Tokyo Private Tours

  Private Day Tour - Tokyo - Rie was the absolute best tour guide!! We thoroughly enjoyed our day, learned so much, and were able to partake in new and authentic experiences. Would recommend to anyone and... read more book again!

  Do it... you won't regret it! - Great tour with Mana Nakano.
She was prompt in meeting at hotel, had a historical presentation about Tokyo. We went to the Ueno station, Imperial Palace Gardens, and several other... read more places. It was very interesting. I enjoyed the whole day!
I also did a day tour with Rie to Kamakura, and that was really good, too. Kamakura is a wonderful coastal town just south of Tokyo. The last time I was there was 16 years ago, and happy I went back.

  A great introduction to Tokyo - We booked a guide as this was our first visit to Japan. As well as providing an excellent itinerary and information about the places we visited, the guide also helped... read more us to navigate the metro network. Our guide was knowledgeable and kind, and this was a lovely introduction to Japan.

  Amazing Tokyo Tour - Mami was an amazing guiding sharing the Tokyo highlights, educating us on the culture, rituals and sharing all her knowledge. She was informative and easy to speak with.... read more She was committed to ensuring we got what we wanted out of the time. She picked an amazing Ramen stop for lunch and worked hard to make sure we saw the real Tokyo.

  The BEST Tokyo Guides - This was our second time booking with The Backstreet Guides. We had an amazing private tour with Rie! We were so grateful to have her with us for 3 days.... read more We found things we never would have seen, ate foods we would have missed, and shopped in spots I’m confident we couldn’t find again even now that we have the address!

Absolutely excellent! Every wish was granted. We couldn’t have hoped for anything better!

  Outstanding Tour by Rie  - Rie was an outstanding tour guide. She took us to two markets, two shrines, and other fascinating places. She was punctual, knowledgeable, patient with our slow pace of walking, and... read more very kind. We highly recommend her without reservations.

  Wonderful tour of Tokyo with Mami - Mami was just wonderful. She was funny, informative, attentive, adaptable and went with our flow. When we needed coffee she had the perfect quaint spot for us and same for... read more lunch. We cannot recommend her highly enough. Consider yourself lucky if she is your guide. Thank you Mami.

  Amazing day trip to Kamakura from Tokyo  - We had the privilege of having The Backstreet Guides as our tour company. They made our first visit to Japan a truly memorable experience. Since the moment I contacted them,... read more Miki made sure that I will get every single request I had and more fulfilled to our liking.
We did the Kamakura day trip from Tokyo, and we had the best time with Rie, our guide. We were lucky to have her for the full day, as well as our driver Cho, they were amazing!! Rie was extremely knowledgeable, kind, funny, just a pleasure to have around. She made the whole day an enjoyable and unforgettable experience, thank you Rie for all your help!
I have to say that if you are looking for a great tour company and guide to visit Japan, do not hesitate to contact them, it made a huge difference in our trip.

  THE BEST OF KYOTO WITH THE BEST TOUR GUIDE - The best of the best: Excelency and profesionaly, KIndly, well known and punctual. We visit 1000 torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha, Foodie adventure in bustling Nishiki Market, Geiko (Geisha)... read more district of Gion, Eat lunch like a local!, Yasaka shrine and its beautiful two story gate. Atmospheric local lanes of Sannenzaka & Ninenzaka
Kiyomizu temple, UNESCO World Heritage site. Our tour Guide was Mayumi and she was the best tour ever in our trip to Japan. Thnks