: Icons, Hidden Gems & Local Tips
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Tokyo Your Perfect First Day in Tokyo: Icons, Hidden Gems & Local Tips

$102.5 USD per person

3 hours

(553)

Your First Day in Kyoto: City Essentials and Cultural Insights
City Unscripted Original

Kyoto Your First Day in Kyoto: City Essentials and Cultural Insights

$102.5 USD per person

3 hours

(475)

Osaka Unlocked: A 3-Hour Introduction to the City
City Unscripted Original

Osaka Osaka Unlocked: A 3-Hour Introduction to the City

$100 USD per person

3 hours

(203)

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We had a beautiful day full of unforgettable memories in Kyoto with our guide, Fumiko. She is such a kind and thoughtful person — it was truly a wonderful experience!
Private Osaka Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems 100% Personalised
Maria was awesome. She went out of her way to make sure we could see all the sights that were best. We give her a 12 on a scale of 1-10. Thanks so much
Nagoya: Customized Private Tour
Great tour and host 5 starts!!
Private Osaka Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems 100% Personalised
Maria was amazing and very patient with our family. She took us around Osaka and the fish market, kitchen district as well as temples and must see sites. Really enjoyed the afternoon with her.
Maria was great! She was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Kiyoto was terrific! He planned a perfect itinerary of activities. He was enthusiastic, upbeat, kind and patient. You could tell he really enjoyed being a guide.
Osaka: Eat Like a Local Street Food Tour
We have the best tour guides all over Japan. They were all very friendly and all fabulous. Rei in Himeji was exceptional. Helpful. Planned and booked a fantastic lunch and had extra little videos to show us at assorted locations. She was perfection. She arranged our tour such that we would get to each of the different locations with less crowds, and in the least hot part of the day. She took us to locations that other people might’ve bypassed. Marie in Tokyo was SO COOL! She was knowledgeable and friendly and amazing! She had a lot of knowledge about the city and really got along with my daughter when they realize they shared an interest in the same music. We Have a great time with her. Eugene, and Kyoto was wonderful. We opted for the night tour, so even though a lot of the shrines were closed, we got to see them just not enter them, which was OK because we didn’t need to enter every single shrine in Kyoto. He told us all about Guyon and the history and the architecture And what they do to the cedar on the buildings. He told us the history of the place he told us some pop culture about the place. And he took us to an incredible Ramen place. He also took us in and around the different areas where there were less crowds, but more beauties than We even expected. In Osaka,, Kanna Took us on a food tour that was exceptional. She also managed to get us a tea room excursion after our event because a friend she had in town. Everything we tried to book was sold out, and she made one phone call and we were in by 4:30. she was incredibly funny, very helpful and oh my gosh, the food in Osaka! I can’t even. Our final Tori, Nora, with the peaceful, playful deer, ha ha, was really wonderful. Our tour guide, Eugene was fantastic. He took us first, up to the top of the building so we can see the whole city. He then took us in and around and through all of the most important parts of Nora. And he was wonderful to talk to you. Thank you so much for your incredible staff and all of your incredible tours.
Great Guide.
Toshi was very knowledgeable, fluent in English, and made us feel out in town with a friend learning as much about the japanese way of life and thinking as of the food scene. He even arranged the foodtour to hidden gems near our hotel saving us transport time and effort from the standard scheduled meeting point. We asked many questions on everything from computergames to shinto shrines and Toshi always gave thoughtful and honest answers or told us when he didnt know and made us feel very comfortable. Highly recommended.
Ai was very knowledgeable about the locations we visited. She showed us several temples and shrines and gave detailed background on each one. She even showed us one and we were the only people there. It felt very personal.
Tokyo: Private Custom Insider Tour with a Local Host
The flexibility to choose the places we visited. We didn\'t have any plans and she made them for us.
Private Kyoto Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised
We could not have had a better guide as Ceci. She gave us a very complete and comprehensive all over Kyoto. It was a walking tour and we used taxi and public transportation to go to the attractions. I think that 8 hr tour gave us a very wide insight of the city. The best part of our tour was the pleasant companion of Ceci. Totally recommended.
Private Tokyo Tour with a Local Guide: Tailored to Your Interests
Alberto was an amazing guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable. We really loves our time with him today.
Osaka Private Food Tours by Local Foodies: 100% Personalized
We loved the Osaka Food Tour. My son and I have serious & different food allergies, so this was a safer way to experience several of the food markets in Osaka. Fumiko, our guide, was the absolute BEST!
Discover Your Tokyo: A Full Day, Your Way
We had a fantastic full-day tour with Nobu. He planned out a thoughtful itinerary for us, taking into account our interests. He was particularly knowledgeable about culture and history. We couldn\'t have had a better experience in Tokyo. Recommend 100%!
Emilio was wonderful. I went to a fish market I would not have gone to had he not taken me. I got to try Soup Curry from one of his favorite places. He also gave me some recommendations for craft beer in Sapporo. We walked all over and saw so many sights. It was so efficient having him as a guide. Emilio is really friendly to talk to as well. Highly recommend!
Ceci was a wonderful guide! Easygoing and helpful and full of fun facts. We all agreed our day with her was a top highlight of our trip. Thank you Ceci!
Reka was absolutely amazing! We had so much fun and tried/leaned so many new things. It was incredible to feel so comfortable while so far from home and we truly felt like we got the most of our time in Kobe with our locals help.
Hiroshima Custom 4-Hour Private Tour with Local Guide
Really great, balance between nature and culture. Kaku was a great guide, very friendly. It felt like we were visiting a friend and he was showing us around his city. we let him know it’s my birthday trip and he dedicated a song for me! really thoughtful and patient with us. thanks Kaku for a great day trip in Hiroshima.
Private Kyoto Gion Highlights & Hidden Gems Tour with Local Guide
We really enjoyed our experience for the Gion tour. It was refreshing to receive emails about our preferences for our tour guide and things to help make our experience more enjoyable for our tour and our selected tour guide. Our tour guide Cici for friendly and informative. Cici understood the history and culture of Kyoto. My kids really enjoyed talking to Cici about everything related to Kyoto. Our whole family enjoyed our interactions and Gion walk with Cici. I would highly recommend this tour to others to try.
Your First Day in Kyoto: City Essentials and Cultural Insights
Eiko was a wonderful guide and I recommend her without reservation.

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