Icons & Secrets
5 (31)

Explore Tokyo's coolest retro neighborhood: Shimokitazawa

3 hours English
5 (31)
100% Personalized

Voted one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world, you'll explore a maze of quirky stores, boho coffee shops, live houses, and artist studios

How It Works

Book your date

Choose your preferred date, start time and group size for your experience.

Share your interests

Complete your personalisation form after booking, for a tailored experience.

Explore with your matched host

We match you with a local host who shapes the route around you.

Experience Overview

Time:

3 hours

What to expect:

Fully tailored to your preferences

Language:

Hosted in English (Other languages may be requested)

Meeting point:

原宿駅, Harajuku Station, 1-chōme-18-18 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

Cancellation:

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience

What to bring:

  • We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
  • Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.

What’s Included:

Private & personalized experience
3 hours with a Host
A coffee or non-alcoholic drink at one of the neighborhood’s quirky bars or coffee shops
Walking experience

What’s Excluded:

Additional food and drinks
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs
Gratuities (optional)
Mostly walking, with food, drinks, transport and entry fees paid separately unless stated.

Reviews of Our Tokyo Experiences

Excellent trip - Shohei is a fabulous guide

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Peter
Tokyo

Amir was a fantastic guide! He is very multicultural and multilingual which makes his perspective very interesting and relatable. His knowledge of the area was exactly what we needed. It was away from anything touristy and that made the experience even more special! Thank you Amir! My kids really loved it too! They also found so many unusual and unique pieces to buy. Definitely happy about choosing to do this activity!

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Dalal
Tokyo

Kieran as a guide was absolutely fantastic and prior to our experience contacted me to tailor the tour exactly to my needs. He was very knowledgeable and made many suggestions for visits along the way. Great sense of humour - great tour! Highly recommend- 5 stars from me!

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Michelle
Tokyo

Chisato is a wonderful generous, guide who tailored a wonderful tour around Shimokitazawa. We had a lot of fun going to places we would never have found without someone with local. We had a lot of laughs and learned so much along the way. We highly recommend Chisato if you’re heading to Tokyo and need a guide to show you a local perspective

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Melanie
Tokyo

We had a wonderful day with Chisato. Not only was she a great tour guide, she is a wonderful person too. She tailored the tour to suit what we like and wanted to do. She was also generous in sharing her local knowledge so we learned lots along the way. She even made sure we got on the right train on the way home. We highly recommend a tour with Chisato for an engaging, fun, and insightful Tokyo experience. Thank you again Chisato, it was an experience we will never forget. We feel very luck to have met you ♥️

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Melanie
Tokyo

The Shimokitazawa neighborhood is awesome! Our guide Nobu was so friendly and answered all of our many questions about Japan not just Shimokitazawa. He also gave us some ideas to do for the next part of our trip. We really enjoyed this activity and our guide, Nobu.

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Gwen
Tokyo
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Pointing to the bustling Tokyo streets from a towering window view.

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Strolling through Tokyo's narrow lanes under a lazy afternoon sun.

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A candid moment captured under the iconic gates of Japan.

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A sunny stroll through Tokyo brings joyful smiles all around.

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Exploring a serene water ritual amidst Tokyo's urban landscape.

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A peaceful stroll under vibrant red torii gates in Tokyo.

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A group stands beneath the towering torii gate in sunlight.

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Admiring the intricate carvings beneath Tokyo's vibrant temple lantern.

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Enjoying a sunny day by Tokyo's iconic Hachiko statue.

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Warm smiles beneath vibrant red torii gates in Tokyo's winter sun.

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Enjoying the panoramic view of Tokyo's bustling cityscape below.

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Discovering Tokyo's skyline under a bright, clear sky.

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A sunny day stroll in vibrant Tokyo's winter chill.

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Exploring Tokyo's iconic torii gate on a leisurely stroll.

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Kanpai from the coziest izakaya

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