Go Local in Japan Private Tour

Amazing experience! Emiri took us on a local tour of a garden in koto city, to lunch at a small soba shop, and to an edo museum. My family and i loved it and will definitely book with her again!

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Emiri was a great tour guide! My family thoroughly enjoyed the tour. First, we had to change the tour date a couple of times and she was incredibly understanding and easy to work with. Second, I asked her for a “local experience.” She took us to a restaurant to try unique Tokyo style food. We were the only foreigners. She took us to a city garden where, once again, we were the only gaijin. It was great to see beautiful places and eat delicious food that are not on Instagram. She took us to Ueno Park and taught us about the last shogunate and his last stand. It was really interesting to see. And third, she is a genuinely kind person. Highly recommend Emiri as your insider tour guide.

We booked 3 separate days with Emiri and I wish we had booked more. There were between 8 and 9 of us on the tour each day- ages ranging from 4 yrs old up to 79 years old. Emiri was fantastic. She was great at communicating before the trip to help tailor each day to our specific interests and she was super easy going with adjustments throughout the day. We would not have been able to navigate Tokyo as easily or as quickly as we did without her help. She had great activity and lunch recommendations that gave us an authentic experience and provided recommendations for dinner spots for after our tours. She was knowledgeable, and had a fun and sweet personality that connected well with both the adults and kids on the trip. My girls were sad to say goodbye to Japan and even more so to Emiri.

We did tours for two days and it was amazing. The amount of patience.that Emiri had was incredible. I cannot recommend her enough. She let us through such amazing sites and all with good stories and was always prepared for whatever came out as including rain. I’m glad to say that I would absolutely go back and do another tour with her.

From the moment we met Emiri, we just knew we had secured a gem of a guide for our trip. We had the best time learning about Japan and touring the sites with Emiri. She is very knowledgeable, patient, and embodies the heart of Japan. We had small kids and seniors and she tailored our experience perfectly. We had the BEST time in Tokyo with her. In fact, she instantly became part of our family and we can’t wait to see her and Japan again. Book as many days as you can with her! Trust me, you’ll be sad if you don’t. When we left Tokyo and went on to our other city destinations we had other tour guides and the experience was definitely not the same, nor as memorable, as with Emiri. Emiri, thank you for the amazing experience! We miss you and hope to see you again soon.

Emiri is an excellent tour guide and so much fun to hang out with a tour of Tokyo. She provides amazing suggestions to explore after the tour. I would highly recommend!

I traveled to Tokyo in March 2025 and took a tour with Emiri — and it was absolutely worth it. Even though the weather was really bad that day (cold and raining nonstop), we still had a great time thanks to her. We enjoyed delicious local ramen at a small neighborhood restaurant, and later went on a shopping tour around Higashi-Ikebukuro, which was super fun and full of interesting anime spots. Emiri was incredibly helpful the entire time — she explained everything clearly, helped with translations, and made the day easy and enjoyable despite the weather. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Tokyo. 🌟

This was my first time to Japan as a solo traveller. I went on a private tour with Emiri and had a great time, Emiri is very knowledgable in teaching and showing me about Tokyo. I had a great time Emiri, it was a pleasure meeting you.

We had the best time touring Tokyo with Emiri! From the time we booked to the tour, Emiri was very helpful and highly communicative. This was our first trip to Japan, so having someone as chill and knowledgeable as Emiri made us feel at ease. Plus we had a lot of fun! We’re so glad we found her channel on YouTube a few months before our trip. Favorite memory: She taught us how to pray at a shrine and took pictures of us while we prayed - these are some of my favorite pics from our trip. Emiri took us to one of her favorite sushi restaurants, too, and it was top notch! Our tour with Emiri was a major highlight of our trip! I highly recommend this to anyone visiting Tokyo.

Emiri did a wonderful job tailoring the tour to what I requested, and made the experience unique. I believe there will be areas and spots where it will be hard for a tourist to find or explore without a local guide, and Emiri delivered on that front. She was also very knowledgeable and was able to give suggestions outside of our tour as well.