Top rated private city experiences tailored to your group that go where tours can’t.

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City experiences are personal & for your booking only.
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Unlike tours, our experiences are engaging & involved for the group. You do more than just look.
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Experiences are designed to cover the must sees & so much more, without you ever feeling like a tourist.

Top rated private & customisable experiences for Japan

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

City Unscripted Original

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

$115.13 USD per person

3 hours

(627)

City Unscripted Original

Kyoto Kyoto’s Best-Kept Secrets: A Hidden Gems Discovery

$116.23 USD per person

3 hours

(772)

Your First Day in Kyoto: City Essentials and Cultural Insights

City Unscripted Original

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

$116.23 USD per person

3 hours

(544)

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What makes a City Unscripted experience better than a conventional tour

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Private to only you
Entry to landmarks & points of interest
Quality approved host
Hands on & engaging
Itinerary tailored to your group
High quality inclusions
English & locally fluent speaking host

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Review from Marina

Kenta was an amazing host! He was very knowledgeable about the area and the history. We wanted a lot of things jammed in and he got us to all of the places! He even dropped us off in front of the Gion theater that I had reservations to. We truly enjoyed this experience!

Review from Laura

Gikken was wonderful & adapted to our interests and desires.

Review from Kristin

Kai is a true hidden Osaka Gem! Best tour guide in the city!

Review from Dexter

Helped navigating through the busy stations without losing the group.

Review from Kimberly

Very knowledgeable and pleasant. She planned a great tour and was very knowledgeable and accommodating.

Kanazawa: City Highlights & Hidden Gems Private Walking Tour

Yuzuki was great!!

Kanazawa: City Highlights & Hidden Gems Private Walking Tour

Great Tour!!

Kanazawa: Private Half-Day Highlights Tour with Local Guide

Highly recommendable. Tour guide is on time and knowledgeable and flexible.

Private Kyoto Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised

This was soooo worth the time and money! We saw so many things that we would not have known to do and very easily. We learned so much. Ada was the best!!!!! We enjoyed her company and knowledge.

Kanazawa Private Tour with a Local – Highlights & Hidden Gems

Yuzuki is a fabulous guide. He found out beforehand our interests and what sights we had already seen in Kanazawa and planned our tour accordingly. We visited the Higashi Chayamachi District but on the way Yuzuki introduced us to some delightful hidden gems away from the crowds. We enjoyed learning about the area as well as other aspects of Japanese culture. Yuzuki is very knowledgeable and his command of the English is excellent.

Review from Jennifer

Our guide made a point to keep the tour to our pace and modified it to fit our request and interest.

Private Osaka Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems 100% Personalised

Maria was a wonderful guide who showed us the modern vibrant side of Osaka. We visited the most amazing high rise buildings with an incredible view and art gallery, tried some unusual local specialties I’d never tasted before in areas I would never have found without her. She guided us across this sprawling city with confidence and we saw and tasted so much in our time with her. She got us back to the train station so we could easily find our way back to our base in Kyoto. We learned that Osaka folks love to have fun and we saw just where the fun happens!

Private Kyoto Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised

Amy was great! She is very friendly, accommodating and very knowledgeable. She spoke excellent English so made our excursion educational & interesting.

Review from Boris

Yuzuki was a highly knowledgable guide, not just with Kanazawa, but also with Japans history overall. He was able to show me places Off of the beaten path, that I would never have found on my own! I will book again the next time I am back in Kanazawa!

Private Osaka Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems 100% Personalised

I had an amazing tour of Osaka with Taku. He took me to beautiful local spots I would’ve never found on my own and shared great insight about the city. He customized the entire experience to what I wanted and even brought me to fantastic local places to eat. The food was great, the conversation was easy, and the day felt genuinely authentic. Highly recommended.

Sapporo Private Tour: Highlights & Hidden Gems by a Local

Shuinn was wonderful. She was flexible based on the weather, listened to our asks, and built an entire day around what was important to us. We can’t thank her enough. She was so sweet!

Kanazawa Half Day Private Tour: Local Highlights & Hidden Gems

Excellent walk through downtown Kanazawa with Mouri. He showed us some special locations for the fall colors and brought us to some hidden spots along the way. I do think some hidden food spots would have been a great addition, it\'s hard to fit in eating and sightseeing into a 4 hour window. My recommendation to City Unscripted would be to add another hour or so to incorporate an authentic lunch option.

Private Kyoto Tour with a Local, Highlights & Hidden Gems, Personalised

We had a great day with Kokoro. He took us to the Golden Temple, as well as to several much quieter, very impress beautiful temples that we would not have known about. He went above and beyond telling us all about the history of Japan and answering all our questions. He navigated us seemlessly through the bus and subway system and gave us restaurant recommendations and many tips for getting around Kyoto. Generally he made our introduction to Kyoto very smooth and enjoyable. Kokoro speaks several languages and is very knowledgeable about the history of Kyoto and Japan in general. We were very impressed with his knowledge and his hospitality.

Kanazawa: City Highlights & Hidden Gems Private Walking Tour

Megumi was a fantastic and kind guide! She went above and beyond making sure we got to see what we wanted to see. Learnt so much about the history and culture of her beautiful city. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting!

Kyoto: Private Customized Walking Tour with a Local Insider

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Renee

Nov 2025

Nic was a wonderful & knowledgeable guide for CDMX. He speaks many languages & is passionate about the city’s history. We would very highly recommend him as your guide for this beautiful city.

Adrian

This was a great way to explore Hong Kong as a first time visitor. Dennis has great knowledge of the city, not just the main features but some more out of the way places. We were able to share insights into history, architecture, politics and Dennis's speciality - food. I certainly got to see and understand HK far better than I would have done on my own. Not only that, but Dennis kept in contact following the tour with helpful hints for travel, destinations, etc. One word of advice for potential clients: this is a walking tour and everywhere is uphill! We covered some 10 miles in the 8 hours we had together - you need to have stamina and decent walking shoes. Once you understand that, you will have a great tour of the city.

Solomon

Probably the best tour for any first timer in Melbourne. Rhonda was exceptionally knowledgeable and took her time to explain the layout of the city and the history of Melbourne. By the time we finished the tour, I moved around the city like a pro. I could find my way around without asking for directions. Thank you very much Rhonda.

Top rated private city experiences tailored to your group that go where tours can’t.

What do you get?

Exclusive

Tailored

Immersive

Authentic

Top rated private & customisable experiences for Japan

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

Kyoto Kyoto’s Best-Kept Secrets: A Hidden Gems Discovery

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

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